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New Jersey Devils sign Russian defenseman Egor YakovlevNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed Russian defenseman Egor Yakovlev to a one-year, entry-level contract.General manager Ray Shero announced the move Monday.Yakovlev has spent the past six seasons in the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl....

Nichushkin lifts Avalanche past Maple Leafs 3-1TORONTO (AP) The Colorado Avalanche kept Toronto at bay and got some timely scoring to beat the struggling Maple Leafs.Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Valeri Nichushkin and Joonas Donskoi also scored, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 38 shots to help...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks deal Panarin and Hjalmarsson, get Saad backBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) General manager Stan Bowman promised changes were coming after the Chicago Blackhawks were swept in the first round of the playoffs.Boy, he wasn't kidding.Chicago re-acquired Brandon Saad and parted with Niklas Hjalmarsson and Artemi Panarin...

WASHINGTON (AP) Goaltender Braden Holtby is expected to be OK after leaving the Washington Capitals' game against the New York Rangers on Sunday because of dehydration.Holtby leads the NHL in victories and is considered the Capitals' team MVP by coach Barry Trotz and captain Alex Ovechkin. He left...

AP Sports WriterPens' Nick Bonino on crutches, game-time decision for Game 3By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pittsburgh center Nick Bonino is wearing a walking boot on his left foot and using crutches and Penguins coach Mike Sullivan says the veteran is day to day with a lower-body...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup saying goodbye to names like Richard, Hull, HoweBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) So long, Gordon Howe.Bye-bye, Robert Hull.Au revoir, M. Richard.Those Hockey Hall of Famers and the rest of the players who won an NHL championship from 1954-65 are being stripped off the Stanley Cup...

Leafs trade forward Fehr to San Jose for 2020 draft pickTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Eric Fehr to the San Jose Sharks for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2020 draft.The 32-year-old Fehr played in four games with the Leafs this season. He was...

Associated PressNew York Islanders to leave Brooklyn, return to suburbsBy FRANK ELTMANELMONT, N.Y. (AP) It's hardly the Dodgers going to Los Angeles, but another major sports franchise is leaving Brooklyn.The New York Islanders, who moved from their suburban home to Brooklyn in 2015, have won a $1 billion...

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...

AP Hockey WriterPanthers beat Red Wings 4-1 for season-high 4-game streakBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Evgenii Dadonov and Mark Pysyk scored late in the first period and the Florida Panthers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night.Florida's Aleksander Barkov restored a two-goal lead with...

AP Hockey WriterSabres Dahlin tells AP he's better prepared for 2nd seasonBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Last season didn't sit well with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.Unaccustomed to losing and no longer a rookie, Dahlin told The Associated Press on Thursday he feels better prepared and is far...

Boedker's hat trick leads Sharks to 5-3 win over OilersEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Mikkel Boedker scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 53 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.Brent Burns and Logan Couture also scored for the...