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Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has a sinus infection, meaning backup Jhonas Enroth will start against the New York Rangers. Interim coach Ron Rolston provided the update after Miller missed the pre-game skate Tuesday morning. Miller is healthy enough to serve in a backup role. It's the second start in...

AP Hockey WriterAP Source: Maple Leafs place unhappy Brooks Laich on waiversBy JOHN WAWROWA person with direct knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that the Toronto Maple Leafs placed Brooks Laich on waivers, two days after the veteran center questioned where he fit in the team's plans.The...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, players finalize agreement for 56-game season in 2021By STEPHEN WHYNOHockey is set to return Jan. 13 after the NHL and players completed a deal Sunday to hold a 56-game season that would include playoffs lasting into July to award the Stanley Cup.The league's Board of Governors...

The Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at HP Pavilion. Vancouver at San Jose When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2013 Where: HP Pavillion at San Jose, San Jose, California TV: 8 p.m. ET, Rogers Sportsnet Pacific (Vancouver),...

Associated PressStaal, Stalock lead Wild past Kings 5-1By PATRICK DONNELLYST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, Alex Stalock stopped 30 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 Saturday night.Gerald Mayhew, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mikko Koivu and...

Phil Kessel scores SO winner, Penguins beat Oilers 3-2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton's Connor McDavid stretched his lead atop the NHL scoring race, but Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins got the even more important two points for the win Friday night.Phil Kessel scored the shootout winner and the Penguins came...

LA Kings re-sign forward Nick Shore for 1 year, $925,000EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Forward Nick Shore has re-signed with the Los Angeles Kings, agreeing to a one-year deal for $925,000.The Kings announced the deal with the restricted free agent Thursday.Shore has spent the past two seasons as a...

Associated PressCanucks rally to beat Kings 4-3, end road losing streak at 4By DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Battered, bruised and playing on the second night of a back-to-back, it would have been understandable if the youthful Vancouver Canucks gave up ground in their surprising playoff push.Instead, the Canucks...

Associated PressGaudreau, Hathaway score twice as Flames top Rangers 4-1By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) The Calgary Flames have had trouble winning in New York in recent seasons. Opportunistic scoring and stellar goaltending changed that on this trip.Johnny Gaudreau and Garnet Hathaway each scored twice and backup goalie David...

AP Sports WriterBob the Builder: Panthers' coach putting his stamp on thingsBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bob Boughner's favorite dinner spot used to be a sports pub in the minor-league hockey hotbed of Glens Falls, New York called Dango's, a place where the chicken wings were huge and...

AP Hockey WriterBarzal sparks offense as Islanders advance past PanthersBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) Mathew Barzal can appreciate how the New York Islanders' identity is built around being defensively sound.In centering New York's top line, Barzal also knows it's his role to contribute on offense, too.Acknowledging it took him...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Killorn suspended, may be Point-less vs IslesBy JOHN WAWROWIt didn't take long for Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper to go from fist-pumping to refocusing.With the Lightning already minus captain Steven Stamkos, forward Alex Killorn was suspended by the NHL for Game 3 of the Eastern...