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Rinne makes 31 saves, Predators beat Hurricanes 3-0RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Pekka Rinne made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 58th of his career as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night.Rocco Grimaldi, Calle Jarnkrok and Austin Watson scored for...

AP Sports WriterCrosby's return makes resilient Penguins diligent, dangerousBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Sullivan's messages can be relentless. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach peppers his team with a handful of mantras that seemingly run on a loop during every practice, every period, sometimes every shift.They run from ''play the...

Hurricanes to bring back Whalers uniforms for 2 gamesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes will look like the old Hartford Whalers for a pair of games against an old New England rival.The Hurricanes unveiled green throwback Whalers uniforms Thursday on Twitter and said they will wear them when...

NEW YORK -- Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrew Ference has been suspended three games for his check to the head of Vancouver forward Zack Kassian. The NHL said Monday he will be eligible to return for Sunday's road game in New York against the Rangers. Ference will lose $118,902 in salary. He...

UBS reaches 20-year deal for Islanders' arena naming rightsNEW YORK (AP) The New York Islanders have reached a 20-year naming rights deal for their new arena with wealth management service UBS.The facility on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack will be called UBS Arena at Belmont Park,...

Shore, Benn score on power play, Stars beat Ducks 2-1DALLAS (AP) Jamie Benn heard the Dallas home crowd beginning to boo when it appeared that the Stars would continue their power outage.They turned things around in the end with a late surge.Benn and Devin Shore scored power-play goals...

AP Sports WriterBrown, Nylander score early as Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-2By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Connor Brown and William Nylander scored in the first period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Friday night.James van Riemsdyk...

Calgary 0 0 2-2Colorado 0 2 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, Colorado, Tanguay 19 (Iginla, Barrie), 9:40 (pp). 2, Colorado, O'Reilly 11 (Tanguay, Guenin), 11:27.Third Period-3, Calgary, Jones 12 (Backlund, Bouma), 3:54. 4, Colorado, Mitchell 8 (Duchene, Barrie), 4:22. 5, Calgary, Bouma 13 (Jones,...

Blue Jackets re-sign free agents Bjorkstrand and MurrayCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand and defenseman Ryan Murray.The 23-year-old Bjorkstrand, the team's fifth-leading scorer last season with 11 goals and 29 assists, signed a three-year pact worth $7.5 million.The 24-year-old Murray accepted the...

AP Sports WriterDevils, Golden Knights off to surprising strong startsBy VIN A. CHERWOOAfter finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, the New Jersey Devils have been among the NHL's surprise teams.The Devils have been atop the Metropolitan Division for most of the opening weeks and are...

AP Sports WriterLightning, Bruins, Avalanche, Flyers eye clinching seriesBy FRED GOODALLOne victory away from advancing in the NHL playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers feel a sense of urgency to finish the task as soon as possible.It doesn't matter that the teams, up...

Associated PressJohansen, Forsberg lead Predators over Wild 4-2By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban each had two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg and Miikka Salomaki...