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Predators sign Yakov Trenin to 2-year, $1.45 million dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed forward Yakov Trenin to a two-year contract worth $1.45 million.The Predators announced the deal Thursday. Trenin will be paid $700,000 for the 2020-21 season and $750,000 for 2021-22.Trenin, 23, skated in 21...

Associated PressSchwartz scores hat trick for Blues in 7-2 win over OilersBy WARREN MAYESST. LOUIS (AP) Jaden Schwartz had three goals and an assist, David Perron added two goals and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues routed the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Tuesday night.Schwartz scored once in...

AP Sports WriterCapitals top Penguins to clinch Metropolitan Division titleBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) There was no dogpile in the dressing room. No champagne celebration. Not even a beer. Nothing.The Washington Capitals have been here before. Many times, actually. It's not that they don't appreciate winning Metropolitan Division title...

AP Hockey WriterDevils buck odds to win NHL draft lottery; Vegas to pick 6thBy JOHN WAWROWThe New Jersey Devils won the NHL draft lottery, vaulting four teams including the last-place Colorado Avalanche and expansion Vegas Golden Knights for the right to the first pick in the draft.The Philadelphia Flyers...

AP Hockey WriterLaviolette, Sullivan meet in 1st all-US coaches Cup FinalBy STEPHEN WHYNOHockey history will be made for American coaches in the Stanley Cup Final.The Cup has been handed out 89 times to the champion of the NHL since 1927. For the first time, two American coaches will face...

AP Sports WriterJake's Back: Pause opens door for Pens' All-Star GuentzelBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jake Guentzel's roller-coaster season is about to take another unlikely turn: postseason participant.The Penguins All-Star forward has joined a handful of teammates on the ice as part of Phase 2 of the NHL's Return...

Associated PressVegas casinos face threat of 1st worker strike in 3 decadesBy REGINA GARCIA CANOLAS VEGAS (AP) The possibility of 50,000 Las Vegas casino workers going on strike drew closer Thursday, with their contracts expiring at midnight and the prospects of new ones still uncertain.The bartenders, housekeepers, bellmen...

Former NHL enforcer Colton Orr finds new role in spotlightTORONTO (AP) The hardest part for Colton Orr was pretending.After duking it out many times in an NHL career that spanned almost 500 games, Orr was trying to pretend he was fighting in front of the camera as a...

Associated PressMacKinnon's OT goal gives Avalanche 4-3 win over Red WingsBy MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:29 into overtime and also had an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche rally past the skidding Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Tuesday night.MacKinnon's 34th goal of the season gave Colorado...

AP Sports WriterBeauvillier scores 3, Islanders hold off Rangers 7-5By VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) The first winter storm of the season had Anthony Beauvillier excited about facing the New York Islanders' cross-town rival, and he broke out of a season-long scoring slump in a big way.Beauvillier had...

AP Hockey WriterRed Wings snap 11-game road skid with 6-3 win over SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg isn't sure how many more milestones he has left as he prepares to complete his 15th season in Detroit.The 37-year-old is eager to find out.''I hope...

AP Sports WriterTurris scores late, Predators beat Blues 2-1By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kyle Turris scored with 2:12 left, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Sunday night to take the season series from the defending Stanley Cup champs.Better yet, Nashville improved to 13-11-4...