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),
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MANALAPAN, Fla. – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says concerns over “a whole host of issues” regarding the league’s participation at the Beijing Olympics remain with less than 60 days until the opening ceremony. The NHL still doesn’t have clarity on what will happen if a player tests positive for COVID-19 in China, including the length
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says concerns over “a whole host of issues” regarding the league’s participation at the Beijing Olympics remain with less than 60 days until the opening ceremony. The NHL still doesn’t have clarity on what will happen if a player tests positive for COVID-19 in China, including the length of a potential
SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Connor scored two goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. It was Winnipeg’s first shutout of the season. Dominic Toninato also scored for the Jets, winners in four of their last six games. Paul Stastny,
The Tampa Bay Lightning dug in against the Toronto Maple Leafs to grind out their fifth win in a row and give head coach Jon Cooper his 400th career victory on Thursday. At 54, the Canadian Olympic coach from Prince George, B.C., became the 39th coach in NHL history— and the quickest — to reach
Mike Commito found himself deep in a writing rut. He had agreed to publish and expand his PhD thesis on the history of black bear hunting in Ontario. But every time Commito felt primed to really dig in and turn his paper into a book, he’d find something else to do. That was the case
Veteran NHL executive Jim Rutherford is the new president of the Vancouver Canucks. Rutherford will also act as interim general manager. The Canucks cleaned house on Sunday, firing general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green, among other front-office staff members. The team hired Bruce Boudreau as head coach on a two-year deal. Introducing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and Max Pacioretty scored the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Wednesday night. Vegas won its third in a row while bringing an abrupt end to Dallas’ seven-game win streak. Trailing by two goals in the third period, the Golden
The Arizona Coyotes could be looking for a new home sooner than expected. The City of Glendale informed the team that it intends to lock the Coyotes out of Gila River Arena by Dec. 20 if all outstanding debts to the city and the management company for the arena are not paid. Glendale city manager
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira spent the night in a hospital after he was leveled by Jacob Trouba during a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Team physician Michael Terry said Khaira was released Wednesday morning after undergoing “extensive testing.” “Despite the significant injury, his prognosis is excellent, and we expect
A win salvaged what was otherwise a terrible Tuesday for the Toronto Maple Leafs. First, the Maple Leafs learned standout forward Mitch Marner’s shoulder ailment would keep him out three to four weeks. Then about the time they entered the final 20 minutes of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a four-goal lead,
BRANDON, Man. – Ridly Greig had two goals and an assist, Chad Nyhuck had four assists and the Brandon Wheat Kings added to the Medicine Hat Tigers’ misery with a 6-4 victory Tuesday in Western Hockey League action. The Tigers are 0-12-3 over their last 15 games and dropped to 4-15-4 on the season with
The NHL has suspended Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza six games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk during a game Sunday. Spezza hit Pionk in the head with his knee during Toronto’s chaotic 6-3 loss in Winnipeg during the third period as the Jets defenceman attempted to clear the puck away with his
Anaheim Ducks (13-8-5, third in the Pacific) vs. Buffalo Sabres (8-13-3, sixth in the Atlantic) Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sabres +106, Ducks -127; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo heads into the matchup with Anaheim after losing four in a row. The Sabres are 6-6-1 at home. Buffalo has
China will take part in the men’s hockey tournament at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after initial concerns that the team would be embarrassed on home ice against NHL-level competition. The International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed China’s participation Tuesday, avoiding what would have been an unprecedented removal of a host country’s team for performance
SEATTLE (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Danton Heinen scored 25 seconds apart early in the first period, Jake Guentzel extended his point streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Seattle Kraken 6-1 on Monday night. Jeff Carter scored 1:47 into the game and Crosby followed with
Bruce Boudreau got his first win as head coach of the Canucks Monday as Vancouver blanked the L.A. Kings 4-0. The victory came less than 24 hours after the Canucks cleaned house, firing general manager Jim Benning, assistant manager Jim Weisbrod, head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner. Thatcher Demko had 30 saves
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach Alain Vigneault following eight straight losses, two shy of matching a team record of 10 in a row, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been