William Nylander scored in regulation and got the winner in a shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Auston Matthews and Ilya Mikheyev also scored in regulation as as Toronto improved to 5-0-1 on a six-game point streak, and 21-4-2 since opening the season
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene scored two goals, including the game-winner on a power play 3:01 into overtime, and the streaking Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Tuesday night. Luke Kunin also scored twice, Tanner Jeannot added a goal and Juuse Saros made 40 saves to help Nashville win its fifth straight.
Sam Reinhart had two goals and an assist and the Florida Panthers handed Vancouver Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau his first regulation loss in 10 games with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night in Sunrise, Florida. Boudreau was 8-0-1 since taking over the Canucks on Dec. 6. Vancouver was 8-15-2 when he replaced Travis Green. “There were
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Danault, Blake Lizotte and Adrian Kempe scored in the Los Angeles Kings’ 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night. Trevor Moore had two assists and Cal Petersen made 22 saves for the Kings, who have won four of five. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and Alexandar Georgiev
The latest sports news: Jets’ Ehlers enters COVID-19 protocol Oilers prospect added to COVID list OHL postpones 3 Guelph Storm games Last scheduled World Cup cross-country skiing event cancelled Winnipeg Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Monday. The 25-year-old ranks third on the Jets in scoring this season
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed Tuesday night’s scheduled game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers because of COVID-19 issues with the Flyers, the league said Monday night. A spike in infections driven by the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led to frequent postponements in recent weeks. Three games scheduled for
The NHL Players’ Association has filed a grievance against the San Jose Sharks for terminating the remainder of Evander Kane’s contract, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The grievance, contending the Sharks did not have sufficient grounds to make the move, was filed Sunday night, the person
Eric Staal is a Stanley Cup champion, an Olympic champion and a world champion. He played nearly 1,300 NHL games, scored more than 1,000 NHL points and undeniably earned the right to sit back and savour those accomplishments once last summer came and went without him receiving a new contract. And yet, at age 37,
Anaheim Ducks first-round pick Mason McTavish switched Ontario Hockey League teams Sunday, moving from the Peterborough Petes to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Peterborough got forwards Alex Pharand and Jonathan Melee and a series of draft selections in the trade for the star centre who could play for Canada in the Beijing Olympics next month. Drafted third
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Will Cuylle and Ethan Miedema each scored twice and six other Windsor players found the back of the net as the Spitfires routed the Soo Greyhounds 10-4 Sunday in a battle of the OHL West Division’s top two teams. Wyatt Johnston and Matthew Maggio had a goal and three assists
The latest sports news: Oilers’ Foegele, Benson enter NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Arthur Blank tests positive, will miss 1st game as Falcons owner The National Hockey League has postponed two games due to COVID-related issues affecting the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils. Edmonton’s home game against the Ottawa Senators on Monday will now be played Saturday at
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cal Petersen stopped all 21 shots he faced in his first start in more than a month, Phillip Danault and Drew Doughty scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. “I guess, typical coach, you want
The latest sports news: Evan Bouchard, 4 other Oilers enter NHL protocol Vanessa James, Eric Radford withdraw from figure skating nationals Grizzlies’ Jenkins becomes 14th NBA head coach to enter protocol The San Jose Sharks have placed forward Evander Kane on unconditional waivers with the intent to terminate the remainder of his seven-year, $49-million US contract. The Sharks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau scored in the shootout as the short-handed Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Washington Capitals own-goal in a 3-2 win on Saturday night. Kaapo Kahkonen made 29 saves and stopped two attempts in the shootout for Minnesota, which put the game into overtime with a
Devon Toews scored 1:12 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday night for their franchise-record 11th straight home victory. After Jack Campbell robbed Toews with a diving glove save in the third period, he beat the goaltender between the legs from the
Akim Aliu recalled how no one knew what to expect when he and four NHL players of color sat in a circle inside a dimly lit locker room and, with cameras rolling, were asked to share their most personal and painful experiences involving racism. “Everyone was really worried — because, obviously, we’re not actors or
The latest sports news: Leafs place pair in protocol OHL rejigs schedule Raptors add replacement player The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed forwards Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The forwards are the 16th and 17th Toronto players to enter the league’s protocol since a COVID-19 outbreak on the team started last
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night. Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two assists for