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AP Hockey WriterSabres sue US over denial of strength coach's green cardBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Federal immigration officials wrongly denied a petition by the Buffalo Sabres to secure a green card for their British-born strength and conditioning coach, the team argued in a lawsuit.According to the lawsuit...

Wild re-sign Fiala for 2 years, $6 millionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have re-signed left wing Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract.The deal with the restricted free agent was done on Wednesday, two days before the team's first practice of training camp. Fiala will...

AP Hockey WriterReady for some hockey? Green Day song may be new NHL anthemBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL could be on the way to its version of ''Are You Ready For Some Football?''The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Nick Schultz to a multi-year contract extension.Terms were not announced.Schultz has two goals and 13 points in 55 games for the Flyers this season. He has already recorded his highest point total in a season since 2010-11, when...

NHL Hall of Famer Howell, Rangers games leader, dies at 86NEW YORK (AP) NHL Hall of Fame defenseman Harry Howell, who played the most games in New York Rangers' history, has died. He was 86.Howell died Saturday night. He had been living at an assisted care facility near...

Rangers name Keith McCambridge an assistant at HartfordNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have hired Keith McCambridge to be an assistant coach of the Hartford Whalers (AHL).General manager Jeff Gorton announced the hiring Wednesday.The 42-year-old McCambridge spent the previous five seasons as the head coach for two...

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season.With the start of training camp looming later this month, the 37-year-old forward said Monday that he will ''step...

Associated PressKempe has first career hat trick in Kings' win over MontrealBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) Adrian Kempe and Michael Cammalleri had quite the chemistry on a line with Trevor Lewis.Kempe had his first career hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory...

Associated PressGolden Knights get to know each other in development campBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) While the rest of the NHL chased veteran players in free agency, the Vegas Golden Knights finished up the franchise's first player development camp Saturday with optimism for their young future.The expansion club's...

McElhinney stops 22 shots, Hurricanes handle Flyers 3-1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes found their offense against the Philadelphia Flyers.Limited to a goal in four of their last five games and coming off a shutout loss on the weekend, the Hurricanes scratched out a 3-1 win over Philadelphia...

Georgiev gets 1st NHL win, resurgent Rangers beat Oilers 3-2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Alexander Georgiev has his first NHL win under his belt.The 22-year-old backup goalie made 35 saves and forward Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist as the resurgent New York Rangers held off the Edmonton...

East/West split among rookie, coach of year finalistsNEW YORK (AP) Columbus’ John Tortorella, Philadelphia’s Alain Vigneault and Boston’s Bruce Cassidy were revealed Wednesday as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year.Colorado’s Cale Makar, Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes and Chicago’s Dominik Kubalik are the...