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Associated PressPalmieri scores 2, Kinkaid stops 21, Devils rout Caps 6-0By by MIKE FARRELLNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Kyle Palmieri scored twice and Keith Kinkaid made 21 saves as the New Jersey Devils celebrated their home opener Thursday night with a 6-0 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.Marcus...

Lightning sign veteran defenseman Kevin ShattenkirkTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Monday.Shattenkirk played 73 games for the New York Rangers last season, finishing with two...

Predators' Subban says Golden Knights' Bellemare bit fingerLAS VEGAS (AP) This goal-mouth scramble might have had some real bite to it.Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban accused Vegas forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of chomping on one of his fingers during a scuffle late in the second period of the Predators' 2-1...

Tampa Bay 1 3 2-6Montreal 1 0 1-2First Period-1, Montreal, Petry 1 (Mitchell, Prust), 7:20. 2, Tampa Bay, Filppula 2 (Hedman, Killorn), 19:36 (pp).Second Period-3, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 1 (Garrison, Coburn), 8:06. 4, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 2 (Johnson, Stamkos), 12:29 (pp). 5,...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri will be ready to move on after he serves a three-game club ban for disciplinary reasons. Kadri accompanied the Maple Leafs on Friday to Calgary, where he was to sit out a third consecutive game since he missed a team...

AP Sports WriterHenrique gets 1st 2 Ducks goals, Miller blanks Sens 3-0By GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Until the Anaheim Ducks get back to full strength, they're counting on Adam Henrique to play a major role for his injury-plagued new team.Henrique has been quite capable of shouldering that burden...

AP Sports WriterFlyers counting on new coach Vigneault to lead them to titleBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers has spent the weeks leading up to the season unveiling the team's best offseason acquisitions.There are $25 tickets at a refurbished standing-room-only area at the...

AP Hockey WriterBackup plan: The case to play goalies on consecutive nightsBy JOHN WAWROWIf NHL coaches want to provide goalies quality downtime during a constricted schedule, Martin Biron believes he has an ideal backup plan.Rather than split starts as teams often do when playing on consecutive days, the former...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Dec. 20 about the game between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes, Kings defenseman Alec Martinez was credited for a power play goal in the third period. The team announced an official scoring change Monday, crediting the goal to Jeff Carter...

Rangers agree to terms with defenseman Brendan SmithNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have agreed to terms on a new deal with defenseman Brendan Smith.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the deal Thursday. Smith was set to be an unrestricted free agent Saturday.Smith, 28, would have been one...

Associated PressPavelski helps Stars chase Lundqvist, beat Rangers 5-3By DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Joe Pavelski scored power-play goals 16 seconds apart, Stephen Johns and Blake Comeau helped chase Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the Dallas Stars beat New York 5-3 Monday night.Johns and Comeau scored 4:04 apart...

NHL CalendarBy Associated PressFeb. 15 - NHL Stadium Series: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.Feb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 -...