National Hockey

Brian Boyle hopes to play hockey again soon after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of bone-marrow cancer that the New Jersey Devils' team doctor said can largely be treated with medication.

TORONTO — New security initiatives and Toronto's Air Canada Centre will end in-and-out privileges and crack down on fans bringing bags into the arena.

NASHVILLE — General manager David Poile and coach Peter Laviolette noticed how the Predators picked defenceman Roman Josi to drive a sword into the field before the NFL's Tennessee Titans' home opener with the NHL team serving an honorary role pregam

St. Louis Blues forward Zach Sanford will undergo surgery and miss 5-6 months of action after dislocating his left shoulder during training camp. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced the injury on Tuesday.

NEWARK, N.J. — Nico Hischier scored in his preseason debut, helping the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Monday night.

CALGARY — New Flames starting goaltender Mike Smith won't be losing sleep over his less than ideal start to the pre-season.

EDMONTON — Mark Letestu is hoping his pre-season start is a sign of things to come. Letestu scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 in a split-squad pre-season game on Monday.

WINNIPEG — Ryan Malone found a good way to get noticed in his come-back attempt with the Minnesota Wild.

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman scored twice as the Ottawa Senators opened the pre-season with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night. Mark Stone, Tyler Randell, Gabriel Gagne, Cody Ceci also scored for Ottawa.

QUEBEC — Tim Schaller's short-handed goal in the second period lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens in NHL pre-season action on Monday night.