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Winnipeg 1 2 1-4Edmonton 0 0 1-1First Period-1, Winnipeg, Stafford 16, 7:32.Second Period-2, Winnipeg, Stempniak 11 (Slater, Tlusty), 5:31. 3, Winnipeg, Myers 7 (Enstrom), 16:00 (pp).Third Period-4, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 23 (Hall, Klefbom), 1:10. 5, Winnipeg, Frolik 17 (Ladd, Harrison), 12:17 (pp).Shots on Goal-Winnipeg...

The NHL 100: A list of the greatest players in league annalsLOS ANGELES (AP) Here is a list of The NHL 100, the greatest players in league history as chosen by a 58-member panel of league executives, former players and media members in honor of the league's centennial....

AP Hockey WriterAgents to AP: Eichel not pushing for Sabres coaching changeBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) If Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma's job is in jeopardy, star forward Jack Eichel's representatives insist their client is not the one pushing for a change.Whether Bylsma returns for a third season...

Associated Press'Epic week': Hockey, country music collide in NashvilleBy ERIK SCHELZIGNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators' improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the dividing line between music and sports, a convergence that's expected to hit a crescendo in Tennessee's capital city this weekend.The thousands of...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Jason Spezza won't deny that his arrival in Dallas helped create expectations that the Stars struggled to meet early in the season.He's just glad the weight wasn't enough to ruin the season before the Stars reached the All-Star break.''When you're a team that makes the...

Karlsson helps Senators edge Rangers 2-1 in Game 1OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Erik Karlsson scored on a bad-angle shot with 4:11 left in the third period, sending the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers in the opener of their second-round playoff series on Thursday...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Marc Methot to a $19.6 million, four-year contract extension.Methot will count $4.9 million against the salary cap through the 2018-19 season.The team said Monday that the deal includes a modified 10-team no-trade list.Methot has appeared in just 17 games...

AP Sports WriterPredators fight violence against women with new ad, donationBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The numbers of women affected by abuse, sexual assault or domestic violence staggered Sean Henry, president and CEO of the Nashville Predators, the first time he heard them.Then he talked to his...

AP Hockey WriterEmergency goalie: The most unique one-day job in sportsBy STEPHEN WHYNOTom Fenton was in a barber's chair when he got the call. Nathan Schoenfeld was giving his 5-week-old twin boys a bath. Eric Semborski was teaching kids to play hockey at a suburban rink.Within hours, each was...

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...

Blues fire coach Ken Hitchcock, promote Mike YeoST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues abruptly fired coach Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran's final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the underperforming team months earlier than planned.General manager Doug Armstrong announced the...

Backup goalie Grubauer, Capitals agree to $1.5M, 1-year dealARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer has agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Capitals.The team announced Thursday that it had re-signed its last remaining restricted free agent.The 25-year-old German went 13-6-2 with a 2.04 goals-against...