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N.Y. Islanders 1 0 0-1Washington 1 1 3-5First Period-1, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 2 (Tavares, Leddy), 5:48. 2, Washington, Kuznetsov 1 (Johansson, Alzner), 9:05.Second Period-3, Washington, Alzner 2 (Brouwer, Beagle), 10:31.Third Period-4, Washington, Laich 1 (Beagle, Chimera), 2:42. 5, Washington,...

MONTREAL (AP) - Tyler Johnson scored about a minute into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in a battle between Eastern Conference leaders on Tuesday night.Johnson took his own rebound and saw the puck go in off defenseman Tom Gilbert's skate.The Lightning (42-20-6)...

Anaheim 1 1 2-4Calgary 2 0 0-2First Period-1, Anaheim, Silfverberg 3 (Kesler, Beauchemin), 3:58 (pp). 2, Calgary, Monahan 3 (Gaudreau, Russell), 4:37. 3, Calgary, Ferland 3, 5:44.Second Period-4, Anaheim, Cogliano 2 (Palmieri), 16:42.Third Period-5, Anaheim, Beleskey 4 (Silfverberg, Beauchemin), 1:11 (pp). 6, Anaheim,...

Canadiens sign forward Artturi Lehkonen to 3-year contractMONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens signed Finnish forward Artturi Lehkonen to a three-year, two-way contact Sunday.The 20-year-old Lehkonen had 16 goals and 17 assists in 49 games this season for HC Frolunda of the Swedish Elite League. He led the league...

AP Hockey WriterNHL expansion to Vegas has trickle-down effect on AHL's bestBy STEPHEN WHYNOALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) Cory Conacher knows all too well how quickly a hockey player appears old.Conacher is only four years removed from being a Calder Trophy candidate as NHL rookie of the year but has...

Philadelphia 0 1 0-1Vancouver 0 1 3-4First Period-None.Second Period-1, Philadelphia, Raffl 17 (Giroux, Simmonds), 10:42. 2, Vancouver, Edler 6 (Richardson, Dorsett), 14:28.Third Period-3, Vancouver, Burrows 13 (D.Sedin, Edler), 6:44. 4, Vancouver, Burrows 14 (D.Sedin, Sbisa), 7:01. 5, Vancouver, Vrbata 26...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders fire coach Jack Capuano in his seventh seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe struggling New York Islanders fired coach Jack Capuano on Tuesday, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season.General manager Garth Snow named assistant GM/coach Doug Weight as Capuano's interim replacement. The Islanders were 17-17-8...

PITTSBURGH (AP) New Penguins coach Mike Sullivan believes his team has a chance to be great, and it's up to him to help the players reach their potential.Sullivan ran his first practice as Pittsburgh's coach on Sunday, a day after the team fired Mike Johnston and assistant Gary...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes' Chayka already making waves in first 3 monthsBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) His time on the ice done, John Chayka would turn to the tape, spending up to 25 hours to break down the game just played.He tracked every player on the ice, every possession,...

Predators assign Fiala to Milwaukee, place Granberg on IRNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have assigned forward Kevin Fiala to their American Hockey League affiliate in Milwaukee and have placed defenseman Petter Granberg on injured reserve.Fiala has six goals and three assists in 32 games for Nashville this...

Panthers sign Huberdeau to $35.4 million, 6-year extensionSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau's agent confirms that the Florida Panthers have signed the forward to a $35.4 million, six-year contract extension.Agent Allan Walsh confirmed the deal Tuesday in a message to The Associated Press. Sportsnet in Canada first reported the...