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Associated PressSmith's late power-play goal leads Predators over Sabres 2-1By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Craig Smith’s power-play goal with 6:29 remaining in the third period propelled the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.Ryan Johansen also scored for Nashville, which snapped a...

AP Hockey WriterPanthers beat Red Wings 4-1 for season-high 4-game streakBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Evgenii Dadonov and Mark Pysyk scored late in the first period and the Florida Panthers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night.Florida's Aleksander Barkov restored a two-goal lead with...

AP Sports WriterMerzlikins leads Blue Jackets' rout of New JerseyBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Elvis Merzlikins made a career-high 41 saves in his third shutout in his last four starts, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 5-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight...

AP Sports WriterCrosby scores in OT, Penguins beat Red Wings 2-1By NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin needed only 21 seconds to take advantage of an overtime penalty.Crosby scored a power-play goal 1:33 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Detroit Red Wings 2-1...

Sam Steel's OT goal lifts Ducks over Hurricanes 2-1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks don't have another game for nine days.After a 2-1 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night, Ducks coach Dallas Eakins would like to change the schedule."I wish we were playing the day...

AP Sports WriterCrosby scores in OT, Penguins beat Red Wings 2-1By NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal 1:33 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Friday night.It was Crosby's third goal in three games since returning from a 28-game...

Predators' Arvidsson fined $2,000 under NHL diving policyNEW YORK (AP) Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson has been fined $2,000 by the NHL under the league’s rules regarding diving and embellishment.NHL Rule 64 was designed to penalize players who repeatedly dive and embellish in an attempt to draw penalties....

Hurricanes D-man Hamilton out indefinitely with broken legRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton is out indefinitely with a broken left leg.The team announced Friday that Hamilton broke his left fibula during a loss at Columbus on Thursday night and underwent surgery Friday.Hamilton was hurt in...

Hurricanes defender Hamilton breaks bone in left legRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes all-star defenseman Dougie Hamilton has a broken bone in his left leg.The team announced Friday that Hamilton had suffered a broken fibula in Thursday night's loss at Columbus. He was hurt in the second period while...

Bruins waive Backes, send him to minorsBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have waived 14-year veteran David Backes.Backes has scored 245 goals with 309 assists in 944 NHL games, spending the first 10 years of his career with the St. Louis Blues and the last four in Boston. A...

Virtanen, Markstrom lead Canucks over Coyotes 3-1By The Associated PressVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Jake Virtanen borrowed a move from his Western Hockey League days - and it helped lift the Vancouver Canucks to victory.Virtanen scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jacob Markstrom made 34...

Stars D Johns likely to return after 1 1/2-year absenceDALLAS (AP) Star defenseman Stephen Johns appears on track to return to Dallas' lineup for the first time in 22 months on Saturday.Johns, who returned from a conditioning assignment with Texas of the AHL, was not active for Thursday's...