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Anaheim Ducks F Corey Perry out 5 months after knee surgeryANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry is likely to be out for five months after undergoing surgery on his right knee.Ducks general manager Bob Murray says the 2011 NHL Most Valuable Player had surgery Wednesday.The...

AP Hockey WriterBruins, Lightning among top challengers to Capitals in EastBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt seems like no one in the Eastern Conference wants to be considered the team to beat.Taylor Hall relishes that his Devils were counted out last year before making the playoffs. Alex Ovechkin would love for all...

AP Hockey WriterBruins, Lightning among top challengers to Capitals in EastBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt seems like no one in the Eastern Conference wants to be considered the team to beat.Taylor Hall relishes that his Devils were counted out last year before making the playoffs. Alex Ovechkin would love for all...

AP Hockey WriterTavares, Karlsson prove NHL players in their prime can moveBy LARRY LAGEIt's rare for a franchise player in his prime to leave an NHL team via free agency or trade.This offseason, it happened twice.Toronto signed John Tavares away from the New York Islanders to make the biggest...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings need Larkin to step up in new eraBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Dylan Larkin has suddenly become a veteran at the age of 22 for the Detroit Red Wings.''It could be the first time I'm not the youngest guy on the team,'' Larkin said. ''That's...

Associated PressGolden Knights out to prove last season was no flukeBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights stunned the league with a run to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season and almost seemed to be leading a charmed existence.But the storybook season ended with...

AP Sports WriterNot-so-new-look Wild bring 'extra hunger' for deeper runBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that the roster only needed some tweaks after a...

Skilled Lightning eye another deep playoff runBy The Associated PressTAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGLAST SEASON: 54-23-5, 113 points. Won Atlantic Division. Lost to Washington Capitals in Eastern Conference Finals.COACH: Jon Cooper (sixth NHL season, 242-143-40, 36-28 playoffs).ADDED: F Andy Andreoff.LOST: F Chris Kunitz, G Peter Budaj, D Jake Dotchin.PLAYER TO WATCH:...

Associated PressGolden Knights out to prove last season was no flukeBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights stunned the league with a run to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season and almost seemed to be leading a charmed existence.But the storybook season ended with...

AP Sports WriterTalented Lightning embrace Stanley Cup expectationsBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning know there are no shortcuts to winning a Stanley Cup title.Three deep playoff runs over the past four seasons ended in disappointment that lingers in the minds of the defending Atlantic Division...

AP Sports WriterKings hope to get over 1st-round playoff hump with KovalchukBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings made one significant addition during the offseason, but the question is whether it was enough to help them advance past the first round of the playoffs for the...

AP Sports WriterRefurbished, loaded St. Louis Blues hoping it's their yearBy JAY COHENST. LOUIS (AP) One talented Russian winger. Deep lines and pairings. Years of playoff heartache.Months after Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals won the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history, the St. Louis Blues are...