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AP Sports WriterBemstrom's OT tally lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.Bemstrom knocked home a rebound for his seventh...

Florida Panthers general manager/interim coach Tom Rowe is doing his best to remain positive in the face of a pronounced negative. With four losses in five games since dismissing former coach Gerard Gallant, Rowe and the Panthers look to turn around their fortunes on Thursday as they open a...

Anaheim 0 1 1 0-3Los Angeles 0 2 0 0-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Los Angeles, Martinez 5 (Schultz, Clifford), 8:54. 2, Anaheim, Getzlaf 14 (Maroon, Perry), 14:19. 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 11 (Gaborik, Muzzin), 18:27 (pp).Third Period-4, Anaheim, Vatanen 10...

McDavid helps Oilers cool off Maple Leafs, 6-4TORONTO (AP) Connor McDavid had a night to remember, giving the Toronto Maple Leafs one to forget.McDavid scored a highlight-reel goal and added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers snapped the Maple Leafs' point streak at 10 games with a 6-4...

AP Sports WriterPenguins trade Kessel to Coyotes for GalchenyukBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded high-scoring winger Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes for center Alex Galchenyuk.Minor league defenseman Pierre-Oliver Joseph also will go to Pittsburgh in the deal announced Saturday. The Coyotes get minor...

AP Sports WriterWild star Parise has back surgery, out 8-10 weeksBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise will miss at least two more months after having surgery on his lower back.The Wild announced on Tuesday that Parise underwent a microdiskectomy, a procedure designed...

Nashville 0 1 0-1N.Y. Rangers 1 1 2-4First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Staal 5 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 6:36.Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 17 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 4:14. 3, Nashville, Cullen 7 (Beck, Santorelli), 15:24.Third Period-4, N.Y. Rangers, Moore 6 (Girardi, Glass), 5:51. 5,...

AP Hockey WriterSharks re-signing Karlsson sets table for busy NHL offseasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOErik Karlsson had no wanderlust to test the free agent market before re-signing in San Jose.''I never thought outside that box,'' Karlsson said. ''I'm happy that it didn't get to that.''A handful of other teams aren't so...

AP Sports WriterShaky starts overshadow Cup rematch for Penguins, PredatorsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Four months ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators spent six games trading shots and momentum in a spirited tug-of-war for the Stanley Cup that ended with the Penguins skating away with their second straight...

AP Sports WriterA Tale of Two Arenas: Islanders fans prefer the ColiseumBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Barclays Center is newer, sleeker and has the better food options. Nassau Coliseum has the history.With the New York Islanders splitting their home games between the two arenas this season, their...

Prosecutors said Friday that they are dropping a domestic violence case against Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov because they have new information leading them to believe they couldn't win a conviction. Varlamov was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault after his girlfriend told police he knocked her down with a...

Associated PressSissons scores OT winner as Predators beat Canucks 4-3By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Leading by two late in the third period, the Nashville Predators nearly let this one get away.Colton Sissons made sure that didn't happen.After the Predators allowed a pair of goals in the final 4:05...