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DETROIT (AP) Dallas boosted its lead in the NHL Central Division with a 4-1 win at Detroit on Sunday, notching their sixth win in seven games.Elsewhere, New Jersey beat Vancouver in overtime to prevent the Canucks going top of the Pacific Division, Boston won at the New York...

Avalanche will start backup goalie Andrew Hammond in Game 5DENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche will go with backup goaltender Andrew Hammond for Game 5 in Nashville after starter Jonathan Bernier suffered a lower-body injury.Colorado trails the Predators 3-1 in the first-round series heading into Friday's game.Hammond stepped in...

Seattle's NHL team releases initial club ticket pricesSEATTLE (AP) Seattle's expansion NHL franchise released initial pricing for club seats with details on general ticket prices coming in 2020.The team says club seats will each cost between $285 and $355 based on a 44-game season ticket package. The club...

Blue Jackets bring back Letestu, assign him to minorsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mark Letestu is returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets.The team on Thursday signed the 33-year-old forward to a two-way contract for this season after he spent the end of last season on the Blue Jackets' roster. He...

Golden Knights sign Karlsson to $5.25M, 1-year dealLAS VEGAS (AP) William Karlsson and the Vegas Golden Knights avoided arbitration with a $5.25 million, one-year contract for the high-scoring forward.General manager George McPhee announced the deal Saturday. Karlsson gets a significant raise from his previous $1 million salary.''In the...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The remarkably slump-proof Minnesota Wild will have their season-long stability challenged next week. That's when the Western Conference leaders come back from their bye, the five-day gap on every team's schedule gained by the NHL Players Association as a concession for the new All-Star Game format. The...

Hoffman scores in OT as Senators rally past Sabres, 3-2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Mike Hoffman joked with Robin Lehner earlier in the day that he was going to get a goal against his former teammate.Hours later Hoffman did just that, scoring 1:13 into overtime Thursday night to give the...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Sheldon Kennedy hopes receiving one of Canada's top honors will help draw attention to child abuse.The 45-year-old former NHL player, sexually abused by his junior hockey coach in the 1980s, was one of 95 admissions and promotions to the Order of Canada announced Friday.''I'm not...

Blackhawks reacquire defenseman Oduya in trade with StarsDALLAS (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are reuniting with veteran defenseman Johnny Oduya, who was part of their last two Stanley Cup championships.Oduya was traded by the Dallas Stars to the Blackhawks on Tuesday night in exchange for young forward Mark McNeill...

AP Sports WriterTrade-deadline players aim to provide boost in NHL's restartBy AARON BEARDVincent Trocheck was part of a wave of NHL players moved at the February trade deadline, jumping right into the lineup a day later for a learn-on-the-fly introduction to his new Carolina Hurricanes team.Hardly an easy task.''Obviously...

Injured Penguins F Guentzel on schedule for possible returnPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star forward Jake Guentzel's recovery from shoulder surgery is on schedule, opening the door for him to play at some point should the NHL return this season.General manager Jim Rutherford said Wednesday that Guentzel has not...

The Latest: Kessel scores in 2nd period; Pens take 1-0 leadPITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---9:35 p.m.The Pittsburgh Penguins scored first, just as they did in Game 1, to move a...