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An 11-year-old Winnipeg boy battling cancer recently fulfilled his dream of meeting his hero, NHL player Sidney Crosby, and gave the superstar a beaded medallion to match his own. “Just to see my son’s hockey idol wearing a medallion that matches my son’s medallion that I beaded, it’s something to be very proud of,” said Rachel Green, Dian Green’s
St. Louis Blues (23-19-6, fourth in the West Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (31-14-4, third in the West Division) St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wild -143, Blues +118 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host St. Louis after Ryan O’Reilly scored two goals in the Blues’ 5-4 overtime win against the Wild.
Elias Lindholm scored twice and Dillon Dube added an insurance goal in the third period as the Calgary Flames defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Thursday night at Rogers Place. The victory moved Calgary (22-24-3) four points behind the idle Montreal Canadiens in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North
WINNIPEG – David Gustafsson scored at 3:15 of overtime as the Manitoba Moose edged the Stockton Heat 2-1 on Thursday in American Hockey League play. Mikhail Berdin made 20 saves while Bobby Lynch had a second-period goal for the Moose (15-11-3). Eetu Tuulola forced extra time with a short-handed goal midway through the third for
Jaromir Jagr was celebrating on the ice again Thursday. The 49-year-old right winger had an assist to help his hometown club Kladno Knights return to the top Czech league by beating Jihlava 5-2 to clinch their playoff series 4-3. WATCH | Believe it or not, Jaromir Jagr is still playing pro hockey At 48 years old,
San Jose Sharks (20-24-5, sixth in the West Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (31-12-4, second in the West Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -250, Sharks +202 BOTTOM LINE: San Jose travels to Colorado looking to break its four-game road slide. The Avalanche are 31-12-4 against the rest of their division. Colorado
A pair of power-play goals powered the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Tyson Barrie and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a goal and an assist for Edmonton (29-26-2), and Leon Draisaitl burried an empty-net strike with nine seconds on the clock. Connor McDavid helped out on all three goals.
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Brady Tkachuk had a Gordie Howe hat trick as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 Wednesday night. The abrasive Senators forward dropped the gloves with Zack MacEwen eight minutes into the game after the Canucks forward objected to Tkachuk flattening Brandon Sutter behind the goal. The 21-year-old Tkachuk added an assist on Josh
Philadelphia Flyers (22-20-7, sixth in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (15-27-7, seventh in the East Division) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +108, Flyers -131 BOTTOM LINE: East Division foes New Jersey and Philadelphia face off. The Devils are 15-27-7 against East Division teams. New Jersey has given
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play eight seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 61. Czech league team Orli Znojmo, where Frycer had been head coach since 2018, said on its website Tuesday that Frycer died after an unspecified brief illness. Frycer had overcome health problems in the past. He chronicled his
The NHL is preparing contingency plans if virus restrictions in Canada prevent travel between provinces or back and forth to the U.S. during the playoffs. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday called the situation “wildly unpredictable.” The NHL put off the thorny issue of cross-border travel before the season began by having all seven Canadian
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. Connor McDavid is having a season for the ages The Oilers superstar all but ended the races for hockey’s two biggest individual awards last night when he scored a
Anaheim Ducks (14-28-7, eighth in the West Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (18-22-6, seventh in the West Division) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -154, Ducks +126 BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim aims to break its five-game losing streak with a win against Los Angeles. The Kings are 18-22-6 in division play. Los
Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in North Division. Leon Draisaitl, with a goal and an assist, Alex Chiasson and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton (28-16-2), which has
Turner Sports is the surprise winner of the National Hockey League’s second television package. The two sides have agreed on a seven-year contract that includes three Stanley Cup Finals, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the contract had not been finalized. Turner
A career year by Winnipeg Jets’ speedy forward Nikolaj Ehlers is over, at least for the remainder of the NHL’s regular season. Head coach Paul Maurice broke the news to reporters on Monday after Ehlers’ absence on the ice for the team’s morning practice became the first question at the post-skate scrum. “We’re confident and