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AP Sports WriterStruggling LA Kings fire head coach Stevens, hire DesjardinsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The struggling Los Angeles Kings fired head coach John Stevens on Sunday just 13 games into his second season in charge.Willie Desjardins was named the Kings' interim head coach by general manager Rob...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) Carolina's Phil Di Giuseppe did everything he could to stop Toronto wunderkind Auston Matthews from getting to the net, going so far as to hook the young Toronto rookie down to the ice. It didn't matter. Matthews still found a way to put the puck in the...

Shea Weber scores twice, Canadiens beat Kings 3-2MONTREAL (AP) Defenseman Shea Weber scored two power-play goals in the Montreal Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.Nate Thompson also scored and Carey Price made 31 saves. The Canadiens improved to 9-5-3 with their fifth victory...

Associated PressVegas clinches playoff spot with 4-1 win over AvalancheBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights chose to celebrate a monumental moment for the franchise by thinking back to how its inaugural season began - hoping the new hockey team could bring smiles to a city...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have lots of playoff historyBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance won't mean...

AP Sports WriterMcDonagh's 2 goals lead Rangers past Sharks 6-5By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) After three straight losses to open their road trip, the New York Rangers head into the All-Star break on a high note thanks to an unlikely goal scorer.Ryan McDonagh scored his first two...

Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein retires after 12 NHL seasonsNEW YORK (AP) New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein has retired after playing parts of 12 seasons in the NHL.The Rangers announced the retirement of the 32-year-old on Friday.Klein played in 627 career NHL games with the Rangers and Nashville...

The NASHVILLE and the ARIZONA will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NASHVILLE PREDATORS vs ARIZONA COYOTES When: 9:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona ROT TEAM PL OU ML 13 NASHVILLE 0 (-110) 5.5 -120 100 -135 115 14 ARIZONA TV: 9:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: ARIZONA , NASHVILLE Oddsmakers currently have the NASHVILLE...

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...

Assist added to Rocket Richard's total in 1945-46 seasonMONTREAL (AP) Montreal Canadiens great Maurice ''Rocket'' Richard is getting an assist added to his career totals.Six years of poring over scoresheets and summaries of games between 1917 and 1987 by an NHL statistics team has found and fixed more...

Penguins turn to youth, land Bjugstad, McCann from PanthersPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers on Friday for forward Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks.The deal gives the Penguins an influx of youth in the 26-year-old...

AP Sports WriterDevils say Hall, Maroon, Schneider had postseason surgeryBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils say forwards Taylor Hall and Patrick Maroon and goaltender Cory Schneider have had surgeries since the playoffs ended for them last month.The team says Hall and Maroon are expected to...