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Alex Wennberg scored midway through the second period against his former team to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1.

The Seattle Sounders still has stars like Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz but will rely on youth more than in recent seasons.

The NHL has finalized plans for a 56-game season that will begin on Jan. 13. The regular season is slated to end May 8 before a 16-team postseason that will run another two months.

Elvis Merzlikins made 26 saves in his return after missing four games with a concussion, and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win.

Thirty years after his hard-fought victory against boxing titan Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas is feeling healthy and basking in the glory he says he was denied at the time.

Another big save for Bobrovsky has been an outstanding postseason so far, with 36 stops in the 2-1 win over Boston that gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 series .

Charlie Coyle wasn't thinking about his first goal, which tied things up at the end of regulation. Or his second, which won it in overtime.

It wasn't pretty. But, a win is a win. The Canucks scored all three goals in the third period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 and win their third straight game.

The Sounders have beefed up their defense by acquiring defender Waylon Francis to strengthen the back field in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Seth Jones scored 46 seconds into overtime lead Columbus to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, giving the Blue Jackets their ninth straight win and coach John Tortorella the 500th of his career. ...