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Darnell Nurse scored 17 seconds into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday in the ninth and final regular-season meeting between the teams. After Oilers goalie Mike Smith stopped Auston Matthews on a 2-on-1 break right off the faceoff of the extra period, the Oilers broke the other way,

Carolina Hurricanes (23-7-3, second in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (16-15-5, fifth in the Central Division) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Carolina will try to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Chicago. The Blackhawks are 16-15-5 against opponents from the Central Division. Chicago is 15th in the league with

Eric Staal says he got goosebumps as he drove toward the Canadian border to start the next chapter of his NHL career. With the foundering Buffalo Sabres safely in his rear-view mirror, Staal says he’s looking forward to starting fresh with the storied Montreal Canadiens once his week-long quarantine is up. “Hey, I’m at the

DALLAS – Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice in the first period and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Sunday night after losing standout defenceman Aaron Ekblad to a serious leg injury. Ekblad was taken off on a stretcher midway through the second period after getting tangled up in the corner with Stars defenceman Esa

Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a left leg injury midway through the second period against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. An aircast was applied to Ekblad’s left leg. Minutes earlier, Ekblad got caught up with Stars defenceman Esa Lindell in the corner following a hit from

New York Islanders (22-9-4, second in the East Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (22-11-2, third in the East Division) Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh into a matchup against New York. He ranks eighth in the NHL with 39 points, scoring 14 goals and recording 25 assists. The Penguins are 22-11-2

Auston Matthews has seen shots clank off the post and others seemingly destined for the back of the net plucked out of mid-air time and again in recent weeks. So, the NHL’s leading goal scorer can be excused for feeling he was owed a bounce. Matthews scored on a double deflection 54 seconds into overtime

CHICAGO – Mikael Grunland, Rocco Grimaldi and Ryan Johansen scored, and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive win. Luke Kunin had two assists as Nashville (17-17-1) moved ahead of Columbus into fifth in the Central Division, two points behind the Blackhawks in the race for the

Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday night. It was a NWHL championship the Pride, regular-season champions, had hoped to win a year earlier, before the COVID-19 pandemic

Anaheim Ducks (10-19-6, eighth in the West Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (16-13-5, fourth in the West Division) St. Louis; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis takes on Anaheim looking to stop its six-game home slide. The Blues are 16-13-5 against division opponents. St. Louis has given up 28 power-play goals, killing 74.3%

At least five of Canada’s NHL teams have talked with their provincial government about fans returning to their buildings before the current season ends, but one infectious disease expert thinks it makes more sense to wait until the fall. The Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets all say they have

OTTAWA – Vitaly Abramov set up the tying goal, then scored the winner at 17:20 of the third period as the Belleville Senators edged the Stockton Heat 2-1 on Friday in American Hockey League play. Logan Shaw scored at 10:20 of the third to make it 1-1, with the Senators (5-9-0) getting both goals by

The Boston Pride advanced to the NWHL’s Isobel Cup final with a 6-2 semifinal win Friday over the expansion Toronto Six. Boston faces the winner of Friday’s later semifinal between the Minnesota Whitecaps and Connecticut Whale in Saturday’s championship game at Warrior Ice Arena. Tereza Vanisova, Jillian Dempsey, Mary Parker and McKenna Brand each had

REGINA – Ridly Greig broke a tie with a short-handed goal early in the third period, and the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Winnipeg Ice 4-3 on Thursday in Western Hockey League play. Nate Danielson, Rylan Roersma and Jake Chiasson also scored for the Wheat Kings (5-2-1). Conor Geekie, Peyton Krebs and Owen Pederson had

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams is getting an up-close look at the mess he has on his hands. Adams stepped in as head coach Thursday night against Pittsburgh after interim coach Don Granato and assistant Matt Ellis were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the latest strange turn for the league’s worst team. “For

HALIFAX – Elliot Desnoyers scored three times to reach the 20-goal mark, and the Halifax Mooseheads downed the Cape Breton Eagles 6-1 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Zachary L’Heureux scored once and set up two more while Jordan Dumais tacked on three assists for the Mooseheads (13-15-7), who also got goals

Justin Holl scored at 4:42 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night. Jason Spezza and Ilya Mikheyev had the other goals for Toronto (21-10-2), which got 29 saves from Jack Campbell. Alex Formenton and Connor Brown replied for Ottawa (12-20-4). Anton Forsberg, in his first appearance with

Winnipeg Jets (20-11-2, second in the North Division) vs. Calgary Flames (15-16-3, sixth in the North Division) Calgary, Alberta; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Mark Scheifele and Winnipeg take on Calgary. He currently ranks fifth in the in the NHL with 39 points, scoring 13 goals and recording 26 assists. The Flames are 15-16-3