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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...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The locker stall belonging to Curtis Glencross was completely cleared out except for two Colorado Avalanche travel bags hanging on hooks.Two bags Glencross no longer needs.Released by Colorado on Monday - and by Toronto last month - the 32-year-old is searching for work again. These...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Islanders have signed forward Anders Lee to a four-year contract.Islanders general manager Garth Snow announced the signing Tuesday.Lee scored 25 goals in 76 games as a rookie last season, finishing second on the Islanders in goals and fourth among NHL rookies.The Islanders...

Bill Dineen, former hockey player and coach, dies at 84TORONTO (AP) Bill Dineen, the hockey icon who played with and later coached Gordie Howe, has died. He was 84.The American Hockey League confirmed in a statement that Dineen died Saturday at his home in Lake George, New York.Dineen,...

TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have filled out new head coach Mike Babcock's staff.Jim Hiller, D.J. Smith and Andrew Brewer were hired as assistant coaches Tuesday, the NHL team said.Hiller and Brewer worked as assistants under Babcock last season with the Detroit Red Wings.''I'm excited at the...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with forward Joakim Nordstrom.The 23-year-old Nordstrom appeared in three playoff games as Chicago won its third Stanley Cup in six seasons. He also had three assists in 38 regular-season games.The Blackhawks announced the move on Wednesday. Terms...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Drew Stafford scored a pair of power-play goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Ben Chiarot and Alexander Burmistrov also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 43 saves for the Jets. Hellebuyck turned aside 17 shots in...

Parise week to week for Wild with lower body injuryST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Zach Parise will miss the Minnesota Wild's game Saturday night against the Dallas Stars and is week to week with a lower body injury.The Wild say Parise was injured during a 4-0 win over Buffalo...

Mike Babcock has made his decision: He is headed to Toronto. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the hiring of Babcock on Wednesday afternoon, ending months of speculation as to where the veteran coach would land. Babcock will be introduced at a news conference scheduled for Thursday. Babcock cashed in on his...

The New York Rangers already had depth problems at forward before captain Ryan Callahan left the ice with his left arm dangling. The injury didn't hurt the Rangers in the short term as New York held on for a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, but it...

AP Sports WriterElliott leads way, Blues beat Sharks 2-1 in Game 1By R.B. FALLSTROMST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliott put in a telling performance as the Blues beat San Jose 2-1 on Sunday in the opening game of their NHL Western Conference finals series.''When your goalie...