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AP Sports WriterCoyotes C Alexander Burmistrov leaves ice on stretcherBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Arizona Coyotes forward Alexander Burmistrov was taken off on a stretcher after a hit from Bruins defenseman Colin Miller on Tuesday night left him motionless on the ice for several minutes.Burmistrov gave a thumbs-up with...

Vancouver 1 0 2-3Arizona 1 0 0-1First Period-1, Vancouver, Weber 7 (D.Sedin, Vrbata), 14:23. 2, Arizona, Ekman-Larsson 20 (Vitale), 15:34.Second Period-None.Third Period-3, Vancouver, Edler 7 (Weber, Vrbata), 16:47 (pp). 4, Vancouver, H.Sedin 16 (D.Sedin, Tanev), 18:51 (en).Shots on Goal-Vancouver 16-12-16-44. Arizona...

San Jose 1 0 0-1Nashville 2 3 0-5First Period-1, San Jose, Irwin 5 (Karlsson, Pavelski), 5:26. 2, Nashville, Weber 14 (Fisher), 13:42. 3, Nashville, Smith 16 (Ekholm, Ribeiro), 16:02.Second Period-4, Nashville, Smith 17 (Wilson, S.Jones), :53 (pp). 5, Nashville, Gaustad 2 (Bourque,...

Flames burn Blackhawks in shootout for second winCHICAGO (AP) Calgary's Kris Versteeg scored the lone goal of the shootout in the seventh round of the tiebreaker to give the Flames a 3-2 win at Chicago on Monday and just their second victory this season.Versteeg, a former Blackhawk, faked...

AP Sports WriterDevils need to find consistency to end playoff droughtBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Either the New Jersey Devils find some consistency in the final 32 games of the regular season or they are going to miss the playoffs for the fifth straight year.Coming out of the...

Predators defenseman Irwin signs one-year contract extensionNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville Predators defenseman Matt Irwin has signed a one-year contract extension worth $650,000 for the 2017-18 season.The deal was announced Friday.Irwin, 29, has three goals and five assists in 32 games for the Predators this season.

Turris' OT goal gives Senators 3-2 series lead over RangersOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Kyle Turris scored 6:28 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday for a 3-2 series lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Derick Brassard tied the score...

AP Sports WriterKane helps Blackhawks beat Flames 5-1 for 3rd straight winBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.Kane scored his third of the season on a...

Blackhawks D Seabrook sidelined by upper-body injuryCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook has been ruled out for a game against the New York Rangers due to an upper-body injury.Seabrook got hurt in the second period of Tuesday night's 4-0 victory over Arizona. He awkwardly tumbled into the boards...

NEW YORK (AP) - Johnny Boychuk and the New York Islanders have agreed on a long-term contract extension that assures that two of the club's top defensemen will stick together well after the team locates to Brooklyn next season. Boychuk received a seven-year deal Thursday, as Nick Leddy did late...

Canes acquire Ulf Samuelsson's son in trade with MontrealRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired the son of former NHL defenseman Ulf Samuelsson from the Montreal Canadiens in a trade of minor leaguers.In the deal announced Tuesday, the Hurricanes picked up defenseman Philip Samuelsson from Montreal in...

D Jan Rutta agrees to 1-year deal with Chicago BlackhawksCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year deal with Czech defenseman Jan Rutta.The 26-year-old Rutta set career highs with 24 assists and 32 points in 46 games with the Czech Extraliga's Pirati Chomutov. He also played...