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Associated PressBruins' Patrice Bergeron 'optimistic' he can play Game 5By MATT KALMANBOSTON (AP) Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was back on the ice for Game 5 of Boston's first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.Bergeron missed the Bruins' 3-1 Game 4 victory Thursday with an undisclosed injury. The...

AP Hockey WriterHousley home-coming: Returning to Buffalo as Sabres coachBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ?? Phil Housley still remembers high-fiving Sabres fans at Memorial Auditorium in opening his Hall of Fame career in Buffalo during the 1980s.Now, Housley is looking forward to bringing that type of excitement back to...

AP Sports WriterDylan Larkin re-signs with hometown Red Wings in 5-year dealBy LARRY LAGEDylan Larkin has secured his future with the Detroit Red Wings while leaving open a potential opportunity to cash in again.The 22-year-old center re-signed with a $30.5 million, five-year contract. He was a restricted free agent...

AP Hockey WriterPenalties, power-play goals skyrocket early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOPlayers take note: Referees aren't swallowing their whistles so far in the 2018 NHL playoffs.Penalties are up more than 17 percent over the same time a year ago and are playing a substantial role in several series. Through...

Associated PressRinne, Preds blank reeling Maple Leafs 3-0By CHIP CIRILLONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pekka Rinne is starting to regain some of his Vezina Trophy form he showed last season.And the Predators, last season's Presidents' Trophy winner, are finally developing some consistency.Rinne shut out Toronto for the second time this...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie has suffered a broken bone in his right hand and is expected to miss three to six weeks.Brodie took a shot off his hand in Monday's preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers.Brodie became Calgary's No. 1 defenseman at the end of...

Blues' Tarasenko to miss weekend games at Boston, DetroitST. LOUIS (AP) Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will not travel with the team for weekend games at Boston and Detroit after suffering an unspecified upper-body injury in a win over Los Angeles.General manager Doug Armstrong said Friday that Tarasenko will...

Chris Drury hired as Rangers assistant general managerNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have hired former captain Chris Drury as their assistant general manager.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the promotion on Friday.In his expanded role, Drury will assist Gorton on all player transactions and contract negotiations, and...

Devils sign 1st-round pick Ty Smith to 3-year contractNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed first-round draft pick Ty Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract.General manager Ray Shero announced the signing Monday of the defenseman who was the 17th overall pick in the recent draft.The 18-year-old...

Flames hire Bill Peters as new head coachCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have hired Bill Peters as the team's head coach.The Flames introduced Peters at a news conference on Monday at Scotiabank Saddledome. The 53-year-old from Three Hills, Alberta, resigned as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes...

Capitals forward Tom Wilson suspended 3 gamesNEW YORK (AP) The NHL suspended Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson three games on Wednesday for an illegal hit on Pittsburgh's Zach Aston-Reese.The league announced the suspension less than 24 hours after Wilson broke Aston-Reese's jaw with a violent collision near the...

Calgary 0 0 2-2Colorado 0 2 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, Colorado, Tanguay 19 (Iginla, Barrie), 9:40 (pp). 2, Colorado, O'Reilly 11 (Tanguay, Guenin), 11:27.Third Period-3, Calgary, Jones 12 (Backlund, Bouma), 3:54. 4, Colorado, Mitchell 8 (Duchene, Barrie), 4:22. 5, Calgary, Bouma 13 (Jones,...