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VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) Danny Briere could have scrapped by for one more NHL season, hung on as fourth-line center and provided veteran leadership for a team needing an extra push toward a Stanley Cup.At 37, Briere knew his best days as a player were behind him.What's ahead instead...

TORONTO (AP) Connor McDavid has finally started playing with his Edmonton Oilers teammates - well, at least two of them.The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft joined Oilers teammates Taylor Hall and Darnell Nurse on Monday at a practice for a preseason mini-tournament in midtown Toronto.It...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Veteran center Mike Santorelli has agreed to a one-year, $875,000 deal with the Anaheim Ducks.The Ducks announced the deal Monday.Santorelli had 12 goals and 21 assists last season while splitting time between Toronto and Nashville, which reacquired him in a multiplayer trade in February.He also...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Islanders have signed forward Anders Lee to a four-year contract.Islanders general manager Garth Snow announced the signing Tuesday.Lee scored 25 goals in 76 games as a rookie last season, finishing second on the Islanders in goals and fourth among NHL rookies.The Islanders...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jiri Hudler won the Lady Byng Trophy and lost his shoes in Vegas.The Calgary Flames forward was shoeless when he took the stage to accept the trophy honoring the NHL's most sportsmanlike player Wednesday night at the NHL Awards show.Hudler just couldn't stand the pinch...

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Amalie Arena. Chicago at Tampa Bay When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, June 6, 2015 Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida TV: 7:15 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, TVA Sports PREDICTION: Lightning 4,...