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Associated PressElliott solid in return to St. Louis, Flames beat Blues 4-1By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Brian Elliott stopped 23 shots in his return to St. Louis, Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Blues 4-1 on...

AP Hockey WriterSabres hire Penguins' Jason Botterill as general managerBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jason Botterill is leaving the Pittsburgh Penguins' bid to defend their Stanley Cup title for an opportunity to build the Buffalo Sabres into contenders as general manager.The Sabres hired the Penguins associate GM on...

Blackhawks reacquire defenseman Oduya in trade with StarsDALLAS (AP) The Blackhawks have reacquired defenseman Johnny Oduya, who left in free agency for the Dallas Stars after being part of two Stanley Cup championships in Chicago.Dallas traded Oduya to the Blackhawks on Tuesday night in exchange for young forward...

AP Hockey WriterWelcome to Hockeywood: NHL All-Stars converge for LA partyBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Sidney Crosby only took a few steps into the lobby of his downtown Los Angeles hotel Friday before he was besieged by a bevy of sprinting fans. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain signed what...

LA Kings sign forward Bokondji Imama after Tampa Bay tradeEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Bokondji Imama to a three-year, entry-level contract.The Kings reached the deal Thursday, a few hours before the signing deadline for unsigned draft choices.Los Angeles acquired the rights to...

AP Hockey WriterWelcome to Hockeywood: NHL All-Stars converge for LA partyBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Sidney Crosby only took a few steps into the lobby of his downtown Los Angeles hotel Friday before he was besieged by a bevy of sprinting fans. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain signed what...

Malkin, Crosby each score twice to lift Penguins past FlyersPHILADELPHIA (AP) Evgeni Malkin scored twice, including the tiebreaker in the third period, and Sidney Crosby also had two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.Matt Cullen also scored for...

Wild trades center Jordan Schroeder to Blue JacketsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired center Jordan Schroeder in a trade with the Minnesota Wild.In exchange for the 26-year-old Schroeder, the Wild on Friday got minor-league center Dante Salituro.Schroeder played in 37 games for the Wild last season,...

AP Hockey WriterRecord-holding '92-93 Penguins admire Blue Jackets' streakBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) When Ulf Samuelsson watched the Columbus Blue Jackets pick up their 14th win in a row in Winnipeg last week, he could see the confidence oozing off their bench and out of their locker room.It felt...

March 16-18 - NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 11 - Regular season ends.April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup...

AP Sports WriterLas Vegas hires McCrimmon as assistant GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Las Vegas expansion NHL team has done what Mike Babcock and the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't.Las Vegas has yet to play, let alone win, a game, but the franchise succeeded in convincing junior hockey mainstay Kelly McCrimmon to...

Coyotes get D Niklas Hjalmarsson in trade with BlackhawksCHICAGO (AP) The Arizona Coyotes acquired Niklas Hjalmarsson in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, adding a dependable defenseman during a time of turmoil for the franchise.The 30-year-old Hjalmarsson had spent his entire 10-year career with Chicago, helping...