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VANCOUVER – Jake Guentzel scored a second-period hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Canucks 4-1 in Vancouver on Saturday. Two of the left-winger’s goals came on the power play after the Canucks saw three players sent to the penalty box in quick succession. Sidney Crosby had a goal and

Kirill Kaprizov scored in the third round of a shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Saturday night for their sixth straight win. Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno had goals in regulation for Central Division-leading Minnesota, which has outscored its opponents 28-12 during the winning streak. Cam Talbot made

The OHL campaign has reached the quarter mark, a significant point for measuring success. Teams in a playoff spot this far into the schedule often make the post-season. Six teams were within six points atop the Eastern Conference standings heading into the weekend, while in the West just two points separated fourth from eighth. Despite

Though it took a little more than a month to find a style of play that would lead to success, the expansion Seattle Kraken are now rolling. And they’re beating some pretty good teams along the way. Colin Blackwell and Alex Wennberg scored less than three minutes apart in the second period, and the Kraken

Leevi Meriläinen stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Kingston Frontenacs blanked the Oshawa Generals 5-0 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Martin Chromiak had back-to-back power-play goals less than a minute apart for Kingston (13-5-3). Jordan Frasca, Jake Murray and Matthew Soto rounded out the attack. The Frontenacs have won four straight

Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Friday night. Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Pacific Division-leading Flames, who are 6-0-2 in their last eight on the road. Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm also had goals for Calgary in

CALGARY – Defender Jamie Bourbonnais and forwards Jessie Eldridge and Julia Gosling have been released from the Canadian Olympic women’s hockey team. Canada’s centralization roster decreased to 26 with three more skaters to be cut to get down to the Olympic roster of 23 for February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. “This is an incredibly difficult

While it remains to be seen how the Montreal Canadiens’ two-person approach to hockey operations will ultimately work, new executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton gave an idea of what the team is looking for in its next general manager. “We want to look at all the candidates and pick the very best

BARRIE, Ont. – Beau Jelsma scored four minutes into overtime as the Barrie Colts completed a 3-2 comeback against the Hamilton Bulldogs on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Ethan Cardwell and Tai York tied the game 2-2 to force the extra period as Barrie (11-7-2) won its third straight game. Mack Guzda made 32

Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Norris pushed in a rebound with 5:54 left and the Senators hung on for their league-low fifth victory of the season. Anton Forsberg made 47

The Toronto Six will host the first all-star game for the newly rebranded Premier Hockey Federation as professional women’s hockey looks to expand its foothold in Canada and draw more attention to itself. It will be the first time the league, formerly the National Women’s Hockey League, holds its all-star game outside the United States.

Until we are told otherwise, NHLers will be heading to Beijing to compete at the Olympics, and sports talk in this country will centre around picking Team Canada. Players are essentially auditioning for a spot and the rosters will change on a regular basis. Between now and the team announcement, I’ll be giving you the many

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored his 16th goal and Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 shots to help the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba and Dryden Hunt also scored and Kaapo Kakko added two

Auston Matthews scored three times to register the fourth hat trick of his career as the red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Colorado Avalanche 8-3 on Wednesday night. John Tavares had a goal and two assists for Toronto (17-6-1), while William Nylander scored and set up another. Jack Campbell made 28 saves. Jason Spezza, Travis

OTTAWA – Canadian junior men’s hockey team selection camp roster announced Wednesday by Hockey Canada, with hometown, club team and league: Goaltenders Brett Brochu, Belle River, Ont., London Knights (OHL); Sebastian Cossa, Fort McMurray, Alta., Edmonton Oil Kings; Dylan Garand, Victoria, Kamloops Blazers (WHL). Defencemen Lukas Cormier, Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, N.B., Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL), Kaiden Guhle, Sherwood

Forwards Ridly Greig and defencemen Owen Power and Kaiden Guhle headline Canada’s 35-player selection camp roster for the 2022 world junior men’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada will choose its 25-player roster following selection camp Dec. 9-12 in Calgary. Canada opens the IIHF men’s under-20 tournament Dec. 26 versus the Czech Republic in Edmonton. Red Deer,

OTTAWA – Zach Benson scored 11 seconds into three-on-three overtime to lift Canada Black to a 4-3 win over the national women’s team on Tuesday in the Capital City Challenge. Canada Black will face Canada Red in the tournament’s final. Logan Crosby, Tanner Howe and Vincent Collard also scored as Canada Black built a 3-0

Los Angeles Kings forward Brendan Lemieux was suspended five games on Tuesday for biting Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk. In a video released by the NHL’s department of player safety, the league said Lemieux bit down on Tkachuk’s left hand “with a substantial amount of force.” Lemieux and Tkachuk were grappling on the ice in