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AP Sports WriterBob the Builder: Panthers' coach putting his stamp on thingsBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bob Boughner's favorite dinner spot used to be a sports pub in the minor-league hockey hotbed of Glens Falls, New York called Dango's, a place where the chicken wings were huge and...

AP Hockey WriterSharks best positioned to withstand big early season injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNODoug Wilson didn't go looking for Joe Thornton insurance last summer. The general manager of the San Jose Sharks already had it.The Sharks didn't panic when they found out their longtime star had another setback with a...

Associated PressSmith, Monahan lead Flames over Predators 3-0By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Smith and Calgary's defenders were plenty busy in Smith's 37th career shutout.Smith made 43 saves and Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Flames to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Elias...

AP Hockey WriterKuznetsov's 4-point night helps Capitals beat Golden KnightsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Evgeny Kuznetsov continued his dominance against the Vegas Golden Knights, scoring a goal and assisting on three more as part of a 5-2 Washington Capitals victory Wednesday night in a rematch of last season's Stanley...

Golden Knights' Stastny out 3 games with lower-body injuryWASHINGTON (AP) Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny will miss at least three games with an undisclosed lower-body injury.Coach Gerard Gallant on ruled out Stastny for games Wednesday night at the Capitals, Thursday night at the Penguins and Saturday afternoon...

AP Hockey WriterSharks best positioned to withstand big early season injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNODoug Wilson didn't go looking for Joe Thornton insurance last summer. The general manager of the San Jose Sharks already had it.The Sharks didn't panic when they found out their longtime star had another setback with a...

AP Sports WriterA 'Storm Surge:' Canes celebrate wins by leaping into glassBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes are bringing the Lambeau Leap to their hockey rink.Their post-victory parties have gone viral : After each win on home ice, they've skated en masse down the ice and...

Kovalchuk scores, but Connor leads Jets over Kings 2-1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor scored for a third straight game and the Winnipeg Jets overcame Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL goal in five years to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night.Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck...

Associated PressSmith, Monahan lead Flames over Predators 3-0By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Smith made 43 saves and Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Elias Lindholm scored and Johnny Gaudreau had three assists for Calgary,...

AP Sports WriterAho's 2-point night leads Hurricanes past Canucks 5-3By JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Sebastian Aho has earned a point in every game this season. So have the Carolina Hurricanes.It adds up to the best start since the team left Hartford.Aho had a goal and an assist, and...

Penguins G Matt Murray out indefinitely with a concussionPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is out indefinitely with a concussion.Coach Mike Sullivan said Murray suffered the concussion during practice Monday and reported potential symptoms to the training staff immediately afterward. Sullivan did not offer specifics on the...

AP Sports WriterTerry, Gibson lead Ducks past Wings 3-2 in home openerBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Although Troy Terry is only five games into his NHL career, he was already something of a shootout legend even before he arrived in Anaheim.When he got his first shootout opportunity for...