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CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Marian Hossa threaded his shot through a screen 1:31 into overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 win against New Jersey on Thursday, maintaining a four-point lead in the NHL's Central Division. The Blackhawks kept that buffer over St. Louis, which kept up its strong home form...

AP Hockey WriterBig D-men like Orpik and Engelland still have value in FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Brooks Orpik went 824 days between goals before scoring the winner in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.In that span, the bruising defenseman blocked 446 shots and dished out even more...

Sabres sign 2016 2nd-round pick Asplund to 3-year contractBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have signed prospect forward Rasmus Asplund to a three-year entry level contract.Asplund is from Sweden and was selected by Buffalo in the second round of the 2016 NHL draft. The 20-year-old had a career-best...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA set to meet again to talk CBA extensionBy STEPHEN WHYNOCHICAGO (AP) The NHL and NHL Players' Association will meet again Friday in New York to continue collective bargaining negotiations.Players have until Sept. 15 to decide whether to terminate the current collective bargaining agreement effective...

AP Sports WriterHall has 2 goals, 2 assists as slumping Devils beat SenatorsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) With the New Jersey Devils sinking fast in the Eastern Conference, their top line of Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri and Nico Hischier came to the rescue as one would expect.The Devils...

AP Sports WriterBettman: Concessions needed for NHL to go to OlympicsBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The International Olympic Committee and hockey's governing body will have to make concessions before the NHL sends the world's best players to the Winter Games in South Korea next year, commissioner Gary Bettman said...

Sabres hire Matt Ellis as player development directorBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Former Buffalo Sabres forward Matt Ellis was hired on Tuesday to become the team's director of player development under new general manager Kevyn Adams.Though it's a first-time NHL job for the former nine-year player, Ellis spent the past...

No matter what goalie the Chicago Blackhawks put into their net, they are coming away with win after win. Corey Crawford completed the task to perfection on Sunday night as he made Andrew Shaw's goal stand up in a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets that stretched the Blackhawks'...

Tatar, Weber score on power play, Canadiens beat Canucks 3-1VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Tomas Tatar and Shea Weber scored power-play goals 1:34 apart in the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Tuesday night.Nick Cousins also scored to help the Canadiens win for the...

Toronto's Scotiabank Arena undergoing "reimagination"TORONTO (AP) While the Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors gear up for next season, Scotiabank Arena is getting a multimillion-dollar face-lift.Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Michael Friisdahl calls it a ''reimagination'' of the venue that opened in February 1999.''We've got to...

Associated PressLightning beat Blackhawks 5-1, take 33 shots in 2ndBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Brayden Point had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning peppered the Chicago Blackhawks with 33 shots in a three-goal second period in a 6-3 victory Sunday night.The 33 shots are the...

AP Sports WriterAP source: San Jose Sharks fire coach Peter DeBoerBy JOSH DUBOWThe slumping San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday less than seven months after playing in the Western Conference final.A person with direct knowledge of the move said the team decided to let DeBoer go...