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The line of Jiri Tlusty, Alexander Semin and Eric Staal did it all for the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. Tlusty scored twice, Semin had a goal and two assists and Staal chipped in with a pair of assists -- all in the first period -- to lead the...

Flames burn Blackhawks in shootout for second winCHICAGO (AP) Calgary's Kris Versteeg scored the lone goal of the shootout in the seventh round of the tiebreaker to give the Flames a 3-2 win at Chicago on Monday and just their second victory this season.Versteeg, a former Blackhawk, faked...

AP Hockey WriterHousley home-coming: Returning to Buffalo as Sabres coachBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ?? Phil Housley still remembers high-fiving Sabres fans at Memorial Auditorium in opening his Hall of Fame career in Buffalo during the 1980s.Now, Housley is looking forward to bringing that type of excitement back to...

AP Sports WriterCapitals pull away, beat Lightning 6-2 for 2-0 series leadBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Washington Capitals scored in the opening minute of the game and twice in the last 1:02 of the second period to pull away to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay...

AP Hockey WritersOvechkin, Crosby favor NHL going directly into playoffsBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOPittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby prefers the NHL skip the rest of the regular season and head directly to the playoffs if games resume during this pandemic-interrupted spring.Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is on the...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes' Williams retires as 3-time Stanley Cup championBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes forward Justin Williams is retiring after 19 NHL seasons and three Stanley Cup championships.Williams announced his retirement in a statement Thursday after spending his final three seasons in a second stint with...

AP Hockey WriterSabres demote Bogosian to minors, unclear if he'll reportBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have assigned Zach Bogosian to the minors after he cleared waivers on Saturday, though it's uncertain when or whether the veteran defenseman will report.Bogosian's agent, Darren Ferris, didn't provide any...

Sabres goalie Lehner ill; Nilsson to start at PhiladelphiaBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Robin Lehner is sidelined with an illness, which means backup goalie Anders Nilsson will make his season debut at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.Coach Dan Bylsma provided the update after Lehner missed practice Monday....

AP Sports WriterBeauvillier scores 3, Islanders hold off Rangers 7-5By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Anthony Beauvillier had three goals and an assist, and the New York Islanders held off the Rangers 7-5 on Thursday night to keep up their recent mastery over their cross-town rival.Leo Komarov had...

AP Hockey WriterSeguin scores in OT, Stars beat Caps for 1st win of seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Tyler Seguin scored in overtime to give the Dallas Stars their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.Seguin ended the Stars' season-opening, three-game losing streak...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals continue success vs. Bobrovsky, beat Blue JacketsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Facing one of the NHL's supreme goaltenders in Sergei Bobrovsky, the Washington Capitals were glad to have another in Braden Holtby.Holtby stopped 32 of 35 shots as the Capitals continued their domination of Bobrovsky and...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota Wild fire GM Paul Fenton after 1 seasonBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Wild have fired general manager Paul Fenton after just one rough season, marked by the end of a six-year streak of making the playoffs and a disassembly of the once-promising core of...