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Jets, Ehlers agree to 7-year, $42 million extensionWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms on a $42 million, seven-year contract extension with forward Nikolaj Ehlers on Wednesday.The extension begins a year from now and carries an average annual value of $6 million, the Jets said in...

Sabres acquire Redmond in trading Deslauriers to CanadiensBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Zach Redmond in a trade that sent forward Nicolas Deslauriers to the Montreal Canadiens.The move involving two minor leaguers was made on Wednesday, a day before Buffalo opens the season by hosting...

AP Hockey WriterChiasson makes Capitals on camp tryout, signs 1-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals have signed winger Alex Chiasson to a $660,000, one-year contract.General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Wednesday, the day before the Capitals open the regular season in Ottawa.The 27-year-old Chiasson...

AP Hockey WriterCaps have high goal-scoring expectations for Ovechkin at 32By STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Alex Ovechkin has scored 50 goals so regularly that finishing with 30-something was a disappointment.Ovechkin is responsible for seven of the 20 times any player has scored 50 goals in a season since...

AP Sports WriterThree's company; Pens eye first NHL three-peat in 35 yearsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The parade celebrating the Pittsburgh Penguins' second straight Stanley Cup was still raging on that hot afternoon in mid-June when Mike Sullivan decided it was time to up the ante.Sure, becoming the first...

Wild's Parise has ailing back, will miss at least 2 gamesST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild will start the regular season without veteran left wing Zach Parise, who has been slowed by a back injury.General manager Chuck Fletcher said after practice Monday that Parise would not travel...

Domi calls for stricter immigration controls after attackBy The Associated PressArizona Coyotes forward Max Domi called for stricter immigration controls following a violent attack in Edmonton, Alberta.Domi tweeted Sunday night about a Somali refugee who is facing a number of charges, including five counts of attempted murder, dangerous driving...

AP Hockey WriterHockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62By STEPHEN WHYNODave Strader, the hockey broadcaster known affectionately as ''The Voice,'' has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62.The Dallas Stars said Strader died Sunday at his home in Glens Falls,...

AP Hockey WriterOilers, Maple Leafs lead NHL's Canadian revivalBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL's two most dynamic stars under 21 play there, and it's the home of five playoff teams from last season and potentially more this year.Oh, Canada, home of some pretty good hockey.Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are at...

AP Hockey WriterHockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62By STEPHEN WHYNODave Strader, the hockey broadcaster known affectionately as ''The Voice,'' has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62.The Dallas Stars said Strader died Sunday at his home in Glens Falls,...

AP Hockey WriterHockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62By STEPHEN WHYNODave Strader, the hockey broadcaster known affectionately as ''The Voice,'' has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62.The Dallas Stars said Strader died Sunday at his home in Glens Falls,...

AP Sports WriterPreds goalie Pekka Rinne eager for more after run to finalBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The fans going nuts at the biggest party in Nashville, catfish flying onto the ice and then a stirring postseason run coming to a screeching halt in Game 6 of...