National Hockey

NEW YORK — The Minnesota Wild have been thriving lately on the road to keep pace in the Central Division. After smothering the Rangers 4-1, they completed a three-game sweep in the New York area.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins made plenty of moves Friday night — on the ice, with the roster and in the standings.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators continue to make moves as the NHL trade deadline quickly approaches.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired centre Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators on Friday night in a three-team deal that sent defenceman Ian Cole to Ottawa and forward Ryan Reaves to the Vegas Golden Knights.

NEW YORK — Josh Bailey agreed to a six-year, $30 million deal Friday to stay with the New York Islanders instead of testing free agency this summer.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Germany has knocked Canada out of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics with a shocking 4-3 upset in the semifinals.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — AJ Mleczko understands there is not a lot of women's hockey on television outside the Olympics. Mleczko took home Olympic gold with the U.S. in 1998 and silver in 2002.

LOS ANGELES — Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock could see the improved play in his Stars, but positive results had been elusive.

NASHVILLE — For a guy who was drafted 258th overall in 2004, Pekka Rinne has put together quite a career. Rinne made 33 saves in his 300th NHL win and the Nashville Predators routed the San Jose Sharks 7-1 on Thursday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trocheck scored the winning goal with 19.