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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, left, walks with Seattle Hockey Partners David Wright, center, David Bonderman, second from right, and Tim Leiweke as they leave a meeting at National Hockey League headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in New York. Members of Seattle's potential ownership group and Mayor Durkan presented their case to the Board of Governors' executive committee at the league office. If the executive committee moves the process forward, the board could vote as soon as December to award the NHL's 32nd franchise to Seattle. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The Latest: NHL moving forward with Seattle expansion bid

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FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, right, holds up the Stanley Cup during a victory rally for the Washington Capitals in celebration of winning the Stanley Cup, on the National Mall in Washington. Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals will get to do something the franchise never has done: raise a banner signifying a Stanley Cup championship. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Ovechkin, Caps finally get to raise their Stanley Cup banner

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele (13) celebrates with center Clark Bishop (64) and right wing Saku Maenalanen (8), of Finland, after Foegele scored a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Hurricanes’ Foegele among surprises to make NHL rosters

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. The Panthers won the game 3-2. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

In Barkov they trust: Panthers’ hopes rest on Finnish star

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Tod Leiweke, right, greets part owners Jerry Bruckheimer, left, and David Bonderman to start a news conference naming Leiweke as the president and CEO for a prospective NHL expansion team in Seattle. The prospective owners of an NHL expansion team in Seattle will make their pitch to an executive committee of owners in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, with a vote by the full Board of Governors possibly as early as December and almost a virtual certainty the puck drops in Seattle two or three years from now. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Excitement brewing for NHL expansion team in Seattle

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Garret Sparks, right, makes a save as teammate Connor Carrick (8) ties up Montreal Canadiens left winger Artturi Lehkonen (62) during third-period NHL hockey preseason game action in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Stars get defenseman Carrick from Toronto for draft pick

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Hall’s OT winner lead Devils over Swiss club

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Forward Scott Hartnell retires after 17 NHL seasons

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Vancouver Canucks' Erik Gudbranson (44) chases Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) during the second period of an NHL hockey preseason game in Edmonton, Alberta. The sight of McDavid blowing past defenders is an almost every-game occurrence for the Edmonton Oilers captain whose speed is the envy of the NHL. McDavid’s crossover moves that propelled him a league-high 108 points came from years of cruising around on rollerblades. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Blades of speed: Rollerblading is behind McDavid’s skating

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) is escorted by an official off the ice after he checked St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist, on ice at back center, during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Caps’ Wilson could face suspension for hit in preseason game

Associated Press

LA Kings’ Dustin Brown out indefinitely with broken finger

Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) as Leafs' Morgan Rielly (44) and Tyler Ennis (63) defend during the third period of an NHL hockey preseason game Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

NHL goalie equipment continues to shrink, premium on scoring

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 18, 2018, file photo, New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier, of Switzerland, skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of Game 4 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series in Newark, N.J. Hischier is in the spotlight this weekend as he and the Devils return to his junior town of Bern, Switzerland, to practice and play an exhibition game before facing the Edmonton Oilers in Sweden to open the season. He is the poster boy for this generation of Swiss talent that includes Minnesota’s Nino Niederreiter, San Jose’s Timo Meier, Nashville’s Kevin Fiala and Vancouver’s Sven Baertschi. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Devils’ Hischier latest in line of skilled Swiss forwards

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Former Maple Leafs forward Greg Terrion dies at 58

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk (17) takes a shot in the third period against the Vancouver Canucks during a preseason NHL hockey game, in Salt Lake City. The buzz around the NHL for months has been about smooth-skating Rasmus Dahlin in Buffalo. But other players to watch this season include Ryan Donato in Boston, Brady Tkachuk in Ottawa, Erik Karlsson with his new teammates in San Jose and Ilya Kovalchuk returning to the NHL in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger, File)

NHL players to watch: Rebuilding teams leaning on youth

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILe - In this Nov. 26, 2016, file photo, St. Louis Blues' David Perron skates back to the bench after scoring against the Minnesota Wild in an NHL hockey game in St. Louis. Perron’s NHL odyssey has taken him all over his native Canada and the United States. But he always seems to find his way back to St. Louis. The 30-year-old is beginning his third stint with his first NHL team after signing a $16 million, four-year deal with the Blues. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst, File)

Odyssey over, David Perron excited about return to St. Louis

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild right wing Mikael Granlund (64) vies for the puck with Winnipeg Jets center Dustin Byfuglien (33) during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Jets, Preds, Knights and Sharks among teams to beat in West

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Doyle Somerby, right, defends as St. Louis Blues' Robert Bortuzzo (41) takes a shot on goal during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

Blues’ Bortuzzo suspended 2 preseason, 1 regular-season game

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz calls out to his players during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, in Bridgeport, Conn. While the Washington Capitals are watching their Stanley Cup banner ascend to the rafters, Trotz will be fresh off a plane in North Carolina preparing for his own season opener. Trotz guided the Capitals to their first title, and in winning it triggered an automatic contract extension far under the present-day market value for top NHL coaches. He resigned less than a week after the parade, joined the New York Islanders and brings with him almost two decades of NHL coaching experience and a Cup ring. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) ** FILE **

New Coaches: Trotz takes Cup-winning experience to Islanders

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares is congratulated by teammates following his goal against the Buffalo Sabres during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Friday Sept. 21, 2018. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Maple Leafs are best bet to end Canada’s Stanley Cup drought

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press