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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...

Vancouver 0 0 2 0-2Arizona 1 0 1 0-3First Period-1, Arizona, Rieder 10 (Gagner, Ekman-Larsson), 19:00.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Arizona, McGinn 2 (Crombeen, Dahlbeck), 2:31. 3, Vancouver, Higgins 8 (Hansen, Sbisa), 12:21. 4, Vancouver, Vrbata 23 (Hamhuis, Bonino), 19:06.Overtime-None.Shootout-Vancouver 0 (Bonino NG,...

AP Sports WriterSharks' Patrick Marleau speeds toward 500-goal milestoneBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Patrick Marleau is closing in on the 500 career goal milestone the same way he has played the rest of his 19 years in the NHL: with alarming speed.With six goals in his past...

Detroit 0 2 1 0-3Anaheim 0 0 3 0-4First Period-None.Second Period-1, Detroit, Datsyuk 20, 3:54. 2, Detroit, Datsyuk 21 (Abdelkader, Kronwall), 6:50 (pp).Third Period-3, Anaheim, Cogliano 10 (Lindholm, Silfverberg), 9:17. 4, Anaheim, Etem 3 (Stoner), 11:27. 5, Anaheim, Beauchemin 7 (Getzlaf, Palmieri), 12:57....

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers are the most valuable NHL franchise at $1.2 billion, taking the top spot on the Forbes list for the first time since 2004.The magazine said Tuesday that Montreal is second at $1.18 billion, followed by Toronto at $1.15 billion. The Maple...

Stars and Predators both force Game 7 with close winsST. LOUIS (AP) Dallas and Nashville both won close games on Monday to stay alive in the NHL second-round playoffs, sending their respective series to Game 7.Dallas rookie Mattias Janmark ignited a three-goal first period and the Stars held...

AP Sports WriterZero shots for Ovechkin; Oshie leads Caps past Red Wings 6-3By HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Even when Alex Ovechkin goes without a shot, the Washington Capitals seem to be able to score at will, especially at home. And win, of course.Ovechkin did not put a puck on...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias has had surgery on his right knee.General manager Ray Shero announced on Tuesday that Elias has an arthroscopic procedure done at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Anthony Miniaci.Shero said Elias will be out indefinitely, but the team is optimistic...

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,...