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NEW YORK (AP) Washington's Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game and the 499th of his career at 1:25 of overtime to give the Capitals a 4-3 win at the New York Rangers on Saturday.The victory widened the sizable gap between the NHL's Metropolitan Division's top...

Rick Nash's availability for a key matchup with the Washington Capitals wasn't confirmed until the New York Rangers star got through the pregame warmup unscathed. While no one was willing to talk about what is ailing the top forward, whatever it is didn't seem to slow him down Sunday...

Bruins honor Super Bowl champion Patriots before gameBOSTON (AP) The Bruins have honored the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots before Boston's game Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks.Fourteen members of the NFL championship team walked onto center ice wearing Bruins jerseys with their names and numbers on the...

Edmonton 1 1 1 0-3Calgary 0 1 2 1-4First Period-1, Edmonton, Fraser 4 (Perron, Yakupov), 16:06 (pp).Second Period-2, Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Draisaitl, Hall), 10:28. 3, Calgary, Colborne 2 (Monahan, Glencross), 18:01 (pp).Third Period-4, Calgary, Bouma 6 (Byron, Diaz), 4:28. 5, Edmonton, Ference...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Kicked off the bus by the Florida Panthers in November, Gerard Gallant has packed his bags for Las Vegas to take over as the first coach of the NHL expansion Golden Knights. ''I interviewed in mid-January and when I got the interview I felt real comfortable coming...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Bo Horvat scored his second goal with 1:35 left in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night.Horvat also had two goals against Carolina in a 3-2 win nine days earlier and has scored four of his eight goals this...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with defenseman Michal Rozsival on a one-year contract.The 37-year-old Rozsival had 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 65 games with the Blackhawks last season. He added an assist in 10 playoff games for the Stanley Cup champs. Rozsival...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) Minnesota beat Columbus 3-2 on Thursday to send the Blue Jackets to an eighth straight loss to start the new NHL season, with a change of coach doing nothing to arrest the losing spiral.Columbus' start is the worst season-opening regulation losing streak in the...

Predators sign left wing Justin Kirkland to entry-level dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed left wing Justin Kirkland to a three-year, entry-level contract.The Predators announced the deal Monday.Kirkland, now 19, was Nashville's fourth draft pick at No. 62 overall in the third round of the 2014...

Goal-scoring is slipping once again in the NHL, and yet Tim Murray thinks that's not as big a concern as some might suggest.''Just to the press. To me, it's not,'' the Buffalo Sabres' general manager said, before turning the question back on the reporter who asked it. ''I don't...

DALLAS (AP) Dallas extended its lead atop the NHL Central Division to nine points by beating Nashville 5-1 on Thursday, helped by rookie Mattias Janmark scoring his sixth December goal to break a tie late in the second period.Tyler Seguin added two insurance goals in the third period...

DALLAS (AP) - Antoine Roussel scored the go-ahead goal 54 seconds into the second period, and the Dallas Stars broke the New York Rangers' eight-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Monday night.John Klingberg and Ales Hemsky also scored for the Stars, who have won six of seven.The...