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Sens sign Jean-Gabriel Pageau to 3-year, $9.3 million dealOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with restricted free agent forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Monday by agreeing to terms on a $9.3 million, three-year contract.The 24-year-old center will earn $2.6 million next season, $3.3 million in 2018-19 and...

Associated PressDevils' Hischier not fazed after being No. 1 overall pickBy JIM HAGUENEWARK, N.J. (AP) At the end of the second of three practice sessions Friday at the New Jersey Devils' development camp, top overall pick Nico Hischier, was on his hands and knees, scooping up pucks, just...

Oilers sign center Leon Draisaitl to 8-year extensionEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers have signed center Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.5 million.The extension runs through the 2024-25 season, similar to the eight-year, $100-million extension superstar captain Connor McDavid signed...

AP Sports WriterPreds even Stanley Cup Final at 2-2, beat Penguins 4-1By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Frederick Gaudreau sure is doing his best to earn his own locker with the Nashville Predators with a Stanley Cup Final debut for the ages.An undrafted free agent playing just his...

1980s Oilers enforcer Dave Semenko dies of cancer at 59EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Dave Semenko, the Edmonton Oilers tough guy who protected Wayne Gretzky during the 1980s, has died. He was 59.He died in Edmonton after a short battle with cancer, the team said Thursday.''His legendary toughness on the...

New Jersey Devils re-sign 5 forwardsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Devils have re-signed Stefan Noesen and four other forwards who spent most of last season with New Jersey's top minor-league franchise in Albany, New York.General manager Ray Shero announced the signings of Noesen, Blake Coleman, Blake Pietila, Kevin Rooney...

Bruins sign Notre Dame's Bjork to 3-year entry-level dealBOSTON (AP) The Bruins have signed forward Anders Bjork to an entry-level contract.The team said Tuesday that the three-year deal for the 20-year-old Notre Dame standout is set to begin next season.Bjork led the Fighting Irish in points as a...

The Latest: Predators take 4-1 lead over Pens in Game 3NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):9:28 p.m.Craig Smith has scored to make it 4-1 Predators over the Penguins in the third period of Game 3 of the Stanley...

AP Sports WriterNew Jersey Devils putting no pressure on Nico HischierBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) As Nico Hischier is discovering, being taken No. 1 in the NHL Draft has its perks.Since being selected by the New Jersey Devils with the top pick Friday night, Hischier has flown from...

Predators sign Bonino away from Pens and trade Wilson to AvsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators took care of an area of concern Saturday, signing center Nick Bonino away from the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins with a $16.4 million, four-year contract.Bonino was a key player for the...

Catfish tosser says he was 'dumb redneck with a bad idea'PITTSBURGH (AP) A Tennessee man is describing himself as a ''dumb redneck with a bad idea'' after police filed charges against him for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup...

Anaheim Ducks sign G Reto Berra away from his new Swiss teamANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Goalie Reto Berra has signed with the Anaheim Ducks, returning to North America less than three months after agreeing to a three-year deal with Fribourg-Gotteron in his native Switzerland's top league.Berra used an out...