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Lehtonen makes 35 saves, Stars force Game 7 with 3-2 winST. LOUIS (AP) Dallas stayed alive in its NHL second-round playoff series by winning 3-2 at St. Louis on Monday, with rookie Mattias Janmark igniting a three-goal first period to help the Stars squared the series 3-3.Kari Lehtonen...

NHL salary cap set at $75 million for 2017-18 seasonNEW YORK (AP) The NHL salary cap has been set at $75 million for this season in a slight increase over last year.The league and NHL Players' Association announced the cap and the salary floor of $55.4 million in...

Hurricanes reach 2-way deals with 4 restricted free agentsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with four of their restricted free agents to one-year, two-way contracts.General manager Ron Francis on Thursday announced the deals with forwards Brendan Woods and Brody Sutter and defensemen Dennis Robertson...

MONTREAL (AP) - Claude Ruel, who coached the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup title in 1969, has died. He was 76.Ruel, a gifted hockey and baseball player in the 1950s before losing sight in his left eye, died Monday at his home in Longueuil, Quebec. He had spent...

Dallas 1 0 2 1-4Vancouver 1 1 1 0-3First Period-1, Dallas, Ja.Benn 28 (Seguin, Demers), 1:54. 2, Vancouver, Bonino 14 (Vrbata, Tanev), 11:18.Second Period-3, Vancouver, Higgins 11 (Hamhuis, Tanev), 10:10 (pp).Third Period-4, Dallas, Eaves 11 (Spezza, Goligoski), 7:55. 5, Dallas,...

Sharks F Tomas Hertl to miss Game 4 of Stanley CupSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with a lower-body injury.Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4 on...

Blackhawks F Hossa activated from injured reserveCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have activated forward Marian Hossa from injured reserve.Hossa is expected to play Thursday night against Buffalo. He is tied for the team lead with 16 goals in 34 games.The 38-year-old Hossa was hurt in the first period...

Stars honor slain Dallas officers before, during NHL openerDALLAS (AP) The Stars honored five officers slain in downtown Dallas this summer, wearing decals of their badges on their helmets during a season-opening 4-2 win Thursday night.Family members of two of the slain officers, Dallas police Sgt. Michael Smith...

Associated PressNew York judge to dismiss charges against Sabres' KaneBy CAROLYN THOMPSONBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A judge will dismiss the charges against Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane stemming from scuffles with women in a bar if he stays out of future trouble, according to a prosecutor who described the...

Nashville 0 1 0-1N.Y. Rangers 1 1 2-4First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Staal 5 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 6:36.Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 17 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 4:14. 3, Nashville, Cullen 7 (Beck, Santorelli), 15:24.Third Period-4, N.Y. Rangers, Moore 6 (Girardi, Glass), 5:51. 5,...

Penguins to raise Stanley Cup banner Oct. 13 vs. CapitalsBy The Associated PressThe Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins open the 2016-17 NHL season at home on Thursday, Oct. 13, against the Washington Capitals.They'll raise their fourth Cup banner to the rafters of Consol Energy Center against their rivals, who they...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Defenseman Simon Despres scored 2:21 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied late and beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night.Chris Kunitz tied the game with a power-play goal with 3:11 left in regulation, spoiling a magnificent performance by New Jersey's Cory Schneider,...