Last season, Jeff Skinner had just seven goals. On Sunday, he had more than half that, putting up his first-ever four-goal performance as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-3. “It’s nice, any time you can contribute to the team’s success it’s a good feeling. That’s why you play the game,” Skinner said. “To
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SHERBROOKE, Que. – Remi Delafontaine stopped 54 shots and the Cape Breton Eagles captured a rare win Sunday, topping the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-4 in Quebec Junior Hockey League action. Jeremy Langois, Carter McCluskey and Nicholas Girouard each had a goal and assist, while Cam Squires, Lucas Canning and Francois-James Buteau also scored for the Eagles
Brady Tkachuk scored his team-leading 15th goal and added an assist, Connor Brown also had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators completed a long-awaited 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Alex Formenton and Adam Gaudette added early goals as the Senators jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first period,
Ottawa Senators (16-24-4, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Washington Capitals (26-14-9, fourth in the Metropolitan) Washington; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -260, Senators +207; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts Ottawa looking to break its four-game home skid. The Capitals are 17-7-4 in conference matchups. Washington ranks sixth in the Eastern
The Vancouver Canucks leaped out to the start they wanted then got the goaltending they needed from Thatcher Demko for a 3-2 NHL win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night. The Leafs outshot the Canucks 53-24 but still lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time since October. Nursing a one-goal lead in
LAVAL, Que. – Two goals from Jean-Sebastian Dea helped the Laval Rocket to a decisive 5-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in American Hockey League action on Saturday. Joel Teasdale and Gabriel Borque each had a goal and an assist for the Rocket (20-13-3), while Justin Ducharme also scored. Charles Hudon replied with the lone
Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 6.5 seconds left in regulation and the Columbus Blue Jackets escaped Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens. Oliver Bjorkstad had the first goal for Columbus (23-22-1) just 76 seconds into the game and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves for the win. Cole Caufield replied for Montreal
Colorado Avalanche (33-8-4, first in the Central) vs. Dallas Stars (25-18-2, fifth in the Central) Dallas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit Dallas after the Stars took down Winnipeg 4-3 in overtime. The Stars are 12-10-2 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is eighth in the Western Conference averaging 3.0 goals per
Connor McDavid had a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers got new head coach Jay Woodcroft his first NHL win, defeating the New York Islanders 3-1 on Friday. Cody Ceci, Zach Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers (24-18-3) who snapped a two-game losing skid to improve to 6-2-1 in their last nine
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier underwent back surgery on Friday and will miss the rest of the season. Couturier was the Flyers’ top line center but had missed the last 17 games with the injury. He signed an eight-year, $62 million contract extension in the offseason. He ended the season with 17
Philadelphia Flyers centre Sean Couturier underwent back surgery on Friday and will miss the rest of the season. Couturier was the Flyers’ top line centre but had missed the last 17 games with the injury. He signed an eight-year, $62 million US contract extension in the off season. He ended the season with 17 points in 29
CHICAGO (AP) — Sheldon Kennedy wants to make something clear. He isn’t here to save hockey. That’s not what he does with the Respect Group. He just wants to help. Kennedy’s Respect Group has partnered with the NHL for a training program designed to help prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination. The training for league
Led by Noah Hanifin’s goal and an assist, the Calgary Flames erupted for four goals in the second period on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, extending Calgary’s winning streak to five games. Andrew Mangiapane, Oliver Kylington, Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Calgary (25-13-6). The Flames have also
It says something about the desperate state of the Edmonton Oilers that Ken Holland went nearly 25 years before making his first in-season coaching change. He didn’t really want to fire Dave Tippett on Thursday morning. Not even a month had passed since the veteran general manager said “there’s been seven coaches in 10 years
It seems Ken Holland has had a change of heart. With the Edmonton Oilers mired in a five-game losing skid (including two in overtime) and a stretch that saw them lose 11-of-13 games in January, Holland dismissed suggestions head coach Dave Tippett was on the hot seat. “I don’t believe in it,” Holland said at
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his NHL-leading eighth shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-0 on Wednesday night. “They did whatever they wanted tonight. We didn’t put up much of a fight,” Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said.
Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand was suspended six games by the NHL on Wednesday night for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry the previous day. It is Marchand’s eighth career suspension and second this season. Marchand received a match penalty with 25 seconds to play in the Penguins’ 4-2 win Tuesday night after throwing
BOSTON (AP) — The winningest goaltender in Boston Bruins history is calling it a career. Citing an inability of his body to respond after his recent return to the ice following offseason hip surgery, Tuukka Rask announced his retirement from NHL on Wednesday. “Today is a day that I hoped would never come. But now