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Devils re-sign free agent goaltender Mackenzie BlackwoodNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood to a three-year, $8.4 million contract.General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal for the Devils' No. 1 goaltender on Wednesday.''Mackenzie is going to be one of the...

Associated PressPoint scores 3 PP goals in 1:31, Lightning beat Penguins 4-3By DAN SCIFOPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins filled the penalty box in a hurry. Brayden Point loaded up the net with pucks at a rapid pace, too.Point scored three straight power-play goals in 1:31 - the sixth-fastest...

NHL CalendarFeb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...

Oilers D Andrew Ference retires after 16-year careerEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Veteran defenseman Andrew Ference, who won a Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011, has announced his retirement from the NHL after 16 seasons.The 38-year-old made his announcement Thursday after spending the past four seasons with Edmonton,...

AP Sports WriterAvs, Devils, Leafs hoping home cookin' flips the momentumBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon is counting on 18,000 of his rowdy friends to give the Colorado Avalanche a little bit of an extra buzz.Maybe even throw Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne off his game.Trailing the top-seeded Predators...

AP Hockey WriterHockey makes progress in midst of awakening about racismBy STEPHEN WHYNOAnson Carter filled his time in pandemic isolation walking 11 miles a day, sometimes with his dogs, around his Atlanta neighborhood.When video surfaced of another Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, being shot and killed in nearby Glynn County,...

Devils re-sign defenseman Steven Santini to 3-year dealNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have re-signed defenseman Steven Santini to a three-year, $4.25 million contract.General manager Ray Shero said Tuesday that Santini will earn $1.1 million this season, $1.5 million the next and $1.65 million in 2020-21.Santini split...

Sharks bring back Rob Zettler as assistant coachSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Former San Jose Sharks player and assistant coach Rob Zettler is returning to the organization as a member of coach Peter DeBoer's staff.The Sharks announced Monday that Zettler will fill the void created when assistant Bob Boughner...

AP Sports WriterOvechkin, Holtby shine in Game 7, Caps beat Lightning 4-0By FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table.The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks, recover, beat Bruins 4-3 in OTBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Jonathan Toews scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks recovered after blowing a three-goal, third-period lead to beat Boston 4-3 on Thursday night and end the Bruins' eight-game winning streak.Toews picked up the puck...

Life sentence for killing stemming from Devils hat commentPHILADELPHIA (AP) A man convicted of stabbing another man to death near a popular Philadelphia park because of a comment about the killer's New Jersey Devils hat has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Forty-two-year-old Steven...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...