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AP Hockey WriterFlyers hire rising star Knoblauch as assistant coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Philadelphia Flyers have hired rising coaching star Kris Knoblauch as an as assistant.Knoblauch was Connor McDavid's junior coach and is coming off an Ontario Hockey League championship with the Erie Otters. The 38-year-old has led Erie to...

Emergency to keep Blue Jackets coach out of All-Star GameNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has returned to Ohio because of a family emergency, keeping him out of both Thursday night's game with Nashville and the NHL All-Star Game this weekend.The Blue Jackets announced Tortorella's...

Colorado 0 0 2 0-2Anaheim 1 0 1 1-3First Period-1, Anaheim, Sekac 8 (Fleischmann, Rakell), 3:37.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Colorado, Iginla 24 (Duchene, Hejda), 5:28. 3, Colorado, O'Reilly 13, 7:19 (sh). 4, Anaheim, Rakell 7 (Despres, Sekac), 9:04.Overtime-5, Anaheim, Perry 29 (Vatanen), 1:25.Shots...

Devils get defenseman Mirco Mueller from Sharks for picksNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have acquired defenseman Mirco Mueller from the San Jose Sharks.San Jose got a second-round pick, 49th overall, and a fourth-round pick, 123rd overall. The Sharks also sent their fifth-round pick, 143rd overall, to...

AP Sports WriterAfter OT loss, Rangers look to regroup at homeBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Sidney Crosby and the defending champion Penguins have looked impressive in jumping out to a 2-0 lead against the Blue Jackets.The same is true for the Blues, who have earned a pair of...

AP Hockey WriterCaps' Alex Ovechkin finished playoffs with lower-body injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNORussian hockey officials announced Thursday that Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin played through injury before Washington was eliminated from the NHL playoffs in the second round by the Pittsburgh Penguins.Ovechkin finished the playoffs dealing with a lower-body injury that...

LA Kings buy out contract of defenseman Matt GreeneEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings bought out the final year of defenseman Matt Greene's contract Friday, cutting ties with another portion of their Stanley Cup championship core.Greene has been with the Kings since 2008, and he provided...

AP Sports WriterBruins fire coach Claude Julien after 419 wins, Cup titleBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Bruins felt they needed to a change at the top, even if it meant doing it on a day when the city was celebrating a championship.Boston fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien...

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...

Sabres forward Kane injured during opener against MontrealBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Sabres forward Evander Kane has been taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons after slamming heavily into the end boards late in the second period of Buffalo's season-opening game against Montreal on Thursday night.The Sabres did not reveal...

Associated PressAtkinson gets hat trick, wedding cash from late All-Star bidBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Cam Atkinson thought he would be spending All-Star weekend in New York City with his fiancee and some Columbus teammates.Instead, the Blue Jackets forward got to show what he can do on the...

Minnesota Wild announce 6 free-agent signingsST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have three new defensemen, three new forwards and a new goalie, too.Forwards Landon Ferraro and Cal O'Reilly signed two-year contracts Saturday and will be paid $700,000 if they're playing in the NHL and $375,000 if playing...