Hockey

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar broke in a new pair of skates Wednesday at an optional practice. Next up, breaking out of a scoring slump. Nothing has come easy for the standout Colorado Avalanche defenseman against the tenacious play of the Dallas Stars .

LONDON — Holding a white towel against her body, a young woman smiles and looks into the camera. "It was all consensual," she says before asking if she's being filmed. "You are so paranoid ... I enjoyed it," she adds.

The Carolina Hurricanes wasted little time in reaching an extension for trade-acquisition Taylor Hall. The team announced Wednesday that Hall had signed a three-year, $9.5 million contract through the 2027-28 season.

LOS ANGELES — Twelve seasons into his NHL tenure, Calvin Pickard is playing some of the biggest games of his career. The 33-year-old Edmonton Oilers goalie started the playoffs on the bench, backing up starter Stuart Skinner.

ARLINGTON — Alexandre Carrier will be a game-time decision with the Montreal Canadiens facing elimination in Game 5 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. Head coach Martin St.

The Carolina Hurricanes have reached a three-year, $9.5 million extension with forward Taylor Hall through the 2027-28 season.

WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The family called him John. It wasn’t until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the “Johnny Hockey” nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL.

The owners of the NHL’s Utah Hockey Club and NBA’s Jazz are beginning a massive renovation of their downtown Salt Lake City Arena that will eventually increase hockey capacity to roughly 17,000 and basketball to nearly 19,000 fans.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews stood in a sombre, all-too-familiar-feeling locker room.

TORONTO — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon is in the mix for a second straight Ted Lindsay award.