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The Calgary Flames placed goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and center Mikael Backlund on injured reserve on Friday. Kiprusoff was injured in Calgary's 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Kiprusoff was added to the IR retroactively and is considered day to day with a lower-body injury. Backlund is expected to...

Associated PressSmith's late power-play goal leads Predators over Sabres 2-1By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Special teams have been a struggle for the Nashville Predators all season. But on Saturday night, that unit won them a hockey game.Craig Smith’s power-play goal with 6:29 remaining in the third period propelled...

Edmonton 1 1 2 0-5Washington 3 0 1 0-4First Period-1, Washington, Ovechkin 26 (Burakovsky, Green), 1:48. 2, Washington, Ovechkin 27 (Green, Johansson), 13:58 (pp). 3, Edmonton, D.Roy 4 (Yakupov, Klefbom), 14:51. 4, Washington, Beagle 7 (Carlson, Wilson), 17:34.Second Period-5, Edmonton, Nikitin...

Capitals re-sign Carl Hagelin to $11M, 4-year dealARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals have signed winger Carl Hagelin to an $11 million, four-year deal.Hagelin counts $2.75 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Sunday.Washington acquired Hagelin from Los Angeles...

Bruins, defenseman Zdeno Chara agree to 1-year extensionBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have locked up defenseman Zdeno Chara for another season.The Bruins agreed to pay the 2009 Norris Trophy winner $5 million next year, when he will turn 42, with incentives that could add another $1.75 million.Chara has...

Penguins star Crosby misses practice with undisclosed issuePITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby did not practice on Sunday, a day after leaving a team scrimmage with an undisclosed health issue.The team captain and two-time NHL MVP scored during an organized scrimmage on Saturday. Head coach Mike Sullivan...

AP Sports WriterMiller, Point help Lightning hold off Islanders, 7-6By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Although the Tampa Bay Lightning didn't like the way they almost gave up a four-goal lead in the third period, they were happy to get the win and move on.J.T. Miller scored twice,...

AP Hockey WriterDallas Stars led the way with major moves in NHL offseasonBy LARRY LAGEThe Dallas Stars led the league in significant moves in the offseason, hoping to turn around a franchise that seemed to be headed in the right direction a year ago.The team plummeted to a sixth-place...

BOSTON (AP) Ryan Spooner and David Krejci scored late in the third period as the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the high-flying New York Rangers 4-3 on Friday.Tuukka Rask had 24 saves for the Bruins, who extended their win streak to a season-high five games in a wild...

New Seattle NHL arena remains on schedule for summer of 2021SEATTLE (AP) The arena for Seattle's NHL expansion franchise remains on track to open sometime in the summer of 2021.Construction officials said Monday that the entire bowl of the former KeyArena has been demolished and excavation work is...

Associated PressNew York Islanders to leave Brooklyn, return to suburbsBy FRANK ELTMANELMONT, N.Y. (AP) It's hardly the Dodgers going to Los Angeles, but another major sports franchise is leaving Brooklyn.The New York Islanders, who moved from their suburban home to Brooklyn in 2015, have won a $1 billion...

Blues acquire defenseman Justin Faulk in trade with 'CanesST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues acquired All-Star defenseman Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Joel Edmundson and a prospect.The Blues also announced Faulk had signed a seven-year contract extension worth $45.5 million...