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Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele says he won’t appeal the four-game suspension he was handed for a crushing blow on Montreal’s Jake Evans. Scheifele says he doesn’t agree with the sanction handed down by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Thursday, calling it “excessive,” but added that he doesn’t want to be a distraction

Carolina Hurricanes (36-12-8, first in the Central Division during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3, third in the Central Division during the regular season) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -147, Hurricanes +121; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Lightning lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay

Jordan Staal scored on a power play at 5:57 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night in Game 3 of the second-round series. Staal deflected Sebastian Aho’s shot with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov serving a penalty for holding the stick to cut Tampa Bay’s

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Relegated to the fourth line down the stretch of Minnesota’s season and left off the ice for the beginning of the playoffs, Zach Parise was not pleased with his diminished role. The people responsible understood his frustration as well as anyone. Wild general manager Bill Guerin and coach Dean Evason,

Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice feels Jets forward Mark Scheifele’s crushing hit on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens was “clean.” Maurice says it was a “heavy, heavy” hit by Scheifele on Evans after he scored an empty-net goal in the final minute of the opener of the teams’ playoff series on Wednesday. But Maurice argues

Colorado Avalanche (39-13-4, first in the West Division during the regular season) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (40-14-2, second in the West Division during the regular season) Paradise, Nevada; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Avalanche lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of

Mikko Rantanen scored a power-play goal 2:07 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer outdueled fellow Vezina Trophy finalist Marc-Andre Fleury and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Rantanen took a cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon and sent a liner over the

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are struggling to beat one of the NHL’s best goaltenders and facing injuries to two players who could help them change that. The challenge of derailing the reigning Stanley Cup champion just isn’t getting easier. Carolina trails 2-0 in the second-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning,

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The North Division final starts tonight A few things to know for the first-ever Jets-Canadiens playoff series: No one expected this. Even the most diehard Winnipeg and Montreal fans had

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the NHL’s North Division final tonight. Both teams recorded upsets in the first round of the playoffs. The third-place Jets swept Connor McDavid’s second-place Edmonton Oilers, while the fourth-place Habs shocked the first-place Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. The Jets have

In the midst of a global pandemic — where the unexpected has become the norm — perhaps it’s fitting Canadian hockey fans won’t witness the expected Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews matchup in the NHL North Division Final. In its place: legendary netminder Carey Price backstops his Montreal Canadiens against 2019-20 Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck and the

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Kevin Labanc and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece and the United States won its sixth straight game with a 4-2 victory over Italy in its final preliminary game at the world hockey championship on Tuesday. With the victory, the U.S. clinched first in Group B and will play Slovakia in

Chicago’s Al Yellon knows the pain that Toronto Maple Leafs fans were feeling Tuesday after the team’s Stanley Cup drought was extended to 54 years and counting. He became a Cubs fan as a youngster and endured over half a century of so-so results before the team finally won a World Series in 2016, ending

Vegas Golden Knights (40-14-2, second in the West Division during the regular season) vs. Colorado Avalanche (39-13-4, first in the West Division during the regular season) Denver; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Avalanche lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the

The Montreal Canadiens have booked a date in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Monday. Montreal overturned a 3-1 series deficit with consecutive overtime victories, setting the stage for Monday’s Game 7 victory in Toronto. Roughly 550 health-care workers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 attended

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Cal Petersen had 33 saves for his second consecutive shutout and the United States won its fifth straight game at world hockey championship with a 2-0 victory over Germany on Monday. Jason Robertson and Colin Blackwell scored for the U.S., which will close out its preliminary round games on Tuesday against

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld an eight-game suspension issued to Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri following his illegal check to the head of Blues defenceman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of a first-round series against St. Louis. The NHL Players’ Association has appealed to a neutral discipline arbitrator on Kadri’s behalf, according to The Athletic.

Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3, third in the Central Division during the regular season) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (36-12-8, first in the Central Division during the regular season) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Lightning lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round