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NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup...

AP Sports WriterDeparting stars could slow progress for Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) If the Blue Jackets' two best players leave town as expected, it will ripple through just about every move the team makes this summer.Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and winger Artemi Panarin are unrestricted free agents...

Associated PressSmith, Monahan lead Flames over Predators 3-0By JIM DIAMONDNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Smith and Calgary's defenders were plenty busy in Smith's 37th career shutout.Smith made 43 saves and Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Flames to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.Elias...

BOSTON (AP) Tuukka Rask stopped 34 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Jimmy Hayes ended a 15-game goal drought as the Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh 3-0 on Wednesday, keeping new Penguins coach Mike Sullivan winless after his first two games.Max Talbot and Ryan Spooner also...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have taken care of their first goal and are back in the playoffs for the first time in three years.With five games left, they have their sights set on much more.''Certainly it was a goal to get back in the playoffs,'' Nashville...

The Columbus Blue Jackets still have something to play for this season. Cam Atkinson scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and the Blue Jackets stayed alive in the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Mark Letestu snapped a 1-1 tie...

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired winger Michael Ryder from the Dallas Stars in exchange for winger Erik Cole. The Canadiens also received a third-round draft pick from the Stars. Ryder originally was drafted by Montreal and played his first four NHL seasons with the Canadiens from 2003-04 through 2007-08. Ryder carries a...

Rangers hire Boston University's David Quinn as coachNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers hired Boston University's David Quinn as their new head coach Wednesday, the second college coach hired by an NHL team this month and third in the past four years.Quinn replaces Alain Vigneault, who was...

Associated PressMacKinnon, Barrie helps Avs beat Flames 5-2By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist in the Colorado Avalanche's 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.Matt Nieto and Nikita Zadorov also scored, and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves....

Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce BoudreauST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season.First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau following a shootout loss to...

Toronto Maple Leafs hire Paul MacLean as an assistant coachTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach.MacLean led the Senators to a 114-90-35 record and a pair of playoff appearances. He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL...

AP Hockey WriterVegas re-signs goalie Robin Lehner to $25M, 5-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Vegas Golden Knights re-signed Robin Lehner on Saturday to a $25 million, five-year contract that makes him their goaltender of the present and future and plunges one-time face of the franchise Marc-Andre Fleury into uncertainty.Lehner's deal...