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Bruins acquire Coyle from Wild for Donato, 5th-round pickBy The Associated PressThe Boston Bruins have acquired center Charlie Coyle from the Minnesota Wild for center Ryan Donato and a fifth-round pick.Coyle represents a significant forward upgrade for Boston, which has won six in a row to move into second...

Associated PressFleury earns 408th career win, Golden Knights top Ducks 3-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight win, 3-1 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.Fleury got his 408th career win to move into sole...

AP Sports WriterEric Staal, West-leading Wild have been a perfect matchBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The offseason frenzy in professional sports that results from free agency can reduce players to commodities, assets to be obtained in order to fill a team's need.The open market has plenty to...

Carolina picks Williams as captain; Rask has finger surgeryRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes picked forward Justin Williams as their captain and said center Victor Rask had surgery on two fingers he injured while slicing food in his kitchen.Team officials made the announcements Thursday when the team opened...

AP Sports WriterNHL adds meldonium to banned substances listBy STEPHEN WHYNOFollowing the lead of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the NHL has added meldonium to its list of banned substances.Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the addition in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday. It was first reported by...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights, Canucks evenly matched headed into Game 3By JOHN MARSHALLVegas won its second-round opener against Vancouver by scoring five goals. The Canucks returned the five-goal favor in Game 2.The tone is set for a high-scoring series, and good luck figuring out who's got the edge heading...

AP Sports WriterJoe Thornton, 40, signs 1-year, $2 million deal with SharksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton is coming back for another season at age 40, signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Friday after briefly contemplating retirement at the end...

Sabres trade D Fedun to Stars for conditional pickBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Taylor Fedun from the Buffalo Sabres.The Sabres received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Dallas in a deal announced Saturday. The pick is conditional on Fedun playing in...

AP Hockey WriterTop NHL draft prospect Dahlin draws a big crowd in BuffaloBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) For all the buzz Rasmus Dahlin has generated at just 18, the Swedish defenseman joked he had never encountered a mob scene such as the one before him on Friday.There were...

Dallas 0 3 1-4Anaheim 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-1, Dallas, Fiddler 13 (Garbutt, Horcoff), 2:04. 2, Dallas, Jo.Benn 2 (Seguin, Ja.Benn), 8:11. 3, Dallas, Eaves 13 (Ja.Benn, Spezza), 11:25 (pp).Third Period-4, Dallas, Eaves 14 (Ja.Benn), 11:44.Shots on Goal-Dallas 7-19-6-32. Anaheim 10-6-3-19.Goalies-Dallas, Enroth....

The Latest: Alfredsson stepping down as Senators adviserBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the first day of NHL free agency (all times ET):3:50 p.m.Daniel Alfredsson is stepping down as Ottawa Senators senior adviser of hockey operations, saying he has decided to take a break from the game and evaluate...

Associated PressTkachuk has goal, assist in Sens' 4-1 win over RangersBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) The Ottawa Senators took advantage of their chances on special teams against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Senators earned a 4-1 win...