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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) New York Islanders captain and leading scorer John Tavares will miss Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils.The Islanders announced his absence on their Twitter site less than an hour before the opening faceoff. The team said it would explain why he missed the contest...

AP Sports WriterVeteran Dallas Stars come up short of Stanley Cup titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSAll those wily, old veterans couldn't get the Dallas Stars another Stanley Cup championship.Rick Bowness is the 65-year-old interim head coach who has been behind NHL benches in parts of five different decades. Joe Pavelski and...

AP Hockey WriterAP source: Golden Knights trade Colin Miller to SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press the Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Colin Miller from the Vegas Golden Knights for a pair of draft picks.The Golden Knights...

AP Hockey WriterRangers fire coach Alain Vigneault after missing playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Rangers fired coach Alain Vigneault hours after they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the firing Saturday night, a full day before the end of the NHL regular...

Canucks sign defenseman Alex Biega to 2-year extensionVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Alex Biega to a two-year extension worth an average annual value of $825,000.The 29-year-old has six assists in 31 games this season.He leads the Canucks with 3.1 hits per game and...

The LOS ANGELES and the CHICAGO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LOS ANGELES KINGS vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS When: 8:30 PM  ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PL OU ML 55 LOS ANGELES 0 (-110) 6 105 -125 120 -140 56 CHICAGO TV: 8:35 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: CHICAGO , LOS ANGELES Oddsmakers currently...

AP Hockey WriterNHL training camps open with sense of urgencyBy STEPHEN WHYNOPeter Laviolette pulled the mask away from his face to bark out instructions while pointing every which way with his stick, then put the mask back on and skated around to show his new players what to do.It...

Columbus 0 0 1-1Tampa Bay 1 0 2-3First Period-1, Tampa Bay, Connolly 9 (Morrow, Garrison), 19:36.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Tampa Bay, Paquette 10 (Drouin, Killorn), 10:02. 3, Tampa Bay, Filppula 10, 11:43. 4, Columbus, Johansen 19 (Savard, Murray), 16:34.Shots on Goal-Columbus 7-16-12-35. Tampa...

Associated PressDeBrincat has 5 points, Blackhawks hold off Senators 8-7By MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Alex DeBrincat had three goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 8-7 on Monday night for their ninth win in 11 games.Patrick Kane scored his 36th goal...

AP Sports WriterPredators beat Stars 2-1 in OT, even series 1-1By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Craig Smith has a knack for timely goals in the playoffs, and he helped the Nashville Predators avoid a very big hole heading to Dallas.Smith scored five minutes into overtime to give...

Boucher, Dowd score on power play; Canucks beat Stars 4-1DALLAS (AP) Reid Boucher and Nic Dowd are near the bottom of Vancouver's scoring leaderboard, with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the standings.They combined to help Vancouver pull Dallas down toward the bottom Sunday night.Boucher and Dowd...

Ryan Kesler lasted only seven games before being forced out of the Vancouver Canucks' lineup again. The Canucks said Wednesday that Kesler will be out for up to six weeks because of a broken right foot. The fracture was revealed on a CT scan. It is unclear when the injury occurred,...