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Toronto’s Kerfoot suspended 2 games for hit against ColoradoNEW YORK (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot has been suspended two games by the NHL for his hit on Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson.Kerfoot will lose more than $37,000 in salary and miss games Wednesday in Detroit and...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes aiming to stay focused following Chayka resignationBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Arizona Coyotes caught a break when the NHL opted to expand the postseason and return from the pandemic-related shutdown in a pair of Canadian bubbles.Arizona was a long shot to make the playoffs when the season was...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop and his Chicago counterpart, Corey Crawford, both made atrocious mistakes less than a minute apart in Game 5 of this impossibly close Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.Bishop's blunder ended up in his net when he collided with defenseman Victor...

Blackhawks give F Tanner Kero 2-year contract extensionCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have signed utility forward Tanner Kero to a two-year contract extension.The deal with the 24-year-old, signed by the Blackhawks as a free agent in April 2015, runs through the 2018-19 season. Terms of the deal announced...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have a lot to live up toBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance...

AP Hockey WriterHart to tell: Crowded NHL MVP race has a dozen candidatesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTaylor Hall had just scored two more goals in another big New Jersey Devils victory when his general manager asked him a simple question.''I said, `Taylor, what'd you get tonight?''' Ray Shero recalled. ''He goes,...

AP Sports WriterFlyers explode for 4-goal 2nd period, beat Panthers 5-1By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Sean Couturier, Shayne Gostisbehere, Claude Giroux and Dale Weise all scored in the second period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.The Flyers followed an...

MONTREAL (AP) Max Pacioretty will have to wait at least another year to get his time in the All-Star spotlight. The Montreal Canadiens' captain was left off this year's All-Star roster despite being one of the league's most consistent scoring threats. He built a strong case for this month's event in...

AP Sports WriterSweep gives surging Bruins a break before Stanley Cup FinalBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Boston Bruins have earned a break before their biggest series in a few years.Their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final has afforded them a few extra days...

Associated PressMark Stone ready to lead in first full season with VegasBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) The first time Mark Stone ever skated onto the ice for an NHL game, he was 19 years old and his Ottawa Senators were facing the New York Rangers in the playoffs.Erik...

Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on 2/10/2021 at 7:38 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TORONTO vs MONTREAL When: 2/10/2021 7:38 PM Where: ROT TEAM PL OU ML 25 TORONTO 1.5  (-110) 6.5 -105 -115 -105 -115 26 MONTREAL TV: 7:38 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: MONTREAL , TORONTO Oddsmakers currently have the Montreal listed as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Toronto,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Montreal's Paul Byron scored the clinching goal in the fourth round of the shootout to secure a 5-4 win at Los Angeles on Sunday as the Canadiens avoided a winless swing through California. The victory moved the Canadiens back above the New York Rangers for the best...