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AP Hockey WriterSabres re-sign Jeff Skinner to 8-year, $72 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing offseason need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner.And it came at a hefty price.Skinner became the Sabres'...

NHL taking wait-then-see approach with draft lottery formatNEW YORK (AP) The NHL is taking a wait-then-see approach in adding an element of drama to its annual draft lottery on Saturday.Rather than revealing the entire order of the first 15 selections as the league has done in the past,...

AP Sports WriterBettman: NHL board approves Coyotes sale, new arena neededBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) Alex Meruelo has been approved as the new majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes during the NHL's Board of Governors meeting.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday also reaffirmed the league's belief that the...

AP Hockey WriterTrotz drops hints of Capitals return amid uncertain futureBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Barry Trotz professed his love for the D.C. area and dropped at least a couple of hints during the Stanley Cup celebration that suggest he'll be back as Capitals coach next season.Trotz's contract status...

AP Hockey WriterRangers to retire Ratelle's 19, Flyers to retire Lindros' 88By STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Rangers will retire Jean Ratelle's No. 19 and the Philadelphia Flyers will retire Eric Lindros' No. 88 this season.The Rangers will raise Ratelle's number to the rafters before their Feb. 25 game against...

Capitals re-sign T.J. Oshie to $46 million, 8-year dealCHICAGO (AP) The Washington Capitals have re-signed right winger T.J. Oshie to a $46 million, eight-year contract.Oshie will count $5.75 million against the salary cap through the 2024-25 season.General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Friday just before the start...

'Undrafted but undaunted': Oilers' Colby Cave dies at 25TORONTO (AP) Colby Cave, an excellent teammate whose lone goal for the Edmonton Oilers this season came on an “awesome” rush down the ice, died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.The NHL club did not say...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The injury-riddled Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Boone Jenner for one to two months because of a stress fracture in his back.The club placed Jenner on injured reserve Saturday and recalled center Sean Collins from its American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.Jenner...

Associated PressKessel's hat trick powers Penguins past Vegas 4-2By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Phil Kessel scored a natural hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Thursday night.Vegas scored the first goal of the game, and Kessel had the next three - with the...

AP Hockey WriterInjury to Burakovsky allows Capitals to evaluate depthBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) If there was ever a good time for the Washington Capitals to go through an injury, it's now.That's not a knock on Andre Burakovsky, who was a point-a-game player the last 14 games before...

The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with defenseman Wade Redden on Friday on a one-year, $800,000 deal. The 35-year-old Redden was placed on waivers this week by the New York Rangers, who bought out the final two years of his contract on Thursday. Also on Friday, the Blues released 35-year-old...