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Associated PressLaine scores 5 goals, lifts Winnipeg past St. Louis 8-4By DAVID SOLOMONST. LOUIS (AP) Patrik Laine scored five goals Saturday in the Winnipeg Jets' 8-4 victory at St. Louis, two short of 97-year-old NHL record.It was the 61st five-goal game in league history. Darryl Sittler of the...

AP Sports WriterVegas takes a bit of a gamble with Tatar dealBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Of all the clubs that made deals before the NHL's trade deadline, a surprise team took perhaps the biggest gamble.The expansion Vegas Golden Knights.They rolled the dice by trading three high draft...

Golden Knights rout Canucks 9-4 in first preseason gameVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) By the time the Elvis Presley impersonator singing tunes between whistles had left the building, the NHL's newest franchise was already well on its way to victory in its first exhibition game.Tyler Wong scored three times...

AP Sports WriterToffoli's hat trick leads Kings over Avs 3-1 in outdoor gameBy ARNIE STAPLETONAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Col. (AP) Tyler Toffoli scored twice in the final minute to complete a hat trick and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 Saturday night at the Air Force...

Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will play Friday night against the San Jose Sharks after recovering from a blow to the back of the head by the Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo will also play Friday night, according to Quenneville. Carcillo has...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks to retire numbers of Kariya, NiedermayerBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks will retire the numbers of Paul Kariya and Scott Niedermayer during the upcoming season.Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli announced the honors for the two Hockey Hall of Famers on Monday....

AP Sports WriterTop pick Jack Hughes skates at New Jersey Devils campBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Top draft pick Jack Hughes was a little disappointed on his first night with the New Jersey Devils at their development camp for young players.Sitting around a TV with Joey Anderson, fellow...

Associated PressHoward gets 1st shutout, Red Wings beat Senators 2-0By BOB DUFFDETROIT (AP) Jimmy Howard stopped 31 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday.Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou scored to help the Red Wings win...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 postseason letdownsBy STEPHEN WHYNOBack-to-back early playoff exits were enough to make the Washington Capitals realize they made a mistake.In the two years since promoting top assistant Todd Reirden instead of giving Stanley Cup-winning coach Barry Trotz a raise, they've been...

Columbus 0 0 1-1Tampa Bay 1 0 2-3First Period-1, Tampa Bay, Connolly 9 (Morrow, Garrison), 19:36.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Tampa Bay, Paquette 10 (Drouin, Killorn), 10:02. 3, Tampa Bay, Filppula 10, 11:43. 4, Columbus, Johansen 19 (Savard, Murray), 16:34.Shots on Goal-Columbus 7-16-12-35. Tampa...

AP Sports WriterBobrovsky comes back strong in Blue Jackets' playoff chaseBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Through an odd, erratic season for the Columbus Blue Jackets, nobody has had a bumpier ride than star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.A high-profile contract issue, a slump, a disciplinary suspension and a humiliating healthy...

NEW YORK (AP) Montreal welcomed back star goaltender Carey Price and continued its winning ways with a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday, re-establishing the Canadiens as the NHL Eastern Conference pacesetter.The Canadiens stretched their lead atop the Atlantic Division to nine points and moved...