Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, defenceman Brian Dumoulin and head coach Mike Sullivan are scheduled to rejoin the team in Washington D.C. on Sunday after exiting the COVID-19 protocol. Crosby and Dumoulin went into the protocol on Nov. 3. Sullivan joined them a day later as part of an outbreak that’s seen eight Penguins and
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Arizona Coyotes (1-12-1, eighth in the Central) vs. Nashville Predators (8-5-1, fourth in the Central) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Predators -284, Coyotes +228; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arizona hits the road against Nashville looking to end its nine-game road skid. The Predators have gone 3-1-1 against division opponents. Nashville
Auston Matthews scored at 2:32 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Friday night. Ondrej Kase had the other goal and William Nylander notched two assists for Toronto (9-5-1). Jack Campbell made 30 stops for the Leafs, who have won seven of their last eight. Oliver Kylington scored for
TORONTO – Kevin Lowe waited 19 years for the call. Doug Wilson’s phone sat silent longer still — 24 consecutive springs of eligibility before it finally rang. So another 365 days for the Hockey Hall of Fame’s pandemic-delayed class of 2020 was probably no big deal, right?“ “Not at all,” Lowe said with a laugh
Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, moving ahead of teammate Connor McDavid into the NHL scoring lead and leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman and Cody Ceci also scored, and Mikko Koskinen stopped 26 shots for Edmonton. The Pacific Division-leading
Minnesota Wild (9-4-0, third in the Central) vs. Seattle Kraken (4-9-1, sixth in the Pacific) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kraken -105, Wild -115; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Seattle hosts the Minnesota Wild after Jared McCann scored two goals in the Kraken’s 7-4 loss to the Ducks. The Kraken are 2-6-0
The Los Angeles Kings dealt another blow to the reeling Senators on Thursday night, shutting out the short-handed hosts 2-0 to extend Ottawa’s winless skid to six games. With nine players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the Senators (3-9-1) couldn’t manage any offence against a surging Kings side that has won seven in a row.
Ontario Hockey League history will be made Friday night at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. On the schedule, it’s a regular-season OHL game in the middle of November between the Rangers and the visiting Owen Sound Attack. On the ice, there’s greater significance. Kirsten Welsh will be officiating her first OHL regular season game, the first
The Ottawa Senators placed two more players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Thursday, hours before they were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Kings. The Senators announced that forward Alex Formenton and goaltender Matt Murray have been added to the COVID-19 list, bringing the number of players in protocol to eight. Both Murray and Formenton
Philadelphia Flyers (6-3-2, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (10-1-0, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -156, Flyers +130; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Carolina hosts the Philadelphia Flyers after the Hurricanes knocked off Tampa Bay 2-1 in overtime. The Hurricanes are 2-0-0 against division
William Nylander scored twice, Jack Campbell stopped 36 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Ondrej Kase also scored and Auston Matthews had a pair of assists for the Maple Leafs, who were without injured captain John Tavares and won for
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins may be nearing the end of a COVID-19 outbreak that’s sent eight players and head coach Mike Sullivan into the NHL’s protocol in recent weeks. Defensemen Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson practiced Wednesday and assistant coach Todd Reirden — who is filling in while Sullivan is in the protocol
The Ottawa Senators have placed a sixth player in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, announcing Wednesday that defenceman Josh Brown has been added to the list. Brown joins forwards Austin Watson, Dylan Gambrell and Connor Brown and defencemen Victor Mete and Nick Holden on the list. Associate coach Jack Capuano is also in the league’s COVID-19
San Jose Sharks (7-4-1, fourth in the Pacific) vs. Winnipeg Jets (6-3-3, second in the Central) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jets -166, Sharks +140; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Kyle Connor and Winnipeg take on San Jose. Connor currently ranks fourth in the league with 17 points, scoring nine goals
Troy Terry scored 3:52 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Cam Fowler and Isac Lundestrom scored in regulation for the Ducks (7-4-3), who extended their win streak to five games. J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson had third-period goals for the Canucks (5-6-2). Quinn Hughes
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks have placed executive vice-president and general manager Bob Murray on administrative leave pending “an ongoing investigation related to professional conduct.” The Ducks said in a statement Tuesday that the team became aware of “accusations of improper professional conduct” against Murray and hired law firm Sheppard Mullin to perform an
Carey Price has broken his silence after voluntarily entering the NHL’s player assistance program more than a month ago. The superstar goaltender issued a statement through the Montreal Canadiens and also posted it to his Instagram account on Tuesday evening. Price said in the post that he entered a residential treatment facility for his substance
Nashville Predators (6-5-1, fourth in the Central) vs. Dallas Stars (4-5-2, fifth in the Central) Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stars -151, Predators +127; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nashville faces Dallas in Western Conference action. The Stars are 0-0-1 against the rest of their division. Dallas is the last team in