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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Brock Faber to a standard three-year, entry-level contract on Sunday, a day after the Minnesota Gophers lost in the NCAA championship game. Faber was scheduled to travel with the Wild to Chicago for their game against the Blackhawks on Monday. The Wild have three regular-season

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Malgin scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Brad Hunt and Alex Newhook also scored, Alexandar Georgiev made 37 saves and the Avalanche kept pace with Dallas for first place in the Central Division and still have

The big, bad Boston Bruins are good — historically, record-breakingly good. They have a better regular-season record than those Wayne Gretzky Oilers teams in the ’80s. Better than the 2000s Detroit Red Wings team with 10 future Hall of Famers. Better than Bobby Orr’s early-’70s Bruins.  With their 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of Edmonton’s game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. McDavid set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins early in the first period for his

NHL Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of Edmonton’s road game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Social Sharing Edmonton captain has 63 goals and 87 assists in 80 games The Canadian Press

SASKATOON – Egor Sidorov scored twice, Trevor Wong added two assists and the home team finally won a game as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the visiting Regina Pats 4-2 to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series. Vaughn Watterodt and Conner Roulette also scored for the Blades, who outshot the

It had been awhile since the Vancouver Canucks held an opponent off the scoresheet — 133 games, to be precise. That changed Thursday when Thatcher Demko stopped all 33 shots he faced, backstopping Vancouver to a 3-0 victory over struggling Chicago for the third shutout of his NHL career. “He’s just solid,” coach Rick Tocchet said

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Matias Maccelli charges across the blue line and stops so abruptly near the right circle that the defender skates right past. Without appearing to even glance back, he slips a pass between two defenders right on the tape of a trailing teammate. An athletic move, adept vision, goal. It’s the type

David Pastrnak scored his 57th goal of the season at 2:30 of overtime to give the history-chasing Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Pastrnak blasted a shot from inside the left circle as the Bruins notched their 61st victory — one off the NHL season record set by

New York Rangers (46-21-12, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (24-46-8, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers face the Columbus Blue Jackets in Metropolitan Division play on Saturday. Columbus is 24-46-8 overall and 6-14-3 against the Metropolitan Division. The Blue Jackets

The National Hockey League announced this week Dean Smith of Halifax has been named a Canadian finalist for the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. The award is given to an individual who has made an impact on his or her community, culture or society through hockey. “Being named a finalist is incredibly special for me,”

Some six years later, Caroline Harvey finds it much easier reflecting back to when the sting of homesickness began to sink in after her parents dropped her off to attend the Selects Hockey Academy in Rochester, New York, at 14. The decision to move some 400 miles from her New Hampshire home and pursue Harvey’s

Montreal Canadiens forward Denis Gurianov won’t participate in warmup for the team’s Pride night on Thursday ahead of a game against the Washington Capitals, head coach Martin St. Louis said. The Canadiens will wear rainbow-coloured warmup jerseys as part of the Pride night celebration. St. Louis said Gurianov’s decision was for family reasons. “I think

Tampa Bay Lightning (45-27-6, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (39-30-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Islanders -115, Lightning -105; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning take the ice in Eastern Conference action.

When Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was the top overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers in 2011, many thought he would be on the verge of a couple 100-point seasons. The veteran forward finally reached that milestone Wednesday night in his 12th NHL campaign. Nugent-Hopkins became the third Edmonton skater to reach 100 points this season as the

Eager as coach Carla MacLeod is to see how her Czech Republic team handles the challenge of making its Group A debut at the women’s world hockey championships, the two-time Canadian Olympian understood the reality of the situation before the tournament even opened in suburban Toronto Wednesday. The chances of the Czechs or any one

Columbus Blue Jackets (24-45-8, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (49-21-8, second in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Dawson Mercer’s hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Devils’ 5-1 win. New Jersey is 49-21-8

Joseph Woll entered this season wanting to be prepared for whatever opportunity came his way. With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the rookie goaltender is right where he wants to be. Woll made 24 saves following an emergency recall from the minors as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Columbus Blue