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Lindros backing anti-concussion efforts in native CanadaTORONTO (AP) Hockey Hall of Famer Eric Lindros is hoping a new campaign launched across Ontario will help amateur athletes, parents and coaches better identify the signs and symptoms of a concussion after his career was cut short by repeated blows to...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup...

Luongo gets 3rd shutout, Panthers beat Canadiens 2-0MONTREAL (AP) Roberto Luongo got another shutout and helped the Florida Panthers inch closer to a playoff spot.Luongo stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the season and 76th of his career, leading the Panthers to a 2-0 victory over...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman accusing Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro of sexually assaulting her has provided more details in an amended complaint.The complaint filed Thursday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas says the then-18-year-old woman was asked to help the Ribeiro family...

Associated PressPerron scores hat trick in Blues’ 5-2 win over AvalancheBy WARREN MAYESST. LOUIS (AP) David Perron is picking his spots better than ever.Perron completed his fifth career hat trick to lead the St. Louis Blues over the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 Monday night."He's always in the right spot...

AP Hockey WriterVegas' Schmidt suspended for violating NHL's PED policyBy STEPHEN WHYNOVegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt will miss the first 20 games of the season after he was suspended for violating the NHL's performance-enhancing substances policy.It's the league's first suspension under the policy since Jarred Tinordi in 2016...

AP Sports WriterPenguins head home upbeat despite 0-fer in NashvilleBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The goals that came so easily to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final - the ones that arrived in bunches and seemed to signal an emphatic end to...

AP Hockey WriterWho's in net? Goalie intrigue aplenty early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEven though ''Who's in net?'' isn't an Abbott and Costello comedy routine, the question makes a few NHL coaches laugh, or at least crack a smirk.Goaltending intrigue is already in full swing, with half the teams...

Maple Leafs trade veteran forward Matt Martin to IslandersBy The Associated PressMatt Martin is going back to the New York Islanders.The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt the feisty forward to the Islanders, who drafted him in 2008. The Leafs get minor-league goalie Eamon McAdam in the deal.Also on Tuesday,...

AP Hockey WriterNHL teams thinking outside the box to find coachesBy STEPHEN WHYNOJim Nill could have picked anyone from an extensive list of experienced out-of-work NHL coaches to fill the Dallas Stars' vacancy.Darryl Sutter has won the Stanley Cup twice, Dan Bylsma once, Alain Vigneault has made the Final...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals' signing of Snively is evidence of Ovechkin effectBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Joe Snively cheered for the Washington Capitals growing up and played his youth hockey at their practice facility as part of the Little Caps program.Soon, he could be playing for the big Capitals.Snively...

Blackhawks announce 3-year deal with forward Nick SchmaltzCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a three-year contract with forward Nick Schmaltz on Sunday.The Blackhawks selected Schmaltz in the first round of the 2014 draft. The deal helps ease the sting from the loss of Teuvo Teravainen, who was...