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Vancouver 1 2 0-3San Jose 0 1 0-1First Period-1, Vancouver, Horvat 2 (Dorsett, Stanton), 3:08.Second Period-2, Vancouver, Hansen 9 (Edler, Richardson), 3:05. 3, San Jose, Thornton 9 (penalty shot), 4:36. 4, Vancouver, Vrbata 14 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 7:09.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Vancouver 7-7-7-21. San...

Nashville's Ryan Ellis out 4-6 months after knee surgeryNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis will need a full six months to recover from offseason knee surgery, and general manager David Poile says they don't expect him back until possibly 2018.Poile gave an update on injuries Thursday...

AP Sports WriterDevils owner Josh Harris having a very good year in sportsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Josh Harris is finally having some fun being an owner of sports franchises in three cities, three leagues and two continents.It's been a long wait for Harris, who has led investment...

TORONTO (AP) Mike Babcock slid a yellow legal pad to the right side of the desk in his modest, windowless office, put his head down and wrote down a phrase he had just heard without saying a word.The Toronto Maple Leafs coach, who is as much of a...

AP Hockey WriterKovalchuk finds home with Capitals after whirlwind journeyBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Ilya Kovalchuk and Brenden Dillon broke bread in a Northern Virginia restaurant, leaving their temporary home away from home hotel and swapping stories.The Washington Capitals' two newcomers bonded over their shared experience of playing...

AP Hockey WriterOilers' Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVPBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Stanley Cup Final is in Edmonton, and Oilers star Leon Draisaitl made history Monday night.Only it had more to do with his home country than his home arena.Draisaitl became the...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals re-sign Carlson to $64M, 8-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Washington Capitals have re-signed John Carlson to a $64 million, eight-year contract that allows the Stanley Cup champions to keep the do-it-all defenseman.Carlson will count $8 million against the salary cap through the 2026-27 season. General manager Brian...

The COLORADO and the DETROIT will both be gunning for a victory on 12/2/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. COLORADO AVALANCHE vs DETROIT RED WINGS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Sunday, December 2, 2018 Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan ROT TEAM PL OU ML 7 COLORADO 0 (-110) 6 -105 -115 -160 140 8 DETROIT TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: DETROIT , COLORADO Oddsmakers currently have the...

Milbury apologizes for comments made during NHL playoff gameNEW YORK (AP) Former coach and NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury apologized Friday for saying during a playoff game broadcast that there weren't women in the NHL bubble to disrupt anyone's concentration.The comments were made during Thursday night's game between...

Associated PressZuccarello, Zibanejad lead Rangers past Panthers 5-2By SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers turned to two of their top goal-scorers to rally past the Florida Panthers.Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad each scored twice as New York snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory...

Carlson, Hedman and Josi named NHL Norris Trophy finalistsBy The Associated PressWashington's John Carlson, Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman and Nashville's Roman Josi have been named the finalists for the NHL's James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league's top defenseman.The finalists were announced Monday, and voted on by members...

AP Hockey WriterSorry, Seattle: NHL GMs learned from Vegas expansion draftBy STEPHEN WHYNOHindsight is 43/35 for the Columbus Blue Jackets.That's how many goals and assists William Karlsson put up for the Vegas Golden Knights after the Blue Jackets let him go in the most recent NHL expansion draft. They...