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The PITTSBURGH and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 10/12/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PITTSBURGH vs TAMPA BAY When: 7:30 PM  ET, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PL OU ML 1 PITTSBURGH (-110) 2 TAMPA BAY TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet 360, TVA, AT&T SportsNet-Pittsburgh, FSN Sun (Tampa Bay) LINE: PREDICTION: Penguins...

Associated PressThornton scores as Sharks top Blue Jackets 3-1By GIDEON RUBINSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton scored and moved into a tie for 11th place on the NHL's career list for games played as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Thursday night.Thornton, who...

While the Vancouver Canucks are battling for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars are seeking one of the final playoff berths. These teams will get well acquainted with four meetings over the next five weeks, beginning with Sunday's matchup in Dallas. Who: Vacouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars When:...

Associated PressParise, Suter score as Wild beat Lightning 3-2 to snap skidBy BRIAN HALLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Ryan Suter and the Minnesota Wild knew the importance of starting their seven-game homestand with a strong performance.Minnesota had lost four in a row and was coming off a particularly deflating...

Blue Jackets' Calvert to face hearing for hit on KuhnhacklNEW YORK (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets forward Matt Calvert will talk to league officials about his cross-check to Pittsburgh's Tom Kuhnhackl late in the third period of a Game 2 loss to the Penguins.The NHL Department of Players Safety...

AP Hockey WriterNHL embraces holiday roster freeze as a popular traditionBy STEPHEN WHYNOGreg Millen thought he had an extension from the St. Louis Blues to celebrate at Christmas in 1989.Instead, he was traded. So there he was, sitting in the living room with his family as a Quebec Nordiques...

AP Sports WriterForsberg starting season way he usually finishes for PredsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg of the Nashville Predators finally has started in the sizzling scoring fashion he usually finishes a season.And the Predators couldn't be happier.Forsberg is leading the defending Western Conference champs with...

Stars, Golden Knights honor Las Vegas victims before openerDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Stars formed a line next to players from the Vegas Golden Knights to honor victims of last weekend's mass shooting before the debut of the first major pro sports franchise in Las Vegas.After Dallas introductions marking...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) General manager Dale Tallon is getting more time with his plan to turn the Florida Panthers into a winner.The Panthers announced Friday that Tallon signed a contract extension. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press it was a three-year agreement....

Peeke is latest to fall as injuries pile up for Blue JacketsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The trainer's room is getting crowded for the Columbus Blue Jackets.Rookie Andrew Peeke is the latest to head there. The 21-year-old defenseman suffered a broken finger Tuesday night at Detroit in just his seventh...

Kadri, Maple Leafs beat Blue Jackets 6-3TORONTO (AP) Nazem Kadri had three goals and two assists, Frederik Andersen made a career-high 54 saves and the surging Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Wednesday night.Patrick Marleau added a goal and two assists and Mitch Marner...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Bettman and Daly put on a lounge show of their ownBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Just before the most improbable of Stanley Cup Final in the most improbable hockey city around, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly put on a little show of their own.As lounge...