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Sabres sign 2016 2nd-round pick Asplund to 3-year contractBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have signed prospect forward Rasmus Asplund to a three-year entry level contract.Asplund is from Sweden and was selected by Buffalo in the second round of the 2016 NHL draft. The 20-year-old had a career-best...

Anaheim Ducks re-sign goalie Ryan Miller for another seasonANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Veteran goalie Ryan Miller has re-signed for another season with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim also gave one-year contract extensions to defenseman Korbinian Holzer and forward Derek Grant on Thursday.Miller is the winningest U.S.-born goalie in NHL history with...

AP Sports WriterDevils season comes to end as NHL resumes with 24 teamsBy TOM CANAVANThe New Jersey Devils' season came to an end on Tuesday after the NHL abandoned the rest of the regular season and announced plans to head straight into the playoffs with 24 teams.Only seven teams...

AP Hockey WriterNHL Players to Watch: Sabres Eichel has plenty to proveBy JOHN WAWROWSabres center Jack Eichel isn't mincing words when assessing his first two NHL seasons.''Actually, I think I've proven nothing,'' the 20-year-old face of the franchise said before bluntly outlining his lack of accomplishments.''If you look at...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins' Malkin out for Game 2 against CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Injured star Evgeni Malkin was out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Washington Capitals.Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed about two hours before Sunday's puck drop that Malkin was...

Staal scores 400th, Wild beat Blues 5-1ST. LOUIS (AP) After getting his 400th career goal, Eric Staal wants to keep on going.Staal got his milestone goal less than five minutes in to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.The...

New Jersey Devils sign F Kevin Rooney to 2-year contractNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Kevin Rooney to a two-year contract.General Manager Ray Shero announced the contract Monday. He says the first year will be a two-way deal in which Rooney will earn $700,000...

NEW YORK -- Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrew Ference has been suspended three games for his check to the head of Vancouver forward Zack Kassian. The NHL said Monday he will be eligible to return for Sunday's road game in New York against the Rangers. Ference will lose $118,902 in salary. He...

Devils hire Mark Dennehy as Binghamton AHL coachNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have chosen Mark Dennehy as the coach of their top minor league affiliate.Devils general manager Ray Shero said Wednesday that Dennehy will take over the job with the Binghamton Devils. The former Merrimack coach...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Conor Sheary scored twice, including the winner with 1:42 left, to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in NHL action on Tuesday. Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin also scored for Pittsburgh while Matt Murray stopped 25 shots in his first home start since the...

Gallagher leads Canadiens past Blues 6-3MONTREAL (AP) Brendan Gallagher had a goal and two assists and the Montreal Canadiens beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Saturday night.Tomas Tatar, Jonathan Drouin, Philip Danault, Arturri Lehkonen, and Max Domi also scored for Montreal.Brayden Schenn, Samuel...

AP Sports WriterMuzzin, Maple Leafs eye elimination of Bruins in Game 6By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has extra motivation to beat Boston on Sunday and eliminate the Bruins in six games: It would mean some extra time to spend with his brand-new baby daughter.Muzzin's...