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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...

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) New Jersey overcame the late withdrawal of its leading scorer and beat NHL-leading Dallas 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, with John Moore scoring on the power-play 1:47 into the added period.The point earned for going to overtime was enough for Dallas to push its...

CHICAGO (AP) - Defenseman David Rundblad is expected to take the place of the injured Michal Rozsival when the Blackhawks open the Western Conference finals.The 24-year-old Rundblad has never appeared in an NHL playoff game. During the regular season, he skated in 49 games, averaging 12:48 minutes. He had...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Montreal's record winning streak to start the season ended on Tuesday with a 5-1 loss at Vancouver.The Canadiens had set an NHL record with nine straight regulation wins to start the year, and was one victory from tying the best start in league history...

MONTREAL (AP) Montreal's David Desharnais scored 3:25 into overtime to cap the Canadiens comeback from three goals down to beat Vancouver 4-3 on Monday.The win moved the Canadiens nine points clear atop the NHL Atlantic Division and level on points with the New York Rangers, with the two...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers said that forward Jordan Eberle will miss four to six weeks with a shoulder injury.Eberle left Tuesday night's game against Arizona in the first period following a collision against the wall behind the Coyotes net.Eberle was the Oilers' top scorer last season...

AP Hockey Writer'Crazy' NHL season of coach firings continues with JulienBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt's coach firing season in the NHL. Well, actually, that's every season.Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins became the fourth coach fired this season on Tuesday and the second in the past week after the St. Louis...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks recalled star prospect Shea Theodore and fellow defenseman Korbinian Holzer from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Saturday and placed defensemen Simon Despres and Clayton Stoner on injured reserve.The 20-year-old Theodore, selected 26th overall in the 2013 draft, had an...

Boston native Mike Condon stopped 27 shots to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday in the NHL Winter Classic at the home of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.Paul Byron scored twice, and Brendan Gallagher returned from two broken fingers...

If there's a secret to beating the Chicago Blackhawks in the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild haven't found it.The Wild have fallen to 3-11 against the Blackhawks in the playoffs the last three years. They were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions in the first round in 2013, then...

Nashville 0 2 0-2Anaheim 0 0 4-4First Period-None.Second Period-1, Nashville, Beck 6 (Bourque), 1:19. 2, Nashville, Josi 12 (Weber, Forsberg), 6:49 (pp).Third Period-3, Anaheim, Getzlaf 23 (Perry, Maroon), 2:12. 4, Anaheim, Palmieri 13 (Lindholm, Beauchemin), 9:16. 5, Anaheim, Thompson 4 (Silfverberg,...