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Hurricanes star defenseman Justin Faulk goes on injured listRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have placed All-Star defenseman Justin Faulk on the injured list with an upper body injury.General manager Ron Francis also said Friday the team assigned forward Phil Di Giuseppe to its AHL affiliate in Charlotte.Faulk...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The World Cup of Hockey will be making a long-awaited return in 2016.The tournament will feature eight teams with the games played in Toronto before NHL training camps.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association Executive Director Donald Fehr announced the tournament's return Saturday at...

Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce BoudreauST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season.First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau following a shootout loss to...

AP Sports WriterThe Chase; Established NHL vets trade comfort for Cup shotBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The evidence of Patrick Marleau's near miss is everywhere. In the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. In the lobby on the way to the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, where a replica of the...

Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5TORONTO (AP) Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beating them 4-0 Thursday night in...

Tavares will miss at least 2 weeks with broken fingerTORONTO (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be out at least two weeks with a broken finger.The Leafs center suffered the injury late in Wednesday night's loss against the Washington Capitals.Tavares, 29, has three goals and four...

Lightning's Kucherov suspended for Game 3 for boardingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.Kucherov was suspended for boarding Columbus defenseman Markus Nutivaara late in Tampa Bay's 5-1 loss in...

Stanley Cup champion Blues re-sign forward Sammy BlaisST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues have re-signed restricted free agent Sammy Blais to an $850,000, one-year contract.Blais had a goal and two assists in 15 playoff games to help St. Louis win the Stanley Cup. The 23-year-old forward had...

Minnesota Wild hire Tom Kurvers as assistant general managerST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have hired Tom Kurvers as assistant general manager.The Wild announced Kurvers' hiring on Tuesday. He joins the team after spending the last 10 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he was senior...

Sanford, Bouwmeester injured during camp for BluesST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues forward Zach Sanford will undergo surgery and miss 5-6 months of action after dislocating his left shoulder during training camp.Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced the injury on Tuesday. He also said defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has...

Maple Leafs release veteran goalie Michal NeuvirthTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have released veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth, meaning Michael Hutchinson has likely won the backup job.Neuvirth was vying for the No. 2 spot behind Frederik Andersen. But he played just two periods during training camp because of...

AP Sports WriterLightning have 'unfinished business' after All-Star breakBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) For Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning, just about everything has gone right so far this season.But as they get ready to return from the All-Star break as the NHL's top team, the...