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Associated PressSchenn, Blues cruise into Christmas break by thumping KingsBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Christmas marked a turning point for the St. Louis Blues last season as they went from last place at the holiday to winning the Stanley Cup.Heading into the three-day break this year, the Blues...

Tatar, Danault each score twice, Canadiens beat Jets 6-2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Brendan Gallagher and his Montreal Canadiens teammates like their position headed into a break.Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored two goals and the Canadiens won their fourth straight game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Monday...

AP Sports WriterZajac helps New Jersey Devils pound Chicago Blackhawks 7-1By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) P.K. Subban and the New Jersey Devils want to see more of what happened Monday night.Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks have seen it too much already.Travis Zajac capped New Jersey's dominant second period...

Associated PressJosi's goal, assist lead Predators over Coyotes 3-2By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Roman Josi is on such a roll lately, even the shots he doesn’t expect to go in do just that.The defenseman had another goal and an assist, Pekka Rinne made 26 saves and the Nashville...

Pageau scores twice, Senators beat Sabres 3-1OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators are heading into their break feeling good about their game.Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored two goals, leading the Senators to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists. Craig...

AP Sports WriterBruins score 4 in 1st to chase Holtby, beat Capitals 7-3By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins had one goal taken away by an inadvertent whistle, and the Capitals were about to go on the power play.Boston's four first-period goals had chased Washington starter Braden Holtby,...

AP Sports WriterZajac helps New Jersey Devils pound Chicago Blackhawks 7-1By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Travis Zajac capped New Jersey's dominant second period with a short-handed goal, and the Devils pounded the Chicago Blackhawks 7-1 on Monday night.P.K. Subban, Damon Severson and John Hayden also scored in the second...

Tatar, Danault each score twice, Canadiens beat Jets 6-2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored two goals and the Montreal Canadiens won their fourth straight game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Monday night.Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and assist for...

Associated PressHayes, Sanheim lead Flyers past Rangers 5-1By AARON BRACYPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia center Kevin Hayes and coach Alain Vigneault shared a smile during a morning meeting in anticipation of playing against their former team for the first time. They had even more reason to smile afterward.Hayes scored a...

AP Hockey WriterRoenick suspended by NBC Sports for inappropriate commentsBy STEPHEN WHYNOFormer NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers.Roenick made a series of questionable remarks about fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp and Anson Carter during a...

AP Sports WriterTheodore's goal in 3rd helps Golden Knights beat Sharks 3-1By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Ending an 11-game stretch without a goal was satisfying enough for Paul Stastny. Doing it with his Hall of Fame dad, Peter, in town for Vegas' father's road trip made it...

Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1DALLAS (AP) The Calgary Flames overpowered the Dallas Stars.Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and Calgary beat the Stars 5-1.Elias Lindholm assisted on the Flames' first three goals.''They're getting some nice chemistry,'' Flames interim coach Geoff Ward...