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Within the past decade, “Corsi,” “Fenwick,” “zone starts” and “expected goals” crept into hockey parlance even if traditionalists viewed them with a level of disdain emanating from a Tom Wilson-Ryan Reaves staredown. On the eve of the start of the NHL regular season, the league’s glossary of terms can add “puck lines,” “money lines,” “over/under,”

As shocking as it was for hockey buffs to hear on Thursday that the seemingly unshakable goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens is seeking help, it’s not unheard of for professional athletes to reach out when they need to. And as soon as their names are splashed across headlines, any whispers of macho criticism are drowned out

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils’ preseason game against the New York Islanders was canceled Thursday night due to a power outage in part of Prudential Center. The lights in one area of the arena went out before the start of the game and could not be restored. After consulting with the NHL

Montreal Canadiens star Carey Price will be away from the team while voluntarily taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players’ Association assistance program. A join media release from the NHL and NHLPA on Thursday announced the 34-year-old goalie’s decision and said there would be no further comment. The NHL and NHLPA first offered the jointly funded player assistance program

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Logan Dowhaniuk’s goal late in the third period lifted the Edmonton Oil Kings over the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-1 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action. Dowhaniuk scored with 2:18 left to play to seal the win. Jalen Luypen had a short-handed goal with one second left in the second period for Edmonton

Speed can make all the difference in hockey and one of the Winnipeg Jets’ fastest forwards continues to prove that. Using his impressive speed, Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in a pre-season NHL game before 14,937 fully-vaccinated fans

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, a day after fracturing his left ankle in a preseason game. Byfield, the second overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, was hurt in the third period of the Kings’ 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on

Two Victoriaville Tigres players have been indefinitely suspended by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after police formally charged the pair with sexual assault earlier this week. Nicolas Daigle and Massimo Siciliano, both 19, appeared in court in Quebec City on Tuesday morning. They have both been charged with sexual assault and filming what happened

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield, the second overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, suffered a lower body injury during the third period of the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes in a preseason game Tuesday night. The 19-year old center hit the corner boards awkwardly during a collision with Arizona

Jessie Eldridge scored with 15 seconds left to play but Canada’s women’s national hockey team still lost to the Cranbrook Bucks 8-3 on Tuesday. Melodie Daoust and Julia Gosling also scored for Canada in the exhibition game. Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 35 of 39 shots in the first two periods for Canada and Kristen Campbell turned

We’ve gone past the point where anyone can emerge from the stalemate between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres as a winner. There may be a moral victory to be found for the star centre in sticking to his guns and eventually getting a first-of-its-kind neck procedure done, but it seems increasingly likely that the

Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner said Tuesday he is encouraged about inciting change in hockey after having conversations with the NHL and NHL Players’ Association about concerns he voiced on social media over the weekend. The NHL reached out to Lehner to set up an interview after he made several accusations Saturday night on Twitter, including

TRAIL, British Columbia (AP) — Sarah Fillier scored the only goal for Canada’s women’s hockey team in a 5-1 loss to the men’s junior A-level Trail Smoke Eaters in an exhibition game on Monday night. Fillier scored 1:06 into the first period for Canada. Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 27 of- 2 shots in the first two

Michael Amadio scored the game winner to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday in NHL pre-season action. Pierre Engvall scored twice for Toronto (3-1-0) as Jack Campbell turned away 26 shots. Connor Brown scored the lone goal for the Senators, now 2-2-0 in the pre-season. Matt

The Tampa Bay Lightning, despite back-to-back Stanley Cups, won’t go down as one of the great teams in NHL history. The bloated nature of the league — we’re up to 32 teams now — and a flat salary cap for the conceivable future will make true greatness impossible for any club. Sad but true. The

Two-time gold medallist Sidney Crosby was one of three players named Monday to Canada’s initial roster for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, fellow centre Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and defenceman Alex Pietrangelo of the Vegas Golden Knights were named by Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong. Canada opens

CALGARY – Yegor Klavdiev scored twice on the power play, including the go-ahead goal in the second period, to give the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes a 4-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen in the Western Hockey League on Sunday. Klavdiev tied the game with the man advantage at 16:24 of the first for Lethbridge (2-0-0-0) after

Now that we know the NHL will be heading to Beijing to compete at the Olympics, sports talk in this country will centre around picking Team Canada. When you throw in that the NHL season will be in progress -  players are essentially auditioning for a spot – the rosters will change on a regular