Hockey

SUNRISE — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins suited up for the Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday.

LONDON — A woman accusing five hockey players of sexual assault made up a false narrative because she didn't want to take responsibility for her decisions, a defence lawyer for one of the players argued as final submissions in the case began Monday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Lane Lambert said he feels no pressure to turn the Seattle Kraken into a playoff contender. But his own expectation is to do exactly that. Lambert was introduced as the Kraken's coach on Monday at the team’s practice facility.

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett. The youngsters played together on the same team in the Greater Toronto Area as kids, faced off in the Ontario Hockey League, and have been on opposite sides in the Battle of Alberta.

SUNRISE — A puck over the glass. A tricky bounce off the glass. The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers have played a razor-thin, extra-time opening to their Stanley Cup final rematch.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers’ leading scorer through two games of the Stanley Cup Final is not Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov or Sam Reinhart. It’s Nate Schmidt .

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EDMONTON — Mark Hunter remembers pulling Corey Perry aside for a chat. The co-owner and general manager of the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights wanted to make sure his player understood the consequences.