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Evgeni Malkin stepped up when Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby battled concussion problems for the better part of two seasons. Now, it's Crosby's turn to return the favor. Crosby had two goals and an assist to lead Pittsburgh past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Sunday night in the Penguins'...

Carolina Hurricanes ink entry deals with 1st-round picksRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have signed first-round draft picks Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier to three-year entry-level contracts.The Hurricanes announced both deals Saturday. They chose Bean, a defenseman, with the 13th overall selection and Gauthier, a forward, with the...

Capitals acquire Eller from Canadiens for 2nd-round picksBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Lars Eller from the Montreal Canadiens for two second-round picks.The Capitals traded second-round picks in 2017 and 2018 to the Canadiens for the 27-year-old Eller, who had 13 goals and 13 assists...

BUFFALO, New York (AP) Washington extended its winning streak to eight games by beating Buffalo 2-0 on Monday and moved within a point of Dallas for the overall NHL lead.Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made 31 saves to help Washington boost its lead in the Metropolitan Division to 12...

The Calgary Flames placed goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and center Mikael Backlund on injured reserve on Friday. Kiprusoff was injured in Calgary's 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Kiprusoff was added to the IR retroactively and is considered day to day with a lower-body injury. Backlund is expected to...

Brian Burke never saw his dismissal from the Toronto Maple Leafs coming. While driving to the airport Wednesday morning, his thoughts centered around the end of the NHL lockout and what he might be able to do to bolster the team before the shortened season began. Then his dream job of...

TORONTO (AP) - Mike Babcock has been introduced as the Toronto Maple Leafs' new coach and says restoring the team will be a ''massive, massive challenge.''The former Detroit Red Wings coach takes over a team that finished 27th in the league this season. He said at a news conference...

DETROIT (AP) Red Wings star center Pavel Datsyuk made his season debut Friday night against the San Jose Sharks after recovering from offseason ankle surgery.Datsyuk received a standing ovation when he came on the ice for his first shift, 22 seconds into the game.The 37-year-old missed the first...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have placed starting goaltender Robin Lehner on the Injured Reserve with a lower body sprain.Lehner was injured making his Sabres debut in a 3-1 loss to Ottawa on Thursday. Coach Dan Bylsma says Lehner will be out at least one week.The Sabres...

WASHINGTON (AP) Calgary's Sean Monahan scored his second goal of the game 1:40 into overtime to give the Flames a 3-2 win at the Washington Capitals on Friday.The Flames are conceding almost four goals per game on average this season but put in an improved defensive performance, with...

Stars All-Star C Seguin has a hairline fracture in heelFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin has a hairline fracture in his heel after playing for Team Canada in preparation for the World Cup of Hockey.The Stars said Saturday that the fracture was detected during an MRI...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture will likely miss more than a month after breaking a leg during practice.General manager Doug Wilson said Friday the break at the right ankle happened in New Jersey on Thursday. Couture will travel to San Jose for surgery...