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Canadiens' Julien feeling “100%” after heart procedureMONTREAL (AP) Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien says he is feeling ''100%'' after a heart procedure.Julien had a stent installed in a coronary artery Aug. 13 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto after complaining of chest pains. The procedure came a day...

AP Hockey WriterPeter Budaj is LA Kings' unlikely savior in goalBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Peter Budaj is the most popular guy in the Los Angeles Kings' dressing room this season, and it's not just because the veteran goalie has been the unlikely savior of their season after...

Associated PressBlue Jackets stun Lightning 5-1 to take 2-0 series leadBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a serious bid to knock the team with the best regular-season record out of the playoffs.Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23...

Brent Seabrook won't travel with Blackhawks for playoffsCHICAGO (AP) Veteran defenseman Brent Seabrook won't play for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL playoffs after not feeling well enough following three surgeries.The 35-year-old underwent two hip surgeries and right shoulder surgery in a five-week span earlier this year. He...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have lots of playoff historyBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance won't mean...

Former Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retiresFormer Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retired from professional hockey Thursday.The 41-year-old Markov played 990 regular-season games for the Canadiens between 2000 and 2017 before returning home to Russia to finish his career.Markov spent his final three years in the Kontinental Hockey League, suiting...

Svechnikov scores in overtime, Carolina beats Montreal 2-1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Andrei Svechnikov scored with 1:45 left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Sunday night in a matchup with Eastern Conference playoff implications.Carolina's Trevor van Riemsdyk scored the tying goal with 5:39...

AP Hockey WriterAP source: Golden Knights trade Colin Miller to SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press the Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Colin Miller from the Vegas Golden Knights for a pair of draft picks.The Golden Knights...

Sabres hire ex-NHLer Komisarek as player development coachBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have hired former NHL defenseman Mike Komisarek as a player development coach.Komisarek becomes the latest addition to first-time head coach Phil Housley's staff.The 35-year-old is from West Islip, New York, and played for three teams...

Associated PressMartinez's late goal gives Kings win over Rangers, ends skidBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Alec Martinez scored with 55 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Kings stopped a six-game skid with a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday.Martinez brought the puck from behind the...

Predators' Subban says Golden Knights' Bellemare bit fingerLAS VEGAS (AP) This goal-mouth scramble might have had some real bite to it.Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban accused Vegas forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of chomping on one of his fingers during a scuffle late in the second period of the Predators' 2-1...

Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov out for rest of regular seasonDENVER (AP) The playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche received a big blow when goalie Semyon Varlamov and defenseman Erik Johnson were ruled out for the remainder of the regular season due to injuries.Colorado coach Jared Bednar said Saturday that Varlamov suffered...