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Panthers agree to terms with Brouwer on 1-year dealSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers agreed to terms Monday with veteran right winger Troy Brouwer on an $850,000, one-year contract.Brouwer became a free agent when the Calgary Flames bought out the final two years of his deal.''Troy is a...

Pettersson scores another winner, Canucks beat Kings 3-2VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Elias Pettersson scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season and Jacob Markstrom made 49 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday night.Jake Virtanen also scored his 11th goal of the...

NEW YORK -- Nashville defenseman Anton Volchenkov has been suspended for four games for an illegal check to the head of Calgary forward Michael Ferland. The NHL announced the punishment on Sunday. Volchenkov also loses $21,505.36 in salary, which goes to the players' emergency assistance fund. The play occurred at 19:06...

AP Hockey WriterFlyers' 'win-now' offseason continues with Hayes signingBy STEPHEN WHYNOKevin Hayes watched with significant interest as the Philadelphia Flyers made moves to get better right away.Then he signed on the dotted line for the long term to add to those efforts.Hayes signed a $50 million, seven-year contract with...

AP Sports WriterKunitz's double-OT goal sends Penguins back to Stanley CupBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Chris Kunitz spent a portion of the spring nursing a lower-body injury and wondering if his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was over. The veteran forward's contract is up this summer and he's been...

Underperforming Maple Leafs fire coach Mike BabcockTORONTO (AP) The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe.Babcock had a record of 9-10-4 this season for the struggling Leafs, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, including five straight losses...

Maple Leafs appoint Kyle Dubas as new general managerToronto (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs stayed in-house for their new general manager, choosing Kyle Dubas on Friday.Dubas joined the team as assistant GM in July 2014. The 32-year-old Dubas is an advocate of analytics and succeeds 75-year-old Lou Lamoriello.Lamoriello...

The NY RANGERS and the NY ISLANDERS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NY RANGERS vs NY ISLANDERS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 NY RANGERS 0 (-110) 6 100 -120 115 -135 2 NY ISLANDERS TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: NY ISLANDERS ,...

Associated PressMonahan, Backlund score 2G each, Flames beat Bruins 5-2By DOUG ALDENBOSTON (AP) Sean Monahan scored a pair of goals 1:12 apart in the second period and the Calgary Flames beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Tuesday night.Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists for the Flames...

Nylander nets 2, Blackhawks beat Flames 8-4 to snap skidCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Alex Nylander had two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.Jonathan Toews, Dominik Kubalik, Alex DeBrincat, Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Kirby...

AP Hockey WriterHockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62By STEPHEN WHYNODave Strader, the hockey broadcaster known affectionately as ''The Voice,'' has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62.The Dallas Stars said Strader died Sunday at his home in Glens Falls,...

Associated PressKessel's hat trick powers Penguins past Vegas 4-2By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Phil Kessel scored a natural hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Thursday night.Vegas scored the first goal of the game, and Kessel had the next three - with the...