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AP Sports WriterBlackwood gets 2nd straight shutout, Devils beat Kings 3-0By TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Mackenzie Blackwood stopped a penalty shot and made 37 saves in posting his second straight shutout and the New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 Saturday night.Nikita Gusev, Blake Coleman and...

NHL CalendarBy Associated PressFeb. 15 - NHL Stadium Series: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.Feb. 24 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 -...

Red Wings send Cholowski to Grand Rapids of AHLDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have assigned defenseman Dennis Cholowski to Grand Rapids of the AHL.The Red Wings announced the move Saturday. The 21-year-old Cholowski has two goals and six assists in 33 games this season for Detroit. He...

Tavares scores OT winner to lift Maple Leafs past Ducks 5-4TORONTO (AP) For the second time this week, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up a two-goal lead at home in the third period. This time, they recovered to get a win.John Tavares scored his second goal of the...

Associated PressHintz scores 2, Dallas beats St. Louis 3-2 in overtimeBy WARREN MAYESST. LOUIS (AP) Roope Hintz scored the game-winner at 2:19 of overtime and finished with two goals, leading the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.Hintz flipped in a...

AP Hockey WriterGiroux, Flyers rout Capitals and keep Ovechkin at 698 goalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Preventing Alex Ovechkin from reaching 700 career goals was high on the Philadelphia Flyers' priority list Saturday night.They accomplished that objective, bounced back from a bad loss and got their captain a milestone...

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon scores winner, Avalanche edge Blue Jackets 2-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:34 left, Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night.Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to...

Associated PressCrosby leads Penguins over Panthers 3-2By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Sidney Crosby scored his 10th goal in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Florida Panthers for a 3-2 win Saturday night.Kris Letang had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who improved...

Kovalchuk scores in OT, Canadiens rally past Maple Leafs 2-1MONTREAL (AP) Ilya Kovalchuk scored 1:43 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Marco Scandella tied the score late in the third period for the Canadiens, who have...

Eriksson Ek scores 2, Wild rally to beat Stars 3-2DALLAS (AP) Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second goal of the game with 26 seconds to play and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.Eriksson Ek skated from behind...

Associated PressVesey, Hutton help Sabres hold on to beat Rangers 3-2By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) The Buffalo Sabres used a solid performance by Jimmy Vesey against his former team and some stellar goaltending from Carter Hutton to get a needed win.Vesey had a goal and an assist, Hutton...

Tavares scores OT winner to lift Maple Leafs past Ducks 5-4TORONTO (AP) John Tavares scored his second goal of the game at 4:53 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.Auston Matthews got his 40th goal of the...