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CHICAGO (AP) Trevor van Riemsdyk was a big surprise last season. He made the Chicago Blackhawks out of training camp, got hurt and then returned in time to help his team win the Stanley Cup.For coach Joel Quenneville, what van Riemsdyk is doing so far this year just...

DENVER (AP) Matt Duchene preferred to bite his tongue on the topic of penalties and fewer whistles these days. His stitched-up lip spoke loudly, though, courtesy of a recent cross-check that didn't result in a call or a power play.''I have to be careful what I say here,''...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) Dallas extended its lead in the NHL Western Conference with a 6-3 win at Minnesota on Monday, overturning an early 2-0 deficit.Goaltender Antti Niemi stopped 30 shots in relief for the Stars, whose 120 goals scored this season is 15 clear of the next...

CHICAGO (AP) Forwards Marian Hossa of the Blackhawks and Joel Ward of the Sharks are out Sunday night due to injuries.The Blackhawks say Hossa has an upper-body injury, and the Sharks did not specify what is wrong with Ward.Hossa, who turns 37 on Jan. 12, played 23 shifts...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is dealing with a lower-body injury and could miss Monday night's game against Columbus.Coach Mike Sullivan said Sunday that Crosby is ''day to day'' after getting hurt during Saturday night's 2-1 loss to Carolina. Sullivan said he believes Crosby was injured...

DALLAS (AP) Dallas' Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist to lead the Stars to a 6-2 win against Montreal in Saturday's clash of two NHL divisional leaders.The Stars stayed six points clear of the keenly contested Central Division, with the four teams below them also involved...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Frank Vatrano scored three goals for his first career hat trick and Patrice Bergeron scored twice as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 Friday night to sweep the teams' home-and-away series.Loui Eriksson also scored for Boston, while Ryan Spooner added three assists and Brad...

MONTREAL (AP) Jonathan Quick made a season-high 45 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night.The shutout was Quick's second of the season. Marian Gaborik added an empty-net goal to help the Kings improve to...

BOSTON (AP) Tuukka Rask stopped 34 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Jimmy Hayes ended a 15-game goal drought as the Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh 3-0 on Wednesday, keeping new Penguins coach Mike Sullivan winless after his first two games.Max Talbot and Ryan Spooner also...

BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) Montreal Canadiens star P.K. Subban has a suggestion for the French-language rights group that complained about the way hockey announcers were pronouncing the defenseman's first name during French-language broadcasts.He joked after practice Wednesday that ''since we're changing the pronunciation of my name, just start calling...

Like many of his counterparts, New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider had an easy choice when presented with the option of larger nets or smaller equipment in the NHL's latest bid to boost goal-scoring.Don't mess with the nets.''Absolutely. I think we have to explore every avenue we can to...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Christian Thomas to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Lucas Lessio.The 23-year-old Thomas had two assists in five games with Montreal this season. He also had seven goals and seven assists in 18 games with St. John's of the AHL.Thomas...