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Czech F Tomas Hyka is 3rd player signed by Golden KnightsLAS VEGAS (AP) Czech forward Tomas Hyka is the third player to sign with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights.The Golden Knights announced the one-year, entry-level deal Thursday.The 24-year-old Hyka was a sixth-round pick by Los Angeles in 2012,...

Devils to honor former owner McMullen on FridayNEWARK, N.J. (AP) John McMullen, who brought NHL hockey to New Jersey in 1982, will be the first inductee in the Devils' Ring of Honor.The Devils will hold a pregame ceremony at Prudential Center on Friday night before their game against...

Namestnikov scores 2, Senators beat Lightning 4-2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first two goals for his new team late in the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday for their first win of the season.Colin...

Devils sign goalie Senn to 2-year, entry-level contractNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Gilles Senn to a two-year, entry-level contract.General manager Ray Shero announced the signing of the fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft on Wednesday.The 23-year-old Senn spent the last five seasons with...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin is 29, and his hair is flecked with gray nowadays. His coaches and linemates keep changing, as have the ways opponents try to stop him.After 10 years in the NHL, one thing that stays the same about the guy known as Alex the Great:...

AP Sports WriterMcDavid scores hat trick, reaches 400 points in Edmonton winBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Connor McDavid had a hat trick and became the eighth NHL player to record 400 points before his 23rd birthday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Sunday night.It...

AP Hockey WritersNHL camps to open July 10 if league, players agree to resumeBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWThe NHL and NHL Players' Association gave the go-ahead Thursday for teams to open training camp on July 10 in the next step forward toward completing the pandemic-delayed season.The league and...

Vegas Golden Knights to play first game at Dallas on Oct. 6By The Associated PressThe expansion Vegas Golden Knights will make their regular-season debut on the road in Dallas on Oct. 6 and host Arizona on Oct. 10 in the first home game in franchise history.NHL teams announced their...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes' Keller hoping to build on stellar rookie seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Clayton Keller had a superb start and finish to his rookie season with the Arizona Coyotes, becoming a finalist for the Calder Trophy. In between, he went through a long scoring drought.Keller's goal...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' Tarasenko set for 3rd shoulder surgery, out 5 monthsBy STEPHEN WHYNOSt. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko is in jeopardy of missing the start of next season because he is facing shoulder surgery for the third time in less than three years.General manager Doug Armstrong said Wednesday...

Jets use 4-goal third period to rally past Blackhawks 5-2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Andrew Copp had the go-ahead score in Winnipeg's four-goal third period, and the Jets rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday night.Copp gave Winnipeg a 3-2 lead when he beat Corey Crawford up high...

AP Hockey WriterTanks for nothing: Some NHL teams can't win for losingBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel has difficulty accepting the sorry state of the Buffalo Sabres, who haven't had a sniff at the playoffs in the three years since his celebrated arrival.''When I got drafted, if...