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Blue Jackets sign Zach Werenski to 3-year extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed star defenseman Zach Werenski to a three-year, $15 million contract extension.Werenski was a restricted free agent, and one of the team's priorities was signing the 22-year-old player to a multiyear deal before...

Pearson has 4-point game, Canucks beat Oilers 5-2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tanner Pearson recorded the first four-point game of his career, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.Pearson had two goals and two assists, and Tyler Graovac, Loui Eriksson and Josh...

The PITTSBURGH and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 10/12/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PITTSBURGH vs TAMPA BAY When: 7:30 PM  ET, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 PITTSBURGH (-110) 2 TAMPA BAY TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet 360, TVA, AT&T SportsNet-Pittsburgh, FSN Sun (Tampa Bay) LINE: PREDICTION: Penguins...

Ehlers helps Jets beat sliding Canadiens 3-2MONTREAL (AP) Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat Ilya Kovalchuk and the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday night.Andrew Copp and Josh Morrissey also scored for Winnipeg, which had dropped five of six. Captain Blake Wheeler...

SUNRISE, Florida (AP) Aleksander Barkov had two goals and Jaromir Jagr scored the 733rd of his career to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.Roberto Luongo stopped 27 shots and the Panthers leapfrogged Montreal for first place in...

Associated PressNew York Islanders to leave Brooklyn, return to suburbsBy FRANK ELTMANELMONT, N.Y. (AP) It's hardly the Dodgers going to Los Angeles, but another major sports franchise is leaving Brooklyn.The New York Islanders, who moved from their suburban home to Brooklyn in 2015, have won a bid to...

AP Hockey WriterBurakovsky, fluke goal, spark Avalanche's 6-1 rout of SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Andre Burakovsky had a goal and three assists for a career-best four points in the Colorado Avalanche’s 6-1 win over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.Samuel Girard sparked the rout with the...

AP Sports WriterRangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contractBy TOM CANAVANThe ''King'' of Madison Square Garden has been deposed.The New York Rangers bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist on Wednesday, parting ways with one of their greatest players in franchise history after 15 mostly spectacular...

Huberdeau scores twice as Panthers top Wild 4-2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals, James Reimer made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Friday night.Vincent Trocheck and Connor Brickley also scored for Florida, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. It was...

AP Hockey WriterGoalies get shuffled in NHL free agency; Lightning depletedBy JOHN WAWROWIt didn't take long for the bubble to begin bursting on the Tampa Bay Lightning's Stanley Cup party.The effects of a flat salary cap took its toll on the Lightning less than two weeks after winning their...

Sharks forward Tomas Hertl to miss Game 4 of Stanley CupSAN JOSE, California (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with an unspecified lower-body injury.Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4...

AP Hockey WriterLaviolette, Sullivan meet in 1st all-US coaches Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOHockey history will be made for American coaches in the Stanley Cup Final.The Cup has been handed out 89 times to the champion of the NHL since 1927. For the first time, two American coaches will face...