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MONTREAL (AP) Montreal's David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher scored 1:33 apart in the third period to lift the pace-setting Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday.The Canadiens improved to 12-2-1 and lead the NHL Atlantic Division by nine points from Ottawa, which kept...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jaromir Jagr moved into a tie for fourth on the all-time goals list with a first-period score that sparked the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.Jagr gave the Panthers the lead 51 seconds into the game. Dmitry Kulikov's...

NEW YORK (AP) Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera scored their first goals with the Islanders and helped New York to a needed victory in a finale of a long stretch of home games. Cal Clutterbuck and Ladd scored 1:39 apart midway through the third period to lift the Islanders over...

The Los Angeles Kings traded Simon Gagne back to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday for a conditional draft pick, sending the struggling left wing back to the city where he had his greatest NHL success. Gagne spent his first 10 NHL seasons with the Flyers, but won his first Stanley...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators believe how they finished the regular season doesn't matter in the playoffs.With two Stanley Cup titles in the past five years, the Blackhawks think they know how to ramp up their game for postseason intensity.Center Brad Richards, who signed...

AP Hockey WriterNHL Draft: McPhee grows emotional once son picked by OilersBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) As a longtime NHL scout and general manager, George McPhee has had a hand in providing opportunities to countless prospects at the NHL draft.It wasn't until Saturday, when McPhee fully appreciated how...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning backup goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy could be sidelined up to three months after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot from near his left collarbone.Team vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman said Friday that the 21-year-old Russian was treated for a type...

AP Sports WriterNylander, van Riemsdyk score early, Maple Leafs beat RangersBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) William Nylander and James van Riemsdyk scored in the first period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Friday night.Connor Brown and...

AP Sports WriterBrown, Nylander score early as Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-2By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Connor Brown and William Nylander scored in the first period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Friday night.James van Riemsdyk...

New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan admitted he is relieved that he'll miss just 10 days to two weeks due to a shoulder injury. An MRI on Wednesday revealed that Callahan has a partially dislocated left shoulder. "Definitely could have been a lot worse than it was," Callahan said Thursday in...

CHICAGO (AP) The Blackhawks have recalled forward Bryan Bickell from Rockford of the American Hockey League.The physical winger was sent down Nov. 2 after he had no points in his first seven games of the season with Chicago. The 29-year-old Bickell had seven goals and seven assists in...

Predators hang on to beat inexperienced BlackhawksNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) Nashville's Mike Fisher redirected Roman Josi's shot late in the second period for the go-ahead power-play goal, and the Predators hung on to beat Chicago 3-2 on Friday.Fisher's goal was Nashville's third with the man advantage. P.K. Subban, Nashville's...