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Winnipeg Jets name forward Blake Wheeler captainWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The Winnipeg Jets named forward Blake Wheeler as their captain Wednesday.Wheeler fills the void left when former captain Andrew Ladd who was dealt to Chicago in February.The 6-foot-5 Wheeler has been with the Jets since the team relocated from...

NEW YORK (AP) Midway through their first season in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders are changing their routine and moving their game-day practices back to Long Island.For home games this season - New York's first since leaving Nassau Coliseum after 43 years - the Islanders had been taking...

The BUFFALO and the OTTAWA will both be gunning for a victory on 11/1/2018 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BUFFALO SABRES vs OTTAWA SENATORS When: 7:30 PM  ET, Thursday, November 1, 2018 Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario ROT TEAM PL OU ML 7 BUFFALO 0 (-110) 6 -110 -110 -120 100 8 OTTAWA TV: 7:35 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: OTTAWA , BUFFALO Oddsmakers currently have the BUFFALO...

Hurricanes to host outdoor game at NC State in 2021RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes will host an outdoor hockey game at N.C. State's Carter-Finely Stadium on Feb. 20, 2021, the NHL announced Saturday night.Carolina's opponent for the 12th NHL Stadium Series game is to be determined. It...

AP Hockey WriterBettman: NHL Puck and player tracking to start in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPuck and player tracking is coming to the NHL beginning in the playoffs.Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that puck and player tracking will be up and running in all playoff arenas this spring and is expected...

Predators' Subban says Golden Knights' Bellemare bit fingerLAS VEGAS (AP) This goal-mouth scramble might have had some real bite to it.Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban accused Vegas forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of chomping on one of his fingers during a scuffle late in the second period of the Predators' 2-1...

AP Sports WriterJarry stops 28 shots, Penguins beat Blues 3-0By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Stefan Noesen called his first NHL goal in nearly nine months luck.Not really.The veteran forward spent an uncertain offseason following an uneven tenure in New Jersey looking for a job before signing a minor-league contract...

AP Hockey WriterNHL provides playoff hub teams a few tastes of `home'By JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) There's no ear-splitting cannon booming from the stands in Columbus every time the Blue Jackets score. Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, isn't parading through the arena. No one's firing up any sirens in...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders fire GM Snow, coach Weight, Lamoriello is new GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOLou Lamoriello moved quickly to shake up the New York Islanders by firing general manager Garth Snow and coach Doug Weight and naming himself the team's new GM just two weeks after taking over as president...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will miss up to the first 10 days of training camp because of an upper body injury.The Sabres made the announcement Friday, after the team took the ice for the first day of camp. The Sabres did not reveal the...

Capitals re-sign Carl Hagelin to $11M, 4-year dealARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals have signed winger Carl Hagelin to an $11 million, four-year deal.Hagelin counts $2.75 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Sunday.Washington acquired Hagelin from Los Angeles...

NHL Calendar(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards,...