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Bert Olmstead, the Hall of Fame left winger who played on five Stanley Cup championships teams during his 14-year NHL career, has died. He was 89.The NHL and the Montreal Canadiens said Wednesday that Olmstead died Monday.Olmstead had 181 goals and 421 assists in 848 regular-season games for Chicago,...

Lundqvist notches 60th shutout as Rangers beat Blues 5-0NEW YORK (AP) New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high 35 saves for his 60th career shutout to lead the Rangers to a 5-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday.The win was enough to keep the Rangers a point...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lightning goalie Ben Bishop admitted that he really doesn't want to watch the tape of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.Who could blame him?Derick Brassard had a hat trick and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots in another season-saving performance as the New York Rangers...

Reaction to the death Friday of four-time Stanley Cup-winning New York Islanders coach Al Arbour:---''Just staying with one team, nobody can do that. I think the only two people that I could remember are Al Arbour and Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins. Now, most of the other coaches,...

AP Sports WriterAgent: Charges against Sabres' O'Reilly droppedBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe agent for Ryan O'Reilly confirmed that charges against the Buffalo Sabres forward have been dropped stemming from an impaired driving incident last year.Pat Morris tells The Associated Press in an email that Canadian prosecutors found there was not enough...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) John Scott is known for intimidating opponents with his fists and massive size.Now the Arizona Coyotes tough guy can add a new title: NHL All-Star captain.Fans voted for the four captains to the Jan. 31 All-Star game at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and the final tally...

Ottawa 0 2 0 0-2Minnesota 0 2 0 0-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, Minnesota, Dumba 5 (Granlund), :52. 2, Minnesota, Dumba 6 (Stewart, Granlund), 8:05. 3, Ottawa, Zibanejad 16 (Ryan, Wiercioch), 8:33. 4, Ottawa, Ryan 16 (Hoffman, Karlsson), 11:48.Third Period-None.Overtime-None.Shootout-Ottawa 2 (Ryan...

Bill Dineen, former hockey player and coach, dies at 84TORONTO (AP) Bill Dineen, the hockey icon who played with and later coached Gordie Howe, has died. He was 84.The American Hockey League confirmed in a statement that Dineen died Saturday at his home in Lake George, New York.Dineen,...

Former Canadiens coach Jacques Demers released from hospitalOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers is back at home after going to a hospital Saturday.Demers' Senate office would only confirm that the 72-year-old Demers, a Canadian senator, was at home Sunday, but didn't provide any details about...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - T.J. Oshie believes information overload preparing for the playoffs could be the reason for the St. Louis Blues' late-season skid.''There's so much we're trying to pack in here,'' Oshie said after a lackluster 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. ''I'm not sure...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The injury-riddled Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Boone Jenner for one to two months because of a stress fracture in his back.The club placed Jenner on injured reserve Saturday and recalled center Sean Collins from its American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.Jenner...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - An apologetic Buffalo Sabres rookie defenseman Nikita Zadorov intends to invest in a few more alarm clocks after being disciplined by the team for showing up late to a meeting.The 2013 first-round draft pick on Monday called it ''my mistake'' and says he has ''100...