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Petry, Price lead Canadiens to 6-4 win over HurricanesMONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens showed their mettle after their worst performance of the season.Jeff Petry scored twice as the Canadiens defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Thursday night.Matthew Peca, Brendan Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen and Andrew Shaw also scored for...

Council committee approves agreement for Seattle arena planSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle City Council committee created to review plans for the renovation of KeyArena has unanimously approved the final transaction documents, setting the stage for full council approval of the arena plan later this month.The Select Committee on Civic...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes to retire Shane Doan's number in FebruaryBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Shane Doan joined the Arizona Coyotes before they moved to the desert, and over the years experienced the high of reaching the Western Conference finals, the low of being told he was not part...

AP Hockey WriterJets D Dustin Byfuglien poses big problem for Golden KnightsBy LARRY LAGEWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Dustin Byfuglien is a big problem for Vegas.The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Winnipeg defenseman can do it all, as the Golden Knights saw up close when he helped the Jets win Game 1 of...

After much thought, the NHL Players' Association has given a thumbs-up to the league's proposed realignment plan. "After discussions with the Executive Board, the NHLPA has given consent to realignment, to be re-evaluated following the 2014-15 season,'' NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said in a statement Thursday night. Both sides confirmed...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings' postseason streak running on fumes in Motor CityBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) NHL standings used to be displayed in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room, filling much of a wall between the players' lounge and showers.Detroit doesn't display the ever-changing glance at the league's lineup...

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...

AP Hockey WriterSports hernias putting strain on hockey players of all agesBy STEPHEN WHYNOMonths removed from sports hernia and hip surgeries, Claude Giroux still didn't feel like himself.The Philadelphia Flyers' captain finally got back to normal by the end of the season, roughly nine months after going under the...

Bruins waive Backes, send him to minorsBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have waived 14-year veteran David Backes.Backes has scored 245 goals with 309 assists in 944 NHL games, spending the first 10 years of his career with the St. Louis Blues and the last four in Boston. A...

AP Sports WriterWild lose Parise for multiple weeks to broken sternumBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild were hit with a major setback in their first-round playoff matchup with Winnipeg, a broken sternum for left wing Zach Parise suffered in the last game that will keep...

AP Hockey WriterOilers, Maple Leafs lead NHL's Canadian revivalBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL's two most dynamic stars under 21 play there, and it's the home of five playoff teams from last season and potentially more this year.Oh, Canada, home of some pretty good hockey.Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are at...

Coyotes assign McBain to Tucson of AHLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have assigned defenseman Jamie McBain to the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL.The club announced the move on Tuesday.The 28-year-old McBain signed a one-year contract with the Coyotes during the offseason after two seasons with the Los...