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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Mike Amendola is out as the Carolina Hurricanes' chief financial officer.Team spokesman Kyle Hanlin said Thursday night that Amendola is no longer with the company.Amendola was the team's longest-tenured front-office employee, joining the organization in 1981 when the franchise was in Hartford, Connecticut.He was in...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A person familiar with the discussions says former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma is meeting with the Buffalo Sabres for a second straight day regarding their coaching vacancy.The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Thursday because the Sabres have not...

CHICAGO (AP) - Blackhawks defenseman Kimmo Timonen is inactive for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against Anaheim.Chicago acquired the 40-year-old Timonen in a trade with Philadelphia in February, but he has struggled to come back after missing most of the season while recovering from blood clots discovered...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lightning goalie Ben Bishop admitted that he really doesn't want to watch the tape of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.Who could blame him?Derick Brassard had a hat trick and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots in another season-saving performance as the New York Rangers...

CHICAGO (AP) - Anaheim stars Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler are drawing a lot of attention in the Western Conference finals. When the Ducks' defensemen join the attack, it presents a big problem for the Chicago Blackhawks.The Ducks got four points from their defensemen in Monday night's...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - When Jonathan Toews scored twice in the final seconds to force overtime in Game 5, the Western Conference finals appeared to be bending under the weight of the Chicago Blackhawks' famed playoff tenacity.They bent, but the Anaheim Ducks didn't break.And now Chicago will need all...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers will need another comeback to keep their Stanley Cup drive alive.They again find themselves on the brink of elimination after Steven Stamkos set up Valtteri Filppula's go-ahead goal and scored another as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Rangers 2-0 on...

The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers when they take their seats on Sunday. Tampa Bay at NY Rangers When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 24, 2015 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York TV: 8...

May 31-June 6 - Pre-draft rookie combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 24 - NHL Awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

CHICAGO (AP) - One lucky bounce.It might not sound like much of a strategy for playing sudden-death hockey, but patience has kept the Chicago Blackhawks perfect in overtime this postseason.They've now gone into extra time four times and won them all, including a 5-4 decision Saturday night that marked...

NEW YORK (AP) - Take the spotlight off goaltender Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals and put it on Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning.If it sounds fickle, that's the way it's been for the goaltenders in this series between two of...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning tested Henrik Lundqvist again - and this time the New York Rangers goalie passed with high marks.Lundqvist stopped 38 shots to rebound from two subpar performances and help the Rangers shut down the Lightning 5-1 on Friday night in Game 4...