National Hockey

ST. LOUIS BLUES LAST SEASON: 46-29-7, 99 points. Finished third in Central Division. Lost to Nashville Predators in second round. COACH: Mike Yeo (first full season, seventh NHL season).

ANAHEIM DUCKS LAST SEASON: 46-23-13, 105 points. Won Pacific Division. Lost to Nashville Predators in Western Conference finals. COACH: Randy Carlyle (second season, 12th NHL season).

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have stayed the course, even as a second Stanley Cup title has eluded them.

COLORADO AVALANCHE LAST SEASON: 22-56-4, 48 points. COACH: Jared Bednar (second season, second NHL season). ADDED: F Alexander Kerfoot, RW Nail Yakupov, F Colin Wilson, F Dominic Toninato, G Jonathan Bernier.

DENVER — Matt Duchene is still here despite persistent trade rumours and Semyon Varlamov is healthy again. Those are two intriguing things to watch as the Colorado Avalanche head into the season with an erase-what-happened-last-year mentality.

SAN JOSE SHARKS LAST SEASON: 46-29-7, 99 points. Third place Pacific Division. Lost to Edmonton in first round. COACH: Peter DeBoer (third season, 10th NHL season). ADDED: None. LOST: F Patrick Marleau, D David Schlemko, F Micheal Haley.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It's been more than eight years since the San Jose Sharks last played a single game without Patrick Marleau on the ice, much less an entire season.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says he's skipping the Pittsburgh Penguins' Oct. 10 White House visit because of recent tweets by President Donald Trump.

SAN JOSE, Calif.

Former NHL player Georges Laraque says it is embarrassing that the Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to visit the White House.