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TAMPA, Fla. – Calle Jarnkrok had a short-handed goal and three assists, helping the Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Monday. Pekke Rinne stopped 38 shots and picked up his 14th career assist in Nashville’s first victory against Tampa Bay in six meetings on the season. Mattias Ekholm had a goal and

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Ben Chiarot could be out for the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery on his fractured hand. The team says he had surgery to repair the injury at Montreal General Hospital on Monday, and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. The 29-year-old from Hamilton was hurt last Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks (13-16-2, sixth in the North Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (10-20-1, seventh in the North Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit Ottawa after Drake Batherson scored two goals in the Senators’ 4-3 victory over the Maple Leafs. The Senators have gone 10-20-1 against division opponents. Ottawa averages

Drake Batherson scored two goals in 53 seconds in a 4-3 Ottawa Senators victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sunday evening. Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel also scored for Ottawa (10-20-1). Joey Daccord made 33 saves on 36 shots to earn his first National Hockey League victory.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala scored in a three-goal third period and the surging Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Sunday. Victor Rask and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota, now within two points of Vegas atop the West Division. Minnesota, 11-2-1 in its past 14 games, has

Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat admits that his goal Saturday night wasn’t exactly a thing of beauty. “Probably one of [the ugliest I’ve scored] but I guess they don’t ask how,” he said. “It was a good collective effort to get that puck in the net.” The aesthetics didn’t particularly matter — the second-period power-play marker

Edmonton Oilers (18-12-0, third in the North Division) vs. Calgary Flames (13-12-3, fifth in the North Division) Calgary, Alberta; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit Calgary after Sean Monahan scored two goals in the Flames’ 3-1 victory against the Canadiens. The Flames are 13-12-3 against the rest of their division. Calgary

Editor’s note: This story is being resurfaced for our Sunday Read series and was originally published in 2017 as part of a series of stories remembering some of Canada’s top sports heroes and moments as the country marked its 150th birthday. Find all of CBC Sports’ Canada 150 stories here. Maurice Richard said many times that, in order to understand

BOSTON – Chris Kreider scored his team-leading 14th goal, Artemi Panarin had an assist in his first game back since leaving the team, and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-0 Saturday to halt a three-game losing streak. Panarin left Feb. 22 after a Russian tabloid printed allegations from a former coach that

Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury that is not yet considered season-ending. Head coach Ralph Krueger on Saturday was unable to provide a fixed timetable except to say Eichel is “out for the foreseeable future.” Krueger added: “An injury of this nature needs more assessment and more time.” The

San Jose Sharks (10-11-3, seventh in the West Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (8-14-6, eighth in the West Division) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks host San Jose after the Sharks shut out Anaheim 6-0. Devan Dubnyk earned the victory in the net for San Jose after recording 34 saves. The

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists while Leon Draisaitl and Tyler Ennis both added a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night. Edmonton (18-11-0) swept a three-game series with Ottawa and improved to 7-0 this season against the Senators. Tyson Barrie, Darnell Nurse and

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs came into the NHL’s pandemic-shortened campaign desperately looking to change the narrative. On the heels of another post-season disappointment — this time inside the NHL’s summer bubble — the team’s roster bursting with offensive talent was under intense pressure in hockey’s biggest market to demonstrate it had learned

Josh Leivo scored twice for the Calgary Flames in a 2-1 win Thursday over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Darryl Sutter coached the Flames to victory in his first game behind Calgary’s bench after Geoff Ward was fired a week earlier. Montreal’s record since Dominique Ducharme replaced Claude Julien on Feb. 24 is 3-2-3. Derek Ryan

Pittsburgh Penguins (16-9-1, third in the East Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (6-15-4, eighth in the East Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo aims to stop its nine-game skid with a victory over Pittsburgh. The Sabres are 6-15-4 against the rest of their division. Buffalo averages only 2.5 penalties per game,

Playing professional hockey in Switzerland is no holiday for Daniel Winnik. That’s why Winnik, who plays for Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League, has signed a petition asking that Canadian professional hockey players returning home from overseas be placed on the COVID-19 essential travelers list and be exempt from a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine.

Gary Bettman had just returned home when he got a call telling him to turn on his TV. The NBA had a player test positive for COVID-19 minutes before the start of a game — inside an arena packed with fans — that would ultimately force the league’s postponement. It was March 11, 2020, and

Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist Wednesday, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a decisive 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Corey Perry, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry and Phillip Danault also scored for the Habs (13-6-7), and Tyler Toffoli tallied two assists. Brock Boeser had the lone goal for Vancouver (12-16-2), sending a rocket