National Hockey

TORONTO — With nine days remaining before the regular season starts, the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be clicking at a good time.

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Pavel Zacha scored two power-play goals in the first period as a split-squad New Jersey Devils team defeated the Ottawa Senators 8-1 in NHL pre-season play on Monday.

A handful of Pittsburgh Penguins players whose names are on the Stanley Cup, some of them twice or even three times, are gone. The same goes for core players from the back-to-back Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.

CALGARY — The president of the Calgary Flames says the team is not swimming in money. Ken King told Calgary's chamber of commerce Monday that the team has gone from a giver to a taker in NHL revenue sharing.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Luke Green to a three-year entry-level contract with an average annual value of US$846,700.

PITTSBURGH — The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins say they've accepted an invitation from Donald Trump to visit the White House, while players, coaches and owners in the NFL and NBA have been involved in an escalating war of words with the U.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Sidney Crosby is backing the Pittsburgh Penguins' decision to accept a White House invitation from President Donald Trump. The reigning two-time Stanley Cup champions announced their decision Sunday morning.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kevin Fiala scored twice to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 preseason victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Filip Forsberg, Miikka Salomaki, Pontus Aberg also scored for the Predators.

MONTREAL — It's not as if any great injustice was done, but Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice (Rocket) Richard getting an assist added to his prodigious NHL scoring totals.

When slash after slash broke one of Johnny Gaudreau's fingers, he called it part of the game. The Calgary Flames winger known as "Johnny Hockey" is one of the NHL's most marketable players, so broken bones should be a problem.