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WASHINGTON (AP) Capitals goalie Alex Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal, passing Sergei Fedorov's record for most by a Russian-born player, but the Dallas Stars bounced back to beat Washington 3-2 Thursday.Ovechkin's goal came at 7:01 of the third period, knotting the score at 2. He converted a...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed free agent forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to a one-year, two-way contract for $575,000 at the NHL level.Devils executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero announced the signing Tuesday.The 30-year-old Letourneau-Leblond spent the past two seasons with Wilkes-Barre Scranton (AHL),...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes and goalie Eddie Lack have agreed to a two-year contract extension.The deal announced Saturday will pay Lack $2.5 million next season and $3 million in 2017-18. He is entering the final year of a deal that will pay him $1.3 million this...

CHICAGO (AP) - There are games when Corey Crawford tests the patience of the Chicago Blackhawks and just about everyone rooting for them.Then, there are nights like this.Chicago's favorite lightning rod withstood a late barrage from the Tampa Bay Lightning to preserve a 2-1 victory that tied the Stanley...

Canucks sign defenseman Olli Juolevi to entry-level contractVANCOUBER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Olli Juolevi to a three-year entry level contract Friday.The Canucks selected Juolevi fifth overall in the June draft, making him one of three Finns to go in the top five.The 18-year-old finished...

CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities say they seized counterfeit NHL merchandise worth an estimated $180,000 in the days surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory.The operation was handled by the Homeland Security Investigations unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It focused on catching illegal vendors near the Blackhawks'...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Marian Gaborik scored the tying goal with 5:55 left in regulation and added his fifth of the season 2:04 into overtime, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL on Saturday night.Chicago right wing Patrick Kane broke...

DENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche claimed forward Chris Wagner off waivers from Anaheim.To make room on the roster, Colorado placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve with a groin injury. The move is retroactive to Nov. 10.Wagner didn't score in 11 games for the Ducks this season. He...

Boston Bruins fire coach Claude JulienBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien on Tuesday as the team was in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season.He was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL.General manager Don Sweeney announced the change on Tuesday,...

Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The city of Glendale says it's willing to renegotiate an arena lease for the NHL's Arizona Coyotes, but stands by its conflict-of-interest reasoning for canceling it in the first place.''Let's be clear. This isn't about hockey,'' Glendale Interim Assistant City Manager Tom Duensing said after...

Minnesota 1 1 1-3Colorado 0 1 0-1First Period-1, Minnesota, Haula 7 (Fontaine, Brodziak), 10:49.Second Period-2, Colorado, Talbot 5 (Holden), 1:32. 3, Minnesota, Fontaine 8 (Haula, Brodin), 9:09.Third Period-4, Minnesota, Pominville 13 (Granlund), 5:50.Shots on Goal-Minnesota 8-11-13-32. Colorado 8-10-16-34.Goalies-Minnesota, Dubnyk. Colorado, Varlamov. A-18,087...