DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and Pavel Francouz made 32 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Colorado Avalanche left wing Mikko Rantanen (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File) Francouz, the 29-year-old first-year player, did most of his work after the first period, stopping 27
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By The Canadian Press December 13th, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones. The 23-year-old from Sweden had 11 goals and 18 points in 30 games this season. Lindblom
The Washington Capitals are all in on playing a regular-season game in Russia, perhaps as soon as next year, according to team owner Ted Leonsis. After captain Alex Ovechkin travelled to China this past summer to serve as an international ambassador for the league, he came back and expressed interest to the Capitals’ front office
Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones. The 23-year-old from Sweden had 11 goals and 18 points in 30 games this season. Lindblom has 30 goals in 134 career games
Canucks looking for some scoring help … Markstrom extension talks to start Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning confirmed in a Sportsnet radio interview that he is looking for a scoring winger if he can find a trade that “makes sense.” Benning also said that he plans on starting contract extension talks
4:57 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, and is expected to miss the rest of the 2019-20 season, the team announced Friday. Lindblom, 23, will undergo further testing and evaluation next week and begin treatment immediately thereafter. The cancer was diagnosed by
ROCHESTER – At first, Taylor Leier couldn’t comprehend what had happened to his right shoulder. In the immediate aftermath of his freak training accident, Leier said he was in “complete shock.” Later on, Leier, 25, said he would wake up during the night and wonder if he was dreaming about the injury. “Like, there’s no
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Keller scored twice and the Pacific Division-leading Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night. Vinnie Hinostroza, playing against his former team, assisted on all three of Arizona’s first-period goals to match his career high for points in a game. He became the first Coyotes player in more than
The Swiss took a major step forward at last year’s World Junior Championship. Despite having one of the youngest teams in 2019, Switzerland came within a goal of toppling the heavily-favoured Canadians in the round-robin, prompting coach Christian Wohlwend to share how proud he was of his team. They would go on to stun the
ST. CATHARINES, ONT.—The Niagara IceDogs said goaltender Tucker Tynan is “stable and safe in hospital” and recovering from surgery following an on-ice collision during an Ontario Hockey League game against the London Knights. “The road to recovery begins,” the team said in a tweet. Tynan left the ice Thursday on a stretcher after appearing to
Elias Pettersson scored 40 seconds into overtime for his 100th NHL point and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 Thursday night. Brock Boeser had tried to centre a pass, but the puck hit a broken stick on the ice. Pettersson picked up the puck and scored on a backhand. Carolina outshot Vancouver 42-24, yet
Canadiens scouting the Blackhawks Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: The Montreal Canadiens have been heavily scouting the Chicago Blackhawks as well as their AHL in Rockford. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has scouted Blackhawks this season – including this past Sunday – and has been seen at Rockford games. The Canadiens are believed to looking
8:58 PM ET Tucker Tynan, a goalie for Niagara’s junior league team in Canada, was seriously injured Thursday night when he appeared to be cut by a skate blade after a collision early in the second period. The game between the Niagara IceDogs and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League was suspended after the
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired defenseman Kyle Wood from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Oliwer Kaski. Wood, 23, has collected three goals and two assists in 14 games with Charlotte this season. In 201 career AHL contests with Charlotte, San Jose, Tucson and Springfield, Wood has totaled 26 goals and 76 assists
WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie scored twice in under four minutes and John Carlson got the go-ahead goal to extend the Washington Capitals’ longstanding domination of the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in a showdown between the NHL’s two best teams. The Capitals have won 16 of their past 17 games against the
December marks six months since the Washington Capitals selected four NHL hopefuls in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Capitals drafted forwards Connor McMichael, Brett Leason, and Aliaksei Protas along with defenseman Martin Hugo Has at the draft in Vancouver this past June. The following weeks saw each pick attend Washington’s development camp and all
Joe Veleno’s path has been a long one. From being the first player from Quebec granted exceptional status, to struggling early on in junior, to battling through adversity to find his game before making his professional debut this season, the centre has already seen a lot in his 19 years. Now he’ll be counted on
Just sitting on the couch wasn’t an option for Antoine Roussel. Facing a long recovery after undergoing major knee surgery last March, the Vancouver Canucks forward kept himself busy looking after his two children and also enrolled in a university class. So, what did he study? Political science? History? Literature? “Maple syrup,” he said. Ok.