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AP Hockey WriterSabres sign Sam Reinhart to 2-year, $7.3 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres can finally prepare for the start of the season with their full complement of forwards after signing Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million contract on Wednesday.Reinhart was a restricted...

AP Hockey WriterMetropolitan Division madness gets contenders playoff-readyBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe bruises on Travis Konecny's legs are marks of Metropolitan Division hockey.In the third period of a crucial late-season divisional game, the undersized Philadelphia Flyers forward got in the way of not one but two slap shots from Washington Capitals...

AP Sports WritersRuff hired as NJ Devils coach, Fitzgerald stays on as GMBy TOM CANAVAN and STEPHEN WHYNOLindy Ruff impressed the New Jersey Devils with his experience from decades of coaching. Tom Fitzgerald wowed ownership with his moves in a few short months as general manager.The Devils on Thursday...

The DALLAS and the CHICAGO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/30/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DALLAS vs CHICAGO When: 8:30 PM  ET, Thursday, November 30, 2017 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PL OU ML 9 DALLAS 0 (-110) 5.5 -115 -105 110 -130 10 CHICAGO TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (Anaheim), NBCSN Chicago LINE: 0 PREDICTION: Blackhawks 5, Stars 3 Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Hockey WriterWashington Capitals acquire forward Carl Hagelin from KingsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals got faster ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring speedy winger Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.Washington sent a 2019 third-round pick and a conditional 2020 sixth-round...

Associated PressKnights outworked by Capitals in Game 2, take rare home lossBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant for months has talked about his team's hard work, their ability to battle and devotion to playing a full ''200 feet of hockey.''In pockets of Game 2...

Dick Gamble, Stanley Cup champion and AHL star, dies at 89ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Stanley Cup champion and American Hockey League Hall of Famer Dick Gamble has died. He was 89.The AHL's Rochester Americans announced his death Friday after learning from his family he died Thursday. Gamble had been...

AP Sports WriterVegas Golden Knights rout Coyotes 5-2 in inspired home debutBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights' National Hockey League debut on the Strip was a poignant smash.James Neal scored twice during a thrilling four-goal first period, and the Golden Knights remained unbeaten three games...

AP Hockey WriterNHL names ex-enforcer Parros to run player safetyBy STEPHEN WHYNONEW YORK (AP) George Parros, the bushy-mustachioed Princeton man who spent almost a decade as an NHL enforcer, is now in charge of the league's player safety department.After a career in which he fought 159 times and...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins erase 2-goal deficit, beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 1By STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) After the Capitals scored early, the Penguins scored often to stun their rivals with yet another comeback.Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel scored in a 4:49 span to help Pittsburgh erase a...

Associated PressBonino, Fabbro, Grimaldi lead Predators past Devils 6-4By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Yakov Trenin didn’t need his stick to score his first goal and that’s just fine with him.Nick Bonino, Dante Fabbro and Rocco Grimaldi each had a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat...

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask out with concussionBOSTON (AP) Boston goalie Tuukka Rask is sidelined because of a concussion, forcing the Bruins to call up goalie Zane McIntyre from Providence of the American Hockey League.General manager Don Sweeney said Thursday that Rask sustained the concussion during practice Wednesday.Anton Khudobin...