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AP Hockey WriterHart to tell: Crowded NHL MVP race has a dozen candidatesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTaylor Hall had just scored two more goals in another...

AP Sports WriterStanley Cup saying goodbye to names like Richard, Hull, HoweBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) So long, Gordon Howe.Bye-bye, Robert Hull.Au revoir, M....

AP Hockey WriterHart to tell: Crowded NHL MVP race has a dozen candidatesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTaylor Hall had just scored two more goals in another...

AP Sports WriterWith 40 goals for playoffs-bound Wild, Staal has right fitBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Eric Staal was coming off his...

AP Sports WriterPenguins emerge from funk as legit three-peat threatBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin made the proclamation more than two months ago,...

Predators sign Westerholm to 3-year, entry-level dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Niclas Westerholm to a three-year, entry-level contract that...

AP Sports WriterHall and Butcher score 2 apiece as Devils power past RangersBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Taylor Hall and rookie Will Butcher...

Blues' Gunnarsson out 6 months to heal torn ACLST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson will miss at least six months...

AP Sports WriterParise, Dubnyk push Wild past Oilers 3-0 for playoff spotBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild made sure the...

Nylander, Matthews lead Maple Leafs to 5-2 win over SabresTORONTO (AP) Auston Matthews kept his points streak going, and William Nylander was the...

Canucks' Sedin twins to retire after this season, their 17thVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin say they will...

AP Sports WriterWild stalwart Ryan Suter needs season-ending ankle surgeryBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has a broken...