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Lehkonen nets 2, Canadiens top Stars 4-2 to snap 5-game skidMONTREAL (AP) ?? A high-intensity hockey game between the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens took a dangerous turn in the third period, when Andrew Shaw left with an injury.Montreal defeated Dallas 4-2 on Tuesday night but the game went...

The CHICAGO and the WINNIPEG will both be gunning for a victory on 12/11/2018 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs WINNIPEG JETS When: 8:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Where: Bell MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba ROT TEAM PL OU ML 55 CHICAGO 0 (-110) 6 -125 105 200 -240 56 WINNIPEG TV: 8:00 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: WINNIPEG , CHICAGO Oddsmakers currently have the CHICAGO...

Rangers hire Boston University's David Quinn as coachNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers hired Boston University's David Quinn as their new head coach Wednesday, the second college coach hired by an NHL team this month and third in the past four years.Quinn replaces Alain Vigneault, who was...

AP Hockey WriterNHL training camps open with sense of urgencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOPeter Laviolette pulled the mask away from his face to bark out instructions while pointing every which way with his stick, then put the mask back on and skated around to show his new players what to do.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...

Huberdeau scores twice as Panthers top Wild 4-2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals, James Reimer made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Friday night.Vincent Trocheck and Connor Brickley also scored for Florida, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. It was...

Okposo says he's healthy after concussion put him in ICUBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Sabres winger Kyle Okposo said he is fully healthy after a concussion led to sleeping trouble, significant weight loss and a trip to intensive care last March.Okposo missed the final few weeks of Buffalo's season with...

AP Hockey WriterDetroit's new arena hosts Red Wings game for the 1st timeBy LARRY LAGEDetroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard crouched in net and gazed up at the largest videoboard in the NHL.''I caught myself a couple of times, especially in the first and halfway through the third, watching...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The lawyer representing the woman who has made an allegation of being sexually assaulted by Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon.Thomas Eoannou confirmed in a text to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he will address reporters...

Sabres sign Zemgus Girgensons to 2-year dealBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a two-year contract.The team announced the deal Thursday that carries an average value of $1.6 million.Girgensons, from Latvia, is the last of the Sabres' restricted free agents to sign with...

Sasakamoose, one of first Indigenous NHL players, dies at 86PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan (AP) Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the National Hockey League, has died after fighting COVID-19. He was 86.Sasakamoose's son, Neil, said in a video posted on Facebook that his father died Tuesday...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Johnny Gaudreau completed his hat trick in overtime after Jiri Hudler leveled the game with 1.2 seconds left as the Calgary Flames beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Friday.Gaudreau trailed a 2-on-1 rush and took a pass from former Bruin Dougie Hamilton in the high...