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AP Hockey WriterNHL goalies scrambling to regain groove after 4-month breakBy JOHN WAWROWWith no ice time available during the NHL's four-month pandemic-forced break, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry had little choice but to let his game go to the dogs.Diesel and Kitty, his two English mastiffs, to be specific.''That...

Canucks' Gudbranson suspended 1 game for hit on VatranoNEW YORK (AP) Vancouver Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit from behind on Boston Bruins forward Frank Vatrano.Gudbranson hit Vatrano from behind at 6:13 of the first period of Vancouver's game...

AP Hockey WriterFlames answer Oilers' trades by acquiring two defensemenBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe latest on the NHL trade deadline (all times Eastern):4:35 p.m.The Calgary Flames have acquired defensemen Erik Gustafsson from Chicago and Derek Forbort from Los Angeles.The Flames sent a 2020 third-round pick to the Blackhawks for Gustafsson and...

Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might workTORONTO (AP) Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being studied by Ontario public health authorities, the province's chief...

Montreal 0 1 1-2Winnipeg 1 3 1-5First Period-1, Winnipeg, Byfuglien 16 (Slater, Pardy), 12:33.Second Period-2, Winnipeg, Scheifele 14 (Myers), 6:05. 3, Montreal, Markov 9 (Desharnais), 6:46. 4, Winnipeg, Slater 3 (Stempniak, Tlusty), 9:13. 5, Winnipeg, Wheeler 24 (Scheifele, Stafford), 19:00.Third Period-6, Montreal, Gallagher...

Kyle Connor has goal and assist, Jets beat Canucks 4-1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Friday night.Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his ninth consecutive victory over the Canucks. Jack Roslovic, Mark Scheifele...

Cherry says he would not apologize as condition for returnTORONTO (AP) Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the network that fired him ''made it impossible'' for him to address the comments that led to his dismissal.He says on his new podcast he was unwilling to accept Sportsnet's conditions to...

Associated PressHuberdeau scores 2 as Panthers beat Sabres 4-2By PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists, Jayce Hawryluk also scored...

AP Sports WriterPreds, Jets lean heavily on Rinne, Hellebuyck in Game 7By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has years of postseason experience, including a couple Game 7s and a Stanley Cup Final.Connor Hellebuyck has the Winnipeg Jets on the verge of their first Western...

AP Hockey WritersOttawa player is 1st in NHL to test positive for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWAn Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first known case in the NHL.The team announced late Tuesday that an unidentified player had tested positive for COVID-19. The...

AP Hockey WriterNHL rookie scoring leader, Buffalo's Olofsson, out 5-6 weeksBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward and the NHL's rookie scoring leader Victor Olofsson will miss between five and six weeks with a lower body injury.The Sabres provided the update Friday, a day after Olofsson was...

Associated PressBookmaker opens sports lounge in Devils hockey arenaBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) New Jersey's rapidly growing sports betting market is extending its reach into a professional hockey arena, even as it adds a seventh Atlantic City casino to the fold.Bookmaker William Hill US said it plans...