CHICAGO (AP) — The Calgary Flames might not have been at their best Sunday night, yet they got the breaks they needed.

Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist as Calgary edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 and moved into first place in the Pacific Division.

Derek ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jeremy Colliton knows all about Joel Quenneville’s legacy with the Chicago Blackhawks.

He thinks he knows what to do, too.

“I have a huge amount of respect for Joel,” Colliton said. “Those are huge shoes to fill. I won’t try to fill them. I’ve got to be myself. And ...

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

LAST SEASON: 33-39-10, 76 points. Last place in Central Division.

COACH: Joel Quenneville (11th season, 22nd NHL season).

ADDED: G Cam Ward, F Chris Kunitz, D Brandon Manning, F Marcus Kruger.

LOST: F Vinnie Hinostroza, D Jordan Oesterle, F Patrick ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to contracts with free agents Chris Kunitz, Cam Ward and Brandon Manning on Sunday, addressing their depth in every position group after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

Kunitz got a one-year deal worth $1 million, and Ward’s ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Bruins missed a chance to edge even closer to a division title.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves, Braydon Coburn and Ryan Callahan both had two assists during a three-goal second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston 4-0 Tuesday night to move into a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — By the time Tampa Bay allowed even one shot on goal, New York was down two goals and staring down yet another defeat.

The league-leading Lightning can blitz any NHL team, and they had little trouble with the last-place Rangers on Thursday night.

Anthony Cirelli had ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored the deciding goal in a shootout for the second consecutive game, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.

Tyler Johnson, Chris Kunitz and Adam Erne scored in regulation for the NHL-leading ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point is about as reliable as they come in a shootout.

The second-year center scored the deciding goal in a tiebreaker for the second consecutive game, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.

Point ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brayden Point scored two first-period goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots to earn his NHL-leading 35th victory and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 Tuesday night in a matchup between division leaders.

Chris Kunitz also scored in the opening ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The plan was simple: Score early against a weary opponent and ride the momentum the rest of the way.

The Tampa Bay Lightning carried out the strategy perfectly, turning a big first period into a huge 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in a showdown ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t in much of a celebratory mood after their latest win. Not after they built a three-goal lead and then had to hold of the Vancouver Canucks.

Yanni Gourde scored late in the second period to give the Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead in a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Down a goal late in the third period in the second game of a back-to-back, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to captain Steven Stamkos and he got the tying score. Yanni Gourde then came through in overtime.

Gourde scored 1:45 into the extra period to give Tampa Bay a ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy was terrific, Chris Kunitz made a clutch play and Tampa Bay’s penalty killers had a big night.

The Lightning followed a familiar formula back to the top of the NHL.

Vasilevskiy made 40 saves in his league-best seventh shutout and Kunitz scored a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning became the first NHL team with 20 wins by defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night.

Stamkos, who entered with one goal and two assists over his previous eight games, got his 12th goal ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos broke of a mini-slump on his way to the top of the NHL points list.

Stamkos had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning became the first NHL team with 20 wins by defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night.

Stamkos, who entered ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to regain the momentum, Yanni Gourde took over.

Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay’s three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night.

After the Islanders dominated the first 16 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Falling behind Chicago and staging a comeback has become the norm for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Brayden Point scored a power-play goal 3:25 into overtime, and the Lightning rallied again to beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Point took a pass from Steven ...

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

LAST SEASON: 42-30-10, 94 points. 5th place Atlantic Division.

COACH: Jon Cooper (fourth full season).

ADDED: F Chris Kunitz, D Dan Girardi, D Mikhail Sergachez

LOST: F Jonathan Drouin, D Jason Garrison

PLAYER TO WATCH: C Steven Stamkos returns ...

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

LAST SEASON: 50-21-11, 111 points. Second in Metropolitan Division. Beat Nashville in six games to win Stanley Cup.

COACH: Mike Sullivan (third season, fifth NHL season).

ADDED: RW Ryan Reaves, G Antti Niemi.

LOST: G Marc-Andre Fleury, D Trevor Daley, ...

A handful of Pittsburgh Penguins players whose names are on the Stanley Cup, some of them twice or even three times, are gone.

The same goes for core players from the back-to-back Presidents’ Trophy winning Washington Capitals.

The goliaths of the East haven’t fallen apart, but maybe ...

After celebrating a Stanley Cup championship for a second consecutive season, general manager Jim Rutherford told the Penguins’ pending free agents to test the market and report back if they want to return.

There’s not much room at the inn and it turns out that the Penguins will look very ...

No one is totally healthy this late in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, certainly not the last two teams standing.

The Pittsburgh Penguins knew they’d be without top defenseman Kris Letang for the entire playoffs because of neck surgery and winger Chris Kunitz for the start, and they lost ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz stood shoulder to shoulder at center ice as midnight approached, crowd on its feet, Prince of Wales Trophy in hand. Another shot at the Stanley Cup in the offing.

On the surface, it could have been a scene ripped from 2008 ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Kunitz spent a portion of the spring nursing a lower-body injury and wondering if his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was over. The veteran forward’s contract is up this summer and he’s been around long enough to know how these things go, particularly when you’re ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan keeps insisting his team isn’t looking ahead. That the Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t let their eyes creep ahead to next week when their injury riddled regular season ends and the real defense of their Stanley Cup begins.

Sullivan’s team backed up its coach, ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is the newest member of the NHL’s 1,000-point club.

The Pittsburgh Penguins star became the 86th player in league history to reach 1,000 career points when he assisted on ...

DENVER (AP) — Sidney Crosby’s quest for 1,000 points has to wait a little longer.

Much to his chagrin, because he’d just as soon get it all over with.

Patric Hornqvist scored twice in a game in which Crosby was held in check, and Matthew Murray made 27 saves as the Pittsburgh ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patric Hornqvist scored twice, Matt Murray stopped 37 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins returned from the All-Star break with a 4-2 win over Nashville on Tuesday night.

Trevor Daley and Chris Kunitz also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who had lost two in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have been beatable away from home this season. Good thing for them this felt nothing like a road game.

Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist during Pittsburgh’s four-goal second period, and the Penguins routed the Carolina Hurricanes 7-1 on ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins were rested after a week off since their last game, while the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing for the third time in four days.

It showed.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots in his fifth straight win, leading the Penguins to a 6-2 victory ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins forward Carl Hagelin hopes a recent uptick in offensive production can lead to a surge in the second half of the season.

Hagelin scored with 4:15 remaining and Pittsburgh rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night.

“It’s good to see ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Murray stood tall for the Pittsburgh Penguins during a key second-period sequence in which the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs tried to make a push.

Murray turned aside the threat and the Penguins took over from there, putting away a tired Maple Leafs team in the ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Frk and Brendan Smith scored late in the second period to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 exhibition victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Gustav Nyquist had a goal and two assists, Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, and Jared Coreau ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Frk and Brendan Smith scored late in the second period to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Gustav Nyquist had a goal and two assists, Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, and Jared Coreau ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Kunitz scored two third-period goals in the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-0 exhibition victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Kunitz scored on a power play 2:31 into the third, and added his second 6:48 later.

Tristan ...