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Duchene gets 2nd goal in OT, Senators beat Sharks 6-5OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game seven seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators capped a four-goal comeback with a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.Down 5-2 to start...

Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky was fined $10,000, the maximum allowed under the new NHL collective bargaining agreement, on Wednesday for boarding Los Angeles defenseman Rob Scuderi in Columbus' 4-2 loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Dubinsky will not be suspended. The incident occurred at 11:29 of the second period...

Associated PressBurns, Tierney lead Sharks to 4-1 win over CanucksBy RICK EYMERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Brent Burns makes things difficult when he's only playing one position in a game. Switching positions during the game makes it even harder.Burns and Chris Tierney each had a goal and an assist,...

The Latest: 650,000 celebrate at Penguins Stanley Cup paradePITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on the parade celebrating the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championship (all times local):1:45 p.m.The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup victory parade and rally drew an estimated 650,000 people downtown. Not bad for a city that, officially, has...

DALLAS (AP) Ken Hitchcock feels like he is coming home with his return to the Dallas Stars, more than 15 years after they fired the coach who led them to their only Stanley Cup championship. Hitchcock also knows his re-introduction to Dallas is about now - not then. ''I study history....

Luongo gets 3rd shutout, Panthers beat Canadiens 2-0MONTREAL (AP) Roberto Luongo stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the season and 76th of his career, leading the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov scored to help...

Carolina, defenseman Jaccob Slavin agree on 7-year extensionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes and defenseman Jaccob Slavin have agreed to a seven-year contract extension.General manager Ron Francis on Wednesday said the deal begins in 2018-19 and will carry an average annual value of $5.3 million through the 2024-25...

Minnesota Wild, defenseman Dumba agree to 5-year, $30M dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Wild and Matt Dumba have agreed on a five-year, $30 million deal to keep the 23-year-old defenseman in Minnesota after a breakout year.General manager Paul Fenton announced the deal Saturday with the restricted free agent.Dumba...

AP Sports WriterPreds, Jets lean heavily on Rinne, Hellebuyck in Game 7By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has years of postseason experience, including a couple Game 7s and a Stanley Cup Final.Connor Hellebuyck has the Winnipeg Jets on the verge of their first Western...

Associated PressExpansion Vegas Golden Knights hit ice for first timeBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The expansion Vegas Golden Knights hit the ice for the first time Friday morning to a standing-room only crowd at City National Arena.Sixty players were divided into four groups for two training camp practice...

Current, former NHL players form Hockey Diversity AllianceBy The Associated PressSeven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in the sport.Akim Aliu, whose story of racism in hockey in late 2019 brought the topic back...

AP Sports WriterWild drop interim tag to make Dean Evason full-time coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild made Dean Evason their full-time head coach on Monday, signing him to a two-year contract extension at the commencement of training camp for the restarted NHL season.Evason's deal will expire after the 2021-22...