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Pastrnak has 2 goals, Bruins top Habs for 3rd time in 8 daysMONTREAL (AP) David Pastrnak scored twice and set up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night, their third win in eight days against the Canadiens.Torey Krug had a goal and...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are eager to take another shot at the Montreal Canadiens.A year after being swept by their Atlantic Division rivals in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, the confident Lightning will be looking for redemption when the teams meet again in...

AP Hockey WriterNY Rangers select Lafreniere with No. 1 pick in NHL draftBy JOHN WAWROWAlexis Lafreniere wanted to take the stage at Montreal's Bell Centre near his home and hear his name announced at the NHL draft.The playmaking forward had to settle for being selected first overall by the...

Anisimov scores in OT to lift Senators past Stars 4-3OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Artem Anisimov scored at 3:48 of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night.Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Brady Tkachuk and Tyler Ennis also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson stopped...

Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little after only 2 monthsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators fired CEO Jim Little on Wednesday less than two months after he took the job, saying his conduct was ''inconsistent'' with the core values of the team and the NHL.The 55-year-old Little said...

AP Sports WriterKeyArena renovation to cost more than originally expectedBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The renovation of KeyArena to make it ready for a potential NHL franchise will cost $100 million more than previously expected.Oak View Group announced Tuesday it had selected Skanska and AECOM Hunt to partner together...

AP Hockey WriterKuznetsov's status for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final unclearBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Capitals coach Barry Trotz says he has no update on injured center Evgeny Kuznetsov or his status for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.Kuznetsov left in the...

Stars honor slain Dallas officers before, during NHL openerDALLAS (AP) The Stars honored five officers slain in downtown Dallas this summer, wearing decals of their badges on their helmets during a season-opening 4-2 win Thursday night.Family members of two of the slain officers, Dallas police Sgt. Michael Smith...

Oilers say Peter Chiarelli will return as general managerBy The Associated PressEdmonton Oilers CEO and vice chair Bob Nicholson still has full confidence in general manager Peter Chiarelli.The same can't exactly be said for head coach Todd McLellan and his staff.Nicholson addressed reporters in Edmonton on Thursday and stated...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning tested Henrik Lundqvist again - and this time the New York Rangers goalie passed with high marks.Lundqvist stopped 38 shots to rebound from two subpar performances and help the Rangers shut down the Lightning 5-1 on Friday night in Game 4...

AP Hockey WriterNHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protestsBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.The joint decision to put...

Associated PressSemyon Varlamov makes 43 saves, Avs beat Canadiens 2-0By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Semyon Varlamov made 43 saves for his first victory in more than a month and the Colorado Avalanche matched the franchise record of 10 straight home wins, beating the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Wednesday night.Carl...