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AP Hockey WriterEx-Coyotes captain Shane Doan joins NHL hockey operationsBy STEPHEN WHYNOFormer Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan is joining the NHL's hockey operations department.The league announced the hiring of Doan on Thursday. Senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell says there isn't a set of responsibilities yet...

AP Sports WriterDevils, Golden Knights off to surprising strong startsBy VIN A. CHERWOOAfter finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, the New Jersey Devils have been among the NHL's surprise teams.The Devils have been atop the Metropolitan Division for most of the opening weeks and are...

AP Sports WriterDevils, Golden Knights off to surprising strong startsBy VIN A. CHERWOOAfter finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, the New Jersey Devils have been among the NHL's surprise teams.The Devils have been atop the Metropolitan Division for most of the opening weeks and are...

AP Sports WriterDevils, Golden Knights off to surprising strong startsBy VIN A. CHERWOOAfter finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, the New Jersey Devils have been among the NHL's surprise teams.The Devils have been atop the Metropolitan Division for most of the opening weeks and are...

AP Sports WriterNieto's hat trick lifts Avalanche to 5-3 win over StarsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) A deluge of injuries got Matt Nieto back into the lineup. More games like this will certainly keep him in there.Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the...

Associated PressFlames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootoutBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A bad bounce for Nashville turned the game in Calgary's favor.Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Tkachuk...

AP Sports WriterNieto's hat trick lifts Avalanche to 5-3 win over StarsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Matt Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the closing seconds, Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots and the injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche ended a three-game skid with a 5-3...

Associated PressFlames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootoutBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland scored third-period goals for the Flames,...

AP Sports WriterWild star Parise has back surgery, out 8-10 weeksBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise will miss at least two more months after having surgery on his lower back.The Wild announced on Tuesday that Parise underwent a microdiskectomy, a procedure designed...

Associated PressNilsson, Virtanen lead Canucks over Wild 1-0By BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Anders Nilsson's follow-up to a shutout in his Vancouver Canucks' debut was a four-goal loss to Boston in which he was pulled less than 11 minutes into the game.Vancouver coach Travis Green wasn't sure how...

Associated PressFlames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootoutBy JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Tkachuk and Micheal Ferland scored third-period goals for the Flames,...

Associated PressDevils' Boyle returns to practice after leukemia diagnosisBy JIM HAGUENEWARK, N.J. (AP) When Brian Boyle received word last month that he had cancer, a return to hockey was the last thing on his mind.''I didn't know what to expect,'' Boyle, an 11-year NHL veteran, said Monday. ''I...