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Wings sign F Anthony Mantha to 4-year deal with $5.7M AAVDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract Tuesday with an average annual value of $5.7 million.Mantha, 26, has played five seasons in the NHL - all with Detroit. He scored 16...

AP Hockey WriterMost dangerous lead in hockey? This season, it's all of themBy STEPHEN WHYNOJoel Quenneville remembers years past when NHL teams leading going into the third period could feel comfortable chalking up two points. A win was a pretty sure bet.Earlier this season, his Florida Panthers erased a...

Jackets' Foligno out 1-2 weeks with lower-body injuryCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno will miss one to two weeks with a lower-body injury.Foligno was injured in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh. After the game, teammate Cam Atkinson said Foligno was cut by a skate.Foligno has...

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre. Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2016 Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec ROT TEAM ...

AP Hockey WriterCoyotes sign goaltender Antti Raanta to 3-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOAntti Raanta handled injuries, a scorpion infestation and a minor car wreck in his first year as a starting NHL goaltender.Battling through all that earned him a three-year contract that makes him the Arizona Coyotes' franchise goalie for...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Patrick Kane extended his points streak to 26 games as the Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Sunday to move into a share of second place in the NHL Central Division.Kane, the NHL's leading scorer with 46 points, had the second assist on Duncan...

AP Sports WriterRuss Brandon resigns as Bills, Sabres presidentBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Russ Brandon abruptly resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres after being confronted by the teams' owners regarding an inappropriate relationship with a female employee, two...

Associated PressWild scores 3 times in third period, rally past Avs 6-4.By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Victor Rask considered passing when he heard teammate Kevin Fiala shouting for the puck. Instead, the center decided to take the shot.It turned out to be the right move.Rask scored a go-ahead goal...

Red Wings sign high-scoring Swedish winger Mathias BromeThe Detroit Red Wings have signed left wing Mathias Brome to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday, adding one of the leading scorers from the Swedish Hockey League last season.The 25-year-old Brome had a career-high 43 points last season. He led...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - After surviving 21 tumultuous playoff games over the past seven weeks, the Tampa Bay Lightning weren't about to get discouraged after losing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.That doesn't mean the Lightning haven't spent the past two days stewing about how to improve when...

Predators sign Emil Pettersson to 2-year, entry-level dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed forward Emil Pettersson to a two-year, entry-level contract.Pettersson, 23, ranked ninth in the Swedish Hockey League in points this season. Pettersson had 15 goals and 23 assists while splitting the season between Skelleftea...

Avalanche sign forward Alexander Kerfoot to 2-year dealDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a two-year, entry-level deal with Alexander Kerfoot after the forward became a college free agent earlier this month.Kerfoot was originally taken by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round of the 2012 draft....