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AP Sports WriterIslanders fans don't mind Brooklyn for playoff gamesBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup...

TORONTO (AP) - Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri will miss Monday night's game against the New York Islanders because he missed a team meeting.Interim coach Peter Horachek sent Kadri home Sunday after he was 20 minutes late to practice. Kadri said he overslept, accepted his mistake and the consequences.The...

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...

Skinners leads Hurricanes over RangersBy The Associated PressRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, and then he didn't. He still did it all to help the Carolina Hurricanes earn a victory they hope will mean even more in the spring.Skinner had two goals and an...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Nick Leddy had a goal and two assists, Jaroslav Halak tied the team record for wins in a season, and the New York Islanders cooled off the NHL-leading Nashville Predators with a 5-2 win on Thursday night.Brian Strait, John Tavares and Johnny Boychuk scored in...

AP Sports WriterDucks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid 7-game losing streakBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray tried to give Randy Carlyle as much time as possible to turn things around. But a seven-game losing streak and freefall into last place in the Western...

AP Sports WriterChara played with plates, wires, screws to fix broken jawBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said he broke his jaw in multiple places and played the last three games of the Stanley Cup Final with ''two plates, some wires and screws'' holding it...

G Cam Ward signs 1-day contract, retires with HurricanesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Goalie Cam Ward has signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and is retiring as a member of the team he helped lead to a Stanley Cup.General manager Don Waddell announced the signing and retirement Wednesday,...

Kyle Connor has goal and assist, Jets beat Canucks 4-1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Friday night.Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his ninth consecutive victory over the Canucks. Jack Roslovic, Mark Scheifele...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings' postseason streak running on fumes in Motor CityBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) NHL standings used to be displayed in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room on a huge dry-erase board, filling much of a wall between the players' lounge and showers.Detroit doesn't always display the...

AP Sports WriterBruins goalie Rask opts out of playoffs to be with familyBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the team's playoff run to be with his family.The defending Eastern Conference champions announced the decision Saturday morning, less than two hours before...