NHL May 23, 2016 Lightning stun Penguins in OT, move one win from Stanley Cup final Tyler Johnson turned toward the net, wary of taking another shot to his already battered face.
NHL May 22, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins Game 5 preview The Tampa Bay Lightning look to grab an edge in their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHL May 22, 2016 Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to start Game 5 Marc-Andre Fleury is back on the job for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHL May 21, 2016 Murray or Fleury? Penguins weighing options in goal Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has been stressing for weeks his team has multiple goaltenders capable of taking the franchise to the Stanley Cup.
NHL May 21, 2016 Finland beats Russia 3-1 to reach world ice hockey final MOSCOW (AP) Finland beat Russia 3-1 on Saturday to set up an ice hockey world championship final against either the United States or Canada.
NHL May 21, 2016 BC-AP Sports Preview Digest Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:
NHL May 21, 2016 Lightning hold off Penguins' late rally to even series 2-2 Ryan Callahan provided an early spark, Andrei Vasilevskiy made two big saves in the closing minutes to avoid a total third-period collapse and the Tampa Bay Lightning held on for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
NHL May 21, 2016 Lightning beat Penguins 4-3, even Eastern Conference finals Ninety minutes before the opening faceoff, Jon Cooper talked about what the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to do to get back on track in the Eastern Conference finals.
NHL May 21, 2016 Sharks ride top line to 2-1 series lead against Blues Joe Thornton and his linemates have managed to do what Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Jamie Benn couldn't in the first two rounds of the NHL playoffs: control the play against the St. Louis Blues.
