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Associated PressHughes, Virtanen lead streaking Canucks past Sharks, 5-2By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE,Calif. (AP) Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-2...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers keep on winning, even without Henrik Lundqvist. They are just using different methods without their No. 1 goalie.Martin St. Louis scored two goals and added one in the shootout for the Rangers, who blew a three-goal lead but won for the...

Price, Canadiens end Flames' 5-game winning streak, 2-0MONTREAL (AP) Carey Price stopped everything Calgary threw his way Monday night - which wasn't much, as far as Flames interim coach Geoff Ward was concerned.Price made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Montreal Canadiens snapped...

Carolina Hurricanes ink entry deals with 1st-round picksRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have signed first-round draft picks Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier to three-year entry-level contracts.The Hurricanes announced both deals Saturday. They chose Bean, a defenseman, with the 13th overall selection and Gauthier, a forward, with the...

The Latest: Capitals await Stanley Cup parade, day at MallWASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup parade (all times local):10 a.m.Capitals players, staff members and their families are on their way to the start of the parade route after taking a team photo at Capital...

Maple Leafs acquire Plekanec in deal with CanadiensTORONTO (AP) The Maple Leafs acquired forwards Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Rinat Valiev, forward Kerby Rychel and a 2018 second-round draft pick Sunday.Plekanec, 35, had six goals and 18 assists in 60 games with...

Kovalchuk scores, but Connor leads Jets over Kings 2-1WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor scored for a third straight game and the Winnipeg Jets overcame Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL goal in five years to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night.Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck...

AP Hockey WriterCaptain returns: Sabres land Pominville in trade with WildBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) As pleased as Jason Pominville was upon hearing he was returning to the Buffalo Sabres, it was nothing compared to the excitement of his son, Jayden.''My little guy already has his (Sabres) jersey...

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have put winger Thomas Vanek on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Detroit made the move Monday, keeping Vanek out of the lineup for at least four more games. He's eligible to play Nov. 20 against Calgary. The 32-year-old Vanek, signed July 1 as...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders fire coach Jack Capuano in his seventh seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe struggling New York Islanders fired coach Jack Capuano on Tuesday, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season.General manager Garth Snow named assistant GM/coach Doug Weight as Capuano's interim replacement. Snow told reporters Tuesday...

Predators sign goaltender Connor Ingram to 3-year contractNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year contract.Predators general manager David Poile announced the deal Monday.The 22-year-old Ingram posted a 21-5-5 record for the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals in the 2019-20 season. He ranked third...

AP Sports WriterKen Hitchcock, 3rd in NHL wins, retiring after 22 yearsBy SCHUYLER DIXONKen Hitchcock wasn't sure how long he would coach the Dallas Stars the second time around after 15 years away.Turned out to be one season.The coach who led Dallas to its only Stanley Cup championship retired...