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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-3 win Tuesday night.Tampa Bay, 3-5-1 in the last nine games, also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov. Ondrej Palat had...

Lightning lose goaltender Bishop to apparent leg injuryPITTSBURGH (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in the first period with an apparent injury to his left leg.Bishop was scrambling to get back in the crease when his left...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning came within two victories of hoisting the Stanley Cup during an impressive playoff run that's heightened expectations for one of the NHL's youngest teams.The challenge now not only is to get back to the playoffs, but return to the championship round...

Penguins' star Crosby could return against PanthersPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby could make his season debut Tuesday night against Florida.The two-time MVP and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner hasn't played since sustaining a concussion in practice earlier this month. Crosby returned to practice on Monday and...

BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens will be without team scoring leader Max Pacioretty to start the playoffs.Coach Michel Therrien said Pacioretty will sit out the opening game of their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.He said it is possible...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) The NHL eliminated its policy Tuesday that allowed teams to seek compensation when other franchises hired away a coach or executive under contract.Commissioner Gary Bettman told the Board of Governors that as of Jan. 1, the league will revert to its old policy that...

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't wasting any time with Phil Kessel.General manager Jim Rutherford said Tuesday the team plans to place the speedy forward alongside star center Sidney Crosby when the Penguins open training camp next month.The Penguins acquired the three-time All Star from Toronto in July...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have hired Andy Schneider as an amateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller as a development coach.Executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero announced the moves Wednesday.Schneider, 43, joins the Devils after serving three seasons as a scout for the Columbus Blue...

MONTREAL (AP) Loui Eriksson and Landon Ferraro scored third-period goals 42 seconds apart to help the Boston Bruins rally past Montreal 3-1 Wednesday and end a seven-game regular-season skid against the rival Canadiens.Patrice Bergeron's third-period goal pushed him past Milt Schmidt for 11th on the Bruins' career list...

Chicago 1 0 0-1Minnesota 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Chicago, Kane 6 (Shaw, Sharp), 14:06 (pp).Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Chicago 9-9-4-22. Minnesota 8-12-10-30.Goalies-Chicago, Crawford. Minnesota, Dubnyk. A-19,349 (17,954). T-2:29.

Blue Jackets trade Rychel to Maple Leafs for HarringtonCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Scott Harrington and a conditional pick in the 2017 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for left wing Kerby Rychel.Harrington, 23, has played 25 NHL games for the Pittsburgh Penguins...

Flames edge Pens, equal team mark with 10th straight winCALGARY, Alberta (AP) Kris Versteeg and the Calgary Flames equaled a team record Monday night that was set long before any of their current players were born.Versteeg had two assists and scored the shootout winner as the Flames beat...