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SUNRISE, Fla. – Elias Pettersson provided the Vancouver Canucks with a rare memorable moment in an otherwise forgettable season. Away from the rink, Sidney Crosby took a plunge and Nick Suzuki registered his first birdie of the year. The NHL’s all-star skills competition featured the classic events Friday — with a sprinkle of South Florida.

Kim Davis sees a change in hockey from when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. Back then, she said, the sport didn’t seem like a place for Black girls like her. “There were no intentional messages that said the sport was for me, or for us,” said Davis, the NHL’s executive vice president

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Capitals signed forward Dylan Strome to a five-year extension worth $25 million. The team announced the contract Friday during NHL All-Star Weekend, which is taking place in South Florida — the place Strome was drafted third in 2015. Strome will count $5 million against the salary cap through

The NHL is calling, but Connor Bedard just wants to be in the moment with the boys in Regina — for however long it lasts. Few 17-year-olds have had a hockey resumé as decorated as Bedard’s, but he isn’t caught up in where he may be after draft night. “You never know what the future

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Vsevolod Komarov scored the game-winning goal with 17 seconds left in overtime to power the Québec Remparts past the Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-4 on Thursday. Pier-Olivier Roy, Jérémy Langlois, Théo Rochette and Nathan Gaucher also scored for Québec (38-6-1-2), which sits atop the Eastern Conference. William Rousseau made 29 saves. Cole Huckins, Milo

Jay Woodcroft is in a unique position. The Edmonton Oilers head coach has a front-row seat — and behind-the-scenes access — to the daily process of greatness going to work. And even in a season where Connor McDavid looks poised to reach statistical heights not seen in nearly three decades, Woodcroft concedes there are times

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New Jersey Devils players watch from the bench often and marvel at some of the things Jack Hughes can do on the ice. “Every game, at least a couple times, I’ll be like, ‘Oh my God, that guy’s amazing,’” forward Michael McLeod said. “He just gets it done every night.”

New Jersey Devils players watch from the bench often and marvel at some of the things Jack Hughes can do on the ice. “Every game, at least a couple times, I’ll be like, ‘Oh my God, that guy’s amazing,”‘ forward Michael McLeod said. “He just gets it done every night.” The same goes in Buffalo,

TORONTO (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored twice in the third period as the Boston Bruins held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Wednesday night. Derek Forbort and Brandon Carlo both had goals in the second period as Boston snapped a three-game winless skid. A.J. Greer also scored in the final period and Linus Ullmark

Pavel Zacha scored twice in the third period as the Boston Bruins held off the Maple Leafs 5-2 on Wednesday night in Toronto. Derek Forbort and Brandon Carlo both had goals in the second period as Boston (39-7-5) snapped a three-game winless streak. A.J. Greer also scored in the final period. Linus Ullmark made 33 saves

Jay Woodcroft is in a unique position. The Edmonton Oilers head coach has a front-row seat — and behind-the-scenes access — to the daily process of greatness going to work. And even in a season where Connor McDavid looks poised to reach statistical heights not seen in nearly three decades, Woodcroft concedes there are times

Joining a new team amid a tidal wave of change doesn’t intimidate newly minted Vancouver Canucks forward Anthony Beauvillier. The Canucks capped a whirlwind month with a mammoth trade Monday, dealing captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Beauvillier, prospect Aatu Raty and a protected first-round pick in this summer’s NHL draft. The

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored on a power play with 53.8 seconds left in overtime and Carolina rallied to beat Los Angeles, 5-4. Brent Burns, Paul Stastny, Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who trailed 4-1 entering the third period. Andrei Svechnikov had two assists and Frederik Andersen stopped

Brady Tkachuk scored at 18:41 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The surging Senators (24-23-3) will head into the NHL all-star break with a sense of accomplishment, having extended their winning streak to four games. Tim Stutzle scored two goals and added

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele each scored twice in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Saku Maenalanen and Kyle Connor each had two assists for the Jets, who snapped a three-game skid. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots.

Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele made sure the Winnipeg Jets were going into the NHL all-star and player break on a high. The Jets’ stars each scored two third-period goals as Winnipeg erased a 2-0 deficit and defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night. The victory snapped a three-game losing skid and extended

You can’t write hockey history without Bobby Hull, though for a time hockey tried. The first man to exceed 50 goals in a season, a Chicago Blackhawks great, the man who jumped to Winnipeg and the World Hockey Association for a million bucks, the Golden Jet. His slapshot echoed through history, and Bobby’s shot was

For the last two months the Vancouver Canucks had been shopping Bo Horvat to other NHL teams but as late as last Tuesday management spoke with his agent about a deal to keep the nine-year veteran. When those talks didn’t produce a deal, and with their playoff hopes all but faded away, the Canucks made