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The Bridgeport Sound Tigers defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday night, 4-2. Like many victories in the AHL, theirs involved an empty-net goal that clinched things late in the third period. Unlike many victories … well, in any league … theirs involved an empty-net goal scored after one of their players blocked a shot, 140 feet away on the other end of the ice, and the puck rolled into the cage. Continue to Article

November 24, 2016 12:19:am EST

What if they were the Vegas Aces? It’s not even the best variation on “Knights,” which was “Desert Knights,” an immediately memorable and evocation name rather than one you needed permission from the University of Central Florida to borrow. Continue to Article

November 23, 2016 9:35:am EST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks have signed star defenseman Brent Burns to an eight-year contract extension. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 5:58:pm EST

Dustin Brown no longer has to be the voice from the Los Angeles Kings locker room to the coaching staff and management. For the first time since the 2007-08 season, Brown can just play hockey and not worry about all the responsibilities that came with the captaincy. Now I’m kind of detached a little bit from it, which is a good thing,” Brown said. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 5:17:pm EST

Brent Burns, the Wookiee-haired defenseman who has blossomed into one of the NHL’s elite offensive blueliners, has agreed to an eight-year deal worth an estimated $8 million per season, according to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun. Burns has 256 points in 363 games with the Sharks, after coming over from the Minnesota Wild in 2011. P. K. Subban leads defensemen with a $9 million cap hit and is four years younger than Burns. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 5:00:pm EST

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