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AP Sports WriterBruins return to ice; honor player, coach and GM SchmidtBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins are honoring Milt Schmidt, the former captain, coach and general manager who died this week at the age of 98.Schmidt won two Stanley Cup titles as a player with Boston...

AP Sports WriterDevils goalie Corey Crawford retires on eve of NHL seasonBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Corey Crawford, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win two Stanley Cups, retired Saturday less than three months after signing with the New Jersey Devils and less than a week before the start...

Canadiens rally to beat Maple Leafs in shootoutTORONTO (AP) Paul Byron scored in a shootout and the Montreal Canadiens overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Saturday night.Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares all failed to beat Carey Price in the shootout.Brendan...

Hall double lifts Devils over road-weary DucksBy The Associated PressNEWARK, New Jersey (AP) New Jersey's Taylor Hall made his new fans very happy with two power-play goals in a 4:11 span of the second period as the Devils posted their first win of the season; a 2-1 over...

Pat Stapleton, longtime Blackhawks defenseman, dies at 79TORONTO (AP) Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79.The Strathroy Rockets, a Greater Ontario Junior...

Associated PressHall extends scoring-streak to 19, Devils beat Canadiens 6-4By MIKE FARRELLNEWARK, N.J. (AP) There's no stopping Taylor Hall, unquestionably the New Jersey Devils' most valuable player in their quest to end a five-year playoff drought.Hall extended his point-scoring streak to 19 games, Travis Zajac scored two power-play...

Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien wants to remind his team that the season isn't over just because a playoff spot has already been clinched. Therrien was angry after the Canadiens lost by four goals for a second straight game -- this time 7-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday...

Hurricanes spoil Karlsson's return, beat Senators 5-2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Phillip Di Giusseppe and Jordan Staal each had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.Brock McGinn, Noah Hanifin and Jeff Skinner also scored, and Cam Ward...

Forsberg, Rinne help Predators beat Jets to force Game 7WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Filip Forsberg, Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators showed they aren't ready for their season to end yet.Forsberg had two goals and an assist, Rinne stopped 34 shots for his second shutout of the playoffs, and...

AP Sports WriterTurn it up to 11? Pens, Caps have lots of playoff historyBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't think the Pittsburgh Penguins have some sort of mystical edge over the Washington Capitals. That all those series and all those years and all that dominance won't mean...

AP Hockey Writer=Stamkos scores, leaves Game 3, Lightning up 5-1 on StarsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him.Tampa Bay leads Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 over...

AP Sports WriterTheodore's goal in 3rd helps Golden Knights beat Sharks 3-1By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Ending an 11-game stretch without a goal was satisfying enough for Paul Stastny. Doing it with his Hall of Fame dad, Peter, in town for Vegas' father's road trip made it...