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After suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of one New York team, the Boston Bruins will look to rebound against another when they host the Islanders on Friday. NY Islanders at Boston When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 25, 2013 Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts TV: 7 p.m.,...

AP Sports WriterBack home, Preds eager to rebound off 1st postseason lossBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Winning the Stanley Cup requires 16 victories each postseason, and the Nashville Predators started better than any team in these playoffs by winning their first five.Now the St. Louis Blues are...

Bruins sign Notre Dame's Bjork to 3-year entry-level dealBOSTON (AP) The Bruins have signed forward Anders Bjork to an entry-level contract.The team said Tuesday that the three-year deal for the 20-year-old Notre Dame standout is set to begin next season.Bjork led the Fighting Irish in points as a...

Associated PressVegas casinos face threat of 1st worker strike in 3 decadesBy REGINA GARCIA CANOLAS VEGAS (AP) The possibility of 50,000 Las Vegas casino workers going on strike drew closer Thursday, with their contracts expiring at midnight and the prospects of new ones still uncertain.The bartenders, housekeepers, bellmen...

AP Sports WriterRantanen scores twice, leads Avalanche past Flyers 4-1By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog are the top line in Colorado - and right now, the NHL.Rantanen had two goals, Matt Nieto and Landeskog also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jamie Benn scored twice, Colton Sceviour scored in the first 30 seconds, and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on a Monday night when both teams were eliminated from the playoff picture.Patrick Eaves and Ryan Garbutt also scored for the Stars,...

AP Sports WriterIslanders fans don't mind Brooklyn for playoff gamesBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well...

Lee Stempniak retires after 14 NHL seasons with 10 teamsBy The Associated PressLee Stempniak has retired from the NHL after playing for 10 teams in 14 seasons.The 36-year-old winger announced his decision Tuesday through the players' union. He says he is ''extremely grateful to have lived my dream every...

Associated PressKadri, Rantanen help Avs stay perfect, beat Capitals 6-3By IAN QUILLENWASHINGTON (AP) Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Monday night.Erik Johnson, Nikita Zadorov and Matt Nieto also scored as Colorado...

AP Hockey WriterTrades start heating up at NHL draft as Penguins deal MurrayBy STEPHEN WHYNOTrade action is heating up on the second day of the NHL draft.The Pittsburgh Penguins got the movement started Wednesday by trading two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. Minutes later, the...

Isles' Boychuk gets 90 stitches after taking skate to faceNEW YORK (AP) New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk needed 90 stitches to his eyelid after being hit in the face with a skate but suffered no damage to his eye, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday.Boychuk...

NY Islanders get tax break for Nassau Coliseum projectUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency has approved tax breaks for the New York Islanders' planned renovations at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum.Newsday says completion of $9.95 million in interior upgrades would allow the hockey team to return...