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Chinese team to join Kontinental Hockey League

Yzerman not giving up on re-signing Stamkos

Matthews goes first, but trades define draft night

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The NHL Draft is all about filling needs and the Edmonton Oilers stuck to that plan on Saturday. With a glaring need to add organizational blue-line depth, the Oilers selected a trio of towering defenceme...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Dallas Stars have traded goaltender Jack Campbell to the Los Angeles Kings for defenceman Nick Ebert in a swap of American-born prospects. The deal reached on the final day of the NHL draft on Saturda...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Winnipeg Jets loaded up on some young defence on Day 2 of the NHL draft Saturday. The Jets selected Saint John defenceman Luke Green (third round, No. 79) and Swedish defenceman Jacob Cederholm (fourt...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenceman Scott Harrington and a conditional pick in the 2017 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for left wing Kerby Rychel. Harrington, 23, has played 25 NHL gam...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Size and skill were the order of the day as the Ottawa Senators closed out the NHL Draft with four selections on Saturday at First Niagara Center. Ottawa selected Jonathan Dahlen -- the son of former NHL ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Rangers have acquired defenceman Nick Holden from the Colorado Avalanche for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft. The 29-year-old Holden had six goals and 16 assists and 24 penalty minutes...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Forward Trevor Lewis has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The club announced the deal Saturday. Lewis has been a key player on the Kings' depth lines for the past ...

NHL pondering tampering penalty for Canucks

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens added forward Andrew Shaw in a draft-day deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. The next step will be to get the pending restricted free agent signed to a deal. A salary-cap casualty in Chica...

Sabres acquire D Kulikov in deal with Panthers

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Edmonton Oilers didn't win the draft lottery this year, but they may have hit the jackpot with Jesse Puljujarvi at the NHL draft. Touted by many as a top three prospect, Edmonton snagged the dynamic F...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Auston Matthews is a Toronto Maple Leaf. The American centre became the first No. 1 overall pick of the franchise in 31 years and instantly the most significant piece of an ascending rebuild in Toronto. H...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - With time running out, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman isn't ready to give up on the possibility of re-signing captain Steven Stamkos. Speaking at the NHL draft Friday night, Yzerman dec...

Wings unload Datsyuk cap hit in Arizona trade

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Detroit Red Wings gained salary-cap relief by trading veteran star Pavel Datsyuk's contract to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night at the NHL draft. The 37-year-old Datsyuk said last week that he will...

Flames acquire goaltender Elliott from Blues

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Calgary Flames addressed their biggest need entering the NHL draft weekend by acquiring goalie Brian Elliott in a trade with the St. Louis Blues. The 31-year-old Elliott has seven seasons of NHL exper...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Auston Matthews is a Toronto Maple Leaf. The American centre became the first No. 1 overall pick of the franchise in 31 years and instantly the most significant piece of an ascending rebuild in Toronto. H...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ottawa Senators selected centre Logan Brown with the 11th overall pick at the NHL draft on Friday. Brown scored 21 goals and 53 assists in 59 games in his second season with the Ontario Hockey League'...