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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...

G Cam Ward signs 1-day contract, retires with HurricanesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Goalie Cam Ward has signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and is retiring as a member of the team he helped lead to a Stanley Cup.General manager Don Waddell announced the signing and retirement Wednesday,...

NHL CalendarFeb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' Tarasenko out rest of 1st round with shoulder injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOVladimir Tarasenko will miss the rest of the St. Louis Blues' first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks after aggravating his surgically repaired left shoulder.The team said Tuesday that Tarasenko is returning to St. Louis to have...

James van Riemsdyk score SO winner, Leafs beat Predators 3-2TORONTO (AP) James van Riemsdyk and Frederik Andersen gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a full two points in the standings.James van Riemsdyk scored in regulation and again in the seventh round of a shootout, and Anderson made 44 saves...

Flames waive Brouwer to buy out final 2 years of contractCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have placed assistant captain Troy Brouwer on unconditional waivers with the intention of buying out the remaining two years of his contract.The move was announced by the team Thursday and will save...

AP Sports WriterGranlund scores twice as Predators beat Flames 4-3 in OTBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mikael Granlund tied it up just before the end of regulation and then scored the winner 1:20 into overtime as the Nashville Predators beat Calgary 4-3 Thursday night in a showdown...

Senators' Gaborik has surgery to repair herniated diskOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators forward Marian Gaborik had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.The 36-year-old Slovak had 11 goals and 10 assists in 46 games this season for Los Angeles and Ottawa. He last played March...

AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets sign defenseman Harrington to 3-year contractBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Scott Harrington to a three-year contract.A person with knowledge of the signing tells The Associated PRess the contract is worth $4.9 million with an...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will miss up to the first 10 days of training camp because of an upper body injury.The Sabres made the announcement Friday, after the team took the ice for the first day of camp. The Sabres did not reveal the...

Associated PressKuemper helps Coyotes top Wild 4-0 to continue playoff pushBy JACK MAGRUDERGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Darcy Kuemper has gone from backup to backstop in goal for Arizona this season.Kuemper made 36 saves for his second straight home shutout and Josh Archibald had two goals as the Coyotes continued...

Gold medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morando joins NHL NetworkSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) Olympic gold medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morando will make her debut as an NHL Network studio analyst on Friday.The network announced Wednesday she will join Kevin Weekes and Tony Luftman on ''NHL Tonight.'' The three-time Olympian scored the tying goal against...