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AP Sports WriterStruggling Red Wings snap 3-game skid beating Predators 3-2By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goalie Jimmy Howard feels really, really comfortable playing at Bridgestone Arena.Howard made 32 saves with a handful early and a flurry late to help the struggling Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville...

AP Sports WriterBobrovsky, Blue Jackets shut out Capitals 3-0By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With the Columbus Blue Jackets clinging to a 1-0 lead with less than five minutes left, the Washington Capitals finally started to make Sergei Bobrovsky work. The Columbus goalie was up to the task.Bobrovsky made...

AP Sports WriterKadri, Kapanen score 22 seconds apart as Leafs beat Avs 5-2By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen scored power-play goals 22 seconds apart in the second period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado 5-2 on Tuesday night, extending...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks beat Red Wings 5-2 for 7th straight winBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Dominik Kahun had two goals and an assist, Cam Ward made 43 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday for their seventh straight win.Chicago's second line of Kahun,...

AP Sports WriterDucks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid 7-game losing streakBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray tried to give Randy Carlyle as much time as possible to turn things around. But a seven-game losing streak and freefall into last place in the Western...

AP Hockey WriterWheeler scores go-ahead goal, Jets beat Sabres 3-1By JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Blake Wheeler scored the go-ahead goal by redirecting Josh Morrissey's centering pass with 3:55 remaining and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Sunday to snap an 0-2-1 skid.Connor Hellebuyck made 35...

Ducks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid 7-game losing streakANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks fired coach Randy Carlyle on Sunday amid a seven-game losing streak and freefall into last place in the Western Conference.The Ducks announced that general manager Bob Murray would take over as interim coach for...

Ducks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid 7-game losing streakANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks fired coach Randy Carlyle on Sunday amid a seven-game losing streak.The Ducks announced that general manager Bob Murray would take over as interim coach for the remainder of the regular season. Anaheim will name...

Ducks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid losing streakANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks have fired coach Randy Carlyle amid a seven-game losing streak.The Ducks announced Sunday that general manager Bob Murray would take over as interim coach for the remainder of the regular season. Anaheim will name a...

Pettersson scores in shootout, Canucks best Flames 4-3VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat credited veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom with Saturday's win over the Calgary Flames.Markstrom stopped 44 of 47 shots and put up three more saves in the shootout, leading Vancouver to a 4-3 victory...

Associated PressAtkinson scores twice, Blue Jackets beat Golden Knights 4-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets opened a three-game Western Conference trip with victories in Colorado and Arizona, yet didn't feel as though they put forth their best effort.Columbus closed out the trip with one of...

Tavares scores in overtime, Maple Leafs stop Canadiens 4-3MONTREAL (AP) A matchup of teams battling for second place in the Atlantic Division lived up to expectations.John Tavares scored at 2:17 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.Andreas...