National Hockey

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed Josh Anderson to a $5.55 million, three-year deal after the forward missed training camp and the preseason because he didn't have a contract.

ARLINGTON, Va. — After four seasons of playing on the edge without incurring a suspension, Tom Wilson has now been disciplined twice in less than two weeks and is on notice.

BROSSARD, Que. — Coach Claude Julien likes to use four balanced lines, and that is good news for the Montreal Canadiens' young players.

TORONTO — The battle for the last remaining spot on the Toronto Maple Leafs' roster came down to two Swedish defenceman, and in the end Andreas Borgman outmuscled countryman Calle Rosen for the honour.

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have set their roster for Thursday night's season opener at Boston by assigning Frederick Gaudreau and Vladislav Kamenev to their AHL affiliate and designating centre Nick Bonino and defenceman Ryan Ellis as non-ro

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche reinforced their defence by claiming Patrik Nemeth on waivers from Dallas. The 25-year-old defenceman was a second-round pick by the Stars in 2010. He's appeared in 108 career NHL games and has 14 assists.

WINNIPEG — Patrik Laine isn't a fresh-faced rookie any longer. You can tell just by looking at him.

PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray jokes he can't help but do a double take whenever he sees a No. 30 Pittsburgh Penguins jersey in public. "I still think it's a family member or something," the Penguins goaltender said with a laugh. Hard to blame him.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have assigned 2016 first-round draft pick Alexander Nylander to the minors as part of a series of moves to set their season-opening roster.

BROSSARD, Que. — Ales Hemsky describes Jaromir Jagr as a "funny, 45-year-old kid.