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AP Hockey WriterSabres goalie Ullmark out 3-4 weeks; Johansson promotedBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) If the Buffalo Sabres intend to make a late-season playoff push, they're going to have to do so without their starting goalie for much of the next month.Linus Ullmark will miss between three and...

AP Hockey WriterGoalapalooza: Offense coming from everywhere around NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlain Nasreddine has watched New York Rangers defensemen go to the front of the net and hang out below the goal line.It wasn't like this back in his playing days.Nasreddine scored one goal in 74 NHL games as a...

AP Hockey WriterSabres goalie Ullmark out 3-4 weeks; Johansson promotedBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Linus Ullmark will miss between three and four weeks with an injury to his right leg.The team issued the update without revealing the nature of the injury Wednesday, a day...

AP Hockey WriterGoalapalooza: Offense coming from everywhere around NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlain Nasreddine watched New York Rangers defensemen go to the front of the net and hang out below the goal line.It wasn't like this back in his playing days.Nasreddine scored one goal in 74 NHL games as a defenseman...

Blues get 1st SO win, beat Flames 5-4CALGARY, Alberta (AP) For David Perron, Calgary has become his home away from home.Up against a team he's always thrived against and in a building he enjoys playing in, Perron had a goal and an assist in regulation and added a...

Kings' Doughty out, ending consecutive game streak at 460LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty will not be in the Kings lineup against Tampa Bay, ending the longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history.Coach Todd McLellan said Doughty will not play Wednesday night against the Lightning...

Hughes seals SO win, Devils beat Senators 4-3OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Jack Hughes helped bail out the New Jersey Devils after they gave up a lead in the third period.Kyle Palmieri tied it late in the third period, and Nikita Gusev and Hughes scored in the shootout to lift...

AP Sports WriterBenn's 2nd goal in OT pushes Dallas Stars past Lightning 3-2By STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) Jamie Benn knocked down the puck, quickly turned and didn't have to go far to score the winning goal for the Dallas Stars in overtime.Benn scored 2:07 into the extra period after...

AP Hockey WriterSenators snap 7-game road skid with 5-2 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Mike Reilly scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game road skid with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.Tyler Ennis...

Penguins sign D Pettersson to 5-year extensionPITTSBURGH (AP) Marcus Pettersson is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins.The 23-year-old defenseman agreed to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday that runs through the 2024-25 season. The deal carries an average annual value of just over $4 million.Pittsburgh acquired Pettersson in a...

AP Sports WriterHeadache-plagued Stephen Johns finally back on ice for StarsBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Stephen Johns sometimes wondered if he would play hockey again while missing nearly 22 months with headaches that may or may not have been related to concussions.The Dallas Stars defenseman just didn't appreciate...

Associated PressLogjam at top of Pacific makes for intense playoff pushBy JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) The Pacific Division is proving to be the wild, wild west of the NHL this season.Vancouver beat defending champion St. Louis on Monday night to move to 60 points in 50 games. Edmonton...