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DALLAS (AP) Dallas' Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist to lead the Stars to a 6-2 win against Montreal in Saturday's clash of two NHL divisional leaders.The Stars stayed six points clear of the keenly contested Central Division, with the four teams below them also involved...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers acquired Dylan McIlrath from the New York Rangers on Tuesday, in exchange for Steven Kampfer and a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2018 NHL Draft. Both players are defensemen who have appeared in one NHL game this season. McIlrath was the No. 10 overall pick...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues forward Paul Stastny will be sidelined at least five weeks with a broken right foot.The 29-year-old Stastny was injured in the second period of a 4-3 victory in Vancouver on Friday. He has a goal, four assists and a plus-four rating in...

AP Hockey WriterDurability defined: Caps' Ovechkin on verge of 1,000 pointsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the Washington Capitals signed Alex Ovechkin to a $124 million, 13-year contract eight years ago, the long-term commitment and first nine-digit deal in NHL history represented a significant risk.Owner Ted Leonsis and former general manager George...

Red Wings continue resurgence, beat Sharks 3-0By The Associated PressDETROIT (AP) Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard made 30 saves as the Red Wings beat San Jose 3-0 to win a fourth straight game following back-to-back losses to start the season.Elsewhere, Philadelphia pulled away to beat a road-weary Carolina and...

CHICAGO (AP) Trevor van Riemsdyk was a big surprise last season. He made the Chicago Blackhawks out of training camp, got hurt and then returned in time to help his team win the Stanley Cup.For coach Joel Quenneville, what van Riemsdyk is doing so far this year just...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shea Theodore put Anaheim ahead late in the third period with his first NHL goal, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and the Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night.Andrew Cogliano, Carl Hagelin and Jacob Silfverberg also scored. This was Andersen's first start since...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A late-night drive through a lake-effect snowstorm was a small sacrifice for goalie Robin Lehner in his bid to reclaim the Buffalo Sabres starting job.''A little tired right now,'' Lehner said following practice Thursday. ''Some nerves. But excitement is the best word I can think...

CALGARY (AP) - Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund has been signed to a multiyear contract.Terms of the deal announced Saturday were not disclosed.Backlund scored 10 goals and 27 points in 52 regular-season games last season after missing 30 games because of injury.In 11 playoff contests, the 26-year-old native of...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf netted the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Ducks a 4-3 win against St. Louis on Friday, making it 10 successive home victories over the Blues.The victory vaulted the Ducks from fifth to third in the...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa native Dan Boyle scored the shootout winner as the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Saturday.Chris Kreider scored the lone goal in regulation for the Rangers, which has won eight in a row and earned a point in 12 straight games.Henrik...

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...