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AP Sports WriterSharks bring back 40-year-old Patrick Marleau for 2nd stintBy JOSH DUBOWPatrick Marleau is returning to San Jose.General manager Doug Wilson announced Tuesday that the Sharks' all-time leader in games, goals and points is returning to his original team with a one-year, $700,000 contract after spending the past...

Hutchinson has 33 saves as Maple Leafs beat Islanders 3-0TORONTO (AP) Michael Hutchinson made the most of a rare start.Hutchinson stopped 33 shots for his first shutout in nearly a year, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Saturday night to push their point...

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,...

NHL goalies trying to stay sharp during breakTORONTO (AP) Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom is using a tennis ball machine as part of his training to stay sharp.Columbus Blue Jackets counterpart Joonas Korpisalo doesn't have that technology at his disposal during the coronavirus pandemic, so a wall has...

Boucher, Dowd score on power play; Canucks beat Stars 4-1DALLAS (AP) Reid Boucher and Nic Dowd are near the bottom of Vancouver's scoring leaderboard, with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the standings.They combined to help Vancouver pull Dallas down toward the bottom Sunday night.Boucher and Dowd...

Canes reassign GM Francis to another front-office positionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Hall of Fame player Ron Francis is out as general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes after four years but will remain with the team in another front-office position.New owner Tom Dundon said Wednesday night that the team will...

Sharks F Joe Thornton out for several weeks with knee injurySAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton will likely miss several weeks with an injury to his right knee.Thornton was hurt late in San Jose's overtime loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday. General manager Doug Wilson...

AP Hockey WriterIsles' Lehner thrives after confronting mental health issuesBy STEPHEN WHYNOEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) A sign hangs above the door between the locker room and the ice at the New York Islanders' practice facility that reads, ''GET BETTER EVERY DAY.''It carries a powerful double meaning for Robin...

Canucks sign goalie Richard Bachman to 2-year, 2-way dealVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks signed goalie Richard Bachman to a two-year, two-way contract Wednesday.The 30-year-old Bachman, from Salt Lake City, was 13-13-5 with a 2.98 goals-against average in 31 games for the Utica Comets last season in...

Associated PressFans pack downtown St. Louis to cheer on the champion BluesBy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) It rained on the Blues' parade, but nobody seemed to mind.Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain on Saturday to cheer on the...

AP Sports WriterRangers begin training camp with goal of making the playoffsBy VIN A. CHERWOOThe New York Rangers have two clear goals this season: to keep improving and return to the playoffs after a two-year absence.The addition of forwards Artemi Panarin and Kaapo Kakko, and defenseman Jacob Trouba this...

Blue Jackets reward top execs with contract extensionsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have given contract extensions to its three top hockey executives.The team announced the multi-year extensions Thursday for president of hockey operations John Davidson, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and assistant general manager Bill Zito, who...