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O'Reilly's goal lifts Blues to 3-1 win over StarsDALLAS (AP) Ryan O’Reilly stopped his scoring drought with one timely play for the St. Louis Blues.O’Reilly broke a tie 18 seconds after Dallas pulled even, and the Blues beat the Stars 3-1 on Friday night to extend their lead...

Associated PressStephenson scores in OT, Golden Knights rally past BluesBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Chandler Stephenson scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early three-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday.Ryan Reaves, Paul Stastny, Nicolas Roy and Reilly Smith scored for...

The Latest: Carcillo calls settlement an 'insulting attempt'By The Associated PressThe Latest on a tentative settlement on the NHL concussion lawsuit (all times Eastern):2:15 p.m.One retired NHL player who was part of the concussion lawsuit against the league is calling a tentative resolution an ''insulting attempt at a settlement.''Daniel...

Ottawa 0 2 0 0-2 Minnesota 0 2 0 0-3 First Period-None. Second Period-1, Minnesota, Dumba 5 (Granlund), :52. 2, Minnesota, Dumba 6 (Stewart, Granlund), 8:05. 3, Ottawa, Zibanejad 16 (Ryan, Wiercioch), 8:33. 4, Ottawa, Ryan 16 (Hoffman, Karlsson), 11:48. Third Period-None. Overtime-None. Shootout-Ottawa 2 (Ryan G, Zibanejad NG, Turris G, Stone NG, Hoffman NG),...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' Russian Two, Tarasenko and Barbashev, on verge of CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOST. LOUIS (AP) Slava Fetisov called Vladimir Tarasenko midway through the second round of the playoffs to deliver an important message.''I said, `Listen, you've got a good chance to win this year, so you're gonna...

Associated PressPalmieri scores 2, Kinkaid stops 21, Devils rout Caps 6-0By by MIKE FARRELLNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Kyle Palmieri scored twice and Keith Kinkaid made 21 saves as the New Jersey Devils celebrated their home opener Thursday night with a 6-0 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.Marcus...

Associated PressSerendipitous Sharks shrug off controversy up 2-1 vs BluesBy JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Don't tell San Jose coach Peter DeBoer his Sharks have gotten lucky during their playoff run.''It irks me when you use words like that because this is a team that we've played four or...

AP Hockey WriterDivision-winning Blackhawks, Caps, Ducks in different spotsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Three division champions are in three very different positions early in the playoffs.As the Chicago Blackhawks attempt to rebound from a shutout loss to the Nashville Predators, the Washington Capitals hope they've learned a lesson from...

AP Hockey WriterCup finalist Pens, Predators face different tests in round 2By STEPHEN WHYNOThe road back to the Stanley Cup Final took two very different turns for the Penguins and Predators at the start of the second round.Back-to-back defending champion Pittsburgh roared back from a two-goal, third-period deficit to...

Hurricanes losing Dudley, still in talks with TV's ForslundRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that executive Rick Dudley won’t return and the team is still in talks with longtime TV play-by-play announcer John Forslund on a new deal.The 71-year-old Dudley had...

Stars captain Benn recovering from muscle surgeryFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is recovering from surgery to repair an abdominal muscle injury.Stars general manager Jim Nill said Friday that the full recovery time is six weeks, and that the surgery performed Thursday went as planned. It...

Associated PressKucherov powers Lightning past Red Wings 3-2By ERIK ERLENDSSONTAMPA, Fla. (AP) It was another memorable night for Nikita Kucherov, Vinny Lecavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning.Kucherov scored twice while breaking Tampa Bay's single-season record for points, leading the Lightning to a 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red...