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Little-used veteran goalie Cory Schneider waived by DevilsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Goaltender Cory Schneider, a one-time All-Star and one of the main faces of the New Jersey Devils, was placed on waivers Monday.The Devils said on Twitter Monday the 33-year-old veteran would be assigned to Binghamton of the AHL...

Kings sign Austin Wagner, Carl Grundstrom to extensionsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Austin Wagner to a three-year, $3.4 million contract extension.The Kings also signed forward Carl Grundstrom to a two-year, $1.45 million extension Tuesday.The 23-year-old Wagner has spent most of the past...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - John Tavares broke a tie with his 37th goal of the season early in the third period and the New York Islanders pulled away to beat the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Friday night.Tavares beat Marc-Andre Fleury on a rebound 2:46 into the third and Michael...

Lehtonen makes 35 saves, Stars force Game 7 with 3-2 winST. LOUIS (AP) Dallas stayed alive in its NHL second-round playoff series by winning 3-2 at St. Louis on Monday, with rookie Mattias Janmark igniting a three-goal first period to help the Stars squared the series 3-3.Kari Lehtonen...

AP Hockey WriterCaps have high goal-scoring expectations for Ovechkin at 32By STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Alex Ovechkin has scored 50 goals so regularly that finishing with 30-something was a disappointment.Ovechkin is responsible for seven of the 20 times any player has scored 50 goals in a season since...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Marc Methot to a $19.6 million, four-year contract extension.Methot will count $4.9 million against the salary cap through the 2018-19 season.The team said Monday that the deal includes a modified 10-team no-trade list.Methot has appeared in just 17 games...

Associated PressMantha scores late, Red Wings beat Golden Knights 3-2By PAUL HARRISDETROIT (AP) Anthony Mantha did not play a great game. He did make the big play.Mantha scored with 30.9 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on...

AP Sports WriterTampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov wins Hart, Lindsay at NHL AwardsBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night, receiving the NHL's highest honors for his 128-point regular season for the Lightning.The Russian right wing...

Oilers star Connor McDavid cleared to practiceEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was cleared for practice and didn't require a non-contact jersey as the team hit the ice Friday for the first time in training camp.''I feel good,'' McDavid said after playing on a line with...

AP Hockey WriterPatience finally pays off for big-game goalie GrubauerBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Philipp Grubauer was 18 and had only been in North America for a year and a half when he walked into the Windsor Spitfires locker room as the latest member of a stacked junior...

AP Sports WriterLate tying goals don't always lead to OT wins in playoffsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Desperation turns to jubilation in the NHL playoffs when a trailing team manages to score the tying goal late in regulation to force overtime.That sudden change of emotions would figure...

Associated Press650,000 fans at parade cheer Penguins for Stanley Cup winBy JOE MANDAKPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championship, the first an NHL team has won back to back in almost 20 years, spawned by far the biggest victory parade of any of the franchise's five titles.An...