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Associated PressO'Reilly's overtime goal lifts Blues past Maple Leafs 3-2By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) In the beginning of the season, the St. Louis Blues were finding ways to lose games. Now, they're managing to pull out wins.Ryan O'Reilly scored 34 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues...

AP Hockey WriterPens appreciate now-Coyotes coach Tocchet's role in Cup winsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Rick Tocchet returns to Pittsburgh, he will see another Stanley Cup banner in the rafters and be celebrated for his part in earning it.Tocchet doesn't plan on reminiscing too much about the Penguins' back-to-back titles, except...

AP Hockey WriterDuchene situation hovers over Avalanche as NHL camps openBy STEPHEN WHYNOEven with two years left on his contract with the Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene's situation is anything but simple.With his name in trade talks at the deadline and then again at the draft, Duchene went about his...

AP Hockey WriterFlyers' 'win-now' offseason continues with Hayes signingBy STEPHEN WHYNOKevin Hayes watched with significant interest as the Philadelphia Flyers made moves to get better right away.Then he signed on the dotted line for the long term to add to those efforts.Hayes signed a $50 million, seven-year contract with...

Missouri lawmakers OK state aid for St. Louis Blues arenaJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The home of the St. Louis Blues could receive $70 million in state subsidies over two decades to help pay for renovations.Legislation that received final approval Wednesday in the Missouri House authorizes funding for the...

Avalanche sign defenseman Mark Barberio to 2-year dealDENVER (AP) The Colorado Avalanche are bringing back defenseman Mark Barberio on a two-year deal.Barberio is coming off a season in which he had three goals and 10 assists. He was limited to 46 games due to a lower-body injury, but...

Associated PressFanDuel inks deals with NHL, Devils for sports bets, fantasyBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) The wall that professional sports leagues in the U.S. fought so hard to maintain between themselves and legal sports betting continues to crumble.The four major pro sports leagues fought New Jersey's efforts...

An older, wiser Alex Ovechkin leading the way for CapitalsLAS VEGAS (AP) Last spring, after another crushing postseason loss, Capitals coach Barry Trotz flew to Russia to meet with his best player.Trotz spoke with Alex Ovechkin about his game and how it might be fine-tuned to prolong his...

The Montreal Canadiens return to the Bell Centre for the first time in two weeks when they open a four-game homestand against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Eastern Conference-leading Montreal capped its five-game road trip with a crushing defeat, blowing a two-goal lead in the third period...

NEW YORK (AP) Antti Raanta made 22 saves for his fourth career shutout in his Rangers debut to lead New York to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday.Marc Staal, Mats Zuccarello, Jesper Fast and Viktor Stalberg scored for New York, which snapped a three...

Duclair scores in OT, Senators get past Predators 5-4OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal 2:40 into overtime Thursday night, giving goaltender Marcus Hogberg his first NHL win as the Ottawa Senators beat the Nashville Predators 5-4.Hogberg, an emergency recall for the Senators after Anders Nilsson...

Senators suspend assistant general manager Randy LeeOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators have suspended Randy Lee, the assistant general manager facing a harassment charge from an incident during the NHL's pre-draft scouting combine.Lee is charged with second-degree harassment after allegedly making lewd comments and rubbing the shoulders of...