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
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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
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The NHL trade everyone was waiting for finally happened After months of trade rumours, speculation and just general bad feelings, the Buffalo Sabres finally dealt away their injured and disgruntled
CAMROSE, Alta. – The Canadian women’s hockey team lost 2-0 to the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks on Wednesday. Canada’s starter Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped all 24 shots she faced over two periods before reliever Emerance Maschmeyer allowed two goals on 12 shots. Carson Whyte scored short-handed and Connor Gourley also scored in the third period for Camrose
The Canadian women’s hockey team lost 2-0 to the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks on Wednesday. Canada’s starter Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped all 24 shots she faced over two periods before reliever Emerance Maschmeyer allowed two goals on 12 shots. Carson Whyte scored short-handed and Connor Gourley also scored in the third period for Camrose at Encana Arena.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Hockey Hall of Fame has covered the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaulting a player during the Chicago Blackhawks’ run to the 2010 championship. Brad Aldrich’s name was covered with X’s on Sunday, the same day that the names
Brad Aldrich no longer appears on the Stanley Cup. The Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press on Wednesday the disgraced former Chicago video coach’s name is now covered by Xs on the trophy. Aldrich is accused of sexually assaulting player Kyle Beach during the team’s run to the 2010
New York Islanders (3-2-2, seventh in the Metropolitan) vs. Montreal Canadiens (3-8-0, eighth in the Atlantic) Montreal; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canadiens +119, Islanders -142; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit Montreal after the Canadiens shut out Detroit 3-0. Jake Allen earned the victory in the net for
J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game 2:22 into overtime for the Vancouver Canucks to complete a stunning comeback and beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 heading into the third period, Vancouver rallied with a pair of goals and goaltender Thatcher Demko forced extra time with eye-popping saves in
NEW YORK – Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen were named the NHL’s Three Stars for the month of October on Tuesday. Ovechkin registered a league-leading nine goals in eight games and added six assists to power the Capitals to a 5-0-3 month. The Capitals
Kevin Cheveldayoff is expected to speak with members of the media today just days after the NHL said it won’t discipline the Winnipeg Jets general manager over his former team’s handling of sexual assault allegations against a former Chicago video coach. Cheveldayoff and Jets executive chairman and governor Mark Chipman will take questions at 4
EDMONTON – Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers continued their hot start to the season with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday. Duncan Keith, Kyle Turris and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 7-1-0. Jaden Schwartz and Carson Soucy replied for the
Former Chicago NHL player Kyle Beach’s case has brought forward a fresh example of hockey’s need for a culture change. Beach, 31, alleged that he was sexually assaulted by former assistant Bradley Aldrich in 2010, and sued his former team for not doing anything about the situation. While the case began with his identity remaining secretive, Beach eventually revealed
NEW YORK – The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette two games without pay for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras. The incident occurred in the first period of the Ducks’ 4-2 win over visiting Montreal on Sunday. Paquette was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding. Paquette will forfeit US$9,500