National Hockey

Forward Valeri Nichushkin is staying put with the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, while Evgeni Malkin’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins may be over after 16 seasons.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs intense pursuit of netminder Matt Murray is over — the 28-year-old Ottawa Senators netminder is leaving the nation's capital and heading to Toronto.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Christian Fischer to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Monday were not released.

VANCOUVER — Pulling on a Vancouver Canucks jersey was a dream come true for one of the club's newest prospects. Skating on the same ice as Henrik and Daniel Sedin at the team's development camp on Monday was something else entirely.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Forwards Carl Grundström and Lias Andersson agreed to contract extensions with the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Grundström got a two-year deal worth $2.

DENVER (AP) — Joe Sakic's title has changed. His task has not: Keep the Colorado Avalanche at the summit of hockey.

BOSTON (AP) — Jim Montgomery has a lot of work to do to prepare for his first season as the Boston Bruins' head coach.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed a pair of depth players Monday. The club announced forward Michael Pezzetta has inked a one-year contract, while defenceman Corey Schueneman agreed to the same term on two-way deal.

In almost two decades of training NHL players, Kelly Riou tried just about everything to help them replicate the unnatural motion of skating when they're off the ice.

OTTAWA — Former Ottawa Senators defenceman Wade Redden is back with the team as a player development coach.