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Hutchinson has 33 saves as Maple Leafs beat Islanders 3-0TORONTO (AP) Michael Hutchinson made the most of a rare start.Hutchinson stopped 33 shots for his first shutout in nearly a year, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Saturday night to push their point...

Lee Stempniak retires after 14 NHL seasons with 10 teamsBy The Associated PressLee Stempniak has retired from the NHL after playing for 10 teams in 14 seasons.The 36-year-old winger announced his decision Tuesday through the players' union. He says he is ''extremely grateful to have lived my dream every...

AP Hockey WriterBruins, Blues meet in Stanley Cup Final 49 years in makingBy STEPHEN WHYNOSeeing the famous photo of Bobby Orr scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal to beat his St. Louis Blues doesn't bring back bad memories for Scotty Bowman.''Not really,'' the legendary coach said. ''Because we didn't...

AP Hockey Writer'Monster year' could land John Carlson a monster contractBy STEPHEN WHYNOJohn Carlson can't forget that he is fighting for the NHL lead for points among defensemen because his Washington Capitals teammates keep razzing him about it.''The guys do a good job of pumping that up in the...

Associated PressKrejci's OT goal lifts Bruins over Rangers, 3-2By GETHIN COOLBAUGHBOSTON (AP) David Pastrnak believes good things come to those who wait.The Bruins have done plenty of waiting lately. And plenty of winning.Pastrnak scored his NHL-leading 24th goal and assisted on David Krejci's goal 1:40 into overtime, and...

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired winger Michael Ryder from the Dallas Stars in exchange for winger Erik Cole. The Canadiens also received a third-round draft pick from the Stars. Ryder originally was drafted by Montreal and played his first four NHL seasons with the Canadiens from 2003-04 through 2007-08. Ryder carries a...

Sabres' Thompson to miss 5-6 months after shoulder surgeryBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair an injury to his right shoulder.The Sabres announced Thompson had the operation on Tuesday and will require between five and...

Virtanen, Markstrom lead Canucks over Coyotes 3-1By The Associated PressVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Jake Virtanen borrowed a move from his Western Hockey League days - and it helped lift the Vancouver Canucks to victory.Virtanen scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jacob Markstrom made 34...

Smith scores twice, Blackhawks beat Canadiens 4-1MONTREAL (AP) Corey Crawford doesn’t know why he plays well against his hometown team.The veteran goalie stopped 32 shots to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night.Crawford, from suburban Chateauguay, Quebec, improved to 11-2-2 against the Canadiens.“I...

The NY RANGERS and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 12/10/2018 at 7:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NY RANGERS vs TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING When: 7:30 PM  ET, Monday, December 10, 2018 Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PL OU ML 37 NY RANGERS 0 (-110) 6.5 -115 -105 220 -260 38 TAMPA BAY TV: 7:30 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY ,...

Sergachev re-signs with Lightning for 3 years, $14.4 millionTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year, $14.4 million contract.General manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Wednesday.The 22-year-old Sergachev skated in 70 games last season, scoring a career-high 10...

Selanne, Jets top Oilers 6-5 in Heritage Classic alumni gameWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The Finnish Flash was back at in front of his loving Winnipeg Jets fans.Teemu Selanne scored his second goal on a penalty shot with 4 second left to give the Jets a 6-5 victory over Wayne...