National Hockey

Patrick Kane , whose stickhandling skills are arguably the best in the world, spends time each summer testing out hockey sticks.

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby put on a show in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final, but his brilliant night was overshadowed by some out-of-character behaviour.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed backup goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension. The 23-year-old Korpisalo was a backup last season to All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky. The native of Finland was 7-5-1 with a 2.

PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray is up again, and Pekka Rinne is down. The Stanley Cup final has been a roller-coaster ride that way for the series' two starting goaltenders.

PITTSBURGH — Only 91 seconds had elapsed in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final and already Sidney Crosby had accomplished so much.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have entered an affiliation agreement with the East Coast League's Kansas City Mavericks for the 2017-18 season. The Mavericks replace the Adirondack Thunder in Glens Falls, N.Y.

PITTSBURGH — Viktor Arvidsson was just hoping to make the Nashville Predators roster at last fall's training camp. He not only earned a spot on the team, he became one of only 26 players in the NHL to score 30 goals in the regular season.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Forward Tyler Toffoli agreed to a three-year, $13.8 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.

CALGARY — Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke says taxpayers in other Canadian cities recognize the need for new arenas and stadiums, so why not in Calgary? The long-time NHL executive addressed the Canadian Club of Calgary on Wednesday