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Associated PressHellebuyck, Jets continue roll with 2-1 win against WildBy BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves, and Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.Ehlers scored his team-leading seventh goal of the...

AP Sports WriterHarris and Blitzer finally seeing Devils make playoff runBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) For the first time since spending $340 million to buy the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2013, Josh Harris and David Blitzer are getting a chance to see the team play...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jiri Hudler won the Lady Byng Trophy and lost his shoes in Vegas.The Calgary Flames forward was shoeless when he took the stage to accept the trophy honoring the NHL's most sportsmanlike player Wednesday night at the NHL Awards show.Hudler just couldn't stand the pinch...

Sens teammates disagree with length of Burrows' suspensionOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators knew Alex Burrows was facing a suspension. Ten games caught them by surprise.The NHL department of Player Safety handed Burrows a 10-game suspension Wednesday night for kneeing New Jersey's Taylor Hall on Tuesday night in...

Lightning celebrate Stanley Cup title with boat paradeTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup title with a boat parade and ceremonies Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium.The boat parade featured forward Alex Killorn on a jet-ski with Steven Stamkos riding on the back as they...

AP Hockey WriterChicago hires Coyne Schofield as player development coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOKendall Coyne Schofield figures there will be a time in her new role as player development coach that a Chicago Blackhawks prospect will razz her for preaching one thing and doing the opposite on the ice herself.She's not...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Johnny Gaudreau completed his hat trick in overtime after Jiri Hudler leveled the game with 1.2 seconds left as the Calgary Flames beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Friday.Gaudreau trailed a 2-on-1 rush and took a pass from former Bruin Dougie Hamilton in the high...

Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extensionST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues made official Tuesday what everyone had expected the moment Craig Berube led St. Louis to a remarkable turnaround capped by the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.They stripped the interim tag from his title...

AP Hockey WriterEx-women's player Mleczko to do color analysis for NHL gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOGANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) AJ Mleczko understands there is not a lot of women's hockey on television outside the Olympics.Mleczko took home Olympic gold with the U.S. in 1998 and silver in 2002. She took...

Gaudreau scores in OT to lift Flames over Avalanche 3-2DENVER (AP) The Calgary Flames' strong finish rendered their slow start into an afterthought.Elias Lindholm scored the tying goal with 1:54 left in regulation and Johnny Gaudreau put in a goal in the first minute of overtime, lifting the...

AP Hockey WriterDucks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Forward Rickard Rakell agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal Friday to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the Ducks, who drafted the Swede...

Associated PressSeguin scores twice, Stars beat Avalanche 7-2By DENNIS GEORGATOSDENVER (AP) Tyler Seguin sparked Dallas with two early goals and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 on Sunday night for their fifth consecutive victory.Brett Ritchie also had two goals, and Jason Spezza and Greg Pateryn each added...