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AP Hockey WriterNHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protestsBy JOHN WAWROWVegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights' playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL had his back.Reaves woke...

Carolina signs defenseman Jake Gardiner to 4-year dealRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jake Gardiner to a four-year contract.Under terms of the deal announced Friday by Carolina general manager Don Waddell, Gardiner will make an average of $4.05 million each season.''He's a great player. He's...

AP Sports WriterPower play, four-goal first propel Kings past Flyers 5-3By JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Kings coach Todd McLellan devoted a large segment of Monday's practice to Los Angeles' struggling power-play unit. For at least one game, the extra work paid off.The Kings scored on all three of...

AP Hockey WriterSenators exec accused of touching, lewd comments to driverBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee is accused of inappropriately touching and making lewd comments toward a hotel shuttle driver while in Buffalo for the NHL's scouting combine.Lee was charged with second-degree...

Anaheim 2 1 0 0-3Calgary 1 1 1 1-4First Period-1, Calgary, Bollig 2 (Raymond, Granlund), 2:07. 2, Anaheim, Maroon 3 (Getzlaf, Vatanen), 6:57. 3, Anaheim, Perry 6 (Despres, Getzlaf), 14:10.Second Period-4, Calgary, Colborne 1, 4:17 (sh). 5, Anaheim, Beleskey 3 (Kesler, Despres), 8:20.Third...

AP Sports WriterNieto's hat trick lifts Avalanche to 5-3 win over StarsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) A deluge of injuries got Matt Nieto back into the lineup. More games like this will certainly keep him in there.Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the...

The OTTAWA and the SAN JOSE will both be gunning for a victory on 12/9/2017 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OTTAWA vs SAN JOSE When: 10:00 PM  ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017 Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California ROT TEAM PL OU ML 69 OTTAWA 0 (-110) 5.5 110 -130 150 -170 70 SAN JOSE TV: 10:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: SAN JOSE ,...

AP Sports WriterBig second period lifts Canucks to 4-1 win over DetroitBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Derek Dorsett has helped turn Vancouver's first trip of the season into a successful one.Dorsett scored his fourth goal of the trip, and the Canucks used a dominant second period to pull away...

AP Hockey WriterStand by your man: Flyers, Caps riding same goaltendersBy STEPHEN WHYNOBy sticking with Philipp Grubauer in net for Game 2, the Washington Capitals are taking a page from the Philadelphia Flyers' most recent goaltending decision.Of course, it was an entirely different book after the Pittsburgh Penguins chased...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks hire Dallas Eakins as head coachBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Dallas Eakins was named the Anaheim Ducks' coach on Monday, moving up from their AHL affiliate in San Diego for his second chance behind an NHL bench.The Ducks filled the NHL's last head coaching...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman accusing Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro of sexually assaulting her has provided more details in an amended complaint.The complaint filed Thursday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas says the then-18-year-old woman was asked to help the Ribeiro family...

AP Sports WriterForsberg, Duchene score PP goals as Preds shut out Stars 2-0By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each scored power-play goals, and the Nashville Predators shut out the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Forsberg also ended...