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AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets come from behind to rout Florida 7-3By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Joonas Korpisalo stopped 38 shots, five Columbus players had a goal and an assist and the Blue Jackets took over in the third period to rout the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Thursday night.Markus...

AP Sports WriterDraisaitl, Oilers roll past Blue Jackets 4-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Leon Draisaitl keeps building on his strong start for the Edmonton Oilers.Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Wednesday night.Draisaitl,...

AP Hockey WriterMixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft earlyBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final.After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light...

AP Hockey WriterSabres forward Kyle Okposo diagnosed with a concussionBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion.Okposo was hurt when he and Senators forward Bobby Ryan didn't see each other and collided early in the second period...

Associated PressCrosby's 4 points lead streaking Penguins past Blues 6-1By DAVID SOLOMONST. LOUIS (AP) ?? Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to lead the surging Pittsburgh Penguins past the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday night.Juuso Riikola, Zach Aston-Reese, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin also...

Associated PressHoltby used midseason reprieve for personal growthBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) When Braden Holtby took some time off in February, playing in only nine of the Washington Capitals' 14 games, he finally had a chance to reflect on aspects of his game.It might seem easy to say...

AP Sports WriterPotent Lightning display depth, beat Devils 5-2 in Game 1By FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Captain Steven Stamkos and high-scoring Nikita Kucherov garner lots of attention. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning are hardly a two-man show.The top seed in the Eastern Conference got early goals from four...

Catfish tosser says he was 'dumb redneck with a bad idea'PITTSBURGH (AP) A Tennessee man is calling himself a ''dumb redneck with a bad idea'' after police filed charges against him for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup Final.Police...

Buffalo 0 2 2-4Arizona 1 0 0-1First Period-1, Arizona, Murphy 4 (Gagner, Dahlbeck), 1:17.Second Period-2, Buffalo, Meszaros 6 (Benoit, Grigorenko), 4:27 (pp). 3, Buffalo, Meszaros 7 (Deslauriers, Dalpe), 13:36.Third Period-4, Buffalo, Gionta 11 (Foligno, Weber), 18:11 (en-sh). 5, Buffalo, Ristolainen 8 (Gionta, Moulson),...

Rangers buy out final 2 years of Shattenkirk's contractNEW YORK (AP) The Rangers have bought out the final two seasons of defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk's contract.Shattenkirk played only two seasons after signing a $26.6 million, four-year contract with New York. He had just seven goals and 44 assists in...

Blues acquire de la Rose from Red Wings for FabbriEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The St. Louis Blues acquired forward Jacob de la Rose from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night in exchange for forward Robby Fabbri.The 24-year-old de la Rose had a goal and three assists in 16...

National Hockey League had humble beginnings 100 years agoMONTREAL (AP) The five men who met on Nov. 26, 1917, to form the National Hockey League could not have dreamed of the 31-team, multi-billion-dollar enterprise it is a century later.That day the owners of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers,...