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Associated PressAvs get back on track with 4-1 win over BlackhawksBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Ian Cole and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Wednesday night.Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovksy also scored for Colorado, which is 9-1-1...

Canes reassign GM Francis to another front-office positionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Hall of Fame player Ron Francis is out as general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes after four years but will remain with the team in another front-office position.New owner Tom Dundon said Wednesday night that the team will...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri will be ready to move on after he serves a three-game club ban for disciplinary reasons. Kadri accompanied the Maple Leafs on Friday to Calgary, where he was to sit out a third consecutive game since he missed a team...

AP Hockey WriterKrug's old-school helmetless shift may be among NHL's lastBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) Torey Krug worried afterward that his pregnant wife would not really like him flying down the ice and delivering a bone-jarring hit without a helmet on.There wasn't anything he could do about it...

Eriksson Ek scores 2, Wild rally to beat Stars 3-2DALLAS (AP) Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second goal of the game with 26 seconds to play and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.Eriksson Ek skated from behind...

AP Hockey WriterAP source: NHL All-Star game to feature women's 3-on-3 eventBy JOHN WAWROWWomen's national team players representing the United States and Canada will compete in a 3-on-3 event at the NHL All-Star game in St. Louis in two weeks, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said...

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers meet at Madison Square Garden. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2016 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York ...

Buffalo Sabres award captaincy to center Jack EichelBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Center Jack Eichel has been selected captain of the Buffalo Sabres.The team announced the decision Wednesday, a day before its season opener against Boston. Eichel becomes the Sabres' 16th full-time captain, and first to wear the ''C'' since...