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Hurricanes place Jordan Staal on IR with concussionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have placed forward Jordan Staal on injured reserve with a concussion.General manager Don Waddell also announced Wednesday that the team recalled forward Janne Kuokkanen from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte.Staal has missed two games with...

Evgeni Malkin stepped up when Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby battled concussion problems for the better part of two seasons. Now, it's Crosby's turn to return the favor. Crosby had two goals and an assist to lead Pittsburgh past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Sunday night in the Penguins'...

AP Sports WriterPenguins sign coach Mike Sullivan to 4-year extensionBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Sullivan is sticking around to see if he can get the Pittsburgh Penguins back to the Stanley Cup.The coach whose arrival in the winter of 2015 helped propel the Penguins to championships in 2016...

Vancouver 1 2 0-3San Jose 0 1 0-1First Period-1, Vancouver, Horvat 2 (Dorsett, Stanton), 3:08.Second Period-2, Vancouver, Hansen 9 (Edler, Richardson), 3:05. 3, San Jose, Thornton 9 (penalty shot), 4:36. 4, Vancouver, Vrbata 14 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 7:09.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Vancouver 7-7-7-21. San...

AP Sports WriterSidney Crosby has highlight-reel goal, milestone assistBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby doesn't really have an explanation for how he does what he does. He just does it.So if you're looking for clarity on how the Pittsburgh Penguins star managed to knock a pass from Jake...

Wild re-sign Rau to 2-year, 2-way contractST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have re-signed forward Kyle Rau to a two-year, two-way contract for more depth up front.The deal was done Wednesday, with $700,000 for Rau in the NHL and $275,000 in the AHL. Rau had 23 goals...

The TORONTO and the CAROLINA will both be gunning for a victory on 12/11/2018 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs CAROLINA HURRICANES When: 7:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina ROT TEAM PL OU ML 43 TORONTO 0 (-110) 6 -115 -105 -135 115 44 CAROLINA TV: 7:00 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: CAROLINA , TORONTO Oddsmakers currently have the...

Troy Terry gets 3-year, $4.35 million extension with DucksANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Right wing Troy Terry has agreed to a three-year, $4.35 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim announced the deal Tuesday. Terry will get $1.35 million in the 2020-21 season, $1.45 million in...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Pete DeBoer has spent little time since taking over as coach of the San Jose Sharks figuring what went wrong last year when the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003.He'd rather let the players make their own impressions when training...

Associated PressPens rally to win 4-3 in OT, ending Isles' 10-game streakBy SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) After two terrific periods, the New York Islanders abandoned their strong fundamental play in the third.And in a flash, their 10-game winning streak was over.Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the...

Associated PressToews, Kane lead Blackhawks past Blues in shootoutBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Despite staging a late comeback against the Chicago Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues are still a point shy as they tried to climb into a tie for first place in the Central Division.Jonathan Toews scored the...