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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis has been ruled out of the regular season and the playoffs while getting treatment for blood clots.The 35-year-old Dupuis hasn't played since beginning treatment for blood clots in November. The team initially held out hope Dupuis could return in time for...

AP Hockey WriterWorld Cup, young stars, backup goalies add up to more goalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJust because Wayne Gretzky laced up his skates in an alumni game over the weekend doesn't mean the NHL is back to the 1980s.It just feels like it.Goals are coming fast and furious through the...

AP Sports WriterElliott has Blues 1 win from Western finalBy R.B. FALLSTROMST. LOUIS (AP) Brian Elliott's postseason play is the biggest reason the St. Louis Blues are one win away from their first appearance in the Western Conference final since 2001.Game after game, the goalie has handled the...

AP Sports WriterCoyotes sign Connor Murphy to 6-year dealBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes locked up two of their best young defenseman on Thursday, signing Connor Murphy to a six-year contract and Michael Stone to a one-year dealMurphy's deal is for $23.1 million with a salary...

Penguins' star Crosby could return against PanthersPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby could make his season debut Tuesday night against Florida.The two-time MVP and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner hasn't played since sustaining a concussion in practice earlier this month. Crosby returned to practice on Monday and...

AP Sports WriterDatsyuk leaving Red Wings to play in Russia-based KHLBy NOAH TRISTERWEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the Detroit Red Wings with a year left on his contract, saying it's time to go back home and play in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League.The 37-year-old...

AP Sports WriterPreds: Shutting down Pens' stars not possible every gameBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have shut down the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Getzlaf this postseason.They have slowed down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.Stopping them completely? Even...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The NHL Foundation agreed to donate $200 for each shot on goal at the league's All-Star game on Sunday night.It ended up being a bonanza for charity.In the biggest offensive display in the exhibition game's 60-year history, the 92 shots cost the NHL $18,400.John Tavares...

Tampa Bay 0 0 2-2N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0-0First Period-None.Second Period-None.Third Period-1, Tampa Bay, Killorn 7 (Carle, Filppula), 1:54. 2, Tampa Bay, Palat 7 (Johnson, Bishop), 11:17.Shots on Goal-Tampa Bay 9-10-6-25. N.Y. Rangers 5-6-11-22.Goalies-Tampa Bay, Bishop. N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A-18,006...

AP Hockey WriterDucks re-sign Rickard Rakell for 6 years, $22.8 millionBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, California (AP) Swedish forward Rickard Rakell agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal Friday to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.Rakell has 29 goals and 49 assists in 165 games for the Ducks, who drafted him...

CHICAGO (AP) - Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.The 6-foot-6 rookie goaltender may be the toast of the town at the moment, but he had to learn to put down his...

Wild sign goalie Alex Stalock to 2-year contract extensionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild have signed goalie Alex Stalock to a two-year contract extension, allowing the club to protect All-Star Devan Dubnyk in the upcoming expansion draft.Stalock has spent the entire season in the AHL, posting a...