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Islanders, RW Tom Kuhnhackl agree to 1-year dealEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) The New York Islanders have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent forward Tom Kuhnhackl.The 26-year-old right wing had four goals and 12 assists in 57 games for Pittsburgh last season. He has 11 goals and 28...

Jaromir Jagr postpones debut with Flames, skips home openerCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Jaromir Jagr wants more time before making his debut with the Calgary Flames.The 45-year-old right wing decided not to play in Calgary's home opener Saturday night against the Winnipeg Jets.After arriving Wednesday from the Czech Republic, Jagr...

AP Hockey WriterFirst-round back-to-backs favor NHL teams with 2 top goaliesBy STEPHEN WHYNOAfter a season of splitting goaltending duties to keep them rested for the playoffs, Bruce Cassidy knew several months off had cut into that well-planned advantage for the Boston Bruins.With the back-to-back in his first-round series against...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the ECHL's Rapid City Rush on Tuesday.The South Dakota team is entering its second season in the 28-team ECHL.The Coyotes had been affiliated with the Gwinnett Gladiators since 2011.In April, Arizona signed a multiyear affiliation agreement...

Hall of Fame D Pilote passes away at age 85CHICAGO (AP) Hall of Fame defenseman Pierre Pilote, a three-time Norris Trophy winner who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, has died. He was 85.Pilote passed away Saturday night, according to the Blackhawks. Pilote was...

AP Hockey WriterMarijuana legalization in Canada won't change NHL - yetBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.Early on, marijuana was touted to the enforcer as a healing option.''I started noticing...

AP Sports WriterSharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of DucksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division.Their first-round series wasn't nearly...

AP Hockey WriterOvechkin 700: Opponents helpless vs. NHL's best goal-scorerBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin arrived in Washington in the summer of 2005 wearing mismatched flip flops and Daisy Duke shorts. He looked like a lost tourist.Ovechkin went No. 1 in the draft and was touted as a...

Detroit 0 2 1 0-3Anaheim 0 0 3 0-4First Period-None.Second Period-1, Detroit, Datsyuk 20, 3:54. 2, Detroit, Datsyuk 21 (Abdelkader, Kronwall), 6:50 (pp).Third Period-3, Anaheim, Cogliano 10 (Lindholm, Silfverberg), 9:17. 4, Anaheim, Etem 3 (Stoner), 11:27. 5, Anaheim, Beauchemin 7 (Getzlaf, Palmieri), 12:57....

AP Sports WriterTortorella drives Blue Jackets into showdown with BruinsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) John Tortorella was being battered on social media a month or so ago by doubters who thought his act had gotten stale in Columbus.The 60-year-old Tortorella, the argument went, was having trouble getting his...

Maple Leafs slide Nylander to center vs BruinsTORONTO (AP) Winger William Nylander will take Nazem Kadri's place at center on Toronto's third line when the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their first-round series Monday night.Kadri was facing an in-person hearing with the NHL's...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals re-sign winger Jakub Vrana in 2-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals took care of their biggest remaining offseason priority Tuesday by re-signing winger Jakub Vrana to a $6.7 million, two-year contract.Vrana had been a restricted free agent and will count $3.35 million...