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AP Hockey WriterThe NHL 100: Hockey's greatest players honored in centennialBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr were among the easiest choices for The NHL 100, the group of enduring superstars chosen and honored by the league Friday night as the best players...

AP Hockey WriterSabres captain Eichel disagrees with NHL's 2-game suspensionBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel will abide by the NHL's decision to suspend him two games for an illegal check to Colorado forward Carl Soderberg's head.That doesn't mean the Buffalo Sabres captain has to agree with it.''If...

Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk dies of cancer at 57By The Associated PressDale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer.The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie...

AP Sports WriterBemstrom's OT tally lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.Bemstrom knocked home a rebound for his seventh...

Associated PressKinkaid stops 38 shots as Devils beat Kings 3-0By DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Keith Kinkaid has always performed well against the Los Angeles Kings.Entering the crux of a six-game road trip crucial to the New Jersey's playoff hopes, the Devils' goalie tormented the Kings once again.Kinkaid stopped...

Two days of talks between the NHL and Olympic officials wrapped up Friday with signs of progress toward a resolution on the issue of having the league send its players to the 2014 Sochi Games. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel met for...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Killorn suspended, may be Point-less vs IslesBy JOHN WAWROWIt didn't take long for Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper to go from fist-pumping to refocusing.With the Lightning already minus captain Steven Stamkos, forward Alex Killorn was suspended by the NHL for Game 3 of the Eastern...

AP Sports WriterRed Wings hire Dan Bylsma as assistant coachBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Dan Bylsma is returning to the state where he was born - and where he won the Stanley Cup as a visiting coach.The Detroit Red Wings hired Bylsma as an assistant coach Friday. The 47-year-old...

N.J. Devils re-sign three players, Seney, Street, JacobsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have re-signed defenseman Josh Jacobs and forwards Brett Seney and Ben Street.General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signings Wednesday.Seney signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $250,000 at the...

The VEGAS and the MINNESOTA will both be gunning for a victory on 11/30/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. VEGAS vs MINNESOTA When: 8:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 30, 2017 Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota ROT TEAM PL OU ML 7 VEGAS 0 (-110) 5.5 -115 -105 150 -170 8 MINNESOTA TV: 8 p.m. ET, AT&TSN-Rocky Mountain (Vegas), FSN North (Minnesota) LINE: 0 PREDICTION: Wild 3, Golden...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Bettman and Daly put on a lounge show of their ownBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Just before the most improbable of Stanley Cup Final in the most improbable hockey city around, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly put on a little show of their own.As lounge...

Predators' Hartman fined $1K for spearing Bruins' WagnerNEW YORK (AP) Nashville Predators forward Ryan Hartman has been fined $1,000 by the NHL for spearing Boston Bruins forward Chris Wagner.The incident occurred at 19:04 of the second period of Saturday's night game between the Predators and Bruins, which Boston...