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Carter Hutton stopped 29 shots and the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

Former first lady Michelle Obama kicks off her book tour at Chicago's United Center, home of the Bulls and Blackhawks

Tom Kuhnhackl scored two unusual goals to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks

The Japanese economy shrank at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in July-September, as consumer spending, investment and exports fell, according to government data, in a period hammered by natural disasters

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.Carolina 3, Chicago 2, OTN.Y. Rangers 2, Vancouver 1Columbus 2, Dallas 1Anaheim 2, Nashville 1, SONew Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 2N.Y. Islanders 5, Vancouver 2Florida 2, Philadelphia 1Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1Detroit 6, Arizona 1Washington 5, Minnesota 2Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Washington at

Wilson's return from suspension sparks Capitals in 5-2 win, for Wild's 1st regulation home loss

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.Carolina 3, Chicago 2, OTN.Y. Rangers 2, Vancouver 1Columbus 2, Dallas 1Anaheim 2, Nashville 1, SONew Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 2N.Y. Islanders 5, Vancouver 2Florida 2, Philadelphia 1Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1Detroit 6, Arizona 1Washington 5, Minnesota 2Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Washington at

The agency for K-pop superstars BTS has apologized for members wearing a T-shirt depicting an atomic bombing and a hat with a Nazi emblem

Skylar Mays scored 19 points and No. 22 LSU held off a relentless effort by first-year coach Penny Hardaway's Memphis squad to win 85-76

Fiji's election office has closed some polling venues due to heavy rains as voters in the Pacific nation choose a new leader

After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S. and China is holding its lavish annual leaders meeting in the country that can least afford it

Defending champion Sebastien Ogier goes into this weekend's Rally Australia with a chance to clinch his sixth World Rally Championship in a row

Democrat Julian Castro is meeting with potential supporters about running for president in 2020

Democrat Josh Harder has upset four-term Republican Rep. Jeff Denham in California's Central Valley farm belt

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Australia for talks on trade, investment, and the two countries' reconciliation after World War II

Aaron Ekblad and Evgenii Dadonov scored goals, Roberto Luongo made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 for their fifth straight win

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan knew things wouldn't always go quite as smoothly for Nick Mullens as they did in his first start

A Hawaii retirement home says residents in its independent living wing may take advantage of the state's new medically assisted suicide law if they wish

Stung by election losses, House GOP weighs leadership choice amid frustration and finger-pointing

Ten Indonesian fishermen arrested in Hawaii are accused of trying to smuggle fins of protected whitetip sharks from the U.S. to Indonesia