San Jose Sharks (18-22-5, sixth in the West Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (32-11-2, first in the West Division) Paradise, Nevada; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -235, Sharks +190; over/under is 0 BOTTOM LINE: Mark Stone leads Vegas into a matchup against San Jose. He’s ninth in the league with 52
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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. Patrick Marleau has been very good for longer than anyone As of tonight, nobody will have played as many regular-season NHL games as Patrick Marleau. Marleau will set the
NEW YORK – The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler for two games for kneeing Toronto forward Zach Hyman. Edler also will forfeit $103,448 under the terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement and will be eligible to return on Saturday. The collision happened in the second period of Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win
The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler two games for kneeing Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman. The collision happened 10 minutes into the second period of Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win Sunday when Edler took out Hyman right in front of the Leafs bench. The left-winger dropped hard to the ice and stayed
LAS VEGAS – Patrick Marleau is poised to make history tonight. The 41-year-old native of Aneroid, Sask., will surpass Gordie Howe’s record for most games played in NHL history when the San Jose Sharks forward suits up for the 1,768th time against the Vegas Golden Knights. Marleau’s wife and four kids are scheduled to be
The Vancouver Canucks have officially returned from their extended COVID-19 hiatus. The puck has dropped in Vancouver’s tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Canucks’ first game action since March 24. The Canucks suffered the NHL’s worst COVID-19 outbreak when the P. 1 variant of the virus swept through the team late last month. Twenty-one
For Patrick Marleau, the best part about Monday night when he is set to surpass Gordie Howe’s record for most games played in NHL history will be the same as it has been for the previous 1,767 games. The joy of playing the game that he’s loved ever since he was a kid growing up
Mike Smith stopped all 26 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season as the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 in a pivotal North Division matchup. Tyson Barrie, Jesse Puljujarvi and Alex Chiasson scored for the Oilers (26-12-2), who had not played since a 5-0 defeat against the Calgary Flames last
New York Rangers (22-16-6, fifth in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (14-23-6, seventh in the East Division) Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +168, Rangers -202; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host New York after Pavel Buchnevich scored three goals in the Rangers’ 6-3
Gordie Howe, Saskatchewan’s most famous hockey icon, always said records were meant to be broken, according to his son, Murray Howe. And if Gordie were alive today, Murray said, he’d be excited to see another Saskatchewan native, Patrick Marleau, break his longtime record for most NHL games played — expected to happen Monday night in Las
In Grade 5, our class was given the Robert Frost classic “The Road Not Taken” to read and interpret. I remember it like it was yesterday. I also remember I had no clue what it was about. None. I spun something about a guy walking in a forest and received a very average mark. Then
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San Jose Sharks (18-21-4, sixth in the West Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (26-13-3, third in the West Division) St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wild -189, Sharks +156; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts San Jose aiming to prolong its three-game home winning streak. The Wild have gone 26-13-3 against
The captain of the Vancouver Canucks has a message for the masses: take COVID-19 seriously. Bo Horvat, one of 21 Vancouver players recovering from the outbreak, said he unwittingly infected his wife with the virus. The couple’s infant son, Gunnar, has not been tested. “It hit her a little harder than it hit me. I’m one of the lucky
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres will be leaning on their fourth, fifth and even sixth-string goalies for potentially the remainder of the season with Linus Ullmark listed week to week with a lower-body injury. Interim coach Don Granato provided the update on Ullmark on Friday, saying the timetable for his return is “touchy” because
Patrick Marleau grew up chasing cattle on a farm in Aneroid, Sask., where wheat fields dance on the wind-swept prairie. Every winter, he skated in unforgiving temperatures that made his fingers and toes go numb. His family clocked countless knuckle-gripping kilometres on slick back roads driving the boy to play hockey in nearby towns. All
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Growing up on a farm as a hockey-loving kid in Saskatchewan, the knowledge that players like Gordie Howe had made the journey from that remote province to the NHL gave Patrick Marleau belief that he could one day follow that same path. Marleau has done far more than just make it
Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday. Kyle Connor added two goals, including one into an empty net, to go along with an assist, while Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists for Winnipeg (27-14-3). Neal Pionk chipped in