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The Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Joe Louis Arena. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2016 Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan ROT ...

Watch Snoop Dogg explain the Stanley Cup for the NHLNEW YORK (AP) The National Hockey League is hoping Snoop Dogg can heat up interest on the ice as the Stanley Cup playoffs get underway.The rapper and hockey fan is appearing in a series of Hockey 101 videos in...

Tavares will miss at least 2 weeks with broken fingerTORONTO (AP) Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be out at least two weeks with a broken finger.The Leafs center suffered the injury late in Wednesday night's loss against the Washington Capitals.Tavares, 29, has three goals and four...

Lehner earns 2nd straight shutout, Sabres beat Canucks 4-0VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Robin Lehner and the Buffalo Sabres have gotten pretty stingy lately.Lehner made 30 saves for his second straight shutout and the Sabres blanked the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Thursday night.''We didn't give them too much defensively,''...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Goalie John Gibson is missing the Anaheim Ducks' game against the Boston Bruins with a lower-body injury. The Ducks recalled Jhonas Enroth from their AHL affiliate in San Diego to back up Jonathan Bernier on Wednesday night. Gibson is 23-15-8 with a 2.24 goals-against average while starting 45...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings snap 11-game road skid with 6-3 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg isn't sure how many more milestones he has left as he prepares to complete his 15th season in Detroit.The 37-year-old is eager to find out.''I hope...

AP Sports WriterSharks' Evander Kane eager for 1st playoffs in 9th seasonBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Evander Kane followed a similar timeline after each of his first eight NHL regular seasons.Pack up the locker, say goodbye to teammates and get frustrated watching other players compete in the...

AP Hockey WriterSweet 16: NHL playoffs qualifying round tough to predictBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL's regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer.The league settled on a 24-team postseason format that Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano supported back in March...

Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi out indefinitelyWASHINGTON (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.The team announced Girardi's status Tuesday before visiting the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. Girardi has missed the past five games.Coach Jon Cooper says the 34-year-old's absence means...

AP Hockey WriterNHL offseason moves influenced by coronavirus' impact on capBy JOHN WAWROWJeff Skinner was enjoying an afternoon in his parents' backyard when suddenly the Buffalo Sabres forward thought his father was pulling an April Fools' joke on him in mid-September.''My dad came out and told me that Eric...

AP Hockey WriterNo Canada: Nation's Stanley Cup drought approaches 26 yearsBy JOHN WAWROWWhenever Eric Desjardins reunites with his 1993 Montreal Canadiens teammates, the topic of Canada's ongoing Stanley Cup drought doesn't come up in conversation.''We don't see it that way. Canadian team, American team, it's just that we were...

AP Hockey WriterOttawa assistant GM due in court, to miss part of NHL draftBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee will miss at least part of next week's NHL draft because he is due in court. He is charged with harassing a hotel...