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Hurricanes D Pesce to miss 2-game road trip with concussionRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce will miss the team's upcoming two-game road trip with a concussion.Coach Bill Peters announced Pesce's condition Wednesday, one day after the defenseman was struck in the head by a puck during...

Tavares scores OT winner to lift Maple Leafs past Ducks 5-4TORONTO (AP) John Tavares scored his second goal of the game at 4:53 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.Auston Matthews got his 40th goal of the...

Flames sign forward Elias Lindholm to 6-year contractCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed forward Elias Lindholm to a six-year contract at an average salary of $4.85 million.The 23-year-old Swede was acquired by Calgary along with defenseman Noah Hanafin in a June 23 trade that sent defensemen...

Devils agree to $5 million, 1-year contract with SimmondsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils added Wayne Simmonds in free agency on Monday, agreeing to a $5 million, one-year contract with the physical winger.Simmonds, who turns 31 in August, played for Philadelphia and Nashville last season, finishing with...

Canucks' Brandon Sutter needs surgery, likely out for seasonVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter will have sports hernia surgery again and is likely done for the season.The team said Tuesday his recovery is expected to last six to eight weeks.The operation is on Sutter's right...

Sabres return top prospect Cozens to Canadian junior teamBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have returned their top prospect Dylan Cozens to his Canadian junior team.The rookie first-round draft pick was assigned to Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League on Thursday after the 18-year-old center had no points...

AP Hockey WriterMarijuana legalization in Canada won't change NHL - yetBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.Early on, marijuana was touted to the enforcer as a healing option.''I started noticing...

AP Sports WriterCarter, Campbell lead Kings past Blue Jackets 4-1By JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Dustin Brown had a goal and two assists, Jack Campbell made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings got just their second win in the last nine games with a 4-1 victory over the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong and coach Ken Hitchcock sat side by side, presenting a united front for a franchise bleeding from its latest playoff flop.Armstrong on Tuesday praised Hitchcock's job in transforming the Blues from also-rans to legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, but...

Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly dies at age 91TORONTO (AP) Red Kelly, the defenseman-turned-center whose Hall of Fame career included eight Stanley Cups while playing for Detroit and Toronto, has died. He was 91.Kelly's family said in a statement that he died Thursday in Toronto.Kelly spent nearly...

Red Wings re-sign Turgeon to 1-year dealDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed forward Dominic Turgeon to a one-year contract.The team announced the move Friday. The 23-year-old Turgeon had six goals and 14 assists in 72 games last season for Grand Rapids of the AHL. He also...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a two-year contract extension with forward Elias Lindholm.The deal will pay the 20-year-old former first-round draft pick $2.5 million in the 2016-17 season and $2.9 million in 2017-18.Lindholm had career-highs of 17 goals, 22 assists and 39...