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Duclair scores in OT, Senators get past Predators 5-4OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal 2:40 into overtime Thursday night, giving goaltender Marcus Hogberg his first NHL win as the Ottawa Senators beat the Nashville Predators 5-4.Hogberg, an emergency recall for the Senators after Anders Nilsson...

AP Hockey WriterPanthers hire Peterson, NHL's first Black assistant GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.Peterson's hiring comes days after the nearby Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as...

Wild sign Winnik to 1-year deal after successful camp tryoutST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed left wing Daniel Winnik to a one-year, $660,000 contract.Winnik was in training camp on a tryout basis. He was a free agent after a career-high 12 goals in 72 games...

Associated PressFans pack downtown St. Louis to cheer on the champion BluesBy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) It rained on the Blues' parade, but nobody seemed to mind.Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain on Saturday to cheer on the...

Associated PressCizikas, Varlamov lead Islanders to 4-3 win over CapitalsBy IAN QUILLENWASHINGTON (AP) Casey Cizikas just might pull off another 20-goal season with more efforts similar to the one Tuesday against Washington.The fourth-line center scored his seventh and eighth goals for his first multi-goal game of the season,...

Sharks bring back Rob Zettler as assistant coachSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Former San Jose Sharks player and assistant coach Rob Zettler is returning to the organization as a member of coach Peter DeBoer's staff.The Sharks announced Monday that Zettler will fill the void created when assistant Bob Boughner...

Blackhawks Ds Seabrook, de Haan out for rest of seasonCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook will have surgery three times in the next three months, raising questions about his future after winning three Stanley Cup titles with his only NHL team.The 34-year-old Seabrook is scheduled for a...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Sheldon Kennedy hopes receiving one of Canada's top honors will help draw attention to child abuse.The 45-year-old former NHL player, sexually abused by his junior hockey coach in the 1980s, was one of 95 admissions and promotions to the Order of Canada announced Friday.''I'm not...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The NHL is officially exploring expansion.Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday that the league is opening an expansion review process to consider whether to add new franchises to its 30-team league. Bettman cited Las Vegas, Seattle and Quebec City as the markets that have expressed the...

Associated PressForsberg helps Blackhawks beat Islanders 3-1By DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Anton Forsberg stopped 30 shots to help the Chicago Blackhawks snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad scored in the second period,...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks retire Hall of Fame scorer Paul Kariya's No. 9By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks raised Paul Kariya's No. 9 to the Honda Center rafters Sunday night, honoring the high-scoring forward who became a Hall of Famer.The Ducks celebrated Kariya's career before their...

AP Hockey WriterEx-Sabres captain Brian Gionta retires after 16 NHL seasonsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Brian Gionta has retired after 16 NHL seasons, two Olympic appearances and a Stanley Cup title with the New Jersey Devils in 2003.The 39-year-old forward once captained the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens....