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Todd Reirden returns to Penguins as assistant coachPITTSBURGH (AP) Todd Reirden is back with the Pittsburgh Penguins.The team hired Reirden as an assistant coach under Mike Sullivan on Wednesday, just over a week after Reirden was fired as head coach of the Washington Capitals following a playoff loss...

AP Hockey Writer1 team, 1,000 games: Milestone increasingly common in NHLBy STEPHEN WHYNOVictor Hedman refused to go to sleep without a contract.A full year before he could become a free agent, the hulking No. 1 defenseman told his agent he wanted to sign a long-term extension with the Tampa...

Associated PressDucks stay hot, beat Blue Jackets 4-2By DAN GREENSPANANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Anaheim Ducks' penalty kill has been able to keep opponents in check.They can score goals as well as they can prevent them, a knack they showed against the Columbus Blue Jackets to bolster Anaheim's playoff...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goaltenders putting on puck-stopping clinic in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNONearly 20 years ago, Kevin Weekes and goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj rented some ice time at a Toronto arena with a Chinese food buffet above them and worked on the fundamentals of the position.It took Weekes' game to...

AP Sports WriterSobotka not optimistic about returning to BluesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) Vladimir Sobotka is no longer feeling good about his chances of rejoining the St. Louis Blues this season.Sobotka has spent the past two seasons in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League and planned on returning to the NHL....

Hurricanes spoil Karlsson's return, beat Senators 5-2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Phillip Di Giusseppe and Jordan Staal each had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.Brock McGinn, Noah Hanifin and Jeff Skinner also scored, and Cam Ward...

New investors announced as part of Seattle's NHL bidSEATTLE (AP) The investment group hoping to bring an expansion NHL franchise to Seattle for the 2020 season has announced a new set of local investors including Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer and members of the Ackerley family that...

AP Sports WriterChara all action, little talk in Stanley Cup pursuitBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Zdeno Chara didn't say much to his teammates when he showed up, as usual, one game after a puck bloodied his face and knocked him out of the Stanley Cup Final.And it wasn't just...

AP Sports WriterRangers begin training camp with goal of making the playoffsBy VIN A. CHERWOOThe New York Rangers have two clear goals this season: to keep improving and return to the playoffs after a two-year absence.The addition of forwards Artemi Panarin and Kaapo Kakko, and defenseman Jacob Trouba this...

AP Sports WriterFast-skating Avs center MacKinnon speeds toward successBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Mention a topic, just about any topic, and sharp-shooting Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon takes his elusiveness to a whole new level.Not appearing on the cover of the NHL's latest video game? ''Don't care,'' he responds....

ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong and coach Ken Hitchcock sat side by side, presenting a united front for a franchise bleeding from its latest playoff flop.Armstrong on Tuesday praised Hitchcock's job in transforming the Blues from also-rans to legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, but...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders hire Trotz as coach fresh off winning Stanley CupBy STEPHEN WHYNODALLAS (AP) The New York Islanders have hired Barry Trotz as their new head coach.President of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello announced the move Thursday at the NHL draft, two weeks after Trotz won the Stanley...