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Matthew Tkachuk scored 72 seconds into the game and the streaking Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 5-1 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive victory over the Wild. Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames, who have won 12 of 13. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists to add to

WINNIPEG – Liekit Reichle scored in the sixth round of the shootout as the Lethbridge Hurricanes rallied past the Winnipeg Ice 4-3 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action. Zachary Benson, Chase Wheatcroft and Connor McClennon all scored in the second period as Lethbridge (22-24-3) overcame a 3-0 deficit. Bryan Thomson made 30 saves and

Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres stunned the uninspired Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Jacob Bryson, Victor Olofsson, Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo also scored for Buffalo (17-30-8), which got 29 saves from Craig Anderson. Dylan Cozens added two assists. Rasmus

Frantisek Formanek scored twice and added an assist as the Red Deer Rebels routed the Medicine Hat Tigers 11-1 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action. Jace Isley and Arshdeep Bains had two goals apiece for Red Deer (34-15-3) and Dallon Melin scored and added three assists. Liam Keeler, Kalan Lind, Talon Brigley and Hunter

The Ottawa Senators will play the Ukrainian national anthem before each of their remaining 13 home games as part of a plan to support the country’s people, owner Eugene Melnyk wrote Wednesday. Melnyk’s parents were born in Ukraine and came to Canada before he was born. He writes in a letter released by the team and printed in a

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Dysin Mayo to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Friday were not released. The 25-year-old Mayo has three goals and three assists in 42 games with Arizona this season. A fifth-round NHL draft pick in 2014, Mayo became the eighth defenseman in franchise

Mark Scheifele scored twice and had an assist, spoiling a spirited Montreal comeback and leading the Winnipeg Jets to an 8-4 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday night. It’s the first time in NHL history that a team has blown a four-goal lead only to win by four goals. Pierre-Luc Dubois also had a goal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury sustained in a loss to New Jersey on Thursday. Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson is “week to week.” It is unclear when Matheson was hurt. He skated 19:04 in a 6-1 setback that marked Pittsburgh’s third straight defeat.

Christopher Sklepowich is preparing for what an emotional evening at Tuesday’s NHL game between the Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens — and none of his concern has to do with hockey. “There will definitely be a lot of reflection backstage before we step on the ice knowing that, as much as we will be feeling the emotion as

ZURICH The NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation punished Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on Monday. The IIHF convened a meeting of its council, where it decided to boot perennial contender Russia and invasion-supporter Belarus from tournaments in every age category, including May’s men’s world championship, the rescheduled world junior men’s championship in Alberta

Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist to win a showdown with his older brother, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Monday night. Nico Daws made 36 saves and the Devils scored three times in each of the first two periods, chasing goaltender Jaroslav Halak with six goals on

As if the critical nature of Monday’s emergency meeting by the International Ice Hockey Federation council wasn’t already apparent, Wayne Gretzky did a fine job of defining what’s at stake. Gretzky, a gentleman and hockey’s most prominent torchbearer, has never been one to use his platform to wade into delicate matters. But after seeing three

Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets broke a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Adam Lowry, Evgeny Svechnikov and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the third period. Nick Ritchie, Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton scored

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NHL icon Wayne Gretzky made his opinion known Saturday night regarding consequences for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — he believes the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) should ban Russia from the rescheduled world junior men’s hockey championship. With a number of athletes, leagues, organizations and sports having either handed down sanctions or made a push for Russia to be barred

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal got Carolina on the board with a determined second-period sequence, then the Hurricanes broke it open with two quick third-period goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Friday night. The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes finished with a season-high 50 shots, leaving netminder Frederik Andersen with a relatively quiet

Mitch Marner had four goals and two assists, including a natural hat trick during the first 9:19 of the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs withstood a third-period rally to down the Detroit Red Wings 10-7 on Saturday night in Detroit, Mich. Marner scored on two shots from the right circle and one from the

Hockey Hall of Famer Dominik Hasek has called for the NHL to “immediately suspend contracts for all Russian players” amidst Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine. The 57-year-old Czech also had some choice words for Washington Capitals’ Russian-born star Alex Ovechkin, a supporter of President Vladimir Putin. Hasek, who played in the NHL for 16-seasons and