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Associated PressLightning beat Blackhawks 6-3, take 33 shots in 2ndBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Brayden Point had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning peppered the Chicago Blackhawks with 33 shots in a three-goal second period in a 6-3 victory Sunday night.The 33 shots are the...

Carey Price makes 18 saves, Canadiens beat Wild 4-0MONTREAL (AP) Carey Price made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki scored their first NHL goals in a first-period burst in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on...

AP Hockey WriterDetroit Red Wings entering 5th season of rebuilding projectBy LARRY LAGEThe Detroit Red Wings have spent half a decade rebuilding.And, this still might not be the year a once-proud franchise with 11 Stanley Cups breaks through and makes the playoffs.Detroit had the NHL's worst record last season...

AP Hockey WriterDoc is in: Emrick not slowing down in his dream jobBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues' morning skates are over and a handful of broadcasters have taken the ice to re-enact a play from this bruising Stanley Cup Final.In the otherwise...

AP Hockey WriterNHL investigating ex-Panthers GM for alleged racial commentsBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments during the team's two-week stay in the playoff hub city of Toronto.NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the investigation to The Associated...

AP Sports WriterRaging Bullies: Flyers give fans room to break stuff for funBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Flyers have turned their fans into Raging Bullies.Philadelphia sports fans have been implicated in the sports crimes of throwing snowballs and batteries and of late, haymakers at horses and athletes ,...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie has suffered a broken bone in his right hand and is expected to miss three to six weeks.Brodie took a shot off his hand in Monday's preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers.Brodie became Calgary's No. 1 defenseman at the end of...

Canadiens name Shea Weber 30th captain in franchise historyMONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens have named defenseman Shea Weber the 30th captain in franchise history.The 33-year-old Weber served as captain of the Nashville Predators from 2010 to 2016 before he was traded to Montreal for P.K. Subban. Weber replaces...

Associated PressMantha scores late, Red Wings beat Golden Knights 3-2By PAUL HARRISDETROIT (AP) Anthony Mantha did not play a great game. He did make the big play.Mantha scored with 30.9 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on...

Associated PressKreider scores twice as Rangers topple DucksBy MICHAEL DOMINSKINEW YORK (AP) Chris Kreider scored twice and the New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, while Filip Chytil and Brett Howden also scored...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis' David Backes had a goal and an assist to lead the Blues to a 3-0 home win over Dallas on Saturday, cutting the gap between the Central Division's top two teams.The Stars still boast a handy eight-point break, but their failure to find...