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Predators claim forward Derek Grant off waivers from SabresNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Derek Grant off waivers from Buffalo.The Predators announced the move Wednesday.Grant, 26, has three assists in 35 games for Buffalo this season, and he has six assists in 75 career NHL...

Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has additional surgeryMONTREAL (AP) Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur had additional surgery, just two months removed from quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September.The team disclosed the Nov. 28 procedure at the request of Lafleur's family and said it removed a lobe on one...

AP Sports WriterBruins coach Cassidy ready to return to playoffsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Bruce Cassidy knows how to handle the pre-playoff jitters this time.Returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs as a head coach for the first time since 2003, Cassidy is trusting in his team to smooth over...

AP Hockey WriterAP/CP Survey: 48 percent of NHLPA reps favor playoff changeBy STEPHEN WHYNOHockey players are conditioned to think that winning the Stanley Cup means going through the best teams to be the best team.That doesn't mean they are blind to some of the inequalities of the NHL's current...

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired center Kyle Wilson from Tampa Bay in exchange for right wing Dan Sexton. The clubs announced the swap of minor league forwards Monday. Wilson has played in 39 NHL games and has five points in 22 AHL games this season with Syracuse. The Lightning acquired the...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton stormed back from a three-goal deficit and beat NHL-leading Montreal 4-3 on Thursday, with Leon Draisaitl netting his second goal of the game with 1:02 left to secure the victory.It capped a big day for Draisaitl, who was called up from minor-league Bakersfield earlier...

April 11 - Regular season ends.April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 -...

Ducks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Forward Rickard Rakell has agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim announced the deal Friday with the restricted free agent.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the...

Expansion Vegas Golden Knights advance to Stanley Cup FinalWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Ryan Reaves scored the winning goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights pushed their remarkable expansion season into the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday in Game 5 of...

Capitals F Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension upheld by BettmanNEW YORK (AP) Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson's 20-game suspension for an illegal check to an opponent's head in a preseason game has been upheld by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.Bettman's decision was announced Thursday, a week after a hearing that...

Nazem Kadri scored three times and had an assist while James Reimer made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 4-0. The 22-year-old from London, Ontario, scored on a one-timer against Ottawa's Ben Bishop at 4:48 of the third period...

AP Sports WritersRed Wings great, NHL union pioneer Ted Lindsay dies at 93By LARRY LAGE and NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Detroit Red Wings great and Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay has died at 93.His death was confirmed Monday by son-in-law Lew LaPaugh, president of the Ted Lindsay Foundation, which...