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Islanders rally with 2 late goals to beat Jets 5-4WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Casey Cizikas and Jordan Eberle scored 33 seconds apart in the final two minutes of the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-4 comeback win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.Cizikas...

Blues acquire Jerabek from Oilers for conditional draft pickST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues have acquired defenseman Jakub Jerabek from the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2020 sixth-round pick.The pick becomes a fifth-rounder in 2020 if Jerabek appears in 50 or more regular-season games for St. Louis this season....

Sharks re-sign forwards Dylan Gambrell and Antti SuomelaSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks re-signed forwards Dylan Gambrell and Antti Suomela on Thursday.Gambrell agreed to a two-year deal, and Suomela to a one-year contract. Financial terms weren't disclosed.The 22-year-old Gambrell has failed to record a point in...

Associated PressGreiss, Islanders shut out Blue Jackets 2-0By SCOTT CHARLESUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) The New York Islanders played tough defense, and Thomas Greiss took care of the rest.Greiss made 31 saves in his fifth shutout of the season, helping the Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Monday...

AP Sports WriterPenguins halt Capitals' win streak at 9 in wild 8-7 victoryBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The goals kept coming. One after another. A dizzying three periods of shots followed by baffled goaltenders fishing pucks out of the net wondering how things got out of hand so quickly.When...

Associated PressNyquist has 2 goals, Red Wings rally past Golden Knights 6-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill put a lot of weight in this four-game road trip. A season after missing the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, Detroit was hoping a...

AP Sports WriterThe fast and furious: MacKinnon has Avs buzzing in playoffsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon received a text message from a good buddy just before the start of the playoffs.The basic point: Attack and dictate the pace.The speedy Colorado Avalanche forward has taken Sidney Crosby's advice...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin 700: Opponents helpless vs. NHL's best goal-scorerBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin arrived in Washington in the summer of 2005 wearing mismatched flip flops and Daisy Duke shorts. He looked like a lost tourist.Ovechkin went No. 1 in the draft and was touted as a...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Stamkos injured again at start of training campBy STEPHEN WHYNOCaptain Steven Stamkos will be limited at the start of Tampa Bay Lightning training camp because of a new lower-body injury.General manager Julien BriseBois said Saturday that Stamkos fully recovered from core muscle surgery in early March...

Associated PressEichel scores twice, Sabres top Blues 5-2By JONAH BRONSTEINBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres are following Jack Eichel’s lead and starting to find some consistency in their play.Eichel scored two goals to extend his NHL-leading point streak to 14 games, and the Sabres beat the St. Louis...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils have started the lockout-shortened season in playoff form. The Philadelphia Flyers seem to have missed the opening bell. Brodeur made 24 saves for his 120th NHL shutout, Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a short-handed penalty shot, and the Devils won their home opener in...