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MONTREAL (AP) Montreal's Max Pacioretty broke a tie 14 seconds into the third period and the Canadiens hung on to beat Carolina 2-1 on Thursday, bolstering their lead in the NHL's Atlantic Division while ending the Hurricanes' winning streak at five games. Carey Price made 31 saves, and Andrew Shaw...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Ben Hutton to a two-year, $5.6 million extension. The 23-year-old is in his second NHL season with Vancouver and has two goals and two assists in 20 games in 2016-17. Selected 147th overall at the 2012 draft, Hutton was one of...

NEW YORK (AP) Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist during a five-goal second period that powered the Penguins to a 6-1 rout of the New York Rangers on Wednesday, cutting the gap at the top of the NHL's Metropolitan Division to two points. The Penguins also remained...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Vancouver Canucks weren't going to let a pair of three-goal leads slip away in the same week. After blowing a big advantage in an overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday, the Canucks held on Wednesday night for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Bo Horvat and...

Associated PressBruins head on road without captain, top defenseman, CharaBy MATT KALMANBOSTON (AP) Just when the Boston Bruins were playing some of their best defense of the season, they lose their No. 1 defenseman to an injury.Captain Zdeno Chara left with an unspecified injury after taking one shift...

Steven Stamkos, Taylor Hall, Johnny Gaudreau and Jonathan Quick: The NHL's injured-reserve list could ice its own all-star lineup. If it seems the league's top talent is sidelined a quarter into the season, you're not mistaken. No more is that aching trend apparent than in Buffalo, where five key Sabres...

LAS VEGAS (AP) The NHL's newest team is named the Vegas Golden Knights. Owner Bill Foley and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Las Vegas expansion franchise's official name and revealed its logo and colors Tuesday night at a gala ceremony for about 5,000 fans outside T-Mobile Arena, where the...

NHL expansion team gets a name: Vegas Golden KnightsLAS VEGAS (AP) The NHL's newest team is named the Vegas Golden Knights.Owner Bill Foley and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Las Vegas expansion franchise's official name and revealed its logo and colors Tuesday night at a gala ceremony...

MONTREAL (AP) Ottawa's Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson scored 2:24 apart in the third period, helping the Senators rally to win 4-3 at NHL-leading Montreal on Tuesday. Elsewhere, St. Louis won at Boston to push its winning run to four games, and Philadelphia also won on the road, beating Florida. Ottawa's...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Patrick Kane scored a spectacular tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Blackhawks beat Montreal 3-2 on Sunday, handing the NHL-leading Canadiens just their second regulation loss of the season. The Blackhawks maintained their six-point lead in the Central Division, while Pacific Division leader Edmonton missed...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes announced a proposal Monday to build a 16,000-seat arena that would be the third home for the team since it moved to Arizona in 1996. The plan would have the Coyotes playing in Tempe near the main Arizona State University campus. The arena would...

TORONTO (AP) NHL meetings are set for this week to discuss whether the league will participate in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. League officials will meet with the International Ice Hockey Federation in New York on Wednesday. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL hopes to learn if any...