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Associated PressRinne, Preds blank reeling Maple Leafs 3-0By CHIP CIRILLONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pekka Rinne is starting to regain some of his Vezina Trophy form he showed last season.And the Predators, last season's Presidents' Trophy winner, are finally developing some consistency.Rinne shut out Toronto for the second time this...

Saros makes 31 saves as Predators blank Oilers 3-0EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Juuse Saros made 31 saves in the shutout and the Nashville Predators ran their winning streak to five games with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.P.K. Subban, Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi scored...

The Latest: Blues' Dunn skates at practice, status uncertainBOSTON (AP) The Latest on media day at the Stanley Cup Final (all times Eastern):1:15 p.m.St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn skated with teammates during practice in preparation for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, but his status is...

AP Hockey WriterNHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15By STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15 and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that back even further.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the extension to the Associated Press in...

Devils fire Hynes, name Nasreddine interim coachNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have fired coach John Hynes.General manager Ray Shero announced the move Tuesday, roughly 20 minutes before Hynes was to speak to the media before the Devils game against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at the...

LA Kings Hall of Fame announcer Bob Miller has mild strokeLOS ANGELES (AP) Bob Miller, the Hall of Fame television play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Kings, is hospitalized after suffering a mild stroke.The Kings said Sunday night that Miller was stricken Saturday and remains under the care...

Lightning give Vasilevskiy 8-year, $76 million extensionTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning.The team announced the deal - worth an average of $9.5 million per season - with the Vezina Trophy winner on Monday.Lightning vice president...

Associated PressAvalanche beat Kings 2-1 in shootout to extend road streakBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche earned their sixth straight road win with 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.Ryan Graves scored for the Avalanche, who...

AP Sports WriterBruins return to ice; honor player, coach and GM SchmidtBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston said goodbye to the man called ''the ultimate Bruin.''The hockey club observed ''a moment of celebration and applause'' for Milt Schmidt before its game against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, a...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Tomas Tatar and Thomas Vanek scored early third-period goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Nick Jensen and Steve Ott also scored and Luke Glendening added a late empty-netter for the Red Wings, who completed a back-to-back sweep...

Penguins star Sidney Crosby out 6 weeks after core surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be out at least six weeks after what the team said was a successful core muscle injury repair Thursday.General manager Jim Rutherford says the procedure was performed by Dr. William Meyers in...

AP Hockey WriterYoung, established NHL players are resorting to camp tryoutsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Alex Chiasson found himself without a job halfway through the offseason, frustration began to set in.Even at age 26 with 106 points to his name in 320 NHL games, Chiasson wasn't tendered a contract by the...