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PITTSBURGH (AP) Washington won 4-1 at Pittsburgh on Monday to spoil Mike Sullivan's coaching debut for the Penguins.Sullivan took over the position following the firing of Mike Johnston on Saturday, but saw his team lose heavily against a Capitals outfit led by two goals and an assist from...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former Minnesota North Stars and University of Minnesota coach Glen Sonmor, who led the NHL team to the 1981 Stanley Cup Final, died Monday at age 86.Sonmor died at a nursing home in Canada after battling Alzheimer's disease, according to former North Stars general manager Lou...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Patrick Kane extended his points streak to 26 games as the Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Sunday to move into a share of second place in the NHL Central Division.Kane, the NHL's leading scorer with 46 points, had the second assist on Duncan...

PITTSBURGH (AP) New Penguins coach Mike Sullivan believes his team has a chance to be great, and it's up to him to help the players reach their potential.Sullivan ran his first practice as Pittsburgh's coach on Sunday, a day after the team fired Mike Johnston and assistant Gary...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis' David Backes had a goal and an assist to lead the Blues to a 3-0 home win over Dallas on Saturday, cutting the gap between the Central Division's top two teams.The Stars still boast a handy eight-point break, but their failure to find...

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Mike Johnston in the summer of 2014 and tasked him with guiding the star-laden roster back to the NHL's elite.The marriage lasted all of 18 months.The Penguins fired Johnston and assistant Gary Agnew on Saturday morning with the high-profile team languishing in...

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) Kyle Palmieri scored in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.Palmieri took a lead pass from Lee Stempniak and streaked into the Detroit zone ahead of defenseman Tomas Tatar, skated in on the goal...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Sharks forward Logan Couture has undergone a procedure to close a bleeding artery in his right thigh after he sustained the injury Wednesday night in Edmonton.Sharks general manager Doug Wilson announced Friday that Couture had returned to San Jose and a small arterial bleed...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jaromir Jagr moved into a tie for fourth on the all-time goals list with a first-period score that sparked the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.Jagr gave the Panthers the lead 51 seconds into the game. Dmitry Kulikov's...

MONTREAL (AP) Loui Eriksson and Landon Ferraro scored third-period goals 42 seconds apart to help the Boston Bruins rally past Montreal 3-1 Wednesday and end a seven-game regular-season skid against the rival Canadiens.Patrice Bergeron's third-period goal pushed him past Milt Schmidt for 11th on the Bruins' career list...

DETROIT (AP) Baby-faced Dylan Larkin is just 19 and doesn't appear to be in much need of a razor.The Detroit Red Wings' center plays like a man by any measure.After Monday's games, Larkin led the league in plus-minus rating, was tied for the most even-strength goals and had...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) The NHL eliminated its policy Tuesday that allowed teams to seek compensation when other franchises hired away a coach or executive under contract.Commissioner Gary Bettman told the Board of Governors that as of Jan. 1, the league will revert to its old policy that...