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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...

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,...

The Latest: Penguins' Bryan Rust in Game 2 lineupPITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins (all times local):---8:30 p.m.The Pittsburgh Penguins got a boost in Game 2, getting winger Bryan Rust on the ice after...