Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff goal in more than five years, Tomas Vokoun made 19...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff goal in more than five years, Tomas Vokoun made 19...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. "It is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. "It is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson says the organization disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. Wilson said in a statement issued Friday that it is "abundantly clear" that...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A dizzying 22-second span that led to a pair of Los Angeles power play goals turned what appeared to be destined to be a tied series into an 0-2 hole for the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks players say it didn't take much longer than that for them to put their Game 2...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense. Kopitar returned to practice at the Kings' training complex on Friday, and he's ready to play in Game 3 on Saturday night at the Shark Tank after surviving a scary...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense. Kopitar returned to practice at the Kings' training complex on Friday, and he's ready to play in Game 3 on Saturday night at the Shark Tank after surviving a scary...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

CHICAGO (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense. Kopitar missed only a few minutes of the Kings' 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night after a third-period shot by teammate Dustin Brown hit him in...