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Carey Price makes 18 saves, Canadiens beat Wild 4-0MONTREAL (AP) Carey Price made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki scored their first NHL goals in a first-period burst in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on...

Penguins' Hornqvist a game-time decision to play at CapitalsWASHINGTON (AP) Patric Hornqvist is a game-time decision to make his season debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they visit the Washington Capitals.All signs point to Hornqvist playing Wednesday night after missing the first three games of the season after...

Penguins sign forward Patric Hornqvist to 5-year extensionPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year contract extension. The deal, announced Tuesday, has an average annual value $5.3 million and runs through the 2022-23 season.The 31-year-old Hornqvist has been a vital part of Pittsburgh's...

AP Sports WriterTatar scores first, Fleury makes 33 saves, Vegas winsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Trading deadline acquisition Tomas Tatar scored his first goal with the Golden Knights and the Vegas avoided its first four-game losing streak of the season with a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on...

AP Hockey WritersPod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinksBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWGet used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned...

Bennett scores late in third, Flames beat Canucks 4-2CALGARY, Alberta (AP) It looks like Sam Bennett has finally found his groove after a slow start.Bennett scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:10 left in regulation and the Calgary Flames rallied for a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on...

Knights forward Valentin Zykov suspended for 20 gamesLAS VEGAS (AP) Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov was suspended Thursday for 20 games without pay for a violation of the NHL's performance-enhancing substances program, the league said.The suspension is accompanied by a referral to the league's program for Substance...

Isles' Boychuk gets 90 stitches after taking skate to faceNEW YORK (AP) New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk needed 90 stitches to his eyelid after being hit in the face with a skate but suffered no damage to his eye, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday.Boychuk...

Anze Kopitar instinctively went to the net while his linemates dug for the puck along the boards. Dwight King knew where to find him with a pass for the Los Angeles Kings' tiebreaking goal. The defending Stanley Cup champions are on another roll, and the chemistry they developed during last...

LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuitLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team's mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby can't seem to find the right word for what's happening. If the Pittsburgh Penguins captain is being honest, he is not really interested in finding one. He would rather just enjoy a hot streak that is bordering on absurd even by his remarkably high standards. The...

MacKinnon scores in OT, Avalanche beat Flames to even seriesCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Nathan MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche tied their first-round series with the Calgary Flames at a game apiece with a 3-2 win Saturday night.After Philipp Grubauer stopped Michael Frolik at one end,...