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Associated PressMilan Lucic has goal, assist; Oilers hold off Wild 3-2By MIKE COOKST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Edmonton Oilers hope Cam Talbot's return can help stop their roller-coaster December.Talbot made 29 saves after missing seven games with an undisclosed injury, Milan Lucic had a goal and assist and...

AP Sports WriterAlex Iafallo, Ilya Kovalchuk push LA Kings past Detroit, 4-2By GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Alex Iafallo scored two goals and Ilya Kovalchuk had his first two NHL assists in nearly 5 + years, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red...

AP Sports WriterSweep! NHL-best Lightning ousted in record speed by ColumbusBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning ended up on the wrong side of NHL history, getting swept in the first round of the playoffs after one of the best regular seasons ever.The Columbus Blue Jackets...

Associated PressWild G Dubnyk leaves game after collisionBy MIKE COOKST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk left Tuesday night's game against the Edmonton Oilers after being injured early in the second period.Dubnyk was upended after Minnesota's Ryan Donato fell to the ice while battling the...

Flyers forward Dale Weise suspended for 3 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Dale Weise was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to Anaheim defenseman Korbinian Holzer's head.The hit came in the second period of the Flyers' 3-2 home...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals acquire defenseman Brenden Dillon from SharksBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals bolstered their blue line Tuesday by acquiring veteran defenseman Brenden Dillon from the San Jose Sharks.Washington sent Colorado's 2020 second-round pick and a conditional 2021 third-rounder to San Jose for the pending...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks to retire numbers of Kariya, NiedermayerBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks will retire the numbers of Paul Kariya and Scott Niedermayer during the upcoming season.Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli announced the honors for the two Hockey Hall of Famers on Monday....

AP Sports WriterMacKinnon, Rantanen help Avs to 4-1 win over Wild in openerBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon had a tap-in goal off a nifty pass from Mikko Rantanen, Semyon Varlamov stopped 20 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday night in the...

Associated PressZuccarello, Zibanejad lead Rangers past Panthers 5-2By SCOTT CHARLESNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers turned to two of their top goal-scorers to rally past the Florida Panthers.Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad each scored twice as New York snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory...

Oilers acquire Petrovic, send Wideman to FloridaEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Alexander Petrovic from the Florida Panthers on Sunday for defenseman Chris Wideman and a conditional third-round pick in the 2019 draft.Petrovic, 26, has one assist in 26 games with Florida this season.Petrovic has appeared...

Associated PressCrawford lead Blackhawks to 1st win, 3-1 over OilersBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Patrick Kane and Alexander Nylander scored, Corey Crawford stopped 27 shots, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Monday night for their first win of the season.Brandon Saad added an empty-netter with 32.7...

Edmonton Oilers hire Dave Tippett as head coachEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers hired NHL veteran Dave Tippett as their next head coach Tuesday, the first big move for new general manager Ken Holland.Tippett, who had been working as a senior adviser to Seattle's new NHL team since...