NHL Seattle general manager Ron Francis said Wednesday he hopes to learn from his experiences with the Carolina Hurricanes and put fallout from the Bill Peters situation behind him.

T.J. Oshie scored twice in under four minutes and John Carlson got the go-ahead goal to extend the Washington Capitals’ longstanding domination of the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in a showdown between the NHL’s two best teams.

The slumping San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday fewer than seven months after playing in the Western Conference final.

The Calgary Flames have a deal for a new downtown arena, a 35-year agreement that keeps the NHL club in the city for that time.

Valeri Nichushkin scored a short-handed goal in the third period, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

The darkest time came right after the injury. Months in the hospital. Multiple surgeries. Pain, fear, little hope. Playing hockey again was not even a remote consideration. Carl Soderberg had bigger concerns.

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NHL Seattle general manager Ron Francis released a statement Saturday saying he took alleged physical abuse by coach Bill Peters “very seriously” when both were working for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Dmitry Orlov scored 3:03 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Friday.

Calgary coach Bill Peters, who led the Spokane Chiefs to a Memorial Cup in 2008, resigns amid allegations of slurs, player abuse in previous jobs.

David Pastrnak recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins routed the Montreal Canadiens 8-1 Tuesday night.

The NHL is investigating allegations of Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters directing racial slurs toward Akim Aliu, which the Nigerian-born player says happened a decade while the two were in the minors.

Jared McCann and John Marino scored 25 seconds apart in the third period, boosting the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night.

Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game 4:16 into overtime, and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night, extending their point streak to a franchise-record 16 games.

New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills.

Brady Tkachuk went five-hole on Carey Price 38 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators over the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Wednesday night.

Team President Brendan Shanahan announced the move Wednesday and said Sheldon Keefe would take over as coach.

The New York Islanders insist they don’t think about how well they are playing. They are too busy preparing for their next opponent.

Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent.