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NY Rangers buying out contract of defenseman Dan GirardiNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers will buy out the remaining three years of defenseman Dan Girardi's contract.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the buyout Wednesday after the team agreed to terms with forward Matt Puempel. Girardi was set to...

Devils to honor former owner McMullen on FridayNEWARK, N.J. (AP) John McMullen, who brought NHL hockey to New Jersey in 1982, will be the first inductee in the Devils' Ring of Honor.The Devils will hold a pregame ceremony at Prudential Center on Friday night before their game against...

Vegas deals F Erik Haula to Carolina in cap-relief dealRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights have traded forward Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes for prospect Nicolas Roy and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2020.The 28-year-old Haula played 15 games last season before being lost to...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes rally past Capitals 5-2, force Game 7By JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Justin Williams earned another chance to live up to his nickname.The rest of the Carolina Hurricanes aren't yet ready to end their first playoff appearance in a decade.Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and...

The ST LOUIS and the VEGAS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ST LOUIS  BLUES vs VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS When: 10:00 PM  ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada ROT TEAM PL OU ML 59 ST LOUIS 0 (-110) 5.5 -110 -110 150 -170 60 VEGAS TV: 10:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: VEGAS , ST...

AP Sports WriterSobotka not optimistic about returning to BluesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) Vladimir Sobotka is no longer feeling good about his chances of rejoining the St. Louis Blues this season.Sobotka has spent the past two seasons in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League and planned on returning to the NHL....

AP Hockey WriterSabres owner Pegula tells AP: It's time to start winningBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Terry Pegula leaned into the table and got directly to the heart of the matter when assessing the more downs than ups he has experienced over eight-plus years of owning the...

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...

AP Hockey WriterNHL games often won and loss depending on net-front playBy LARRY LAGENHL games are often won and lost in front of the net.Players, especially on the power play, park themselves in front of goaltenders to tip pucks past them or to simply obstruct their view by getting...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes rally past Islanders to take 2-0 series leadBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Outplayed for much of the first two periods while losing players to injuries, the Carolina Hurricanes scored two quick goals early in the third period and held on for another big road...

NEW YORK (AP) Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera scored their first goals with the Islanders and helped New York to a needed victory in a finale of a long stretch of home games. Cal Clutterbuck and Ladd scored 1:39 apart midway through the third period to lift the Islanders over...

AP Sports WriterAvalanche aiming to distract Coyotes' Kuemper more in Game 4By JOHN MARSHALLThe Colorado Avalanche had all the numbers in their favor. Odd-man rushes, 51 shots on goal, 92 shot attempts.One hot goalie turned what should have been a win into a loss.Now up 2-1 instead of 3-0...