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Blue Jackets sign Bjorkstrand to 5-year contract extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract extension worth $27 million.The deal announced Wednesday will keep one of the team's best young players in Columbus through the 2025-26 season. He had one...

Sabres avoid arbitration by signing Beaulieu to 2-year dealBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Newly acquired Buffalo Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu has agreed to a two-year, $4.8 million deal in foregoing the opportunity to have his contract determined at an arbitration hearing.The Sabres announced the agreement on Monday, five days before...

Vancouver 0 1 0 0-1Anaheim 0 0 1 1-2First Period-None.Second Period-1, Vancouver, Weber 3 (Hansen, Burrows), 2:04.Third Period-2, Anaheim, Beauchemin 1 (Getzlaf), 6:52.Overtime-3, Anaheim, Fowler 5 (Smith-Pelly, Getzlaf), 2:42.Shots on Goal-Vancouver 8-4-2-0-14. Anaheim 7-10-11-3-31.Goalies-Vancouver, Miller. Anaheim, Andersen. A-17,374 (17,174). T-2:25.

AP Sports WriterPenguins top Senators 4-0 to earn home-ice in 1st roundBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins can admit it now. The regular season is kind of a drag.Being the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions creates a target on your back that's impossible to shake. An NHL-high...

AP Hockey Writer'No love' between Flyers and Canadiens heading into Game 6By STEPHEN WHYNOA Montreal player got ejected for a hit from behind. A Philadelphia player faces suspension for a cross check to the face.This is the classic Canadiens-Flyers series that history showed was coming. Don't expect players to...

AP Hockey WriterAP Source: Sabres retain rights to Girgensons, LarssonBy JOHN WAWROWThe Buffalo Sabres have issued qualifying offers to their most high-profile restricted free agents, including forwards Zemgus Girgensons and Johan Larsson, a person with direct knowledge of the decisions tells The Associated Press.The Sabres also issued offers to...

AP Sports WriterPreds beat Stars 2-0 for franchise-record 9th straight winBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators talk about everything and shy away from nothing.Right now, they have an awful lot to discuss.Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period...

AP Hockey WriterSabres sign Sam Reinhart to 2-year, $7.3 million contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres can finally prepare for the start of the season with their full complement of forwards after signing Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million contract on Wednesday.Reinhart was a restricted...

AP Sports WritersLou Lamoriello hired to run hockey operations for IslandersBy VIN A. CHERWOO and STEPHEN WHYNONEW YORK (AP) Lou Lamoriello is back in charge of an NHL team and will have full control with the New York Islanders.The Islanders hired Lamoriello president of hockey operations Tuesday, saying...

Jets are soaring through playoffs, and Winnipeg is buzzingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg was already gripped by playoff fever. Now, with the Jets in the Western Conference final, the temperature is rising further.Jets merchandise is flying off shelves, downtown office workers are decked out in team jerseys and organizers...

AP Sports WriterBlue Jackets seek more history with every playoff gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to journey deeper into uncharted territory with each win in these playoffs.Among the franchise firsts so far: Winning a playoff series (they swept Tampa Bay in the opening...

Coyotes re-sign Kevin Connauton to 2-year dealGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Kevin Connauton to a two-year contract extension.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Wednesday.The 28-year-old Connauton had 11 goals and 10 assists in 73 games last season. He has 26 goals and 42 assists...