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CHICAGO (AP) - Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.The 6-foot-6 rookie goaltender may be the toast of the town at the moment, but he had to learn to put down his...

CHICAGO (AP) - Minnesota Wild right wing Justin Fontaine will miss Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks because if a lower-body injury.Fontaine was hurt Friday night in Game 1. Coach Mike Yeo said Saturday that Fontaine's recovery timetable was unclear, either ''day to...

Crosby scores on season debut, Penguins down Panthers 3-2PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby scored in his season debut as the Penguins rallied to beat Florida 3-2 on Tuesday.Crosby, who scored on a power play, missed the team's first six games with a concussion.Among other games, Minnesota scored four...

DENVER (AP) DENVER (AP) - John Mitchell scored at 3:35 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Monday night.Mitchell got the winner when he took a pass from Matt Duchene in the right circle and beat goalie Darcy Kuemper with a shot that...

Carolina 1 2 2-5San Jose 0 1 3-4First Period-1, Carolina, E.Staal 17 (Tlusty, Jo.Staal), 19:02.Second Period-2, Carolina, Nestrasil 2 (Semin, Sekera), 5:33. 3, San Jose, Hertl 9 (Tierney, Desjardins), 8:26. 4, Carolina, Lindholm 10 (Faulk), 10:13 (pp).Third Period-5, San Jose, Hertl 10 (Hannan,...

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...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Dan Bylsma is a big supporter of the NHL's decision to introduce coaching challenges this season. It makes no difference to the Buffalo Sabres' first-year coach that the new rule cost his team in its season-opening game.The Sabres became the NHL's second team to have...

AP Hockey WriterNHL-best Capitals 'slapped in the face' by 4 straight lossesBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Washington Capitals have four straight regulation losses for the first time in 2+ seasons. Their defense has been shredded for 17 goals during that skid, and superstar Alex Ovechkin is mired...

Chicago 0 2 1-3Tampa Bay 1 2 1-4First Period-1, Tampa Bay, Paquette 2 (Callahan, Hedman), 12:56.Second Period-2, Chicago, Shaw 5 (Kruger, Desjardins), 3:04. 3, Chicago, Teravainen 4 (Hossa, Sharp), 5:20 (pp). 4, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 10 (Garrison, Coburn), 6:52. 5, Tampa...

Winnipeg 1 0 1 0-2Vancouver 1 0 1 1-3First Period-1, Winnipeg, Wheeler 15 (Chiarot, Little), 10:18. 2, Vancouver, Burrows 11 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 13:05.Second Period-None.Third Period-3, Winnipeg, Little 20 (Ladd), 2:13 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Kenins 2 (Horvat, Clendening), 12:32.Overtime-5, Vancouver, Sbisa 3 (Vrbata,...

Stars' Ales Hemsky out 5-6 months following hip surgeryDALLAS (AP) Dallas Stars forward Ales Hemsky will miss five to six months after surgery for a hip injury that general manager Jim Nill said was sustained during the World Cup of Hockey.Nill said the surgery was performed Monday. Hemsky,...

LA Kings sign G Jack Campbell, re-sign Dowd and ForbortEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed goalie Jack Campbell and re-signed center Nic Dowd and defenseman Derek Forbort.The Kings announced the moves Monday.Los Angeles traded defenseman Nick Ebert to Dallas last month for Campbell, the...