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Jets center Mark Scheifele out 6 to 8 weeksWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg Jets top-line center Mark Scheifele will miss 6 to 8 weeks with an upper-body injury.Jets coach Paul Maurice confirmed the injury on Thursday.Scheifele was hurt in Winnipeg's 4-3 win over Edmonton on Wednesday after taking a...

Rangers F Chris Kreider sidelined by blood clot in armNEW YORK (AP) New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider is sidelined indefinitely with a blood clot in his right arm.The team announced the injury Thursday. The 26-year-old Kreider left a 1-0 shootout win over Washington the previous night.This season,...

AP Sports WriterNico Hischier scores twice as Devils win fifth straightBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) There seems to be no stopping the surprising New Jersey Devils these days, especially on home ice.Top overall draft pick Nico Hischier scored two goals in the first period and the Devils extended...

Associated PressIslanders come from behind to beat Sabres 3-2 in OTBy DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) After further review, Buffalo goalie Robin Lehner was still convinced the Sabres got robbed.Mathew Barzal scored 1:08 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday...

Associated PressCrosby, Malkin score in shootout, Penguins beat Blue JacketsBy DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) Penguins coach Mike Sullivan called it the biggest character win of the season for his struggling team.Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored in the shootout, and Pittsburgh rallied past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on...

Associated PressJarnkrok scores, Rinne shines as Predators beat Blues 2-1By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal in two games and Pekka Rinne made 29 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping their season-high three-game losing streak.Craig...

Associated PressGranlund gets game-winner; Wild beat Stars 4-2By MIKE COOKST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Mikael Granlund scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Wednesday night.Jared Spurgeon, Eric Staal and Jason Zucker also scored for Minnesota, which won for...

Associated PressIslanders come from behind to beat Sabres 3-2 in OTBy DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Mathew Barzal scored 1:08 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.New York has won three of five to improve to 20-13-4....

Associated PressNash scores 2 goals as surging Bruins beat Senators 5-1By KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Riley Nash scored two goals, Kevan Miller got his first of the season and the surging Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Wednesday night for their 14th win in 18 games.Tuukka Rask...

AP Hockey WriterOrr's 1970 Cup-winning goal and leap remains top NHL momentBy STEPHEN WHYNOGrowing up in Brantford, Ontario, Wayne Gretzky always heard his father, Walter, wax poetic about Bill Barilko's 1951 Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs.''We didn't really even have TV back then and there was...

Radulov, Seguin score in shootout to lift Stars over PredsDALLAS (AP) Tyler Seguin was an obvious star in Dallas' 4-3 shootout win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.Stars coach Ken Hitchcock passed some praise over to the less conspicuous play of Martin Hanzal, too.Seguin scored Dallas' first...

Associated PressJones makes 28 saves, Sharks beat struggling Kings 2-0By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Martin Jones had 28 saves, Joe Pavelski scored for the second time in three games and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 on Saturday night.Marcus Sorensen also had a...