National Hockey

PITTSBURGH — New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle wants to serve as a role model in the fight against cancer. He certainly was inspiring on Monday night.

BOSTON — Brad Marchand had very little room and not much time. He got the right bounce.

WASHINGTON — Angry and determined to find some consistency, the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals got contributions from unlikely sources to snap their two-game skid.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Willie Desjardins realizes the Los Angeles Kings have more than enough time to turn around their dismal start to the season.

BOSTON — The World Series champion Red Sox completed their tour of the three other major Boston-area professional sports teams Monday night, bringing their recently captured trophy to a Bruins game.

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Matt Donovan to a two-year, two-way contract. Donovan's deal will be worth $650,000 at the NHL level and $162,500 at the American Hockey League level this season.

TORONTO — Max Pacioretty was never bothered by life in the spotlight. Some of the questions he faced daily as captain of the Montreal Canadiens — especially when things weren't going well — were another story.

VANCOUVER — Young stars are blazing a new trail for the Vancouver Canucks and defying the flagging expectations that loomed over the team heading into the season.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets forward Brendan Lemieux for two games for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck.

NEW YORK — Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan, Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson and Tampa Bay Lightning centre Brayden Point have been named the NHL three stars of the week.