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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) After taking the weekend to think about the two-goal lead they squandered late against the Chicago Blackhawks, the struggling Anaheim Ducks were determined to focus on the things they did well against the defending Stanley Cup champions.Anaheim certainly looked like a team starting to figure...

Wayne Gretzky was ''The Great One'' and Mario Lemieux was ''The Magnificent One.''The hockey world is always looking for a new superstar to transcend the sport.Eric Lindros, Sidney Crosby and John Tavares were dubbed ''The Next One'' as teenagers. Sergei Fedorov, Peter Forsberg, Jaromir Jagr, Paul Kariya and Teemu...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian is set to make his season debut on Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars after missing the first 18 games with a lower body injury.Coach Dan Bylsma announced Bogosian will return after the defenseman took part in the morning skate....

Sens GM Dorion says Boucher was first choice to fill vacancyOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Pierre Dorion said he knew he had found the next Ottawa Senators head coach after his first meeting with Guy Boucher.The new Senators GM said Boucher was the first candidate he interviewed for the position...

Pittsburgh 0 3 2-5Anaheim 0 0 2-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Pittsburgh, Comeau 15 (Pouliot, Malkin), 9:51. 2, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 20 (Perron, Crosby), 11:53. 3, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 21 (Cole, Martin), 18:57.Third Period-4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 28 (Kunitz, Comeau), 2:03. 5, Anaheim, Fleischmann 8...

Andrew Shaw excited for fresh start with CanadiensMONTREAL (AP) A day after adding forward Andrew Shaw in a draft-day deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, the next step for the Montreal Canadiens is getting the pending restricted free agent signed to a deal.Shaw had a quick chat with Canadiens...

AP Hockey WriterFrom Tie to Max Domi: NHL enforcers dwindle in 1 generationBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) Tie Domi is no different than any proud hockey father when it comes to worrying about his son.Having spent 16 seasons establishing a reputation for being one of the NHL's fiercest enforcers,...

Sharks forward Tomas Hertl to miss Game 4 of Stanley CupSAN JOSE, California (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with an unspecified lower-body injury.Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4...

Bruins F Pastrnak suspended 2 games for illegal head checkBOSTON (AP) Bruins forward David Pastrnak has been suspended for two games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi.The NHL announced the suspension Friday. The play in question occurred during the second...

Penguins trade Condon to Senators for 2017 5th-round pickPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded goaltender Mike Condon to the Ottawa Senators for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick.The deal comes as Stanley Cup-winning goalie Matt Murray returned to the ice for the Penguins after missing the start of...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - It's Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons and the Chicago Blackhawks leading the NHL All-Star Game fan vote with a little over a week left.The Latvian-born Girgensons still leads all players with nearly 1.3 million votes, the NHL announced Tuesday. The other five eligible spots to...

Dallas 0 0 0-0Edmonton 1 0 3-4First Period-1, Edmonton, Eberle 22 (Nugent-Hopkins, Pouliot), :33.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Edmonton, D.Roy 12 (Yakupov, Purcell), 9:24. 3, Edmonton, Pouliot 17 (Hall, Schultz), 13:32. 4, Edmonton, Miller 1 (penalty shot), 16:40.Shots on Goal-Dallas 10-13-6-29. Edmonton 7-9-12-28.Goalies-Dallas,...