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AP Was There: Game 4 of 1970 Blues-Bruins for Stanley CupBOSTON (AP) EDITOR'S NOTE - On May 10, 1970, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 29 years. The Bruins won it at the expense of the St. Louis Blues, who were swept...

AP Hockey WriterCaps' Walker set to become first Australian to play in NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) ??? Washington Capitals forward Nathan Walker will become the first Australian player to dress in an NHL game when he makes his debut Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens.Walker grew up in...

AP Hockey WriterSabres re-sign Jeff Skinner to 8-year, $72 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing offseason need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner.And it came at a hefty price.Skinner became the Sabres'...

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.Dundon says the team...

Penguins place veteran D Jack Johnson on waiversPITTSBURGH (AP) The Jack Johnson experiment is over in Pittsburgh.The Penguins placed the 33-year-old defenseman on waivers Monday so it can buy out the remaining three years of the deal he signed with the club in 2018.Johnson signed a five-year, $16.25...

AP Hockey WriterBarzal agrees to 3-year contract, back on ice with IslandersBy STEPHEN WHYNOMathew Barzal joined the New York Islanders on the ice Saturday for his first practice of training camp after agreeing to a $21 million, three-year contract.The 23-year-old star forward missed the first few days of camp...

Dany Heatley found it all too fitting that he reached the 400-assist mark for his career with two "passes" off the post. Known more for his shot, the Minnesota Wild forward clanged a pair of line drives off the goal post, only to have the puck carom straight to...

Penguins sign coach Mike Sullivan to 4-year extensionPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Sullivan is sticking around to see if he can add to his Stanley Cup collection with the Pittsburgh Penguins.The club announced Friday that it has signed Sullivan - who guided the Penguins to championships in 2016 and 2017...

AP Sports WriterWard, Hurricanes beat Canadiens 2-0 for 3rd straight winBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Cam Ward has beaten the Montreal Canadiens plenty of times during his long career - but until now, never in a shutout.Ward stopped 27 shots in his second shutout of the season, and...

The Latest: Blue Jackets add forward Gustav NyquistBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NHL free agency (all times Eastern):5:15 p.m.After losing two of their top forwards to free agency, the Columbus Blue Jackets have added one in free agent in Gustav Nyquist.The 29-year-old Nyquist, who has posted 40 or...

MONTREAL (AP) Ottawa's Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson scored 2:24 apart in the third period, helping the Senators rally to win 4-3 at NHL-leading Montreal on Tuesday. Elsewhere, St. Louis won at Boston to push its winning run to four games, and Philadelphia also won on the road, beating Florida. Ottawa's...

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...