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Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien wants to remind his team that the season isn't over just because a playoff spot has already been clinched. Therrien was angry after the Canadiens lost by four goals for a second straight game -- this time 7-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday...

AP Hockey WritersNHL, players approve plan to resume season, extend CBABy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWHockey became the latest sport to finalize a return during a global pandemic after NHL owners and players approved an agreement Friday to resume the season - and with it an assurance of labor...

NEW YORK (AP) Mats Zuccarello scored with 58.3 seconds left to give the New York Rangers their ninth straight win, 4-3 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.Zuccarello also had two assists as New York improved to 14-2-2, the best 18-game start in franchise history in wins and...

Associated PressRust helps Penguins top Wild 2-1By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Bryan Rust has no explanation for his career-best scoring run. He just wants to keep playing the same way.Rust scored two more goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Thursday night.''Sometimes that's how...

Anderson, Senators beat Canadiens 3-0 in NHL 100 ClassicOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Senators needed a big effort from their top players Saturday night, and they got it.Craig Anderson stopped 28 shots for his 40th career shutout, leading Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in the...

WASHINGTON (AP) Pittsburgh ended Washington's five-game winning streak by scoring twice in the third period to win 3-1 at the Capitals on Wednesday.Phil Kessel netted the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin's pass less than 2 minutes after Beau Bennett had scored the tying goal for the Penguins.In the...

TORONTO (AP) - An NHL jersey once worn by Hall of Fame defenseman Eddie Shore has sold for US$119,500.Shore's Boston Bruins No. 2 sweater was sold to an anonymous collector from New York on Saturday night.Previous owner Scott Johnston had planned to frame the jersey and hang it up...

Canadiens sign free-agent Kovalchuk to 1-year contractMONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens signed free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year contract on Friday to offset several injuries.The struggling NHL club agreed to a two-way deal worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL.Kovalchuk had nine points...

Report: Chicago forward Hossa retires due to health problemsBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) Chicago Blackhawks veteran forward Marian Hossa says he's retiring because of health issues.In an interview with the Slovak newspaper Novy Cas, Hossa says he's done playing hockey.The 39-year-old missed the entire season due to a progressive skin...

Hughes seals SO win, Devils beat Senators 4-3OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Jack Hughes helped bail out the New Jersey Devils after they gave up a lead in the third period.Kyle Palmieri tied it late in the third period, and Nikita Gusev and Hughes scored in the shootout to lift...

Blackhawks place D Connor Murphy on long-term IRCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have placed defenseman Connor Murphy on long-term injured reserve.Murphy hurt his groin Tuesday night in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. He has no points in six games this season.The Blackhawks also recalled...

Penguins turn to youth, land Bjugstad, McCann from PanthersPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers on Friday for forward Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks.The deal gives the Penguins an influx of youth in the 26-year-old...