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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) New York Islanders captain and leading scorer John Tavares will miss Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils.The Islanders announced his absence on their Twitter site less than an hour before the opening faceoff. The team said it would explain why he missed the contest...

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have waited all season for their top line to dominate a game.Against a downtrodden opponent Friday night, Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello stepped to the forefront.Zuccarello recorded his first NHL hat trick, and Brassard and Nash each assisted on...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton stormed back from a three-goal deficit and beat NHL-leading Montreal 4-3 on Thursday, with Leon Draisaitl netting his second goal of the game with 1:02 left to secure the victory.It capped a big day for Draisaitl, who was called up from minor-league Bakersfield earlier...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Dan Bylsma is a big supporter of the NHL's decision to introduce coaching challenges this season. It makes no difference to the Buffalo Sabres' first-year coach that the new rule cost his team in its season-opening game.The Sabres became the NHL's second team to have...

WASHINGTON (AP) Pittsburgh ended Washington's five-game winning streak by scoring twice in the third period to win 3-1 at the Capitals on Wednesday.Phil Kessel netted the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin's pass less than 2 minutes after Beau Bennett had scored the tying goal for the Penguins.In the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Montreal's record winning streak to start the season ended on Tuesday with a 5-1 loss at Vancouver.The Canadiens had set an NHL record with nine straight regulation wins to start the year, and was one victory from tying the best start in league history...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have promoted forward Tanner Kero from Rockford of the American Hockey League.The Blackhawks also reassigned forward Vince Hinostroza to their AHL affiliate on Tuesday.Kero (CARE-oh) had five goals and two assists in five games with the IceHogs this season. The 23-year-old Kero signed...

CHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews scored 51 seconds into overtime and Corey Crawford made 39 saves as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks 1-0 on Monday night in a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals.Crawford earned his second straight shutout and No. 14 for his career as...

NEW YORK (AP) Winnipeg Jets forward Alexander Burmistrov was fined $4,167 by the NHL on Monday for elbowing Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon.Burmistrov was called for a minor penalty for elbowing in the second period of the Jets' 5-4 home victory Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) Dan Girardi broke a deadlock late in the second period before the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday.Oscar Lindberg, Kevin Klein and Derick Brassard also scored on a night when Girardi passed Mark Messier for 10th on the Rangers' all-time games...

MONTREAL (AP) P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty each had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday night to extend their NHL season-opening winning streak to nine games.The Canadiens are a victory away from matching the NHL record for...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks placed defenseman Josh Manson on injured reserve because of an unspecified upper-body injury and recalled defenseman Joe Piskula from San Diego of the American Hockey League before their game Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild.Manson was hurt Thursday night in a...