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AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks hire Dallas Eakins as head coachBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Dallas Eakins was named the Anaheim Ducks' coach on Monday, moving up from their AHL affiliate in San Diego for his second chance behind an NHL bench.The Ducks filled the NHL's last head coaching...

AP Hockey WriterSabres sign Sam Reinhart to 2-year, $7.3 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Sam Reinhart to a two-year contract worth $7.3 million.Reinhart was a restricted free agent and missed the first five days of training camp, and two preseason games,...

AP Hockey WriterNothing to 'C' here: Importance of NHL captains is changingBy STEPHEN WHYNORyan Johansen remembers how the Columbus Blue Jackets didn't have a captain until one day it clicked and everyone knew it should be Nick Foligno.''There was just no doubt,'' Johansen said. ''It's just one of those...

New Jersey Devils sign draft pick Studenic for 2018-19NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Marian Studenic to a three-year, entry-level contract.The team announced the contract Monday, noting it will begin next season.Studenic was a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft. The 19-year-old spent...

Oilers trade defenseman Davidson to IslesEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Oilers traded defenseman Brandon Davidson to the New York Islanders for a 2019 third-round draft pick Saturday.Davidson, 26, has three goals and two assists in 36 games with Edmonton and the Montreal Canadiens this season.Davidson, a 2010 sixth-round draft...

Mass shooting survivors name baby after Vegas hockey playerLAS VEGAS (AP) A couple who survived the October shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival has named their newborn after one of the Vegas Golden Knights hockey players, saying the team has brought some positivity into their lives...

AP Hockey WriterAs soon as the check clears, Golden Knights ready to dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhile 30 NHL teams were talking trades ahead of this week's deadline, the wheeling and dealing is about to begin for the 31st.The expansion Vegas Golden Knights can begin making trades and signing free agents...

AP Hockey WriterLightning desperate to fix problems down 0-2 to CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Jon Cooper walked into the locker room and didn't get the sense Lightning players were down in the dumps about losing the first two games of the Eastern Conference final.''It was more kind of...

Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk dies of cancer at 57By The Associated PressDale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer.The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie...

AP Hockey WriterBruins, Blues meet in Stanley Cup Final 49 years in makingBy STEPHEN WHYNOSeeing the famous photo of Bobby Orr scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal to beat his St. Louis Blues doesn't bring back bad memories for Scotty Bowman.''Not really,'' the legendary coach said. ''Because we didn't...

Flyers sign Braun to 2-year extension; Niskanen retiresPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Justin Braun to a two-year contract at an annual average of $1.8 million.Braun played in 62 regular-season games and all 16 playoff games in his first season with the Flyers. He had three goals...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Matt Puempel and Kyle Turris scored second-period goals, and backup Andrew Hammond made 34 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night.Ottawa improved to 9-1-1 in its last 11 games to remain within striking distance of Boston for the...