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Flyers F Lindblom out rest of the season with rare cancerPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones.The 23-year-old from Sweden had...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired veteran forward Kris Versteeg in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hurricanes sent defensemen Dennis Robertson and Jake Massie and a fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks for Versteeg, forward Joakim Nordstrom and a third-round...

The New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at MTS Centre. New York Islanders vs. Winnipeg Jets When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2013 Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba TV: 8 p.m. ET, MSG-Plus2 (New York), TSN...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Andrew Hammond kept Ottawa afloat during a rocky second period, and the Senators skaters took advantage.Bobby Ryan and Chris Wideman had power-play goals, Erik Karlsson also scored and the Senators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night.Andrew Hammond made 33 saves to help Ottawa...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

Associated PressPenguins center Sidney Crosby reaches 400-goal milestoneBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored his 400th career goal early in the second period against St. Louis.Crosby muscled a shot past goalie Jake Allen from the left side of the net at 3:31. The goal came...

Associated PressBookmaker opens sports lounge in Devils hockey arenaBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) New Jersey's rapidly growing sports betting market is extending its reach into a professional hockey arena, even as it adds a seventh Atlantic City casino to the fold.Bookmaker William Hill US said it plans...

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...

Flames investigating allegation head coach used racial slursPITTSBURGH (AP) Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward a Nigerian-born hockey player a decade ago in the minor leagues, then arranged for the player’s...

Wild's Zucker out 4-6 weeks after surgery on broken legST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild left wing Jason Zucker will miss the next four to six weeks after surgery to repair a broken right leg suffered in a recent game.The Wild announced Friday night that Zucker's operation by...

The SAN JOSE and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 12/4/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN JOSE vs WASHINGTON When: 7:00 PM  ET, Monday, December 4, 2017 Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 SAN JOSE 0 (-110) 5.5 120 -140 115 -135 2 WASHINGTON TV: 7 p.m. ET, NHL Network, NBCSN California (San...

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...