Hockey

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surviving the initial push of an opponent facing elimination, the Carolina Hurricanes scored first thanks to Jordan Staal.

Jim Hiller will return next season as the Los Angeles Kings' head coach, new general manager Ken Holland says.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers have been the team that didn't seem bothered by giving up four goals because they were more than capable of scoring at least five.

Members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team discussed what to tell Hockey Canada investigators looking into their encounter with a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room, court heard Thursday in the sexual assault trial of five players.

VANCOUVER — New Canucks head coach Adam Foote says lessons from his years as a hard-nosed NHL defenceman can help the team sharpen its offensive game.

TORONTO — William Nylander leaned back, arms folded in a sombre locker room as he attempted to dissect what just transpired. The Maple Leafs winger and his teammates have suffered plenty of demoralizing playoff defeats. Game 7 losses.

LAS VEGAS — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have long been the engines of the Edmonton Oilers. Now the rest of the roster is rolling, too, as the team pushes for another deep playoff run.

LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers know they weren't the favourites heading into their second-round playoff series against the Golden Knights. It didn't matter.

TORONTO — Craig Berube didn't have an answer. Auston Matthews wasn't making excuses. Mitch Marner tried to quickly turn the page.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers are about a lot more than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, something the Golden Knights learned the hard way.