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April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

Senators' Gaborik has surgery to repair herniated diskOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators forward Marian Gaborik had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.The 36-year-old Slovak had 11 goals and 10 assists in 46 games this season for Los Angeles and Ottawa. He last played March...

Blues' Alex Steen out 4 weeks with high ankle sprainST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues winger Alex Steen will miss at least four weeks because of a high ankle sprain.Steen injured his left ankle in a collision with Edmonton's Alex Chaisson late in the second period of the...

AP Sports WriterMaple Leafs beat Bruins 4-3, avoid elimination in Game 5By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk scored 1:19 apart in the second period, and then the Toronto Maple Leafs killed off a 5-on-3 and three more power plays in a row to beat...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll was arrested Friday for suspected cocaine possession at the MGM Grand Hotel's Wet Republic pool complex.Las Vegas police Lt. Michael Mauntel said Stoll is being held at the Clark County Detention Center.Stoll is the boyfriend of Erin Andrews, the...

AP Hockey WriterBeaulieu welcomed Montreal trading him to Buffalo SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Realizing his days were numbered in Montreal, defenseman Nathan Beaulieu welcomes the trade that sent him to the Buffalo Sabres.Aside from the chance to get a fresh start with a Phil Housley-coached team, Beaulieu...

Associated PressMacKinnon's OT goal gives Avalanche 4-3 win over Red WingsBy MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon wiped away a season's worth of overtime frustration with a goal that was critical to Colorado's playoff push.MacKinnon scored 2:29 into OT and also had an assist to help the Avalanche rally...

Predators re-sign Arvidsson to $29.75 million, 7-year dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators are making sure they keep Viktor Arvidsson around, re-signing the forward who made the second-biggest scoring jump in the NHL with a seven-year deal worth $29.75 million.General manager David Poile announced the deal Saturday night...

Sabres agree to sign prospect defenseman Mattias SamuelssonBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres agreed to sign prospect defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to a three-year entry- level contract on Wednesday.Samuelsson was selected by Buffalo with the 32nd pick in the 2018 draft, and completed his sophomore season at Western Michigan....

Rinaldo scores in 3rd, Predators beat Flames 5-3CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Known more for his toughness, Zac Rinaldo showed he can score, too.Rinaldo scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.After Noah Hanifin...

Sabres place Kyle Okposo on IR; demote Pilut to AHLBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have placed forward Kyle Okposo on injured reserve and demoted defenseman Lawrence Pilut to the minors.Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with his third concussion in less than three years. The 30-year-old...

AP Sports WriterAfter waiting hours for ice, Bruins, Hurricanes postponedBy JIMMY GOLENAs the Boston Bruins watched from their locker room at the Scotiabank Arena, waiting for the previous game to end so they could take the ice, the players began rooting for someone - anyone - to score.And to...