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AP Sports WriterLightning looking for better start in Game 2 against BruinsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Tampa Bay Lightning opened Game 1 against Boston on shaky ice, fumbling away pucks, turning it over in their own end, giving up a pair of early goals.Tampa Bay seemed to get better as the...

Dallas beats Calgary 2-1; Bishop exits with apparent injuryCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Dallas starting goaltender Ben Bishop went down with an injury. Anton Khudobin took over and the Stars never missed a beat.Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen scored and Bishop and Khudobin combined for 35 saves to lead Dallas...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota Wild fire GM Paul Fenton after 1 seasonBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Wild have fired general manager Paul Fenton after just one rough season, marked by the end of a six-year streak of making the playoffs and a disassembly of the once-promising core of...

AP Sports WriterPanthers starting over with new coach and new top lineBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Florida general manager Dale Tallon has selective amnesia. To him, how things went for the Panthers last season is no longer worth talking about or even remembering.It's another restart for Florida.With a...

AP Sports WriterDallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conductBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, citing unspecified unprofessional conduct in a surprising blow to one of the preseason favorites in the NHL's Western Conference.General manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had...

AP Sports WriterIslanders fans don't mind Brooklyn for playoff gamesBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well...

AP Hockey WriterPicture perfect: Bruins bond in China, race to Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) If the Boston Bruins seemed like something of an afterthought at times this season, maybe it was understandable.They played in the Atlantic Division shadow of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who raced to the...

Associated PressLightning beat Sabres 5-3 to sweep 2-game series in SwedenBy KAREL JANICEKSTOCKHOLM (AP) Pat Maroon scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Lighting beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday for a sweep of their two regular-season games in Sweden.Victor Hedman also scored for the Lightning, delighting the...

AP Hockey WriterHow long interview period changed course of NHL free agencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOArtemi Panarin did not have to imagine what he might look like in a New York Rangers uniform.His likeness in Rangers blue adorned the giant video screens at Madison Square Garden with the message ''Welcome Artemi''...

NEW YORK (AP) - Take the spotlight off goaltender Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals and put it on Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning.If it sounds fickle, that's the way it's been for the goaltenders in this series between two of...

The BUFFALO and the ANAHEIM will both be gunning for a victory on 10/15/2017 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BUFFALO vs ANAHEIM When: 9:00 PM  ET, Sunday, October 15, 2017 Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California ROT TEAM PL OU ML 53 BUFFALO 0 (-110) 5.5 110 -130 135 -155 54 ANAHEIM TV: 9 p.m. ET, MSG (Buffalo), Prime Ticket (Anaheim) LINE: 0 PREDICTION: PREDICTION: Ducks 3, Sabres 2 Oddsmakers currently...

The Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Tampa Bay Times Forum. Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2013 Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida TV: 6 p.m. ET, CSN...