SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Thornton scored with 3:03 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 pre-season victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.

Devin Setoguchi of the Sharks tied the game midway through the third period, ju…

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The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Sean O’Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, receiving a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL draft in return.

The 36-year-old O’Donnell played for the Kings from 1994-2000. Heading into his 14th NHL season, he has appeared in a combined 932 games with Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix, Boston, New Jersey and Minnesota.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Sean O’Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, receiving a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL draft in return.

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BERN, Switzerland (AP) -The New York Rangers beat Swiss club Bern 8-1 Tuesday in an exhibition game.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Tuesday.

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To get ready for a new season, WhatIfSports checks out the best teams ever, including two ’80s greats and the dominant Habs.

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With Joe Thornton and Evgeni Nabokov leading the team, San Jose could be one of the best in the West, Darren Pang says.

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Jeff O’Neill has ended his NHL comeback bid with the Carolina Hurricanes.

He notified the team of his decision after Sunday’s exhibition win over Philadelphia. Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said it’s difficult for a player who sat out for a season to return to the league, but that O’Neill looked fine in training camp.

O’Neill was a key scorer on the Hurricanes team that reached the 2002 Stanley Cup finals.

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TORONTO - Luke Schenn seems to have the right answer for every test he faces.

Even though the 18-year-old defenceman has never taken a shootout attempt in the Western Hockey League, he came up big Monday by scoring the shootout winner for…

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Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Tuesday.

Gaustad, entering his fourth NHL season, was hurt during a fight in Buffalo’s 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He had one goal in two games in the preseason and was expected to provide a physical presence on the Sabres’ second or third line.

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