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St. Louis 0 1 0 0-1Detroit 0 0 1 1-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, St. Louis, Steen 23 (Pietrangelo, Stastny), 9:38 (pp).Third Period-2, Detroit, Cole 21 (Abdelkader, Quincey), :24.Overtime-3, Detroit, Abdelkader 20 (Zidlicky, Kronwall), :24 (pp).Shots on Goal-St. Louis 8-11-5-0-24. Detroit 10-5-8-2-25.Goalies-St. Louis,...

Flyers forward Dale Weise suspended for 3 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Dale Weise was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to Anaheim defenseman Korbinian Holzer's head.The hit came in the second period of the Flyers' 3-2 home...

Anaheim 1 0 2-3San Jose 1 5 0-6First Period-1, Anaheim, Cogliano 6 (Rakell, Silfverberg), 4:57. 2, San Jose, Pavelski 25 (Thornton, Marleau), 7:23 (pp).Second Period-3, San Jose, Goodrow 3 (Sheppard, Hertl), 2:15. 4, San Jose, Marleau 10 (Burns, Thornton), 6:16. 5, San...

AP Sports WriterPredators just one NHL team winning thanks to its SwedesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg is having quite the spring for the Nashville Predators, setting franchise records with his eight goals and 15 points. He's tied the team mark with at least a point...

AP Sports WriterBoston Bruins fire coach Claude JulienBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien on Tuesday as the team was in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season.He was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL.General manager Don Sweeney announced...

Lightning lose goaltender Bishop to apparent leg injuryPITTSBURGH (AP) The opening minutes of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning featured scary moments for both teams.Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang left briefly early in the first period after getting hit illegally...

Sens' Anderson gets shutout after wife's cancer diagnosisEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Craig Anderson leaned on his stick in the hallway behind the Senators' bench and put his head down. The public address announcer said his name, and he lumbered onto the ice, tears flowing during an ovation from the...

Blackhawks announce 3-year deal with forward Nick SchmaltzCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a three-year contract with forward Nick Schmaltz on Sunday.The Blackhawks selected Schmaltz in the first round of the 2014 draft. The deal helps ease the sting from the loss of Teuvo Teravainen, who was...

AP Sports WriterPreds leaning on Rinne to force Penguins back to PittsburghBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pekka Rinne is a friendly, polite man off the ice. Slipping the puck past the Nashville Predators goaltender is one of the few ways to anger the 6-foot-5 Finn.Pucks bouncing past...

The Latest: Cole gives Penguins 1-0 lead early in Game 4SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):5:33 p.m. PDTIan Cole picked a great time to score his first goal in...

Red Wings trade Russia-bound Datsyuk's contract to CoyotesBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Detroit Red Wings gained salary-cap relief by trading veteran star Pavel Datsyuk's contract to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night at the NHL draft.The 37-year-old Datsyuk said last week that he will return home to Russia to...

The Latest: Game 4 starts after Metallica's anthemSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):5:20 p.m. PDTGame 4 of the Stanley Cup Final is underway after a rousing national anthem from...