NHL

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked in the face by New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall on Tuesday night.The Canucks said Larsen was awake and responsive when he left the ice. He was taken to a...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Slumping Colorado forward Jarome Iginla experimented with a new stick at practice Monday. Anything to ignite a team that's constantly winding up on the short end of one this season. The Avs have accumulated a league-worst 19 points through 23 games in coach Jared Bednar's first season...

LONE TREE, Colo. (AP) Authorities say former Colorado Avalanche player Marek Svatos (SVAH'-tohs) died of a drug overdose. According to an autopsy report released Monday, the 34-year-old had several drugs in his system at the time of his death on Nov. 5, including anti-anxiety medication and painkillers. It also said...

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have recalled Marek Hrivik from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Hrivik, 25, has skated in 20 games with the Wolf Pack this season, with eight goals and nine assists. He leads Hartford in points and short-handed goals (two) and...

The Ottawa Senators suffered through a disappointing 2015-16 campaign mostly due to their defensive struggles, but things have changed one season later. The Senators put their much-improved defensive mindset to the test against the defending Stanley Cup champions when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Montreal's Paul Byron scored the clinching goal in the fourth round of the shootout to secure a 5-4 win at Los Angeles on Sunday as the Canadiens avoided a winless swing through California. The victory moved the Canadiens back above the New York Rangers for the best...

The Columbus Blue Jackets attempt to extend their point streak to six games when they host the sliding Arizona Coyotes on Monday in the back end of their home-and-home series. Columbus improved to 4-0-1 with Saturday's 3-2 shootout triumph in Arizona, which also was its third consecutive victory. Arizona Coyotes...

The Washington Capitals hope to put an end to their three-game winless streak when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Washington fell to 0-2-1 with Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss at Tampa Bay and hasn't won since posting a 3-1 home victory over the Sabres on Nov. 25. Buffalo Sabres...

While the Boston Bruins are struggling to find answers on offense, Tuukka Rask has things well under control at the other end of the rink. Rask, who leads the league in goals-against average and is near the top in several other categories, hopes to remain hot when the Bruins...

NEW YORK (AP) Frans Nielsen is glad to have his first game against the New York Islanders since leaving as a free agent last summer behind him. ''There was some nerves,'' Nielsen said Sunday night after assisting on a goal in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 overtime victory over the...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Marian Hossa threaded his shot through a screen 1:31 into overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 win against New Jersey on Thursday, maintaining a four-point lead in the NHL's Central Division. The Blackhawks kept that buffer over St. Louis, which kept up its strong home form...

CHICAGO (AP) New Jersey forward Taylor Hall has returned to the Devils' lineup after missing eight games with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Hall had knee surgery on Nov. 16. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft originally was expected to miss three to four weeks. New...