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James Neal, Connor McDavid help Oilers outlast Kings 6-5EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The trade for James Neal is already paying off for the Edmonton Oilers.Neal had a pair of goals and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as the Oilers won their second straight, beating the Los...

AP Sports WriterBruins beat Panthers 5-1, regain first place in EastBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Nick Holden has only been in Boston for about a month, and he's already learned that he needs to keep his stick on the ice when he's playing with David Krejci.''When you think the...

Nashville 0 1 0-1N.Y. Rangers 1 1 2-4First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Staal 5 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 6:36.Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 17 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 4:14. 3, Nashville, Cullen 7 (Beck, Santorelli), 15:24.Third Period-4, N.Y. Rangers, Moore 6 (Girardi, Glass), 5:51. 5,...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Kucherov to miss regular season with hip injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOLeading playoff scorer Nikita Kucherov is expected to miss the entire regular season because of a hip injury that requires surgery, a blow to the Tampa Bay Lightning that also comes with a silver lining for the...

AP Hockey WriterJets, Preds, Knights and Sharks among teams to beat in WestBy LARRY LAGEA team from the West has not won the Stanley Cup the previous three seasons, the conference's longest drought in the 13-year salary cap era.Before the Washington Capitals won it last year after Pittsburgh claimed...

Associated PressBergeron leads Bruins over Canucks 6-3 with goal, 3 assistsBy DOUG ALDENBOSTON (AP) Patrice Bergeron had a goal and three assists in his season debut, moving up to seventh on Boston's career scoring list as the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Thursday night.Anders Bjork scored...

Associated PressBarzal powers Islanders past Jets 5-2By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) The New York Islanders picked up a sorely needed win in their last game before the NHL's Christmas break.Mathew Barzal led the way.Barzal scored three times and Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves, helping the Islanders beat the...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

Associated PressTkachuk, Hamilton lead Flames over Predators, 4-3By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Matthew Tkachuk and Dougie Hamilton each had a goal and an assist in the Calgary Flames' 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.Mark Jankowski and Curtis Lazar also scored, and David Rittich made 29...

AP Hockey WriterKuznetsov skates in Capitals' practice for Game 3 vs VegasBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Evgeny Kuznetsov was on the ice for Washington Capitals practice Friday, 36 hours after leaving Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights clutching his left arm in...

AP Sports WriterPredators edge Blues 2-1, take 3-1 series leadBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis gave goalie Pekka Rinne a hand in the crease with a key save inside the final minute of the second period, then he broke open a scoreless game with...

Associated PressPerron, Binnington lift Blues to 3-2 victory over SharksBy WARREN MAYESST. LOUIS (AP) David Perron is making a late push for an All-Star selection.Perron scored his 18th goal of the season and Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over...