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Associated PressPietrangelo scores twice as Blues beat Maple Leafs 6-4By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Alex Pietrangelo is off to an outstanding start. Same for the St. Louis Blues.Pietrangelo scored twice, Brayden Schenn had four assists and the Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Saturday night.Vladimir Tarasenko,...

Devils' Brian Boyle set for season debut after cancer fightVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Brian Boyle will make his season debut Wednesday night for the New Jersey Devils after fighting cancer.''It's been a long road,'' the 32-year-old center said after the Devils' morning skate at Rogers Arena. ''I'm excited.''Boyle...

Coyotes recall Domingue, Mermis from TucsonGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have recalled goaltender Louis Domingue and defenseman Dakota Mermis from the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League.The Coyotes also assigned defenseman Joel Hanley and goalie Hunter Miska to Tucson on Wednesday.The 25-year-old Domingue is 0-6-0 with...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin, Capitals return home still seeking an identityBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The first month of the NHL season taught the Washington Capitals that they can't simply repeat their success of the past two seasons.Depleted of their depth by offseason departures and injuries, the Capitals stayed...

AP Sports WriterVegas hardly a fly-by-Knight squad in 1st season on the iceBy PAT GRAHAMFeel free to keep treating the Vegas Golden Knights like an expansion team. Really, they don't mind being taken lightly.The trouble is, they're hard to overlook given an 8-3 start (16 points). That despite losing...

Devils' Brian Boyle set for season debut after cancer fightVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Brian Boyle will make his season debut Wednesday night for the New Jersey Devils after fighting cancer.''It's been a long road,'' the 32-year-old center said after the Devils' morning skate at Rogers Arena. ''I'm excited.''Boyle...

AP Hockey WriterNicholle Anderson joins NHL's 'Hockey Fights Cancer' effortsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Nicholle Anderson was diagnosed with cancer, her teaching background kicked in.''I just wanted to educate people,'' she said. ''That's the teacher in me, so I was never shy to open up about it.''The wife of Ottawa Senators...

Hurricanes D Pesce to miss 2-game road trip with concussionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce will miss the team's upcoming two-game road trip with a concussion.Coach Bill Peters announced Pesce's condition Wednesday, one day after the defenseman was struck in the head by a puck during...

Associated PressHellebuyck, Jets continue roll with 2-1 win against WildBy BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves, and Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.Ehlers scored his team-leading seventh goal of the...

Associated PressHellebuyck, Jets continue roll with 2-1 win against WildBy BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck found a new trainer to work with in the offseason to continue his development.Hellebuyck's work with the trainer, who also trains Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnky, is paying...

AP Sports WriterPatrick Marleau makes emotional return to San JoseBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Patrick Marleau woke up in his own home in San Jose and drove to the rink to prepare for a hockey game just as he has done countless times during his stellar career.Only...

Associated PressPanarin, Bjorkstrand lift Blue Jackets over Bruins 4-3 in SOBy NICOLE KRAFTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Artemi Panarin gave himself a nice 26th birthday present.Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night after squandering a two-goal...