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Pittsburgh 0 3 2-5Anaheim 0 0 2-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Pittsburgh, Comeau 15 (Pouliot, Malkin), 9:51. 2, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 20 (Perron, Crosby), 11:53. 3, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 21 (Cole, Martin), 18:57.Third Period-4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 28 (Kunitz, Comeau), 2:03. 5, Anaheim, Fleischmann 8...

MONTREAL (AP) Montreal's David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher scored 1:33 apart in the third period to lift the pace-setting Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday.The Canadiens improved to 12-2-1 and lead the NHL Atlantic Division by nine points from Ottawa, which kept...

Canadiens sign former NHL MVP Corey Perry to 1-year dealMONTREAL (AP) Former NHL MVP Corey Perry signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $750,000.The 35-year-old winger had five goals and 16 assists in 57 games with Dallas last season. He added five goals and four assists...

AP Sports WriterKunitz's double-OT goal sends Penguins back to Stanley CupBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final.Chris Kunitz beat Craig Anderson 5:09 into the second overtime to give the defending champions a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game...

Ducks re-sign D Sami Vatanen for 4 years, $19.5 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Defenseman Sami Vatanen has re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks, agreeing to a four-year, $19.5 million deal.The Ducks retained the restricted free agent Saturday.Vatanen had nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last season. The aggressive, puck-moving...

AP Sports WriterLightning disappointed, but don't feel like playoff failuresBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Jon Cooper searched for adequate words to describe the feeling of coming within one victory of playing for the Stanley Cup.The Tampa Bay Lightning have done it twice in the past three years. And...

AP Sports WriterBruins coach Cassidy ready to return to playoffsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Bruce Cassidy knows how to handle the pre-playoff jitters this time.Returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs as a head coach for the first time since 2003, Cassidy is trusting in his team to smooth over...

AP Sports WriterNHL embraces more betting, joins with 3rd gambling operatorBy BEN NUCKOLSOXON HILL, Md. (AP) The NHL entered its third partnership in six months with a gambling operator on Thursday, another step in its embrace of business opportunities that come with legal sports betting.The league announced the...

NEW YORK (AP) Star goalie Carey Price exited with a recurring injury, but Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Galchenyuk scored in the opening 1:29 of the third period as the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-1 Wednesday in a matchup of the top two teams in the...

Selanne, Jets top Oilers 6-5 in Heritage Classic alumni gameWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The Finnish Flash was back at in front of his loving Winnipeg Jets fans.Teemu Selanne scored his second goal on a penalty shot with 4 second left to give the Jets a 6-5 victory over Wayne...

Associated PressZuccarello scores 2 to lead Rangers to 5-2 win over DevilsBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) After a dreadful start to the season, the New York Rangers have finally caught up to the pack thanks to their strong play at home.Mats Zuccarello scored twice, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26...

AP Hockey WriterBC-HKN--FaceoffBy LARRY LAGEThe New York Islanders had their way with Philadelphia during the regular season, scoring five goals twice and outlasting them in a shootout of a third victory.The Islanders, though, are not expecting an easy path through the second round of the NHL playoffs against the...