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Sens GM Dorion says Boucher was first choice to fill vacancyOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Pierre Dorion said he knew he had found the next Ottawa Senators head coach after his first meeting with Guy Boucher.The new Senators GM said Boucher was the first candidate he interviewed for the position...

Andrew Shaw excited for fresh start with CanadiensMONTREAL (AP) A day after adding forward Andrew Shaw in a draft-day deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, the next step for the Montreal Canadiens is getting the pending restricted free agent signed to a deal.Shaw had a quick chat with Canadiens...

Pittsburgh 0 3 2-5Anaheim 0 0 2-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Pittsburgh, Comeau 15 (Pouliot, Malkin), 9:51. 2, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 20 (Perron, Crosby), 11:53. 3, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 21 (Cole, Martin), 18:57.Third Period-4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 28 (Kunitz, Comeau), 2:03. 5, Anaheim, Fleischmann 8...

AP Hockey WriterFrom Tie to Max Domi: NHL enforcers dwindle in 1 generationBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) Tie Domi is no different than any proud hockey father when it comes to worrying about his son.Having spent 16 seasons establishing a reputation for being one of the NHL's fiercest enforcers,...

Sharks forward Tomas Hertl to miss Game 4 of Stanley CupSAN JOSE, California (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with an unspecified lower-body injury.Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4...

Bruins F Pastrnak suspended 2 games for illegal head checkBOSTON (AP) Bruins forward David Pastrnak has been suspended for two games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi.The NHL announced the suspension Friday. The play in question occurred during the second...

Penguins trade Condon to Senators for 2017 5th-round pickPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded goaltender Mike Condon to the Ottawa Senators for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick.The deal comes as Stanley Cup-winning goalie Matt Murray returned to the ice for the Penguins after missing the start of...

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...

Dallas 0 0 0-0Edmonton 1 0 3-4First Period-1, Edmonton, Eberle 22 (Nugent-Hopkins, Pouliot), :33.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Edmonton, D.Roy 12 (Yakupov, Purcell), 9:24. 3, Edmonton, Pouliot 17 (Hall, Schultz), 13:32. 4, Edmonton, Miller 1 (penalty shot), 16:40.Shots on Goal-Dallas 10-13-6-29. Edmonton 7-9-12-28.Goalies-Dallas,...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jiri Hudler won the Lady Byng Trophy and lost his shoes in Vegas.The Calgary Flames forward was shoeless when he took the stage to accept the trophy honoring the NHL's most sportsmanlike player Wednesday night at the NHL Awards show.Hudler just couldn't stand the pinch...

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to terms with first-round draft pick Evgeny Svechnikov on a three-year entry-level contract.The 18-year-old Svechnikov was taken by the Red Wings with the 19th pick in the June draft. He played for Detroit in a preseason game Sept. 22 at...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat had...