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The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a “racial gesture” at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game last week. The league said in a release that Hrabik made the gesture at Imama, who is Black, during Tucson’s 4-3 win over San Jose on Jan.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday night. The Golden Knights salvaged the final game of an extended homestand after two road games were postponed due to COVID-19, closing out the stretch 3-3-2 before opening a rugged road trip Monday at Washington.

Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday night. The Golden Knights salvaged the final game of an extended homestand after two road games were postponed due to COVID-19, closing out the stretch 3-3-2 before opening a rugged road trip Monday at Washington. The Golden Knights outshot

Tampa Bay Lightning (27-9-5, first in the Atlantic) vs. Anaheim Ducks (19-16-7, third in the Pacific) Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim enters the matchup with Tampa Bay after losing four straight games. The Ducks are 12-7-4 on their home ice. Anaheim ranks 10th in the Western Conference averaging 2.8 goals per

Ontario’s plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions won’t have any immediate impact on fan capacity for hockey and basketball teams operating in the province. The Ontario government announced today that some indoor venues, including movie theatres and gyms, will be able to operate at 50 per cent capacity starting Jan. 31. However, large sports arenas and

MONTREAL — On a stage laid out directly onto the Bell Centre ice, the Montreal Canadiens introduced newly hired general manager Kent Hughes on Wednesday afternoon. The Beaconsfield, Que. native signed a five-year deal to team up with executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton and become the 18th GM in Habs history. The

Ryan Reaves is used to long scoring droughts during his 12-year career. He came through in a big way to end his latest one. Reaves scored his first two goals since joining the Rangers in the off-season, Adam Fox had two goals and an assist, and New York scored three times in the third period

Connor McDavid had just witnessed his Oilers surrender five goals in the third period against the NHL’s 30th-ranked team. Edmonton’s superstar captain also seemed at a loss for words in the wake of another crushing defeat. “I’m not sure what to tell you,” McDavid told reporters after dropping a 6-4 decision to the Ottawa Senators

Connor McDavid had just witnessed his Oilers surrender five goals in the third period against the NHL’s 30th-ranked team. Edmonton’s superstar captain seemed at a loss for words in the wake of another crushing defeat. “I’m not sure what to tell you,” McDavid told reporters after dropping a 6-4 decision to the Ottawa Senators on

DALLAS (AP) — Christian Dvorak scored twice, Sam Montembeault made a career-high 48 saves for his second win of the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 Tuesday night for their third road win. Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta scored 22 seconds apart in the second period, and Tyler Toffoli, Dvorak and Josh

Sean Monahan’s first two-goal game of the season helped the slumping Calgary Flames to a surprise 5-1 victory over the NHL-leading Florida Panthers on Tuesday. After scoring a power-play goal on a deflection at 16:03 of the second period to make it 3-1, Monahan put the game away in the third, making it 5-1 at

Montreal Canadiens forwards Cole Caufield and Joel Armia have been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol ahead of Tuesday’s game in Dallas against the Stars. The last-place Canadiens have endured a miserable season to date, including a coronavirus outbreak that forced 24 players and two assistant coaches into isolation at its height. Caufield, 21, who

The Montreal Canadiens have named player agent Kent Hughes as the team’s 18th general manager. The Canadiens said in a news release Tuesday the club has agreed to a five-year deal with the 51-year-old Montreal native. Hughes, who is bilingual, has been an agent and partner of Quebec-based firm Quartexx Management since 2016. Before joining

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev each had two goals and two assists as the St. Louis Blues came from behind to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Monday night. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists in the first meeting between the teams since they played back-to-back games in February

Nick Schmaltz and Johan Larsson each had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes stretched the Montreal Canadiens’ losing streak to six games with a 5-2 win on Monday. Montreal’s first trip to Arizona since 2019 pitted the two teams at the bottom of the NHL standings and the league’s two lowest-scoring teams.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers placed goaltender Stuart Skinner into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Monday. The 23-year-old was recalled from the team’s taxi squad Saturday before allowing five goals — including four in the third period — on 25 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Skinner is 4-6-0 this season with

Leah Marino scored twice for the Toronto Six in a 6-1 win Saturday over the visiting Buffalo Beauts. Mikyla Grant-Mentis had a goal and an assist for the Six, who claimed a fifth straight victory. The forward leads the Premier Hockey Federation in scoring with six goals and 11 assists in 10 games this season.

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Anthony Tabak had two goals and two assists to lead the Barrie Colts to an 8-2 rout of the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday. Brandt Clarke had a goal and two assists, while Ben Pickell, Beau Jelsma, Ethan Cardwell and Ryan Del Monte also scored for