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Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce BoudreauST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday after their 30th loss of the season.First-year general manager Bill Guerin fired Boudreau in the aftermath of a shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Assistant Dean Evason was named...

SUNRISE, Florida (AP) Aleksander Barkov had two goals and Jaromir Jagr scored the 733rd of his career to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.Roberto Luongo stopped 27 shots and the Panthers leapfrogged Montreal for first place in...

AP Sports WriterFleury gets NHL-best 7th shutout as Vegas beats Ducks 3-0By JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury made 34 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout and the Vegas Golden Knights swept the season series from the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-0 victory Friday night.It was Fleury's 11th...

AP Sports WriterMarleau's goal helps Sharks beat Blackhawks 4-2 to snap skidBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Patrick Marleau celebrated a milestone night with a much-needed goal that built confidence for the slumping San Jose Sharks.Marleau scored while playing in his 800th consecutive game, and the Sharks snapped...

Henrik Sedin scores first of season, Canucks top Flames 5-3CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Henrik Sedin scored for the first time this season 38 seconds after Bo Horvat's tiebreaking goal, lifting the Vancouver Canucks over the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday night.Horvat scored 4:12 into the third on a power...

The ANAHEIM and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 12/2/2018 at 3:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ANAHEIM DUCKS vs WASHINGTON CAPITALS When: 3:00 PM  ET, Sunday, December 2, 2018 Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 ANAHEIM 0 (-110) 5.5 -110 -110 165 -190 2 WASHINGTON TV: 3:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: WASHINGTON , ANAHEIM Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Sports WriterFrom St. Louis to Tokyo, Blues fan celebrates a Stanley CupBy STEPHEN WADETOKYO (AP) I can't imagine there were many St. Louis Blues fans farther from their hometown than I was when the team finally won its first Stanley Cup. If not, my kicker is that...

AP Sports WriterPreds: Shutting down Pens' stars not possible every gameBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have shut down the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Getzlaf this postseason.They have slowed down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Stopping them completely? Even...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Left wing Remi Elie has signed a $735,000 contract to stay with the Dallas Stars. The one-year deal with the restricted free agent was announced by the team on Tuesday. Elie had six goals and eight assists in 72 games last season for the Stars. He added two...

CHICAGO (AP) The Blackhawks have recalled forward Bryan Bickell from Rockford of the American Hockey League.The physical winger was sent down Nov. 2 after he had no points in his first seven games of the season with Chicago. The 29-year-old Bickell had seven goals and seven assists in...

Sharks erase early deficit, beat Oilers 6-3EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Timo Meier had two goals and an assist and the San Jose Sharks battled back for a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.Evander Kane, Maxim Letunov, Stefan Noesen and Kevin Labanc also scored for the Sharks,...

AP Sports WriterCouture once again steps up for Sharks in postseasonBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Logan Couture got San Jose started in the opener of the Western Conference final against St. Louis by finishing off a 2-on-1 rush. He sealed the win with an empty-net goal, and...