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Sabres forward Evander Kane out for weeks with cracked ribsBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane is out indefinitely after cracking three ribs in Thursday's season opener.Coach Dan Bylsma said Kane will miss ''weeks,'' the latest misfortune for a team already without top-line center Jack Eichel, who...

Julien hopes to 'create some pride' in struggling CanadiensMONTREAL (AP) Claude Julien says his first goal as the new Montreal Canadiens coach will be to ''create some pride'' in the slumping club as he returns behind the bench.But Julien, who was hired Tuesday to replace Michel Therrien, said...

Jan. 1 - Winter Classic: Chicago at Washington.Jan. 22-26 - All-Star break.Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.

The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with defenseman Jacob Trouba on a $6 million, two-year deal, ending his long contract stalemate. The team announced the deal Monday. Trouba will count $3 million against the salary cap for the remainder of this season and next. He'll make a pro-rated $2.5 million...

OTTAWA (AP) The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Mark Fraser to a one-year, two-way contract.The deal will carry an annual value of $800,000 in the NHL and $125,000 in the American Hockey League.Fraser, 28, spent time with both the New Jersey Devils and the AHL's Albany Devils last...

AP Hockey WriterFlailing Flyers lack answers for recent strugglesBy STEPHEN WHYNOWith a series of ''I don't know'' responses, captain Claude Giroux was at a loss to explain what has happened to the Philadelphia Flyers lately.Eleven losses in 14 games have erased the positive vibes and good feelings from their...

Jan. 1 - Winter Classic: Chicago at Washington.Jan. 22-26 - All-Star break.Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.

Sullivan not worried about Malkin going into Game 4SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Evgeni Malkin has no goals in the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final and none in his past six overall.Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn't worried.Hours before Game 4 of the Cup final against...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chicago coach Joel Quenneville is going back to veteran goaltender Corey Crawford for Game 2 against the Nashville Predators, and he says it was an easy decision.Quenneville announced Thursday that Crawford will start Friday night after being yanked Wednesday night after the first period. Crawford...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning's top players came up big - again. The New York Rangers' Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis continued their postseason goal-scoring struggles.Nikita Kucherov scored 3:33 into overtime to give the Lightning a 6-5 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday night in...

Donskoi's winner in OT gives Sharks 3-2 winSAN JOSE, California (AP) Finland's Joonas Donskoi saved the series for San Jose by scoring in overtime to give the Sharks a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday, cutting the Penguins' lead in the Stanley Cup Final series to 2-1.Into the...

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have lost forwards Drew Miller and Teemu Pulkkinen to injuries that are expected to keep both out for over a month.The team says Miller is expected to miss about six weeks with a broken jaw, and Pulkkinen is expected to miss six...