Hockey

The Utah Hockey Club signed Olli Maatta to a three-year contract extension Monday, rewarding the Finnish defenseman for helping the team stay on the edge of playoff race in the Western Conference. It is worth $10.

The injury-thinned Minnesota Wild could use a boost in their push to return to the playoffs, with their margin for making it slimmed down following a strong start.

CHICAGO (AP) — Spencer Knight got right to work with the Chicago Blackhawks.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month.

DENVER (AP) — It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog may miss a third straight regular season. What’s becoming murkier is if he can give it a go come playoff time — or even at all.

DENVER (AP) — It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog may miss a third straight regular season. What’s becoming murkier is if he can give it a go come playoff time — or even at all.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month.

Seth Jones got to skate as a member of the Florida Panthers for the first time on Monday. It's anyone's guess when Matthew Tkachuk will be sharing the ice with his newest teammate.

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dallas centre Roope Hintz and Montreal captain Nick Suzuki have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy stopped 71 of the 73 shots he faced last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charlie Lindgren wondered about his future with the Washington Capitals in late January when they signed the other half of their goaltending tandem , Logan Thompson, to a long-term contract.