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Rangers agree to 2-year deal with Jimmy VeseyNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have agreed to a two-year contract with restricted free agent forward Jimmy Vesey.The team announced the deal Tuesday.Vesey has 33 goals and 22 assists in 159 games in the past two seasons.He had 17...

AP Hockey WritersNHL, players approve plan to resume season, extend CBABy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWHockey became the latest sport to finalize a return during a global pandemic after NHL owners and players approved an agreement Friday to resume the season - and with it an assurance of labor...

Associated PressJarnkrok scores, Rinne shines as Predators beat Blues 2-1By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal in two games and Pekka Rinne made 29 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping their season-high three-game losing streak.Craig...

AP Sports WriterPreds: Shutting down Pens' stars not possible every gameBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have shut down the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Getzlaf this postseason.They have slowed down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Stopping them completely? Even...

AP Hockey WriterHow NHL consolidated from 2 bubbles to 1 to finish playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders left the familiar confines of the NHL's Toronto bubble last weekend, they masked up to board physically distanced buses and then flew...

The Latest: Sharks kill off penalty to keep deficit at 1SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks (all times local):5:45 p.m. PDTThe Sharks killed off an interference penalty to defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic with...

AP Sports WriterCrosby in search of scoring touch as Game 6 loomsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby hovered in the left circle, waited for the pass from assistant coach Rick Tocchet before firing a laser into the far corner of the empty net.Then the Penguins captain did it...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson has taken a leave of absence from the team as his wife battles a rare form of throat cancer. The Senators announced the news on Twitter and said Anderson isn't expected to be available for Ottawa's game Thursday against visiting Philadelphia. Nicholle Anderson...

Hurricanes to bring back Whalers uniforms for 2 gamesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes will look like the old Hartford Whalers for a pair of games against an old New England rival.The Hurricanes unveiled green throwback Whalers uniforms Thursday on Twitter and said they will wear them when...

Andersen makes 40 saves, Maple Leafs blank Panthers 1-0TORONTO (AP) Frederik Andersen could sense this was going to be a low-scoring game without many chances. He was right - and he was sharp when it counted.Andersen made 40 saves and James van Riemsdyk scored the only goal as...

Associated PressBurrows scores in 3rd, Senators hold off Golden KnightsBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Prior to Monday's trade deadline, Vegas fans were hoping to pry two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators.After Friday night, they probably can't wait to see him leave town.Karlsson had three...

AP Hockey WriterDisappointing Game 7 loss leaves Flyers with major questionsBy STEPHEN WHYNOLong after being the hottest team in the NHL and resembling a Stanley Cup contender in February and March, Philadelphia won its first four games when hockey resumed as if it hadn't missed a beat.The Flyers earned...