Jonathan Quick made 33 saves as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1 on Monday night to snap Toronto’s five-game winning streak. Phillip Danault had two goals and an assist for Los Angeles (6-5-1), while Andreas Athanasiou, with a goal and an assist, former Leafs forward Trevor Moore and Adrian Kempe, into an
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Forward Jack Eichel said Monday he is relieved the blockbuster trade that sent him from the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights is behind him and he is looking forward to being on the ice with his new team, even though it may take about three months. Eichel will have
The Ottawa Senators have cancelled Monday’s practice a day after defenceman Nick Holden and associate coach Jack Capuano were placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. The Senators said the decision to cancel Monday’s practice was made “for precautionary reasons.” Roster update: The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Sens</a> have placed forwards Connor Brown and Dylan Gambrell in the
The Calgary Flames were a serious bidder in the Jack Eichel sweepstakes right until the bitter end. That they swung and missed on the superstar centre does not guarantee they’ll soon be swinging big again. Nor should their strong 7-1-3 start to the NHL season suggest that everything will now fall quiet on the trade
J.T. Miller struck twice on the power play and the Vancouver Canucks scored four second-period goals to defeat the Dallas Stars 6-3 Sunday night. Bo Horvat and Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists for the Canucks (5-6-1), which are 2-4-0 their last six games. Vasily Podkolzin and Brock Boeser, into an empty net,
CHICAGO (AP) — Searching for a fresh start for the reeling Chicago Blackhawks, interim general manager Kyle Davidson looked to the team’s top minor league club for a new voice. Enter Derek King, who took over as the team’s interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Saturday. King is charged with hitting the reset
Between Matthew Tkachuk’s big night offensively and Jacob Markstrom’s stellar goaltending, the Calgary Flames were excellent at both ends of the ice Saturday night. Fuelled by a raucous home crowd, Tkachuk had a goal and three assists and Markstrom made 22 stops for his NHL-leading fourth shutout as the Flames extended their point streak to
Buffalo Sabres (5-4-2, fourth in the Atlantic) vs. Washington Capitals (5-2-4, third in the Metropolitan) Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -255, Sabres +203; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Alex Ovechkin and Washington square off against Buffalo. Ovechkin ranks third in the NHL with 18 points, scoring 10 goals and totaling eight
Auston Matthews and John Tavares had two goals apiece as the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up their fifth straight victory by defeating the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Saturday night. Mitch Marner added an empty netter and had three assists for Toronto (7-4-1), while Jack Campbell made 40 saves for the Leafs. Morgan Rielly chipped in
Hockey lore will tell you there’s an unbreakable bond formed between teammates in the travails of a championship season. “Win today, and we’ll walk together forever,” was how Hall of Fame coach Fred Shero once framed the relationship. But for at least one member of the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, the franchise’s decade-plus
The Ottawa Senators look at the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team they want to become. Saturday afternoon the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning beat the Senators 5-3 as their experience and patience paid off. “When you watch them, they’re complete players all over the ice,” said Senators coach D.J. Smith. “They’re above the
Nashville Predators (6-5-0, fourth in the Central) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (1-9-2, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blackhawks -107, Predators -113; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nashville visits Chicago in Western Conference action. The Blackhawks are 0-3-0 in division games. Chicago is 25th in the league with 28.8 shots
It felt like retro night in Edmonton on Friday when the Oilers and New York Rangers played a high-scoring, 1980s-style barnburner on the same evening an Oilers legend from their dynasty days of that era had his jersey retired. The Edmonton Oilers set a franchise record when Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner in a
Tyler Tumminia placed the onus on the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association to resolve its differences with her Premier Hockey Federation in hopes of finally establishing a single women’s pro league in North America. And the commissioner of the rebranded U.S.-based federation on Friday said time is running short on reaching a deal if the
Carey Price is preparing to return to the Montreal Canadiens. Habs head coach Dominique Ducharme has confirmed that the superstar goalie will rejoin the team on Monday. Ducharme said on Friday that Price will meet with athletic therapists and develop a plan moving forward. Price voluntarily entered the NHL’s player assistance program on Oct. 7.
Philadelphia Flyers (5-2-2, fourth in the Metropolitan) vs. Washington Capitals (5-1-4, third in the Metropolitan) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -154, Flyers +130; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Washington went 36-15-5 overall and 17-8-3 at home during the 2020-21 season. Goalies for the Capitals
Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner and Miro Heiskanen chipped in with three assists Thursday for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Benn collected a drop pass from Joe Pavelski and sent a shot just inside the goal post on Jacob Markstrom at 2:59 of extra time. Denis Gurianov, Blake
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is unavailable for Thursday night’s game against Philadelphia after testing positive for COVID-19. The team made the announcement a few hours before the Penguins were scheduled to take on the Flyers. Assistant coach Todd Reirden will fill in for Sullivan. Reirden said Sullivan is symptomatic, which would