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Forward Gabriel Bourque signs 1-year deal with AvalancheDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche have brought back forward Gabriel Bourque on a one-year deal.Bourque played in 58 games for the Avalanche in 2017-18 as he tallied five goals and six assists. He scored twice during Colorado's first-round playoff loss to...

Capitals sign winger Conor Sheary to $735,000, 1-year dealARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Washington signed winger Conor Sheary to a $735,000, one-year contract Tuesday, giving the Capitals additional forward depth going into training camp and the 56-game 2021 season.Sheary played for Buffalo and Pittsburgh last season, finishing with 10 goals...

Associated PressFlames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootoutBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland scored third-period goals for the Flames,...

AP Hockey WriterBlackhawks ban 4 from home games due to racist tauntBy JOHN WAWROWThe four fans ejected from Chicago's United Center for making racist taunts against a black hockey player have been banned from attending Blackhawks home games.The fans were notified of the decision directly by the Blackhawks, team...

Associated PressPanthers eliminated from playoffs despite win vs SabresBy PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Record-setting wins don't get much hollower than Florida's victory Saturday night.The Panthers were eliminated from playoff contention, even after Vincent Trocheck scored late in the third period to help hold off the Buffalo Sabres 4-3...

AP Sports WriterPenguins emerge from funk as legit three-peat threatBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin made the proclamation more than two months ago, minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins put together three borderline spectacular periods against San Jose on Jan. 30 to pick up their ninth win in 12...

Anaheim Ducks to retire numbers of Kariya, NiedermayerANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks will retire the numbers of Paul Kariya and Scott Niedermayer during the upcoming season.The Ducks announced the honors for their Hall of Famers on Monday.Kariya's No. 9 will go into the Honda Center rafters on...

Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky was fined $10,000, the maximum allowed under the new NHL collective bargaining agreement, on Wednesday for boarding Los Angeles defenseman Rob Scuderi in Columbus' 4-2 loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Dubinsky will not be suspended. The incident occurred at 11:29 of the second period...

Mete scores twice as Canadiens beat Bruins 5-4MONTREAL (AP) A video review left Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy seeing red.An overturned goal on a coach's challenge for offside in the third period gave Montreal momentum, and the Canadiens went on to beat Boston 5-4 on Tuesday - a rare...

Arizona 0 0 0-0Vancouver 1 3 1-5First Period-1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 19 (H.Sedin, Edler), 16:22.Second Period-2, Vancouver, Kenins 4 (Hansen, Horvat), 6:51. 3, Vancouver, Weber 10 (Edler, H.Sedin), 15:42 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Weber 11 (D.Sedin, Edler), 17:10 (pp).Third Period-5, Vancouver, Hamhuis 1...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes trade Max Domi to Canadiens for Alex GalchenyukBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have traded forward Max Domi to the Montreal Canadiens for Alex Galchenyuk in an exchange of young, talented players.The 23-year-old Domi had been one of the cornerstones of Arizona's rebuilding...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin, a durable 'Russian machine,' reaches 1,000 gamesBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin is built like a linebacker with the motor of a steam engine and the mentality of a wrecking ball.He can score like no other player of this generation and few in history and...