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Blackhawks assign G Forsberg to RockfordCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg has been assigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League after clearing waivers.The Blackhawks had been playing with three goaltenders on their roster since Corey Crawford was activated Thursday. Crawford missed the first part of the season...

Associated PressZuccarello, Zibanejad lead Rangers past Panthers 5-2By SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad each scored twice and the New York Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.Kevin Hayes also scored, Neal Pionk added two...

AP Sports WriterCoach lightens Preds' mood, wears bull's head for road winsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nashville coach Peter Laviolette pulled out a bull's head to lighten the grind of the 82-game NHL regular season and challenge the Predators to get a couple of road wins.Win both...

AP Sports WriterRantanen scores twice, leads Avalanche past Flyers 4-1By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog are the top line in Colorado - and right now, the NHL.Rantanen had two goals, Matt Nieto and Landeskog also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia...

Trouba scores in OT to lift Jets over Blues 5-4WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Bryan Little tied it late in the third period and Jacob Trouba scored in overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Monday night.Trouba took a...

New Jersey Devils place D Steven Santini on injured reserveNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have placed defenseman Steven Santini on injured reserve with a broken jaw.Santini was hurt Saturday when a puck hit him in the face in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers. It...

Associated PressGranlund scores in OT, Wild beat Lightning 5-4By BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Finishing a tiring stretch with four games in six nights, the Minnesota Wild twice faced a two-goal deficit in the first to the dangerous Tampa Bay Lightning.Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau has learned a very...

Associated PressFleury earns 408th career win, Golden Knights top Ducks 3-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight win, 3-1 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.Fleury got his 408th career win to move into sole...

Saros makes 31 saves as Predators blank Oilers 3-0EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Juuse Saros made 31 saves in the shutout and the Nashville Predators ran their winning streak to five games with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.P.K. Subban, Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi scored...

Horvat scores in overtime, Canucks top Bruins 2-1VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Bo Horvat scored at 3:12 of overtime and the Vancouver Canucks edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Saturday night.Brandon Sutter scored for the Canucks in regulation, and Joakim Nordstrom scored for the Bruins.Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped...

Associated PressFleury gets 408th career win, Golden Knights top Ducks 3-1By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury has never been one to take credit for his wins.All 408 of them.Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight victory, 3-1 over the Anaheim...

Avalanche beat Hurricanes 3-1 on 2 goals by LandeskogRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Gabriel Landeskog is so hot right now even he can't quite explain it.Landeskog scored twice to give him six goals in three games, Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the...