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Red Wings continue resurgence, beat Sharks 3-0By The Associated PressDETROIT (AP) Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard made 30 saves as the Red Wings beat San Jose 3-0 to win a fourth straight game following back-to-back losses to start the season.Elsewhere, Philadelphia pulled away to beat a road-weary Carolina and...

Sharks acquire winger Mike Hoffman from SenatorsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The San Jose Sharks acquired Mike Hoffman from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, again paying a bargain price for a scoring winger another team was eager to trade.Four months after Evander Kane came from Buffalo and worked out well...

Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson in concussion protocolBy The Associated PressThe Vancouver Canucks say rookie forward Elias Pettersson is in concussion protocol while center Jay Beagle is out six weeks with a broken forearm.Pettersson was injured when he was taken hard into the end boards and slammed to the ice...

Blackhawks defenseman de Haan ruled out for start of campCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan has been ruled out for the start of training camp with his new team and he is expected to miss two to three weeks.The 28-year-old de Haan is coming back from right...

Lightning re-sign Miller to $26.25 million, 5-yer dealTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning has re-signed forward J.T. Miller to a five-year contract worth $26.25 million.Miller will count $5.5 million against the salary cap through 2022-23. General manager Steve Yzerman announced the deal with the pending restricted free...

Canucks player says team has 'Fortnite' ban for seasonVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) A day after Vancouver forward Bo Horvat said the Canucks have instituted a Fortnite ban for the upcoming season, there was talk in NHL arenas about whether it is fair to blame the popular online game...

AP Sports WriterIslanders, Canucks, Flames try to get one win from advancingBy VIN A. CHERWOONew York Islanders coach Barry Trotz knows just how capable the Washington Capitals are in coming back from an 0-2 series deficit.They did it two years ago in the first round against Columbus when he...

AP Sports WriterMerzlikins leads Blue Jackets' rout of New JerseyBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Elvis Merzlikins made a career-high 41 saves in his third shutout in his last four starts, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 5-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight...

Pens, Preds could have same lineups for Game 2 of Cup FinalPITTSBURGH (AP) The Penguins and Predators could have the same lineups for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, two nights after a bizarre start to the series that few could have expected.Forward Colin Wilson did not...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Killorn doesn't have any qualms about graduating from a prestigious college and not pursuing a cushy job that might pay a lot of money but also keep him behind a desk in the office all day.No, he's doing quite well wearing the uniform of...

AP Sports WriterCouture leads Sharks past slumping Senators 5-0By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Logan Couture had a goal and two assists to eclipse 400 career points, and Aaron Dell made 25 saves to hand Ottawa its third shutout over four games in the Sharks' 5-0 victory against...

AP Hockey WriterNothing to 'C' here: Importance of NHL captains is changingBy STEPHEN WHYNORyan Johansen remembers how the Columbus Blue Jackets didn't have a captain until one day it clicked and everyone knew it should be Nick Foligno.''There was just no doubt,'' Johansen said. ''It's just one of those...