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AP Sports WriterGiroux scores 2, Flyers beat Rangers 5-2 for 5th straightBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Claude Giroux scored twice and Carter Hart stopped 26 shots to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their fifth straight win, 5-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.The Flyers have been sensational...

Prosecutors to drop charges in Stanley Cup dead catfish tossPITTSBURGH (AP) Prosecutors are dropping charges filed against a Tennessee man for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup Final.Thirty-six-year-old Jacob Waddell was charged in Allegheny County with disorderly conduct, possessing...

DALLAS (AP) - Antoine Roussel scored the go-ahead goal 54 seconds into the second period, and the Dallas Stars broke the New York Rangers' eight-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Monday night.John Klingberg and Ales Hemsky also scored for the Stars, who have won six of seven.The...

Sabres defenseman McCabe out after having thumb surgeryBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe will miss between three and four weeks after having surgery to repair a thumb injury.McCabe had surgery on Wednesday, a day after he was hurt in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Anaheim...

DALLAS (AP) Ken Hitchcock feels like he is coming home with his return to the Dallas Stars, more than 15 years after they fired the coach who led them to their only Stanley Cup championship. Hitchcock also knows his re-introduction to Dallas is about now - not then. ''I study history....

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 Hockey WriterPlenty of trade chatter heading into NHL draftBy STEPHEN WHYNODALLAS (AP) A year after shaking up his team with trades at the draft that altered the landscape of the NHL, Stan Bowman isn't letting on that he'll make the same kinds of moves now.''I learned to...

Tickle Me, Fleury: Vegas goalie tickles Jets player's earLAS VEGAS (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury gave Blake Wheeler quite an earful.During a scrum behind Vegas' net with 2:34 left in the second period of the Golden Knights' 4-2 victory over Winnipeg on Wednesday night, Fleury reached over with his left...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Sabres forward Evander Kane was calm and brief in saying he looks forward to having his name cleared in connection with a sex crime allegation.''I just want to say I've done nothing wrong,'' Kane said Monday morning following Buffalo's pre-game skate before hosting the Washington...

AP Sports WriterSeason on Ice: Flyers want to continue Stanley Cup pursuitBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Gritty is the home school teacher the world needs right now. The furry Flyers mascot offers an education of sorts each weekday on Instagram with “,” and his top student one day this...

AP Sports WriterSharks captain Logan Couture out 6 weeks with ankle injuryBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks captain and leading scorer Logan Couture will miss about six weeks after breaking his left ankle when he crashed into the boards.Couture was injured Tuesday night in a...

AP Hockey WriterIllness and injury uncertainty abound as NHL camps openBy STEPHEN WHYNOAndrew Copp got a chance to skate in Michigan but isn’t sure how many of his Winnipeg teammates have been on the ice.Voluntary player workouts have been going on for more than a month, but full NHL...