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AP Hockey WriterRed Wings snap 11-game road skid with 6-3 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Anthony Mantha scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Detroit Red Wings snapped an 11-game road losing streak by beating the NHL's last-place Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night.Dylan Larkin, Darren...

Varlamov sick and questionable for big game against FlyersDENVER (AP) Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov is sick and may not start a pivotal game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.Varlamov has appeared in 21 straight games for the Avalanche, who are in the midst of a heated...

AP Hockey WriterKuznetsov scores in OT to lift Capitals over RangersBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) In a game that didn't feel much like the postseason, the Washington Capitals gave future playoff opponents fair warning about how they handle tight games.Outshot by a team eliminated from contention, Washington stayed close...

AP Hockey WriterTanks for nothing: Some NHL teams can't win for losingBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel has difficulty accepting the sorry state of the Buffalo Sabres, who haven't had a sniff at the playoffs in the three years since his celebrated arrival.''When I got drafted, if...

AP Sports WriterBruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBy JIMMY GOLENBoston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a contract that will take him through his 42nd birthday, and he's already anticipating the next one.''I believe, myself, that I'm going to be playing beyond this contract,'' he said on Wednesday...

Bruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have locked up defenseman Zdeno Chara for another season.The Bruins agreed to pay the 2009 Norris Trophy winner $5 million next year, when he will turn 42, with incentives that could add another $1.75 million.Chara has...

AP Hockey WriterTanks for nothing: Some NHL teams can't win for losingBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel has difficulty accepting the sorry state of the Buffalo Sabres, who haven't had a sniff at the playoffs in the three years since his celebrated arrival.''When I got drafted, if...

Bruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have locked up defenseman Zdeno Chara for another season.The Bruins agreed to pay the 2009 Norris Trophy winner $5 million next year, when he will turn 42, with incentives that could add another $1.75 million.Chara has...

Biega gets 1st goal in 3 years to lift Canucks over DucksVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver coach Travis Green did a double take when he saw Alex Biega doing postgame TV interviews.Biega got his first goal in over three years, Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist...

AP Hockey WriterTanks for nothing: Some NHL teams can't win for losingBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel has difficulty accepting the sorry state of the Buffalo Sabres, who haven't had a sniff at the playoffs in the three years since his celebrated arrival.''When I got drafted, if...

Vanek has 3 goals, assist to lift Blue Jackets over OilersEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) After Edmonton scored the first three goals of the game, the Columbus Blue Jackets made it apparent which team was still fighting for a playoff spot and which team was already out of the race.Thomas...

Sutter has 2 goals, assist to lift Canucks over DucksVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist to lift the Vancouver Canucks over the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday night.Alex Biega got his first goal in over three years, and Sam Gagner also scored...