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Associated PressPettersson scores twice, Canucks beat Sharks 5-2By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Elias Pettersson scored two goals, Thatcher Demko had 24 saves and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Saturday night.Brandon Sutter, Jake Virtanen and Adam Gaudette also scored as the Canucks (9-1-2)...

Associated PressGeorgiev's 32 saves leads Rangers over Predators 2-1By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville had some chances, but Alexandar Georgiev stood tall.Georgiev made 32 saves to lead the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.Filip Chytil and Ryan Strome scored for the...

AP Sports WriterHintz scores twice, Stars beat Avalanche 2-1By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Roope Hintz has found his stride. So has Anton Khudobin. So have the Dallas Stars, for that matter.Hintz scored twice, including a short-handed goal in the second period, and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1...

Associated PressOttawa's Sabourin taken off ice on stretcher after collisionBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Ottawa forward Scott Sabourin has been taken from the ice on a stretcher with his head immobilized after a collision with Boston forward David Backes early in the first period of Saturday night's game between...

Associated PressRittich stops 43 shots as Flames beat Blue Jackets 3-0By NICOLE KRAFTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Calgary's Sean Monahan ended a personal 13-game scoreless streak with a goal that proved to be the winner.Monahan, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk scored, and David Rittich recorded the shutout as the Flames...

Gurianov scores on penalty shot, Stars beat Canadiens 4-1DALLAS (AP) Given his first NHL penalty shot, Denis Gurianov was too tired to make a plan.''I didn't think about anything because it was after a long shift, so I was a bit gassed,'' Gurianov said. ''I just went there...

AP Sports WriterHellebuyck's 51 saves lead Jets past Sharks 3-2By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The slumping San Jose Sharks outplayed the Winnipeg Jets everywhere but in goal.Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with...

AP Sports WriterGetzlaf's goal, Gibson's 39 saves put Ducks past Canucks 2-1By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Troy Terry circled his net with the puck and looked up at the two Vancouver Canucks between him and Ryan Getzlaf way down at the far blue line.''My instinct was to pass...

AP Sports WriterGetzlaf's goal, Gibson's 39 saves put Ducks past Canucks 2-1By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ryan Getzlaf scored a breakaway goal 2:30 into overtime, and John Gibson made 39 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.Jakob Silfverberg scored a short-handed...

Associated PressVarlamov, Islanders blank Sabres in 9th straight winBy JONAH BRONSTEINBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves, and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Saturday night for their ninth straight win.Derick Brassard scored in the first period as the Islanders continued their longest...

Blackhawks D Adam Boqvist set to debutEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The sputtering Chicago Blackhawks could take a look at another one of their top prospects when they face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.Adam Boqvist practiced alongside Duncan Keith on Friday and worked with the team's second power-play...

Devils acquire G Louis Dominque from Lightning for '21 pickNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Louis Domingue from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft.The Devils announced the deal minutes before their game Friday night against the...