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Associated PressCoyotes snap losing streak to Blues with 5-2 winBy STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Christian Dvorak scored twice and Antti Raanta made 25 saves to help the Arizona Coyotes beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night.Arizona broke a 12-game skid against St. Louis with its first...

Pastrnak has 2 goals, Bruins top Habs for 3rd time in 8 daysMONTREAL (AP) David Pastrnak scored twice and set up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night, their third win in eight days against the Canadiens.Torey Krug had a goal and...

Duchene gets 2nd goal in OT, Senators beat Sharks 6-5OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Matt Duchene had a good feeling after Ottawa slimmed a three-goal deficit down to one. Mike Hoffman helped him finish the job.Duchene scored his second goal of the game seven seconds into overtime and the Senators...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights beat Blackhawks 5-4 for 9th win in 10 gamesBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) With their potent lines, team speed and cohesive play, the Vegas Golden Knights look the part.Nothing like an expansion team. More like Stanley Cup contenders.Reilly Smith had a goal and two assists,...

Jets get point in 5th straight game with 4-3 win over SabresWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets extended their point streak to five games with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.Wheeler...

Duchene gets 2nd goal in OT, Senators beat Sharks 6-5OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game seven seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators capped a four-goal comeback with a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.Down 5-2 to start...

AP Sports WriterRed Wings beat Panthers 4-2 for 4th straight winBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Anthony Mantha and Gustav Nyquist scored in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings to their fourth straight victory, 4-2 over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.The Red Wings blew a 2-0...

Former NHL referee Bruce Hood dies at 81GUELPH, Ontario (AP) Bruce Hood, the former NHL referee who worked 1,100 games over 21 seasons, died Friday of prostate cancer. He was 81.Kevin Hood said his father died at a hospice surrounded by family in Guelph.Bruce Hood was on the...

Former NHL referee Bruce Hoods dies at 81GUELPH, Ontario (AP) Bruce Hood, the former NHL referee who worked 1,100 games over 21 seasons, died Friday of prostate cancer. He was 81.Kevin Hood said his father died at a hospice surrounded by family in Guelph.Bruce Hood was on the...

Golden Knights activate D Luca Sbisa from injured reserveCHICAGO (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights have activated defenseman Luca Sbisa from injured reserve.The 27-year-old Sbisa has been out since Dec. 12 with a lower-body injury. He has one goal and nine assists in 23 games heading into Friday night's...

Rangers' Kreider to have surgery to remove part of ribNEW YORK (AP) New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider will undergo surgery to have a portion of a rib removed.The team announced the surgery on Friday and said Kreider would be out indefinitely.Kreider hasn't played since the Rangers' shootout...

Grabbing a beard? The NHL has it coveredTORONTO (AP) Nazem Kadri may have got off lightly for grabbing Joe Thornton's beard in a fight.For one, the Toronto center survived a tilt with a much bigger man with only some facial swelling. But he also escaped further punishment for...