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AP Hockey WriterDevils sign college hockey's top player, Will ButcherBy JOHN WAWROWThe New Jersey Devils have landed college hockey's top player by agreeing to sign defenseman Will Butcher to a two-year, $1.85 million contract.The agreement announced by the Devils on Sunday comes about two weeks after the University of...

Detroit 0 1 0-1Pittsburgh 2 2 0-4First Period-1, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 15 (Letang, Comeau), 1:51. 2, Pittsburgh, Comeau 12 (Hornqvist), 12:15.Second Period-3, Pittsburgh, Perron 14 (Lapierre, Martin), 3:04. 4, Pittsburgh, Spaling 8 (Scuderi, Despres), 7:52. 5, Detroit, Weiss 7 (Zetterberg, Kronwall),...

AP Hockey WriterGiroux, Flyers rout Capitals and keep Ovechkin at 698 goalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Preventing Alex Ovechkin from reaching 700 career goals was high on the Philadelphia Flyers' priority list Saturday night.They accomplished that objective, bounced back from a bad loss and got their captain a milestone...

Winger Mike Hoffman traded twice, lands with PanthersSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers have acquired Mike Hoffman from San Jose hours after the Sharks got the scoring winger from the Ottawa Senators.Florida sent 2018 fourth- and fifth-round picks and a 2019 second-round pick to San Jose for Hoffman...

AP Hockey WriterNHL training camps open with sense of urgencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOPeter Laviolette pulled the mask away from his face to bark out instructions while pointing every which way with his stick, then put the mask back on and skated around to show his new players what to do.It...

AP Hockey WriterDucks' Lindholm, Vatanen out long-term for shoulder surgeryBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim Ducks defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen need shoulder surgeries that will sideline them into next season.Ducks general manager Bob Murray disclosed the problems Thursday while the Ducks packed up for the summer...

Marner, Brown score to help Leafs beat Bruins 4-1TORONTO (AP) The last time Mitch Marner remembers attending a Maple Leafs game as a fan, Mats Sundin returned to Air Canada Centre as a Vancouver Canuck.Over seven years later, Sundin was back to see his No. 13 raised to...

AP Sports WriterBack home, Preds eager to rebound off 1st postseason lossBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Winning the Stanley Cup requires 16 victories each postseason, and the Nashville Predators started better than any team in these playoffs by winning their first five.Now the St. Louis Blues are...

AP Sports WriterAgent: Charges against Sabres' O'Reilly droppedBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe agent for Ryan O'Reilly confirmed that charges against the Buffalo Sabres forward have been dropped stemming from an impaired driving incident last year.Pat Morris tells The Associated Press in an email that Canadian prosecutors found there was not enough...

AP Sports WriterBig second period lifts Canucks to 4-1 win over DetroitBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Sven Baertschi scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a dominant second period to pull away for a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.Vancouver scored three times in the...

Canucks sign defenseman Gudbranson to 3-year extensionVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Erik Gudbranson to a three-year contract extension Tuesday.The Canucks said the deal will carry an average annual value of $4 million.''Erik is an important part of our team and provides a physical...

AP Sports WriterSmith, Marchessault lead Golden Knights past Sharks 7-3By JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault each had four points and the Vegas Golden Knights won for the ninth time in 10 games, beating the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Monday night.Smith assisted on...