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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Donato broke a scoreless tie early in the third period of his return to San Jose and the Seattle Kraken beat the Sharks 3-1 on Tuesday night. Donato knocked a rebound of his own deflection off Sharks defenseman Radim Simek’s skate and past James Reimer for the goal. Donato

Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in a row, defeating the plummeting Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Tuesday in Edmonton. Wayne Simmonds, TJ Brodie and Morgan Rielly also scored for the Maple Leafs (20-8-2), who improved to 8-4-1 on the road. Colton Sceviour responded for the

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have cancelled practice after two players tested positive for COVID-19. The club says it was informed of defenceman Luke Schenn’s positive result on Monday and winger Juho Lammikko’s positive result on Tuesday morning. Canucks president Jim Rutherford says at least one player is experiencing symptoms. Both Schenn and Lahmmikko have

Connor McDavid calls the idea of potentially having to quarantine up to five weeks in China because of a positive COVID-19 test at the Beijing Olympics “unsettling” as the NHL’s participation at the Games remains up in the air. One of three members already named to Canada’s provisional Olympic team, the Edmonton Oilers captain believes

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars placed goalie Anton Khudobin on waivers Monday, a move that could allow the club to send its 2020 Stanley Cup Final starter to the minors. Teams have until Tuesday afternoon to claim Khudobin, who is in the second year of a three-year contract that has an annual salary

Veteran NHL executive Jim Rutherford knows his stress-free days are gone now that he’s taken over the Vancouver Canucks. Being named the team’s president is a special opportunity, he said, but one that comes with its fair share of challenges. “I like stress, especially at my age,” the 72-year-old joked on Monday. Rutherford was named

VANCOUVER – Veteran NHL executive Jim Rutherford says he knows taking over the Vancouver Canucks will be a challenge, but he also sees it as a special opportunity. Rutherford was named president of the Canucks (12-15-2) on Thursday, days after the club fired head coach Travis Green and number of front-office staff, including general manager

The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol over a 24-hour period. The Flames announced Monday morning that forwards Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane, Brad Richardson and Adam Ruzicka and defencemen Chris Tanev and Nikita Zadorov were in the protocol. Postponed games

VANCOUVER – Elias Pettersson scored and the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Brock Boeser also had a goal for the Canucks (12-15-2), who are undefeated in four straight, all under newly minted head coach Bruce Boudreau. The Hurricanes (19-7-1) outshot the home side 29-26 but

Vancouver Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau capped a “crazy” week with a history-making win on Sunday. Just seven days after taking over behind the bench, Boudreau and his team earned their fourth straight victory, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in Vancouver. Boudreau is the first Canucks coach to start his tenure 4-0-0. “Let’s go for

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Sebastian Aho was too much for the slumping Oilers. Aho had two goals and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes won their fourth consecutive game, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday. The 24-year-old Finnish forward has 12 points in his last five games. “He is a special player,” Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin said of

CALGARY – Linus Ullmark had a remarkable 40-save effort and Brad Marchand paced the offence with a goal and an assist Saturday to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Ullmark has given up two or fewer goals in each of his last five starts, winning four of those games.

Linus Ullmark had a remarkable 40-save effort and Brad Marchand paced the offence with a goal and an assist Saturday to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Ullmark has given up two or fewer goals in each of his last five starts, winning four of those games. He improved

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL announced it made the wrong call in disallowing what would have been the Buffalo Sabres’ tying goal in the final minute of a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers. In a statement released by the league on Saturday, senior executive VP Colin Campbell said Victor Olofsson’s goal scored

Gary Bettman says he’s always happy to meet with elected officials. And a specific gathering slated for next month has certainly piqued the interest of fans in a Canadian hockey market starved for the NHL’s return. Before fans of the Nordiques get excited about the prospect of the franchise’s return to Quebec City, however, the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Willman scored his first NHL goal and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night to end a 10-game winless streak. Kevin Hayes, Sean Couturier and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 41 saves. Philadelphia is 1-8-2 since Nov. 18. Max

Elias Pettersson scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Canucks took a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Vancouver on Friday. The Swedish centre deftly stick handled his way in, outwaiting Winnipeg’s Eric Comrie, then wrapping a shot around the outstretched goalie. Nils Hoglander had a pair of goals for Vancouver (11-15-2),