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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The matchup pretty much sells itself. A team trying for the first Stanley Cup three-peat in 40 years takes on arguably the most exciting squad in hockey. Here’s a quick
Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) Denver; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -158, Lightning +135; over/under is 6 STANLEY CUP FINAL: Avalanche host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning to start the Stanley Cup
A Winnipeg brewery says it will give Barry Trotz free beer for life if he returns to his native province to coach the Jets. Little Brown Jug Brewing Company and a local sports talk show launched the campaign Monday, several months into the NHL club’s coaching search. Trotz became available a month ago when he
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Jeremy Lauzon to a four-year contract worth $8 million. The Predators announced the move Monday, keeping the defenceman they got in March at the trade deadline from Seattle. General manager David Poile said they’re excited to keep Lauzon. “Jeremy jumped right into our lineup with
Madison Chantler’s goal midway through the third period on Sunday proved to be the winner as Canada defeated Finland 2-1 to advance to the gold-medal final of the women’s U-18 world hockey championship. Jade Iginla gave Canada a 1-0 lead at 15:04 of the first period with her first international goal, which held until Tilli
It started with a hockey play. Then hockey reared its ugly head. Millions watched a couple of weeks ago as Nazem Kadri put on a headset and was asked on national television about threats and racist comments he and his family had received, after a collision with Jordan Binnington left the St. Louis Blues goalie
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With captain Steven Stamkos leading the way, the two-time defending champions beat the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final Saturday night, securing a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year. “It’s going to
HAMILTON – Mason McTavish’s second goal of the afternoon early in the third period proved to be the winner Sunday as the Hamilton Bulldogs edged the Windsor Spitfires 3-2 in the fifth game of the Ontario Hockey League championship series. Thanks to a 3-2 overtime victory in Windsor on Friday, the Bulldogs winning weekend means
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point is in line to make his return to the lineup in the Stanley Cup final. It remains to be seen if that’s the series opener against the host Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday in Denver at 8 p.m. ET. “I don’t know about the probability of Game 1, but it’s extremely
EDMONTON – The Seattle Thunderbirds are no strangers to erasing series deficits in the Western Hockey League playoffs this year. And they’re doing their best to make the Edmonton Oil Kings nervous. The Oil Kings took a 3-1 series lead into Game 5 of the WHL Championship on Saturday and got off to a quick
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor has won the Lady Byng Trophy, given to the NHL’s most gentlemanly player. The league announced the honor Monday night before Game 4 of the Western Conference final between Colorado and Edmonton. Connor tied for the second-fewest number of minor penalties during the regular season. He was penalized just twice
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sydney Morrow recalls a time during the pandemic when the teenage hockey prospect had all three of her siblings and her mother living under the same roof. Only they weren’t in their hometown of Darien, Connecticut. They instead were all in Minnesota as Morrow, her two brothers and sister honed their
The Buffalo Sabres acquired goalie Ben Bishop in a trade with the Dallas Stars on Friday in a salary cap-related paperwork move involving a veteran who is not expected to play again because of a degenerative right knee injury. The Sabres add the final year of Bishop’s contract, which represents nearly a $5 million cap
LAVAL, Que. – Rafael Harvey-Pinard’s overtime winner gave Laval a 3-2 win over Springfield on Friday night and tied the best-of-seven AHL Eastern Conference final at two games apiece. Harvey-Pinard beat Thunderbirds goalie Joel Hofer at the 4:06 mark of the extra session. Mackenzie MacEachern and Dakota Joshua staked Springfield to an early two-goal lead
Canada defeated Slovakia 7-0 in quarter-final play Friday at the under-18 women’s world hockey championship. Seven different players scored for Canada and Sarah MacEachern had three assists at LeBahn Ice Arena. “I really liked our team’s energy,” said Canadian assistant coach Vicky Sunohara. “They were excited to play.” Madison Chantler scored 52 seconds into the
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It will be Miller Time once more in Buffalo. The Sabres are honoring their franchise goalie leader in wins and games played by retiring Ryan Miller’s No. 30 jersey next season. The team made the announcement by releasing a video on Friday which showed Miller being informed of the honor while
Time will tell if winger Evander Kane and goaltender Mike Smith will still be in orange and blue when the Edmonton Oilers begin their training camp this fall. Neither player offered any real hint about where they’d be in September when speaking to the media Tuesday at Rogers Place, a day after the Colorado Avalanche