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AP Sports WriterPenguins continue mastery of Blue Jackets in 2-0 winBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Murray stopped 25 shots for his 10th career shutout and the Pittsburgh Penguins opened a pivotal home-and-home with the Columbus Blue Jackets by rolling to a 3-0 victory on Thursday night.Phil Kessel scored...

AP Hockey WriterNHL not planning to quarantine players for training campsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJason Spezza's confidence in the NHL returning has not been shaken by word of 11 fellow players testing positive for the coronavirus.Given his involvement in NHL Players' Association talks, the veteran Toronto forward knew from doctors' input...

AP Hockey WriterLightning still the team to beat in NHL's Eastern ConferenceBy STEPHEN WHYNOGetting swept in the first round wasn't enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop.After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the 2018-19 regular season, the Lightning are again Stanley Cup favorites...

Marc-Andre Fleury couldn't help it. With the Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for career shutouts in sight late in the third period against the New York Rangers on Saturday, the talented if occasionally erratic goalie let his mind drift. "I wanted it so bad," Fleury said. "I tried to not...

Coyotes acquire Kruger in deal with Hurricanes for MartinookRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired left wing Jordan Martinook from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for center Marcus Kruger.Under terms of the deal announced Thursday, the teams also swapped later-round draft picks and the Hurricanes will retain...

AP Hockey WriterMarchessault makes Golden Knights glad Panthers gave him upBy LARRY LAGEWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Jonathan Marchessault was left unprotected in the expansion draft by the Florida Panthers, who seemed to determine his breakout season was a fluke.Oops.The Vegas Golden Knights selected Marchessault and he averaged nearly a...

Claude Giroux had seen enough once the Philadelphia Flyers absorbed a one-sided defeat to Montreal in the midst of an already tough trip. The new captain met with his club for a few minutes Saturday and told his teammates the effort and production weren't good enough from anyone --...

Lucic scores 1st goal with Flames in 4-3 win over SabresCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Milan Lucic scored his first goal for Calgary, and the Flames held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 Thursday night.Tobias Rieder, Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan also scored for the Flames, who are 4-0-1...

The NY RANGERS and the MONTREAL will both be gunning for a victory on 4/14/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NY RANGERS vs MONTREAL CANADIENS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Friday, April 14, 2017 Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec ROT TEAM PL OU ML 71 NY RANGERS 0 (-110) 5 125 -145 130 -150 72 MONTREAL TV: 7 p.m. ET, USA, MSG (New York),...

Rangers hire Boston University's David Quinn as coachNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have hired Boston University's David Quinn as their new head coach.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the move Wednesday. Quinn is the second college coach hired by an NHL team this month and third in...

Capitals forward Tom Wilson suspended 3 gamesNEW YORK (AP) The NHL suspended Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson three games on Wednesday for an illegal hit on Pittsburgh's Zach Aston-Reese.The league announced the suspension less than 24 hours after Wilson broke Aston-Reese's jaw with a violent collision near the...

AP Sports WriterCarolina coach Bill Peters resigns after 4 seasons with clubBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Bill Peters has not been able to lead the Carolina Hurricanes back to the NHL playoffs and after coming up short following his fourth season with the club, announced Friday that he...