PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan would love to point to a coaching tactic or some semblance of strategy that explains why the Pittsburgh Penguins are so good in overtime. Only Sullivan can’t. He’s been coaching long enough to know that when there are six just men on the ice and his …

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the Flames slipping out of playoff contention, goalie Mike Smith would prefer nothing more than to be back in net for Calgary’s next game, at Buffalo. Knowing that’s not in the cards, Smith settled on accepting the next step in recovering from a lower body injury …

OTTAWA — Popular TV science personality Bill Nye put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the spot Tuesday to explain Canada’s approval of a controversial pipeline which, if built, will increase the flow of oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast. “Tell us about the Kinder Morgan pipeline,” the American scientist …