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Associated PressMartin Jones makes 33 saves, Sharks beat Kings 4-1By JOE STIGLICHSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Martin Jones helped the San Jose Sharks get over a bad game.Jones made 33 saves and Noah Gregor scored his first career NHL goal in the Sharks' 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles...

AP Sports WriterAvalanche hope to turn playoff appearance into another runBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Heading into last season, the theme was a ''something-to-prove'' refrain from captain Gabriel Landeskog and the Colorado Avalanche.This season, it's more of a ''need-to-be-respected'' tune.The Avs caught a lot of teams by surprise a...

Associated PressStaal, Wild hang on to beat Avalanche, 3-2By TYLER MASONST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Knowing that a daunting seven-game trip awaited them, the Minnesota Wild wanted to leave home on a high note.A win against a division rival helped them do just that.Eric Staal put Minnesota ahead on...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals trade Stephenson to Golden Knights for 5th-rounderBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Capitals traded forward Chandler Stephenson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2021 fifth-round pick.Washington needed to shed salary and chose Travis Boyd over Stephenson, who they dealt rather than risk losing him...

Associated PressErne scores late, Lightning beat Canadiens 6-5By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Adam Erne scored twice in the third period, including the go-ahead goal with 1:02 left, and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning extended their point streak to 14 games with a 6-5 victory Saturday night over the...

Associated PressPanarin sets up 5 goals as Blue Jackets beat Devils 5-3By MIKE FARRELLNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Artemi Panarin was the perfect setup man Friday night.The 26-year-old forward had a record-tying performance with five primary assists, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 win over the New Jersey...

AP Hockey WriterAvalanche trade Duchene to Senators, Predators get TurrisBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Matt Duchene saga is over, as the Colorado Avalanche have traded him to the Ottawa Senators in a pair of deals that also included Kyle Turris going to the Nashville Predators.Duchene joins the Senators as their new...

The ST LOUIS and the VEGAS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ST LOUIS  BLUES vs VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS When: 10:00 PM  ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada ROT TEAM PL OU ML 59 ST LOUIS 0 (-110) 5.5 -110 -110 150 -170 60 VEGAS TV: 10:05 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: VEGAS , ST...

Brian Elliott finally unquestioned No. 1 goalie with FlamesCALGRY, Alberta (AP) Brian Elliott was eager to get back in the rink on a hot summer day. After years of fending off challengers in St. Louis, the goalie has big expectations entering next season as the unquestioned No. 1...

DENVER (AP) DENVER (AP) - John Mitchell scored at 3:35 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Monday night.Mitchell got the winner when he took a pass from Matt Duchene in the right circle and beat goalie Darcy Kuemper with a shot that...

Associated PressToffoli's overtime goal lifts Kings past Rangers 4-3By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have had a tough time winning this season.Against the New York Rangers on Monday night, a late goal and a shot in overtime that clanged off the post helped secure a...

AP Hockey WriterBackup plan: The case to play goalies on consecutive nightsBy JOHN WAWROWIf NHL coaches want to provide goalies quality downtime during a constricted schedule, Martin Biron believes he has an ideal backup plan.Rather than split starts as teams often do when playing on consecutive days, the former...