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San Jose 1 0 0-1Nashville 2 3 0-5First Period-1, San Jose, Irwin 5 (Karlsson, Pavelski), 5:26. 2, Nashville, Weber 14 (Fisher), 13:42. 3, Nashville, Smith 16 (Ekholm, Ribeiro), 16:02.Second Period-4, Nashville, Smith 17 (Wilson, S.Jones), :53 (pp). 5, Nashville, Gaustad 2 (Bourque,...

Associated PressKings score 3 in third period, trip up Sharks 4-2By DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Matt Roy scored his first career goal and the Los Angeles Kings used a three-goal third period to top the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on...

Petry, Drouin lead Canadiens to a 3-2 win over FlamesMONTREAL (AP) Jeff Petry and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, leading Montreal to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, the Canadiens' fourth win in five games.Brendan Gallagher also scored for the...

Stars, Golden Knights honor Las Vegas victims before openerDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Stars formed a line next to players from the Vegas Golden Knights to honor victims of last weekend's mass shooting before the debut of the first major pro sports franchise in Las Vegas.After Dallas introductions marking...

Associated PressPanarin scores as Rangers beat Kings 4-1By ALLAN KREDANEW YORK (AP) Igor Shesterkin is making quite the impression on the New York Rangers.The rookie goaltender just keeps winning.Shesterkin made 42 saves for his fifth win in six starts, and the Rangers beat the hapless Los Angeles Kings...

AP Sports WriterCrosby scores in OT, Penguins beat Red Wings 2-1By NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal 1:33 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Friday night.It was Crosby's third goal in three games since returning from a 28-game...

Phaneuf scores again for Kings in 4-3 win over JetsWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Dion Phaneuf scored on the power play for his third goal in four games with Los Angeles, helping the Kings cap a seven-game road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Alec...

AP Hockey WriterDavidson takes reins of Rangers' rare rebuilding projectBy STEPHEN WHYNONEW YORK (AP) Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again.Davidson recalled 1994 as one of...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' last to Stanley Cup run shows value of regular seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the Tampa Bay Lightning woke up on Jan. 3 atop the NHL standings, the St. Louis Blues were dead last.Tampa had won 31 of its first 39 games, while St. Louis had won just...

Associated PressArizona hands Vegas fourth straight home loss in 5-2 winBy W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Nick Cousins said he ''couldn't put a finger on'' why teams are playing better in Las Vegas this season.Nor does he care.Cousins scored his first game-winning goal of the season and goaltender Darcy...

AP Sports WriterIslanders bolstered with trade-deadline addition of PageauBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) After standing pat at the trade deadline a year ago, New York Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello stressed that he didn’t believe in making a deal just to get a new player...

Associated PressDadanov leads Panthers to 6th straight win, 4-1 over FlyersBy PAUL GEREFFISUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Evgenii Dadonov scored twice, Roberto Luongo made 39 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday for their season-best sixth straight victory - all at home.Aleksander Barkov scored his...