Hitmen roar to WHL regular-season title by winning nine straight

The Calgary Hitmen ended the regular season in style Sunday afternoon. Brandon Kozun set up four goals to lead the Hitmen to an 8-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels in Western Hockey League action. Calgary won its final nine games of th...

Holmberg scores winner, Chiefs keep Silvertips from WHL West title

SPOKANE, Wash. - Mitch Holmberg scored the winning goal in the third period and the Spokane Chiefs beat Everett 3-2 Sunday and spoiled the Silvertips' chance to finish first in the Western Hockey League's Western Conference. U.S. Division...

NHL Capsules

CHICAGO (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom raced up the ice and scored at 3:10 of overtime and the Washington Capitals completed a remarkable comeback without star Alex Ovechkin to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Sunday. Backstrom skated up the side, we...

Dodgers pitchers shine in Taiwan finale

The Dodgers' 12 1/2-hour return flight from Taiwan landed in Phoenix early Sunday night with manager Joe Torre saying he will give his jet-lagged split-squad Monday off, while he reconvenes with the coaching staff he left behind for an update on Cactus League developments.

Dupuis, Gonchar score in third, Penguins rally to beat Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are far apart in the Eastern Conference standings. It didn't seem that way as they treated a sellout crowd of 20,230 to a playoff atmosphere. The aggression was evident in the ...

Lockhart’s overtime goal leads Thunderbirds to 4-3 win over Giants

KENT, Wash. - Luke Lockhart scored 2:26 into overtime to lift the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Giants in Western Hockey League action Sunday. Vancouver scored twice with its goaltender pulled for an extra attacker ...

Nesbitt scores winner as Ottawa 67’s edge Sudbury Wolves 3-2 in overtime

The Ottawa 67's entered the Ontario Hockey League post-season in fine fashion Sunday night. Thomas Nesbitt scored 2:46 into overtime as Ottawa eked out a 3-2 win over the Sudbury Wolves in OHL action. The 67's enter the playoffs as ...

Drummondville Voltigeurs crush Lewiston Maineiacs 7-0; win 16th straight

Philippe Lefebvre and Jake Allen kept the Drummondville Voltigeurs white hot entering the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. Lefebvre had a hat trick and an assist while Allen made 15 saves as the Voltigeurs blasted the Lewiston ...

Crescenzi leads Kitchener Rangers past Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-4

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Andrew Crescenzi scored twice for the Kitchener Rangers as they topped the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-4 in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday night. Julian Cimadamore, Matthew Tipoff and Gabriel Landeskog had ...

Agent: Tauscher has agreed to multiyear deal with Packers

Selanne scores 599th goal, Ducks beat Sharks to avoid 6-game season sweep

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Teemu Selanne scored his 599th goal to help the Anaheim Ducks snap a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Selanne gave the Ducks a scare early i...

Lehr knows there are no guarantees

Justin Lehr isn't likely to win the Reds' fifth-starter spot, there just aren't enough innings for him this spring. But with improved arm strength, he plans on staying around as an option.

NHL Capsules

CHICAGO (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom raced up the ice and scored at 3:10 of overtime and the Washington Capitals completed a remarkable comeback without star Alex Ovechkin to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Sunday. Backstrom skated up the side, we...

Adrian Aucoin’s shootout goal gives Coyotes fifth straight win, 3-2 over Atlanta

ATLANTA - Lee Stempniak only wonders why the Phoenix Coyotes didn't trade for him sooner. "It's been a really good fit for me," he said. "It was a fresh start, leaving Toronto. These are easy guys to live with. We've developed some good c...

Danks gets first blemish on spring work

It's a good sign for the White Sox that John Danks was seemingly more concerned about the Sunday seeding of his beloved Texas Longhorns than his first semi-rough outing in the Cactus League

Harding, Koivu help Wild win to creep toward playoff contention, 4-2 over surging Blues

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Josh Harding made 36 saves, and Mikko Koivu had a power-play goal and two assists, propelling Minnesota past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Sunday - a critical victory for a Wild team trying to climb into the playoff picture. ...

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