Hockey

Defenseman Scott Stevens agreed to join the New Jersey Devils, ending a weeklong holdout after he was awarded to New Jersey by an arbitrator. Stevens, a three-time All-Star, was awarded to the Devils when the St. Louis Blues signed Devil free agent Brendan Shanahan. . . . The Pittsburgh Penguins will keep left wing Kevin Stevens by matching the Boston Bruins’ $5.375-million offer sheet, WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reported.