Hockey

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl scored a minute apart in the first period, Matt Murray stopped 47 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins took control of their Eastern Conference semifinal with a 3-2 win in Game 3 on Monday...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shane Prince scored twice during a three-goal first period and John Tavares had a goal and an assist in the New York Islanders' 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Andrew Ladd scored the go-ahead goal with 2:27 left in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks clinched their eighth straight playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the skidding Vancouver Canucks on Sunday...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the San Jose Sharks won their third straight, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night. Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist each for the Sharks, who rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to remain third in the Pacific Division...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller made 47 saves and Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. Ben Hutton scored for the Canucks in regulation. Despite receiving an 25-save effort from Jaroslav Halak, the Islanders' fell to 24-15-6 as their two-game winning streak came to an end...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the night Alex Ovechkin was honored for his 500th goal, fellow Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 Thursday for their fifth straight victory...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game with 1:06 left to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Sven Baertschi added a goal and an assist for the Canucks, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 shots in his sixth straight start with Ryan Miller out injured. ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Shane Doan scored twice to lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the division-rival Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday night. Laurent Dauphin also scored for the Coyotes. The 39-year-old Doan increased his team lead to 15 goals — including nine in his last seven games...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored three goals, Jonathan Quick got the 40th shutout of his NHL career and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Monday night. The Kings won their second straight and snapped Vancouver's two-game win streak...