National Hockey

WASHINGTON — Johnny Gaudreau would rather talk about anything other than his offensive production. He's just making it impossible to avoid.

VANCOUVER — Travis Green pulled Brock Boeser aside at the Vancouver Canucks' development camp in early July for a frank and honest discussion.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have placed forward Anton Rodin on unconditional waivers for the purpose of releasing him from his contract.

NEW YORK — Carolina Hurricanes left-winger Teuvo Teravainen was named NHL first star of the week Monday. He led all players with five goals and 10 points last week.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Of all the ways to win a hockey game, this wasn't Anaheim's favourite . John Gibson stopped 50 shots and the Ducks held on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 for their first winning streak in three weeks.

LAS VEGAS — In the first meeting of what figures to be a fun Pacific Division rivalry, the new guys in Vegas struck first.

LAS VEGAS — William Karlsson scored twice, Maxime Lagace stopped 27 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Sunday night.

NEW YORK — Although Henrik Lundqvist didn't face a lot of shots, he came up big when he needed to.

DETROIT — Jared Bednar thought his Colorado Avalanche got what they deserved Sunday night. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill didn't disagree. Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:55 into overtime and Colorado overcame a late two-goal deficit to beat Detroit 4-3.

NEW YORK — Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Colorado Avalanche forward Dominic Toninato.