Hockey

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — When the Stanley Cup was brought out onto the ice prior to Game 1 of the final, just as it was last year, everything the Edmonton Oilers expressed about this time being different came into focus.

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are off to a good start on their road to redemption.

CALGARY — About an hour before every Edmonton Oilers game for the next few weeks, Ernie Tsu plans to stroll down the street in Calgary for a cup of sake.

The Edmonton Oilers suddenly have the edge following a 4-3 overtime win over the defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — When the Edmonton Oilers needed a spark to open the Stanley Cup Final , Leon Draisaitl scored just more than a minute in.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has signed its first player, nabbing defender Claire Thompson from the Minnesota Frost.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to navigate their way through the twilight of the Sidney Crosby era to the dawn of whatever comes next.

EDMONTON — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and its union are in "really good shape" with negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.

TORONTO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Ted Lindsay award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as chosen by his peers. The NHL Players' Association announced the honor Wednesday.