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AP Sports WriterFlyers counting on new coach Vigneault to lead them to titleBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers has spent the weeks leading up to the season unveiling the team's best offseason acquisitions.There are $25 tickets at a refurbished standing-room-only area at the...

Associated PressDevils open training camp with sense of excitementBy JIM HAGUENEWARK, N.J. (AP) As the New Jersey Devils arrived for the start of training camp Thursday, there was a sense of optimism for the first time in a while.The Devils were 44-29-9 last season and finished with 97...

NHL CalendarBy Associated PressFeb. 15 - NHL Stadium Series: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.Feb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 -...

Associated PressFans pack downtown St. Louis to cheer on the champion BluesBy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) It rained on the Blues' parade, but nobody seemed to mind.Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain on Saturday to cheer on the...

Maple Leafs acquire Plekanec in deal with CanadiensTORONTO (AP) The Maple Leafs acquired forwards Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Rinat Valiev, forward Kerby Rychel and a 2018 second-round draft pick Sunday.Plekanec, 35, had six goals and 18 assists in 60 games with...

AP Hockey WriterAP source: Eichel, Sabres negotiating potential 8-year dealBy JOHN WAWROWPITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) A person familiar with negotiations tells The Associated Press the Buffalo Sabres and Jack Eichel are discussing a contract extension that could run the NHL maximum eight years.The person spoke on the condition of...

Calgary 0 1 2 1-4Los Angeles 2 1 0 0-3First Period-1, Los Angeles, Lewis 6 (Doughty, McNabb), 2:26. 2, Los Angeles, Gaborik 11 (Kopitar, Williams), 17:50 (pp).Second Period-3, Los Angeles, McBain 2 (Brown, Williams), 4:32 (pp). 4, Calgary, Gaudreau...

Flames pull away in 3rd, beat Red Wings 5-1CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Sam Bennett, Derek Ryan and Mark Giordano scored in a 5:18 span of the third period to break open a close game in the Calgary Flames' 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.Bennett gave...

Rangers send forward Matt Beleskey to minorsCHICAGO (AP) New York Rangers forward Matt Beleskey has been assigned to Hartford of the American Hockey League after clearing waivers.Beleskey has appeared in just one game with New York since he was acquired in the February trade that sent Rick Nash...

NHL admits Avs' goal should've counted on coach's challengeNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has acknowledged video review incorrectly nullified a late-game goal by the Colorado Avalanche during a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues.In a statement released Friday, the league said it made a mistake by taking...

Hall scores short-handed, Devils rally to beat Canadiens 2-1MONTREAL (AP) Taylor Hall couldn't have picked a better time to get his first career short-handed goal.Hall scored on a breakaway late in the third period to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens...

Howie Meeker, 4-time Cup winner with Maple Leafs, dies at 97TORONTO (AP) Howie Meeker, who won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs, served in Parliament during his playing days, and went on to become a Canadian icon as a respected and colorful television hockey analyst, has...