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AP Sports WriterRaging Bullies: Flyers give fans room to break stuff for funBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Flyers have turned their fans into Raging Bullies.Philadelphia sports fans have been implicated in the sports crimes of throwing snowballs and batteries and of late, haymakers at horses and athletes ,...

AP Hockey WriterLightning acquire Sergachev from Canadiens for DrouinBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Tampa Bay Lightning got the young defenseman they have been looking for, acquiring Mikhail Sergachev from the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in exchange for highly skilled forward Jonathan Drouin.The teams announced the deal about 48 hours before the...

AP Sports WriterStruggling LA Kings fire head coach Stevens, hire DesjardinsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The struggling Los Angeles Kings fired head coach John Stevens on Sunday just 13 games into his second season in charge.Willie Desjardins was named the Kings' interim head coach by general manager Rob...

Kopitar and Kings hand Red Wings 8th straight loss, 4-1LOS ANGELES (AP) Anze Kopitar broke a third-period tie with a fluke goal and the Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit 4-1 on Thursday night to hand the Red Wings their eighth consecutive defeat.Los Angeles moved two points in front...

Flames sign forward Elias Lindholm to 6-year contractCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed forward Elias Lindholm to a six-year contract at an average salary of $4.85 million.The 23-year-old Swede was acquired by Calgary along with defenseman Noah Hanafin in a June 23 trade that sent defensemen...

AP Hockey WriterHurricanes acquire Reimer in swap of goalies with PanthersBy JOHN WAWROWThe Carolina Hurricanes have swapped goalies by acquiring James Reimer in a trade with the Florida Panthers.Florida acquired goalie Scott Darling and immediately placed him on waivers with the intention to buy out the remaining two years...

AP Hockey WriterExcitement brewing for NHL expansion team in SeattleBy STEPHEN WHYNOEverywhere longtime NHL coach Dave Tippett goes in Seattle, people ask him two questions.''One, `What's the name going to be?' And two, `Where do I get my tickets?''' Tippett said.The more immediate question is when - not if...

NHL suspends Blues F Barbashev for 1 game for illegal checkNEW YORK (AP) The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev for one game for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.The check...

Chelios leaving Red Wings to return to ChicagoDETROIT (AP) Chris Chelios is leaving the Detroit Red Wings to return to his hometown of Chicago.Chelios spent a decade with the Red Wings as a player from 1999-2009, and he's also been an adviser for the team. His Hall of...

Associated PressReimer makes 36 saves, Hurricanes beat Lightning 3-2By MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) James Reimer didn't get his second consecutive shutout. He settled for a strong outing against high-powered Tampa Bay.Reimer made 36 saves, Sebastian Aho and Jaccob Slavin each had a goal and an assist, and the...

Ducks re-sign D Sami Vatanen for 4 years, $19.5 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Defenseman Sami Vatanen re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, agreeing to a four-year, $19.5 million deal through the 2019-20 season.Vatanen was a restricted free agent after recording nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last...

AP Sports WriterStars even series with 5-1 win over Predators after 4 in 1stBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) The bounce-back effort by Ben Bishop after a tough game didn't surprise Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery.Dallas also got a power boost to go with Bishop's 34 saves, scoring three power-play...