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Skinners leads Hurricanes over RangersBy The Associated PressRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, and then he didn't. He still did it all to help the Carolina Hurricanes earn a victory they hope will mean even more in the spring.Skinner had two goals and an...

After moving into second place on the NHL career wins list for a coach, the Chicago Blackhawks' Joel Quenneville had good news for the list's leader, Scotty Bowman.''Scotty's safe,'' Quenneville quipped.He's the only one. Quenneville won his 783rd game, Corey Crawford made 39 saves in his Montreal hometown, and...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Conor Sheary scored twice, including the winner with 1:42 left, to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night. Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin also scored for Pittsburgh while Matt Murray stopped 25 shots in his first home start since Game 5 of the...

Detroit 1 1 4 1-7Dallas 1 3 2 0-6First Period-1, Dallas, Ja.Benn 23 (Jo.Benn, Sceviour), 12:42. 2, Detroit, Nyquist 21 (Sheahan, Marchenko), 16:57.Second Period-3, Detroit, Datsyuk 18, 9:20. 4, Dallas, Daley 16 (Horcoff, Ja.Benn), 15:16. 5, Dallas, Eakin 12 (Daley, Klingberg), 17:02....

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks sent slumping forward Bryan Bickell to Rockford of the AHL on Monday and recalled prospect Marko Dano.The 29-year-old Bickell has struggled since he was rewarded in June 2013 with a four-year contract extension that pays $4 million annually. The 6-foot-4, 223-pound left wing...

Penguins win 2-1 in OT, take 2-0 series leadPITTSBURGH (AP) Conor Sheary scored 2:35 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night and a 2-0 lead in the series.The Sharks...

Washington 2 0 2 1-5Columbus 0 2 2 0-4First Period-1, Washington, Ward 10 (Fehr, Alzner), 9:51. 2, Washington, Chimera 3 (Latta, Orpik), 19:22.Second Period-3, Columbus, Johnson 3 (Foligno, Wisniewski), 8:48 (pp). 4, Columbus, Foligno 15 (Connauton, Johansen), 11:57 (pp).Third Period-5, Columbus,...

From the outside, it would appear as if the Ottawa Senators stood pat during an offseason in which Eastern Conference rivals retooled.In general manager Bryan Murray's mind, it was a case of believing in a group that made a strong finishing kick last season and reached the playoffs.''Basically, the...

Nicklas Lidstrom cherished just being on the ice.The seven Norris Trophies as the best defenseman of his era and four Stanley Cups as a cornerstone of the Detroit Red Wings make him a strong favorite to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in his first...

Vancouver 1 2 0-3San Jose 0 1 0-1First Period-1, Vancouver, Horvat 2 (Dorsett, Stanton), 3:08.Second Period-2, Vancouver, Hansen 9 (Edler, Richardson), 3:05. 3, San Jose, Thornton 9 (penalty shot), 4:36. 4, Vancouver, Vrbata 14 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 7:09.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Vancouver 7-7-7-21. San...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Veteran defenseman Christian Ehrhoff has agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings.The club confirmed the signing Sunday without disclosing financial terms.Ehrhoff scored 14 points in 49 games for Pittsburgh last season before missing the final 33 games and the postseason due...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Blues forward Paul Stastny will return to the lineup for St. Louis' game at Buffalo on Monday night after missing 16 games with a broken right foot.In confirming Stastny will return, coach Ken Hitchcock said veteran forward Scott Gomez will be a healthy scratch.Stastny is...