National Hockey

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind'Amour helped deliver the greatest moment in Carolina Hurricanes' history — a Stanley Cup championship. His next challenge is to create more memorable moments as their coach.

Jim Nill could have picked anyone from an extensive list of experienced out-of-work NHL coaches to fill the Dallas Stars' vacancy.

NASHVILLE — Filip Forsberg dropped his broken stick and raced to the bench for another just as the puck slid around the boards near his skates.

WINNIPEG — There was a brief moment of locker-room levity after the Jets had just blown a chance to clinch a spot in the Western Conference final for the first time in franchise — and the city's — history.

If the Winnipeg Jets are going to be the first Canadian NHL team in a quarter of a century to win a Stanley Cup, they'll have to buck a recent trend of this country's clubs losing the seventh game of a playoff series.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton says it's no secret he wants to finish his career with the San Jose Sharks and he's hopeful he can get another contract signed before hitting free agency this summer.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils say forwards Taylor Hall and Patrick Maroon and goaltender Cory Schneider have had surgeries since the playoffs ended for them last month.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes hired former captain and current assistant Rod Brind'Amour as their coach Tuesday, hoping the "greatest leader" in franchise history can end a nine-year playoff drought.

WINNIPEG — P.K. Subban may have guaranteed a win in Game 6, but it was Filip Forsberg and Pekka Rinne who made it happen.

PITTSBURGH — The Washington Capitals kept trying to downplay their own forgettable playoff history, the one pockmarked with disappointment and despair. Still, they couldn't run from it. No one bore the weight more than Alex Ovechkin.