Canada has changed head coaches before arriving in Beijing for the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced doctors have advised Claude Julien not to fly to China after he fell on ice and broke ribs during a team-building activity at a pre-Olympic training camp in Switzerland. Assistant Jeremy Colliton, who was fired
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San Jose Sharks (22-19-3, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (30-9-2, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -282, Sharks +228; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Carolina hosts San Jose aiming to continue its four-game home winning streak. The Hurricanes are 15-4-1 on their home ice.
Johnny Gaudreau’s goal 29 seconds into overtime on Saturday night gave the Calgary Flames a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom’s 15 stops earned him his seventh shutout of the season. He improved to 16-10-5. The game was scoreless at the end of regulation despite a 31-15 edge in shots for Calgary. The
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Stastny scored twice, Eric Comrie made 24 saves in his first start since early last month and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Saturday to snap a six-game winless streak. Nate Schmidt and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg. Comrie started for the first time since
Rickard Rakell and Troy Terry scored and, despite being outshot by more than a 2-to-1 margin, the Anaheim Ducks were 2-1 winners over the Ottawa Senators Saturday. John Gibson made 44 saves for the Ducks (23-16-8) who have won four of their past five games. The Senators (13-21-4) held a wide advantage in shots at
Buffalo Sabres (13-22-7, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Arizona Coyotes (10-28-4, eighth in the Central) Glendale, Arizona; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Coyotes +105, Sabres -125; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Arizona aims to break its four-game losing streak when the Coyotes play Buffalo. The Coyotes are 5-14-1 at home. Arizona is last
The King has taken his throne in the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Henrik Lundqvist became the 11th player to have his number retired by the New York Rangers when a banner with his name and No. 30 was raised at the Garden before the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. The
BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec (AP) — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will resume activities Thursday following a weeks-long break because of COVID-19 complications. The league said Friday that it plans to complete a full 68-game regular-season campaign, and that an adjusted schedule will be released Monday. It said capacity restrictions rinks will be determined by each
Evander Kane knows signing with the Edmonton Oilers won’t be a move universally loved by the team’s fans. Edmonton will be his fifth NHL city, and the Oilers the fourth franchise, for which the 30-year-old has played. There will be questions about his past — from suspensions due to violations of COVID protocols, a bankruptcy
Winnipeg Jets (17-16-7, sixth in the Central) vs. St. Louis Blues (26-12-5, third in the Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis hosts the Winnipeg Jets after Brandon Saad scored two goals in the Blues’ 5-1 win against the Flames. The Blues are 9-4-2 in division games. St. Louis has scored
The tide appears to be turning for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid scored the shootout winner and added a goal in regulation as the Oilers continued to dig their way out of a recent slump with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers (21-16-2)
When 36-year-old journeyman Adam Cracknell went over to Beijing in 2019 in an effort to extend a professional hockey career that’s now lasted nearly 17 years, he wasn’t really expecting to return any time soon. Cracknell, who has played for 19 professional teams across four leagues, including six NHL clubs, signed a contract with the
The Vancouver Police Department says Jake Virtanen, a former Vancouver Canucks forward, has been charged with one count of sexual assault following an investigation. The department says the B.C. Prosecution Service approved the charge following an investigation into an incident that occurred in Vancouver on Sept. 26, 2017. Virtanen, 25, was playing for the Canucks at the time of
New York Rangers (28-11-4, first in the Metropolitan) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (18-21-1, fifth in the Metropolitan) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jackets +180, Rangers -222; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Columbus comes into the matchup against New York after losing three games in a row. The Blue Jackets are
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored three power-play goals and Auston Matthews produced the shootout winner to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Wednesday night. Mitch Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares each scored power-play goals to push the Toronto Maple Leafs to a two-goal lead before an empty Scotiabank Arena because of provincial COVID-19 restrictions.
Eric Staal wasn’t aiming to take part in his third Olympics. Claude Julien, meanwhile, agreed to coach Canada at two December tournaments simply to get back behind the bench. The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, closed plenty of doors. But for Staal and Julien, it’s opened another wide open — and there’s a chance it
Eric Staal wasn’t aiming to take part in his third Olympics. Claude Julien, meanwhile, agreed to coach Canada at two December tournaments simply to get back behind the bench. The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, closed plenty of doors. But for Staal and Julien, it’s opened another wide open — and there’s a chance it
Los Angeles Kings (21-16-6, third in the Pacific) vs. New York Islanders (15-14-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) Elmont; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts Los Angeles in a non-conference matchup. The Islanders are 8-7-3 at home. New York averages 10.0 penalty minutes per game, the fourth-most in the Eastern Conference. Zdeno Chara