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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Knights the hottest show on Vegas StripBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) The bookies in this gambling city have to be getting a bit nervous.Hockey fans, though, are nothing short of ecstatic.They screamed, danced and cheered as the goals came one right after another in a...

AP Sports WriterCase in points: MacKinnon up for hat trick of awards for AvsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon believes this just may be the best edition of the Colorado Avalanche he's seen over his tenure.Not surprising, his teammates feel the same about him.The proof is in the...

AP Sports WriterIslanders look to keep improving in 2nd year under TrotzBy VIN A. CHERWOOEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) The New York Islanders know about the moves other teams in the Metropolitan Division made in the offseason. It just doesn't matter to them.After finishing second in the division and...

Associated PressPageau scores twice, Senators rout Rangers 6-2By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) The Senators didn't have their best start, yet after spotting the New York Rangers an early goal, Ottawa dominated the rest of the way and earned their first road win this season.Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice and...

AP Hockey WriterLauren Boyle becomes Hockey Fights Cancer ambassadorBy STEPHEN WHYNOJust over a year ago, Lauren Boyle was searching the internet for information on leukemia after husband Brian's blood test showed serious irregularities.Now, she's hoping to tell the hockey world her story.Lauren Boyle will be unveiled Thursday as the...

AP Hockey WriterDucks' Vermette facing lengthy ban for slashing linesmanBy GREG BEACHAMAnaheim Ducks center Antoine Vermette is facing the likely prospect of a 10-game suspension from the NHL for slashing a linesman.Vermette slapped his stick against the back of linesman Shandor Alphonso's legs after losing a faceoff to Minnesota...

AP Hockey WriterMinnesota's Mittelstadt reaches 3-year contract with SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have reached an agreement with their top prospect, center Casey Mittelstadt, who is leaving Minnesota following his freshman season.Mittelstadt agreed to a three-year entry level contract Monday and is expected to join...

Blue Jackets sign Bjorkstrand to 5-year contract extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract extension worth $27 million.The deal announced Wednesday will keep one of the team's best young players in Columbus through the 2025-26 season. He had one...

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CHICAGO (AP) New Jersey forward Taylor Hall has returned to the Devils' lineup after missing eight games with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Hall had knee surgery on Nov. 16. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft originally was expected to miss three to four weeks. New...

Blues' Edmundson awarded $3.1M, 1-year deal in arbitrationST. LOUIS (AP) Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson has been awarded a $3.1 million, one-year contract in arbitration.Edmundson was one of four St. Louis restricted free agents to file for player-elected salary arbitration this summer after helping the team win its first...

WASHINGTON (AP) Capitals goalie Alex Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal, passing Sergei Fedorov's record for most by a Russian-born player, but the Dallas Stars bounced back to beat Washington 3-2 Thursday.Ovechkin's goal came at 7:01 of the third period, knotting the score at 2. He converted a...