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Dick Gamble, Stanley Cup champion and AHL star, dies at 89ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Stanley Cup champion and American Hockey League Hall of Famer Dick Gamble has died. He was 89.The AHL's Rochester Americans announced his death Friday after learning from his family he died Thursday. Gamble had been...

Holtby missing game at Detroit; Capitals call up CopleyDETROIT (AP) Washington goalie Braden Holtby is out for the Capitals' game Thursday night against Detroit with what coach Barry Trotz indicated was only a minor injury.Trotz described the issue as a tweak, and Philipp Grubauer started in net for...

AP Sports WriterCarolina beats Coyotes 6-5 after giving up weird goalBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jeff Skinner scored his second goal with 1:58 left, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-5 on Thursday night despite giving up a weird goal when the puck stuck in goalie...

Coyotes score goal after puck gets stuck in goalie's skateRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Alex Gologoski scored perhaps the weirdest goal of the season after the puck got stuck in Carolina goalie Cam Ward's skate.Ward skated behind the net to play the puck midway through the first period Thursday night...

Red Wings' Mike Green to have surgery on cervical spineDETROIT (AP) Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will have season-ending surgery on his cervical spine.The Red Wings said Thursday the procedure is scheduled for April 5 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and will...

AP Hockey WriterStarting goaltenders battling fatigue as playoffs loomBy STEPHEN WHYNOBehind the mask is a mind filled with a web of a thousand thoughts, worries and a singular focus of what it takes to win a game.Then the next game, then the one after that.''There is no shut-off for...

AP Hockey WriterStarting goaltenders battle physical and mental fatigueBy STEPHEN WHYNOBehind the mask is a mind filled with a web of a thousand thoughts, worries and a singular focus of what it takes to win a game.Then the next game, then the one after that.''There is no shut-off for...

Associated PressSchwartz scores twice, Blues beat Bruins 2-1 in OTBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz and the St. Louis Blues waited most of the season for some late-game magic.They finally found it.Schwartz scored his second goal of the game 30 seconds into overtime to give St. Louis...

AP Sports WriterCanucks beat Blackhawks 5-2, stop 7-game slideBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Alexander Edler scored twice, Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves and the Vancouver Canucks stopped a seven-game slide by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night.Henrik Sedin and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an...

AP Sports WriterMiller, Point help Lightning hold off Islanders, 7-6By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Although the Tampa Bay Lightning didn't like the way they almost gave up a four-goal lead in the third period, they were happy to get the win and move on.J.T. Miller scored twice,...

Associated PressBlue Jackets shut out Panthers 4-0 for 10th straight winBy NICOLE KRAFTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Short winning streaks are nothing to the Columbus Blue Jackets. They like getting victories in bunches.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, Cam Atkinson had a goal and...

AP Sports WriterCarolina beats Coyotes 6-5 after giving up weird goalBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Cam Ward allowed an early goal when the puck stuck in his skate. With Arizona trying to force overtime, the Carolina goalie used his glove to prevent another one.Jeff Skinner scored his second...