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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a two-year contract extension with forward Elias Lindholm.The deal will pay the 20-year-old former first-round draft pick $2.5 million in the 2016-17 season and $2.9 million in 2017-18.Lindholm had career-highs of 17 goals, 22 assists and 39...

Buffalo Sabres demote center Tage Thompson to minorsBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have demoted center Tage Thompson to the minors.Thompson is being sent down to AHL Rochester while in the midst of a 23-game goal drought. The 22-year-old has just seven goals and five assists for 12...

April 11 - Regular season ends.April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 -...

MONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens have signed general manager and executive vice president Marc Bergevin to a multiyear contract extension through the end of the 2021-22 season.The Canadiens have made the playoffs in three straight seasons under Bergevin's watch, including an appearance in the Eastern Conference final in...

Oilers ready for Sharks challenge as they return to playoffsEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Jordan Eberle shrugs off the notion that he and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers might be a little wide-eyed when the puck drops in their playoff series against the San Jose Sharks.The Sharks are the...

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon scores winner, Avalanche edge Blue Jackets 2-1By MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:34 left, Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night.Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to...

AP Sports WriterSigned for 5 years with Wild, now Niederreiter can relaxBy DAVE CAMPBELLNino Niederreiter has been bold enough with his hobbies to ride on the outside of an airplane . On the ice, he plays a fearless game with a thick frame that's tough to knock off the...

Smith and Gaudreau help Flames finally edge Oilers, 1-0CALGARY, Alberta (AP) After challenging his team to be better, Mike Smith went out and led by example.Smith made 28 saves for his fourth shutout this season, Johnny Gaudreau scored in the second period and the Calgary Flames edged the...

AP Sports WriterParise: 'Games were hard to play' while Wild talked tradeBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) For the past week, Zach Parise was carrying some extra weight with him around the ice: The Minnesota Wild were actively talking about trading him.Now that the deadline has passed, relieving...

Coyotes recall center Dylan Strome from the TucsonGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes recalled center Dylan Strome from the Tucson Roadrunners on Sunday and assigned forward Mario Kempe to the American Hockey League team,The 20-year-old Strome, the No. 3 overall pick in 2015, had eight goals and 18...

Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson in concussion protocolBy The Associated PressThe Vancouver Canucks say rookie forward Elias Pettersson is in concussion protocol while center Jay Beagle is out six weeks with a broken forearm.Pettersson was injured when he was taken hard into the end boards and slammed to the ice...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Viva Las Vegas! Knights a win from Stanley Cup FinalBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury sat shirtless in front of his locker, staring blankly, his exhausted gaze fixed nowhere. Pads still strapped to his legs after another spectacular night's work, the Vegas Golden Knights...