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Associated PressKings hurt Coyotes' wild-card chances with 3-1 winBy JOSE M. ROMEROGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) An impressive performance by Jack Campbell helped the lowly Los Angeles Kings push the Arizona Coyotes to the brink of elimination from the Western Conference playoff race.Campbell made a career-high 49 saves and Trevor...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks traded forward Carl Hagelin to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night for forward David Perron and defenseman Adam Clendening.The Ducks announced the swap of two struggling 27-year-old forwards after their 4-2 victory over Dallas.Hagelin had four goals and eight assists in 43...

AP Hockey WriterSabres fire GM Botterill in series of cost-cutting movesBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula reversed course by firing general manager Jason Botterill on Tuesday as part of a drastic cost-cutting purge of front-office staff and scouts on a team preparing...

Golden Knights sign Marchessault to $30 million, 6-year dealLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights have signed leading scorer Jonathan Marchessault to a $30 million, six-year contract extension.General manager George McPhee announced the deal Wednesday. Marchessault will count $5 million against the salary cap through the 2023-24 season.Since...

AP Hockey WriterBlues must try to slow down Bruins in Stanley Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) Jake DeBrusk got a step on Robert Bortuzzo and he was off to the races.Despite missing the net on the breakaway, the message was already sent.Two minutes into the Stanley Cup Final,...

Associated PressKings' Jonathan Quick sustains lower-body injury in practiceBy DAN GREENSPANEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick was placed on injured reserve Sunday after sustaining a lower-body injury in practice the previous day.Jack Campbell will start against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Campbell...

Coyotes' Gutierrez becomes NHL's first Latino CEOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have made Xavier Gutierrez the first Latino team president and CEO in NHL history.Gutierrez's hiring was announced Monday by Alex Meruelo, who became the NHL's first Latino controlling owner when he bought a majority stake in...

Oilers' Cave in medically induced coma after brain bleedBy The Associated PressEdmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has been placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a brain bleed.The Oilers said Tuesday on their Twitter account that the brain bleed happened overnight and that Cave was in the critical...

Petry, Price lead Canadiens past Panthers 4-0MONTREAL (AP) Jeff Petry had four assists, Carey Price made 29 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday.Nick Suzuki, Artturi Lehkonen, Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens (24-22-7), who improved to 6-2-0 in their...

Carolina Hurricanes agree to 2-year deal with TeravainenRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes and forward Teuvo Teravainen have agreed to terms for a two-year deal worth more than $5.7 million.The Hurricanes announced the deal Thursday, exactly a year after that they acquired the 22-year-old Teravainen in a trade...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

AP Hockey WriterNHL clears ex-Panthers GM of wrongdoing after investigationBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL on Thursday cleared Dale Tallon of any wrongdoing after an independent investigation found it could not substantiate claims he made inappropriate racial, religious and ethnic comments as general manager of the Florida Panthers.The league received an...