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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Bo Horvat scored his second goal with 1:35 left in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night.Horvat also had two goals against Carolina in a 3-2 win nine days earlier and has scored four of his eight goals this...

After moving into second place on the NHL career wins list for a coach, the Chicago Blackhawks' Joel Quenneville had good news for the list's leader, Scotty Bowman.''Scotty's safe,'' Quenneville quipped.He's the only one. Quenneville won his 783rd game, Corey Crawford made 39 saves in his Montreal hometown, and...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A late-night drive through a lake-effect snowstorm was a small sacrifice for goalie Robin Lehner in his bid to reclaim the Buffalo Sabres starting job.''A little tired right now,'' Lehner said following practice Thursday. ''Some nerves. But excitement is the best word I can think...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shea Theodore put Anaheim ahead late in the third period with his first NHL goal, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and the Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night.Andrew Cogliano, Carl Hagelin and Jacob Silfverberg also scored. This was Andersen's first start since...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have sent forward Raffi Torres on a conditioning assignment in the minors following the completion of his 41-game suspension.The Sharks added Torres to the active roster Wednesday and immediately assigned him to the Barracuda of the AHL.Torres was suspended for...

CHICAGO (AP) Andrew Shaw scored two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated coach Joel Quenneville's contract extension Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators for their eighth consecutive victory.Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago, which was without center Artem Anisimov due to an illness. Corey...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias has had surgery on his right knee.General manager Ray Shero announced on Tuesday that Elias has an arthroscopic procedure done at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Anthony Miniaci.Shero said Elias will be out indefinitely, but the team is optimistic...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mark Pysyk is rejoining the team after completing a conditioning assignment in the minors.Pysyk had an assist in three games with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester, New York. He was sent down last week after recovering from a lower...

WASHINGTON (AP) Washington's Alex Ovechkin became the 43rd NHL player to reach the milestone of 500 career goals, as he netted twice in the Capitals' 7-1 rout of Ottawa on Sunday.The Russian was mobbed by his teammates, and he got a standing ovation as he skated around the...

NEW YORK (AP) Washington's Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game and the 499th of his career at 1:25 of overtime to give the Capitals a 4-3 win at the New York Rangers on Saturday.The victory widened the sizable gap between the NHL's Metropolitan Division's top...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Brent Burns started a four-goal, second-period outburst with a highlight-reel move and Matt Nieto scored a short-handed goal following a botched Toronto line change in the Sharks' 7-0 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday for San Jose's most lopsided shutout since 2001.Tomas Hertl...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf netted the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Ducks a 4-3 win against St. Louis on Friday, making it 10 successive home victories over the Blues.The victory vaulted the Ducks from fifth to third in the...