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Chris Drury hired as Rangers assistant general managerNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have hired former captain Chris Drury as their assistant general manager.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the promotion on Friday.In his expanded role, Drury will assist Gorton on all player transactions and contract negotiations, and...

CHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks forward Tyler Motte will be sidelined for two to three weeks with a lower body injury. Motte got hurt when he was ridden into the boards by Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa during the second period of Chicago's 4-3 overtime win on Sunday night. The 21-year-old Motte was...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers say star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be out for at least three weeks after being hit in the throat by a shot.The Rangers said Friday that Lundqvist sustained a vascular injury in a game last weekend. The Rangers say they are...

Associated PressNew Avalanche coach Bednar gets first chance in NHLBy MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Jared Bednar never got a shot in the NHL as a player but he's getting one now as a coach.The Avalanche on Wednesday formally introduced Bednar, who was hired two weeks ago to lead Colorado...

St. Louis 0 2 0 0-2San Jose 0 1 1 1-3First Period-None.Second Period-1, San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Braun, McGinn), 10:47. 2, St. Louis, Berglund 4 (Pietrangelo, Jaskin), 14:29. 3, St. Louis, Ott 1 (Lapierre, Cole), 17:21.Third Period-4, San Jose, Vlasic 4 (Thornton,...

Nashville 0 1 0-1N.Y. Rangers 1 1 2-4First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Staal 5 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 6:36.Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 17 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 4:14. 3, Nashville, Cullen 7 (Beck, Santorelli), 15:24.Third Period-4, N.Y. Rangers, Moore 6 (Girardi, Glass), 5:51. 5,...

Dallas 0 3 1-4Anaheim 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-1, Dallas, Fiddler 13 (Garbutt, Horcoff), 2:04. 2, Dallas, Jo.Benn 2 (Seguin, Ja.Benn), 8:11. 3, Dallas, Eaves 13 (Ja.Benn, Spezza), 11:25 (pp).Third Period-4, Dallas, Eaves 14 (Ja.Benn), 11:44.Shots on Goal-Dallas 7-19-6-32. Anaheim 10-6-3-19.Goalies-Dallas, Enroth....

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The San Jose Sharks have agreed to a five-year contract with pending restricted free agent defenseman Brenden Dillon.Agent Jarrett Bousquet said Monday that the two sides reached the deal before Dillon could become a restricted free agent later this week. ESPN first reported the...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes sign captain Shane Doan to 1-year dealBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes signed captain Shane Doan to a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million on Tuesday.The total deal will be around $5 million with a deferred signing bonus and deferred...

April 15 - Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OT, Duncan Keith, 7:49.

Vancouver 1 1 1-3San Jose 2 0 0-2First Period-1, San Jose, Karlsson 11 (Vlasic, Thornton), 7:58. 2, San Jose, Thornton 13 (Burns, Pavelski), 11:51 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Vrbata 24 (Bonino, D.Sedin), 19:21.Second Period-4, Vancouver, Horvat 10, 16:24.Third Period-5, Vancouver, Vrbata 25 (D.Sedin,...

NEW YORK (AP) - Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Cody McLeod were fined by the league for their actions in the waning seconds of a 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.Landeskog was fined $5,000 for a punch he threw at Wild forward Mikko Koivu as both players...