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NEW YORK (AP) The NHL has changed how it lets young kids attend special events such as its All-Star Game. The league says in a statement Thursday spectators younger than 3 years old can sit in the lap of a fan with a ticket, starting with this season's Winter Classic...

LOS ANGELES (AP) San Jose's Logan Couture scored two goals and set up another as the Sharks extended their recent road mastery of Los Angeles with a 4-1 win on Wednesday that widened their lead in the NHL's Pacific Division. Ryan Carpenter scored his first NHL goal and Kevin Labanc...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been battling maddening bouts of inconsistency, but are still near the top of the Metropolitan Division as they prepare to visit the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. The reigning Stanley Cup champions have endured losses by six, four and three goals over the past...

Rookie Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs have several streaks on the line Wednesday when the team concludes the Alberta portion of its three-game road trip against the Calgary Flames. After going 13 contests without a tally, the 19-year-old Matthews is riding a goal-scoring streak that reached three...

The Los Angeles Kings attempt to extend a pair of winning streaks when they conclude a three-game homestand Wednesday against the Pacific Division-rival San Jose Sharks. Los Angeles has won a season-high five consecutive games overall and six in a row at Staples Center, where it posted a 2-1...

DENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche have placed captain Gabriel Landeskog on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. The move is retroactive to Nov. 15. In video posted on the team's website Wednesday, coach Jared Bednar says he hopes Landeskog is more ''day to day than week to week.'' Landeskog has four...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Adam Pardy to a one-year, two-way contract. The Predators announced the signing Wednesday along with other moves. Nashville placed defenseman Anthony Bitetto on injured reserve and sent forward Miikka Salomaki to AHL Milwaukee on a conditioning assignment. Bitetto has played four games this...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson has taken a leave of absence from the team as his wife battles a rare form of throat cancer. The Senators announced the news on Twitter and said Anderson isn't expected to be available for Ottawa's game Thursday against visiting Philadelphia. Nicholle Anderson...

In the opening days of training camp, Eric Fehr could sense that the Pittsburgh Penguins hadn't had much rest since winning the Stanley Cup in mid-June. That fatigue affected the runner-up San Jose Sharks more than it did the Penguins early on. But both teams are again among the best...

ANAHEIM, California (AP) Anaheim continued its sharp lift in performance with a 2-1 victory over NHL-leading Montreal on Monday, with Ducks goaltender John Gibson making 39 saves. The Ducks had lost three in a row before wins against division leaders San Jose and Montreal and remain within a point of...

The Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Scottrade Center. Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2016 Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri ROT ...

The fans at Barclays Center will be treated to a game between the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders when they take their seats on Monday. Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2016 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 1 CALGARY 0 (-110) 5 (-110) 130 -150 2 NY ISLANDERS TV: 7...