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The Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Scottrade Center. Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2016 Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri ROT ...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin scores 701st, shootout winner as Capitals beat JetsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin began the night being celebrated for what he's best at. He ended it doing something much more rare.Ovechkin scored his 701st goal minutes after being honored for 700 and added the shootout...

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 Sports WriterMcDavid wins 3rd straight All-Star fastest skater raceBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Edmonton's Connor McDavid won the NHL's fastest skater competition for the third straight year, beating out U.S. women's hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield and six other All-Stars.The other winners in the NHL All-Star...

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season.With the start of training camp looming later this month, the 37-year-old forward said Monday that he will ''step...

AP Hockey WriterFirst NHL game in Philadelphia set stage for Hutton's careerBy STEPHEN WHYNOCarter Hutton was still taking college classes when he got to learn on the job what it was like to be an NHL goaltender.An undrafted 24-year-old at UMass-Lowell, Hutton could only practice with the American Hockey...

AP Sports WriterDisputed call sparks Sharks comeback and leaves Vegas angryBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Pavelski's head slammed to the ice, blood pooling nearby after he took an awkward fall following cross-check by Cody Eakin.As Pavelski was helped to the locker room by his teammates, the...

AP Sports WriterOffseason goals for Wild topped by goaltending improvementBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild returned home from the Western Conference bubble with regret, dismay and another postseason defeat.Despite the spark that was on display after the change in head coaches up until the pandemic put the sport on a...

AP Hockey WriterStarting goaltenders battle physical and mental fatigueBy STEPHEN WHYNOBehind the mask is a mind filled with a web of a thousand thoughts, worries and a singular focus of what it takes to win a game.Then the next game, then the one after that.''There is no shut-off for...

Cave's AHL teammate writes tribute song for memorial fundEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton Oilers prospect Cooper Marody has written a song in memory of teammate Colby Cave to raise money for a memorial fund.Cave, from Battleford, Saskatchewan, died April 11 in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed....

AP Hockey WriterSabres acquire Pominville, Scandella in trade with WildBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres began transforming their underperforming defense by acquiring Marco Scandella in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Friday.Former Sabres captain Jason Pominville's returning to Buffalo, too.In exchange, the Wild acquired forwards...

Associated PressGolden Knights focused while playing with sense of urgencyBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights have done an excellent job of not looking too far ahead in their inaugural season.It has served them well during their amazing run as an expansion team, all the way...