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Edmonton Oilers hire Dave Tippett as head coachEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers hired NHL veteran Dave Tippett as their next head coach Tuesday, the first big move for new general manager Ken Holland.Tippett, who had been working as a senior adviser to Seattle's new NHL team since...

AP Sports WriterBuffalo Sabres re-sign Zemgus Girgensons to 1-year contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a one-year $1.15 million contract.The Sabres announced the signing on Thursday, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract revealed the terms to The...

Associated PressToffoli's overtime goal lifts Kings past Rangers 4-3By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) Tyler Toffoli scored 25 seconds into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 Monday night.Toffoli's ninth goal of the season came moments after the Rangers' Mika Zibanejad rang...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals promote Reirden to head coach to replace TrotzBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals promoted Todd Reirden to head coach Friday, giving the Stanley Cup champions some continuity after the departure of Barry Trotz.Reirden had been on Trotz's staff the past four years, the...

Wife of Luc Robitaille tweets about Trump elevator encounterNEW YORK (AP) The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an encounter with Donald Trump more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden.Stacia Robitaille wrote Monday on Twitter that Trump...

Associated PressKarlsson nets two goals, Vegas beats Canucks, 6-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) At the start of the NHL season, most figured the Vegas Golden Knights would be struggling heading into the final month and would be sellers at the trade deadline.Instead, they're perched atop the league standings...

AP Hockey Writer'Monster year' could land John Carlson a monster contractBy STEPHEN WHYNOJohn Carlson can't forget that he is fighting for the NHL lead for points among defensemen because his Washington Capitals teammates keep razzing him about it.''The guys do a good job of pumping that up in the...

AP Hockey WriterCould NHL home-nation advantage end Canada's Cup drought?By JOHN WAWROWKen Dryden became so accustomed to winning championships with the Montreal Canadiens the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie has difficulty assessing Canada's Stanley Cup drought.''It is bizarre,'' Dryden recently told The Associated Press by phone from his home...

Carolina re-signs GM Don Waddell to multi-year extensionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed team president and general manager Don Waddell to a contract extension.Owner Tom Dundon announced the signing of the multi-year deal Monday, but team officials did not disclose its specific length or terms.The 60-year-old...

Flyers F Lindblom out rest of the season with rare cancerPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones.The 23-year-old from Sweden had...

Blues goalie Jordan Binnington no longer flies under radarTORONTO (AP) Jordan Binnington used to fly under the radar during his summer training.But after a head-turning, seemingly-out-of-nowhere rookie season capped by a Stanley Cup victory, those days are long gone for the St. Louis Blues goalie.''It happened quickly, but...

Current NHL coaches by longest tenure with their teamBy The Associated PressA list of the NHL's current longest-tenured head coaches with name, team and starting date:Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mar. 26, 2013Paul Maurice, Winnipeg Jets, Jan. 12, 2014Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings, June 9, 2015John Tortorella, Columbus Blue...