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Companies offer rebuke of Tennessee’s anti-LGBT adoption law

By JONATHAN MATTISE | February 5, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost three dozen big companies and more than 100 small businesses in Tennessee on Wednesday predicted economic backlash from a newly enacted state adoption law and other proposals that target LGBT people, with one company saying...

Beauvillier scores 2, lifts Islanders past Stars 4-3 in OT

By MICHAEL DOMINSKI | February 5, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — With their hold on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference faltering, the New York Islanders rallied from a late deficit to get a needed win.Mathew Barzal tied the score with just under four minutes remaining in the third period, and...

Granlund scores in overtime; Predators beat Jets 2-1

February 4, 2020

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored 1:11 into overtime, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Granlund's blast went high past goalie Connor Hellebuyck and gave the Predators their third...

Rask makes 25 saves in shutout, Bruins blank Canucks 4-0

By DOUG ALDEN | February 4, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist, Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots for his third shutout this season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.Brad...

Schenn, Sanford each score twice, Blues’ beat Hurricanes 6-3

By WARREN MAYES | February 4, 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist, Zach Sanford scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Tuesday night.The reigning Stanley Cup champion Blues were 1-4-1 in their previous six games but hadn't played...

Rakell scores shootout winner, Ducks edge Senators 3-2

February 4, 2020

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase scored in regulation for Anaheim, which has won four of its last five.John Gibson made...

Burakovsky, fluke goal, spark Avalanche’s 6-1 rout of Sabres

By JOHN WAWROW | February 4, 2020

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — No one on the ice or the benches saw the first goal coming, except for Colorado's Samuel Girard.With most everyone looking the other way for a count of about four seconds, the Avalanche defenseman saw the deflected puck squirt out...

Werenski scores OT goal in Blue Jackets1-0 win over Florida

By MITCH STACY | February 4, 2020

It was the Bob and Elvis show for 60 minutes of regulation play, and something had to give.Florida's Sergei Bobrovski and Columbus' Elvis Merzlikins traded great saves and pitched shutouts through regulation in an entertaining match-up on Tuesday night.But...

Kovalchuk scores in SO, Canadiens rally past Devils 5-4

By TOM CANAVAN | February 4, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Trailing by three goals and with their playoffs hopes fading, the Montreal Canadiens reached down and found something that might spark their season.Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only shootout goal and the Canadiens rallied from a 3-0...

Stamkos leads Lightning to 4-2 win over Golden Knights

By ERIK ERLENDSSON | February 4, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —Steven Stamkos tipped in his 24th goal of the season in the third period and led the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves and extended his streak of consecutive...

Ovechkin near 700 after 27th hat trick; Caps beat Kings 4-2

By IAN QUILLEN | February 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin recorded his 27th career hat trick and raised his career goal total to 698 during a five-minute stretch of the third period, rallying the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.Ovechkin,...

Canada beats US in OT, pulls within 2-1 in Rivalry Series

February 4, 2020

VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Victoria Bach scored 3:22 into overtime to lift Canada over the United States on Monday night in the third game of the Rivalry Series.Bach's backhander off a 2-on-1 pass from Blayre Turnbull beat goalie Nicole Hensley,...