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AP Sports WriterThe Chase: Established NHL vets trade comfort for Cup shotBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The evidence of Patrick Marleau's near miss is everywhere. In the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. In the lobby on the way to the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, where a replica of the...

Jan. 22-26 - All-Star break.Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.

TORONTO (AP) - An NHL jersey once worn by Hall of Fame defenseman Eddie Shore has sold for US$119,500.Shore's Boston Bruins No. 2 sweater was sold to an anonymous collector from New York on Saturday night.Previous owner Scott Johnston had planned to frame the jersey and hang it up...

Associated PressSundqvist scores 2 before injury, Blues beat Lightning 4-3By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Despite losing another important player, the first-place St. Louis Blues again found a way to win.Oskar Sundqvist had two goals before leaving with an injury, and the Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3...

Capitals F Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension upheld by BettmanNEW YORK (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension for an illegal check to an opponent's head in a preseason game has been upheld by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.Bettman's decision was announced Thursday, a week after a hearing that...

AP Hockey Writer=Perry gives Stars 1-0 lead after 1 in Game 5By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Corey Perry scored to give the Dallas Stars a 1-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night as they try to avoid...

AP Sports WriterBlues move to brink of Cup final with 5-0 win over SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and Jaden Schwartz added the first of his three goals during a dominant second period that carried St. Louis to the brink...

AP Hockey WriterSabres sign Sam Reinhart to 2-year, $7.3 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres can finally prepare for the start of the season with their full complement of forwards after signing Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million contract on Wednesday.Reinhart was a restricted...

AP Hockey WriterBlue Jackets at center of attention as NHL free agency loomsBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Where many express concern, Jarmo Kekalainen says he sees only opportunity regarding the uncertain state of the Columbus roster a week before NHL free agency.To Kekalainen, the fear of possibly...

AP Hockey WriterNHL primes pump for future talent with transfer feesBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Rasmus Dahlin put pen to paper on his first NHL contract, the reverberations carried to Gothenburg and Lidkoping in his native Sweden.The No. 1 overall pick signing with the Buffalo Sabres earned Sweden more than $250,000...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes sign GM John Chayka to long-term extensionBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) John Chayka arrived in the desert with an analytics background and made a big splash when, at 26, he became the youngest general manager in North American sports history.As Chayka started to rebuild the...

AP Hockey WriterDahlin has potential to provide stagnant Sabres a sparkBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Former defenseman Mike Weber is all too familiar with the Sabres' lean years while spending a majority of his eight NHL seasons in Buffalo.There were high-priced free agents who failed to pan out...