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Predators claim Hunt, send Fiala to AHL, put Granberg on IRNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have claimed defenseman Brad Hunt off waivers from the St. Louis Blues.In other moves announced Tuesday, the Predators assigned forward Kevin Fiala to their American Hockey League affiliate in Milwaukee and have...

Philadelphia 1 0 2 1-4Winnipeg 2 1 0 0-3First Period-1, Philadelphia, Voracek 13 (Giroux, Raffl), :46. 2, Winnipeg, Halischuk 1, 6:38. 3, Winnipeg, Byfuglien 8 (Little), 7:33.Second Period-4, Winnipeg, Perreault 6 (Scheifele, Frolik), 11:21.Third Period-5, Philadelphia, Streit 5 (VandeVelde,...

April 15 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.April 16-26 - IIHF Under-18 World Championship, Zug and Lucerne, SwitzerlandMay 1-17 - IIHF World Championship, Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic.June 17 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Sunrise, Fla.July 1 - Free agency begins.

Tampa Bay 0 0 1-1Montreal 1 0 1-2First Period-1, Montreal, Smith-Pelly 1 (Mitchell, Petry), 9:01.Second Period-None.Third Period-2, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 2 (Stralman, Killorn), 9:27. 3, Montreal, Parenteau 1 (Subban), 15:53.Shots on Goal-Tampa Bay 9-6-10-25. Montreal 10-10-9-29.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bishop. Montreal, Price. A-21,287 (21,273)....

CALGARY (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau and Matt Stajan each scored two goals, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler also scored for the Flames (37-25-5), who returned to play at the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first time...

Ducks re-sign D Sami Vatanen for 4 years, $19.5 millionANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Defenseman Sami Vatanen re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, agreeing to a four-year, $19.5 million deal through the 2019-20 season.Vatanen was a restricted free agent after recording nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Killorn doesn't have any qualms about graduating from a prestigious college and not pursuing a cushy job that might pay a lot of money but also keep him behind a desk in the office all day.No, he's doing quite well wearing the uniform of...

Winnipeg 1 1 0-2Vancouver 0 3 2-5First Period-1, Winnipeg, Tlusty 14 (O'Dell), 2:17.Second Period-2, Winnipeg, Wheeler 23 (Stafford, Stuart), 5:07. 3, Vancouver, Higgins 10 (Vrbata, Bonino), 10:57. 4, Vancouver, Weber 8 (H.Sedin, Edler), 16:29 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Vrbata 28 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 19:00.Third...

AP Hockey WriterThe Great One's heading Down Under to promote hockeyBy JOHN WAWROWHaving played an influential role in popularizing hockey across America's southwest, Wayne Gretzky is turning his attention to a new frontier.The Great One's heading Down Under.''You know what, I've said it a thousand times in my lifetime...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins head into the final weekend of the regular season fighting for their playoff lives.The Penguins have sputtered down the stretch. Pittsburgh is just 3-9-2 in its last 14 games but can assure itself of a ninth straight postseason berth with wins over the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Washington won 4-1 at Pittsburgh on Monday to spoil Mike Sullivan's coaching debut for the Penguins.Sullivan took over the position following the firing of Mike Johnston on Saturday, but saw his team lose heavily against a Capitals outfit led by two goals and an assist from...

DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have put winger Thomas Vanek on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Detroit made the move Monday, keeping Vanek out of the lineup for at least four more games. He's eligible to play Nov. 20 against Calgary. The 32-year-old Vanek, signed July 1 as...