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Goaltender Jake Oettinger’s 29-save shutout led the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday to even their playoff series 1-1. Joe Pavelski scored and Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal for the Stars. The best-of-seven conference quarter-final series heads to Dallas for Saturday’s Game 3 and Monday’s Game 4 at

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick, will host the world junior hockey championship in December and January, a tournament originally set for Russia. Hockey Canada announced the decision Thursday to play a second championship in Canada in four months. Earlier, the International Ice Hockey Federation removed the tournament from Russia

Shane Wright took top spot among North American skaters as the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings for the league’s 2022 entry draft Thursday. Wright, a centre with the Kingston Frontenacs, ranked eighth in the Ontario Hockey League with 94 points (32 goals, 62 assists) in 63 regular-season games. He has two goals

Carolina Hurricanes (54-20-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (51-26-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -131, Hurricanes +110; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Boston Bruins in the first round of the

Mike Smith bounced back with a 30-save shutout and the Edmonton Oilers blanked the visiting L.A. Kings 6-0 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday. Evander Kane had two goals and an assist while Ryan McLeod had one of each and Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl all scored as well. Connor

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After making the postseason in each of their first four years in existence, including a trip to the Stanley Cup Final to cap a remarkable inaugural season, the Vegas Golden Knights are watching the playoffs this year. Even days after their final game of the 2022 season, players were still feeling

Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night in New York. Jake Guentzel scored twice and Bryan Rust had a goal and two assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby

The second day of NHL playoff action featured a torrid offence, a stingy defence, a marathon match and a surprising upset. Here are five things to know as we head into Wednesday’s post-season action: STARS SMOTHERED The Calgary Flames managed just one goal in their series opener with the Dallas Stars. Turns out that would

Elias Lindholm scored the lone goal for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday in a 1-0 win to open their playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Calgary. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Thursday at the Saddledome before heading to American Airlines Center for Saturday’s Game 3 and Monday’s Game 4. Lindholm scored a

SEATTLE (AP) — For all the excitement and anticipation leading up to the first puck drop, the inaugural season for the Seattle Kraken ended up looking like nearly every other NHL expansion season from the past 30 years. The comparisons with the last expansion team, the Golden Knights, were inevitable and the high bar set

Quebecers and hockey fans around the world are giving Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur a final send-off, as the province holds a national funeral in his honour. Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hero in Quebec not only for his athletic prowess but also his kindness and generosity, died after a series of prolonged

MONTREAL – A national funeral will be held later this morning for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur. The final farewell to Lafleur begins at 11 a.m. with a ceremony at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in downtown Montreal. Lafleur, 70, died April 22 following a battle with lung cancer. Thousands of people have paid

Phillip Danault scored 14:46 into the third period and the L.A. Kings held off the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-3 win in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup on Monday. Trevor Moore and Alex Iafallo each scored and had an assist for L.A., and Brandon Lemieux contributed a goal. Connor McDavid and Kailier Yamamoto

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are aware of the narratives. The franchise hasn’t won a playoff series in 26 years going back to the 1996 Eastern Conference finals, by far the longest active drought in the NHL. They won the Presidents’ Trophy this season, and the last 10 teams that finished a full

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 Stanley Cup playoffs start tonight Three teams — Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto — have a chance to bring the best trophy in sports back to Canada for the first time since

The path to the Stanley Cup is rarely a straight line. Sometimes it’s the direction a puck takes when it banks off the post and in — or out. Four years ago, Artemi Panarin clanked a shot off the post late in regulation that could have put Columbus up three games to none in the

Quebecers will get their chance to say goodbye to hockey legend Guy Lafleur as of today. The first of two public visitations will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, followed by the second on Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A national funeral will also be held on

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks fell short of their preseason target to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs but a strong second half under new coach Bruce Boudreau has helped trigger a culture change that does offer promise for the club. “That’s a really good group of guys,” defenceman Tyler Myers said Sunday as Canucks