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Associated PressPerlini, Keller power Coyotes to third straight winBy JOSE M. ROMEROGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Brendan Perlini scored twice in a 19-second span in the second period, and the Arizona Coyotes stayed hot with their third victory in a row and fourth in five games, 5-2 over the Montreal...

AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets end 5-game skid with 3-2 win over CoyotesBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Columbus had seen the bounces go the other way, watched the other team make the winning plays.To end a five-game losing streak, the Blue Jackets got the favorable bounce and executed just...

Hockey royalty pays tribute to Johnny BowerTORONTO (AP) Some of hockey's biggest names gathered at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hall of Fame goaltender Johnny Bower.Those in attendance included NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Team Canada hero Paul Henderson, Canadiens great Yvon Cournoyer and Maple...

AP Hockey WriterPassing Fancy: How Lightning's Nikita Kucherov became a starBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe lesson Nikita Kucherov learned from childhood coach Gennady Kurdin is on display every time he laces up his skates and steps on to the ice.Kurdin taught Kucherov the very common Russian hockey philosophy that the sport...

NHL moves up All-Star skills competition, game in 2019NEW YORK (AP) The NHL is moving up its All-Star skills competition and game next season.After years of holding the skills competition on Saturday night and the All-Star Game on Sunday, the NHL is moving each event up a day...

Flames investigating allegation head coach used racial slursPITTSBURGH (AP) Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward a Nigerian-born hockey player a decade ago in the minor leagues, then arranged for the player’s...

Associated PressConviction of ex-Kings player Voynov dismissed by LA judgeBy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) A judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic abuse conviction against former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov, a move that could clear a path for his return to the NHL.The judge granted Voynov's request...

Maurice wants Jets to stay loose ahead of elimination gameWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice wants the Jets to focus on fun, not the magnitude of Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights.The expansion Golden Knights are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference final and could...

AP Sports WriterBill Torrey, GM of Isles' 4 Stanley Cups, dies at 83By TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Bill Torrey, the jovial bow-tie wearing Hall of Famer who was the general manager of the New York Islanders when they won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s and eventually...

AP Sports WriterConnolly leads Caps into 1st place with 4-1 win over DevilsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Brett Connolly has been doing his best Alex Ovechkin imitation the past six weeks and it is coming just in time to help the defending champion Washington Capitals gear up for...

Stars activate Ales Hemsky after injury during World CupDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Stars have activated forward Ales Hemsky from the injured list after he sustained a groin injury during the World Cup of Hockey.Hemsky missed Dallas' first four games after getting injured playing for the Czech Republic. He...

Associated PressMacKinnon's OT goal gives Avalanche 4-3 win over Red WingsBy MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon wiped away a season's worth of overtime frustration with a goal that was critical to Colorado's playoff push.MacKinnon scored 2:29 into OT and also had an assist to help the Avalanche rally...