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AP Hockey WriterSabres waive Bogosian with intention of terminating contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres placed suspended defenseman Zach Bogosian on unconditional waivers Friday with the intention of terminating his contract.The move puts the Sabres in position to part ways with a disgruntled player who asked...

AP Hockey WriterSabres waive Bogosian with intention of terminating contractBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres placed suspended defenseman Zach Bogosian on unconditional waivers Friday with the intention of terminating his contract.The move puts the Sabres in position to part ways with a disgruntled player who asked...

AP Sports WriterBjorkstrand injury is latest blow for hard-luck Blue JacketsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Injuries to key players keep coming for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who now have lost top goal-scorer Oliver Bjorkstrand for the rest of the season.The 24-year-old forward fractured an ankle in Thursday night's...

NHL CalendarFeb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...

AP Sports WriterVilardi scores quickly in NHL debut as Kings defeat PanthersBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Not many players can top the NHL debut that Gabriel Vilardi had on Thursday night.The Los Angeles center scored 10 seconds into his first shift and added an assist as the Kings...

AP Hockey WriterNHL teams get jump on deadline with flurry of early tradesBy STEPHEN WHYNOTom Fitzgerald changed teams twice at the NHL trade deadline as a player and knows how it feels.As interim general manager of the New Jersey Devils, he didn't wait until deadline day to trade captain...

NHL CalendarFeb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...

AP Sports WriterLA Kings trade Cup-winning goal scorer Martinez to VegasBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings traded Stanley Cup-winning goal scorer Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden Knights for two second-round draft picks on Wednesday.The Kings got the Knights' second-round pick in 2020 and St....

AP Hockey WriterCaps hope trade for Dillon, adjustments solve strugglesBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) For the first time since October, the Washington Capitals took the ice for practice as something other than a first-place team.Defensive lapses and a glaring lack of structure have added up to losses in...

LA Kings trade Cup-winning goal scorer Martinez to VegasLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have traded Stanley Cup-winning goal scorer Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden Knights for two second-round draft picks.The Kings announced the deal Wednesday moving the 32-year-old Martinez, their long-serving defenseman who scored the...

AP Sports WriterRoad less traveled: Some NHL teams moving AHL squads closerBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Jason Dickinson encountered quite a few bumps in the road on his route to the NHL. Good thing for his trusty truck.Dickinson was up and down between the Dallas Stars and their American...

NHL CalendarFeb. 24 - Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST.March 2-4 - General managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.April 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley...