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Injured Penguins star Sidney Crosby to miss Rangers gamePITTSBURGH (AP) Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss Tuesday night's game against the Rangers because of an undisclosed injury.Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said Monday that Crosby will not travel with the club to New York. The Penguins also play Friday...

AP Sport WriterCoyotes won't offer captain Shane Doan a contractBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Shane Doan was showered with tributes and applause following the final game of the 2016-17 season, the big send-off coming just in case the Arizona Coyotes captain decided to retire.Doan still hasn't decided if...

Coyortes re-sign Kevin Connauton to 2-year dealGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Kevin Connauton to a two-year contract extension.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Wednesday.The 28-year-old Connauton had 11 goals and 10 assists in 73 games last season. He has 26 goals and 42 assists...

Associated PressBlackhawks rout Caps 7-1 to end 8-game losing streakBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks ripped the Washington Capitals 7-1 on Saturday night to end an eight-game losing streak.Patrick Kane, Brandon Saad and Ryan Hartman each added a...

MONTREAL (AP) - Claude Ruel, who coached the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup title in 1969, has died. He was 76.Ruel, a gifted hockey and baseball player in the 1950s before losing sight in his left eye, died Monday at his home in Longueuil, Quebec. He had spent...

Associated PressStephenson scores in OT, Golden Knights rally past BluesBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Chandler Stephenson scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early three-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday.Ryan Reaves, Paul Stastny, Nicolas Roy and Reilly Smith scored for...

AP Hockey WriterDevils' Boyle diagnosed with cancer, expects to keep playingBy STEPHEN WHYNOBrian Boyle hopes to play hockey again soon after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of bone-marrow cancer that the New Jersey Devils' team doctor said can largely be treated with medication.The 32-year-old forward was...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes C Alexander Burmistrov leaves ice on stretcherBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Arizona Coyotes forward Alexander Burmistrov was taken off on a stretcher after a hit from Bruins defenseman Colin Miller on Tuesday night left him motionless on the ice for several minutes.Burmistrov gave a thumbs-up with...

AP Sports WriterSidney Crosby has highlight-reel goal, milestone assistBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby ignited a rally with a highlight-reel goal and became the third active player with 700 career assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.Crosby's picked up his 24th...

AP Sports WriterTatar scores first, Fleury makes 33 saves, Vegas winsBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Trading deadline acquisition Tomas Tatar scored his first goal with the Golden Knights and the Vegas avoided its first four-game losing streak of the season with a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on...

Associated PressBlackhawks score 4 in 3rd period to beat Avalanche 5-3By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Dominik Kubalik scored the go-ahead goal with 3:17 left and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied in the third period to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday night.Patrick Kane and Kirby Dach scored 28 seconds...

AP Sports WriterNieto's hat trick lifts Avalanche to 5-3 win over StarsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) A deluge of injuries got Matt Nieto back into the lineup. More games like this will certainly keep him in there.Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the...