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AP Hockey WriterNHL's restricted free agents have proven to be untouchablesBy LARRY LAGESome of the NHL's best, young players are available.Technically.Mitch Marner, Brayden Point and Jacob Trouba are just a few of the restricted free agents in a bumper crop.Every team in the league would like to add any...

Petry, Price lead Canadiens past Panthers 4-0MONTREAL (AP) Jeff Petry had four assists, Carey Price made 29 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday.Nick Suzuki, Artturi Lehkonen, Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens (24-22-7), who improved to 6-2-0 in their...

Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will play Friday night against the San Jose Sharks after recovering from a blow to the back of the head by the Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo will also play Friday night, according to Quenneville. Carcillo has...

AP Hockey WriterJets acquire Stastny as trade kicks off NHL free agencyBy JOHN WAWROWCenter Paul Stastny is returning to the Winnipeg Jets after a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, a move completed just before the NHL's free-agency signing period opened on Friday.The Golden Knights acquired defenseman Carl Dahlstrom...

AP Hockey WriterAP source: Wild's Ennis, Canadiens' Mason on buyout waiversBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Minnesota Wild placed forward Tyler Ennis on unconditional waivers to buy out his contract and free up salary-cap space on the eve of free agency.A person with direct knowledge of the move told The Associated Press...

Czarnik, Gaudreau score in 3rd, Flames beat Islanders 4-2CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Austin Czarnik and Johnny Gaudreau scored 29 seconds apart in the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.Mikael Backlund and Travis Hamonic also scored as...

The BUFFALO and the NY RANGERS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/4/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BUFFALO SABRES vs NY RANGERS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Sunday, November 4, 2018 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York ROT TEAM PL OU ML 53 BUFFALO 0 (-110) 6 105 -125 110 -130 54 NY RANGERS TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: NY RANGERS ,...

AP Hockey WriterVegas Golden Knights may get franchise goalie, young rosterBy STEPHEN WHYNOGeorge McPhee can't wait to fill the white board, the one in the Vegas Golden Knights' expansion draft room. On Wednesday night, the staff will start adding the names of players who will become part of the...

AP Sports WriterFrom St. Louis to Tokyo, Blues fan celebrates a Stanley CupBy STEPHEN WADETOKYO (AP) I can't imagine there were many St. Louis Blues fans farther from their hometown than I was when the team finally won its first Stanley Cup. If not, my kicker is that...

TORONTO (AP) - Toronto team president Brendan Shanahan says forward Nazem Kadri will be held out of the Maple Leafs' next two games.Kadri missed a team meeting Sunday and was made a healthy scratch for Monday's game.Shanahan says that after consulting with general manager Dave Nonis and the coaches,...

Associated PressStone scores twice, Golden Knights beat Coyotes 4-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights started their second half of their schedule by opening a seven-game homestand with some of their best hockey in a critical showdown.Mark Stone scored twice, Shea Theodore had three assists and...

Associated PressRookie Kubalik scores twice, Blackhawks beat Ducks 4-2By MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Dominik Kubalik is enjoying his first hot streak in the NHL, and the rookie was a difference-maker for the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.Kubalik scored two goals, Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist and...