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Blue Jackets star Werenski has shoulder surgeryCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets defensemen Zach Werenski had surgery on a shoulder injury that has bothered him since early last season.The team says full recovery is expected to take five to six months. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen says Werenski will...

Associated PressFischer scores in overtime, Coyotes beat Kings 3-2By JONATHAN DALTONGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Christian Fischer broke out of scoring slump for the resurgent Arizona Coyotes.Fischer scored on a rebound 2:43 into overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.''I've...

AP Hockey WriterAP sources: Flames put Jaromir Jagr on waiversBy STEPHEN WHYNOTwo people with direct knowledge of the move say the Calgary Flames have placed Jaromir Jagr on waivers.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the team had not announced the transaction. Jagr...

AP Hockey WritersNHL 'pausing' season amid coronavirus concernsBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWThe NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday it is pausing its season, one day after the NBA suspended play after a player tested...

AP Sports WriterGrant's first 2 NHL goals lead Ducks' 6-2 rout of CanadiensBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Derek Grant scored the first two goals of his NHL career, getting the second while the Anaheim Ducks scored three goals in a 97-second span of the third period during a...

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...

Coyotes' Garland week to week with lower-body injuryGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Coyotes leading scorer Conor Garland has left the team after he suffered a lower-body injury against Calgary.The Coyotes said Sunday that Garland has returned to Arizona while the team continues its trip through western Canada. He is...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will both be gunning for a victory on 1/11/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia ROT TEAM PL OU ML 55 PITTSBURGH 0 (-110) 5.5 105 -125 105 -125 56 WASHINGTON TV: 8 p.m. ET,...

Judge: No class-action status for ex-NHLer concussion caseST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The federal judge overseeing the NHL concussion case has denied class-action status for the former players suing the league over head injuries.U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her 46-page order on Friday, the first significant victory...

Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce BoudreauST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season.First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau following a shootout loss to...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat had...

AP Hockey WriterWith workload down for Ovechkin, Caps primed for playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Tired of rolling over the NHL in the regular season and falling short in the playoffs, the Washington Capitals went to great lengths to make sure their best players won't be tired this...