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The Toronto Six have clinched the first seed in their group at the National Women’s Hockey League Isobel Cup playoffs. The Six obtained top seed following a 6-0 victory over the Connecticut Whale in round-robin play at the Herb Brooks Arena. Toronto Six forward Mackenzie MacNeil scored a pair of goals in the victory. Sarah-Eve

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Michael McLeod and Miles Wood each scored two goals to lead the New Jersey Devils over the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday. Wood assisted on McLeod’s go-ahead goal midway through the third period. Andreas Johnsson also scored for New Jersey. The Devils bounced back from a shootout loss Saturday to finish the

Brendan Gallagher misses the restaurants, the laughs, the camaraderie and the bonding. He isn’t alone. NHL road trips, especially early in the season, are usually chances to get to know new teammates and reconnect with familiar faces. After a summer that saw 24 clubs sequestered in tightly-controlled bubbles to keep COVID-19 at bay following months

New York Islanders (3-4-1, seventh in the East Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6-2-1, second in the East Division) Philadelphia; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York hits the road against Philadelphia looking to break its five-game road skid. Philadelphia finished 16-4-4 in division action and 25-6-4 at home during the 2019-20 season. The Flyers

Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the night 42 seconds into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday. McDavid, who also had an assist, redirected a pass from Leon Draisaitl off the rush for his seventh goal of the season. Dominik Kahun and Josh Archibald also scored for

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks cancelled practice Saturday out of concern about potential exposure to COVID-19. The NHL also announced that Blackhawks forward Ryan Carpenter and defenceman Nicolas Beaudin had been added to the league’s COVID-19 protocol list, joining teammates Alex DeBrincat, Adam Boqvist and Lucas Wallmark. The NHL’s unavailability list covers multiple factors such

Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist Thursday, helping the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. It was the third time in four nights that the Canucks (5-5-0) beat the Sens (1-6-1), completing a sweep of the three-game series. Elias Pettersson scored and had an assist for Vancouver, while Tanner

Columbus Blue Jackets (4-2-3, first in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2-4-3, sixth in the Central Division) Chicago; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago aims to break its three-game losing streak when the Blackhawks take on Columbus. Chicago finished 7-12-3 in division play and 16-14-4 at home during the 2019-20 season. Goalies for

The NHL has postponed Vegas’ two games next week against the San Jose Sharks over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo and three coaches are in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and unavailable. Vegas also had a game against St. Louis that had been scheduled for Thursday postponed. The games against the

BOSTON – Brad Marchand saw enough of Zdeno Chara as his teammate to know how to approach the future Hall of Famer as an opponent. “You don’t want to poke the bear,“ Marchand said. Even though he’s no longer a Bruin. A 6-foot-9 behemoth who seemed larger than life on the ice and in the

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 all-Canadian division is as fun as advertised Everyone knew before the NHL season started that the best thing about it would be the North Division. You can’t go

Calgary Flames (2-3-1, sixth in the North Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (5-0-2, second in the North Division) Montreal; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montreal comes into a matchup against Calgary as winners of three straight games. Montreal went 9-13-2 in division play and 14-17-6 at home a season ago. The Canadiens scored 33 power

Auston Matthews scored the winner on a third-period power play Thursday as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Jason Spezza, with a goal and an assist, William Nylander and Wayne Simmonds also scored for Toronto (7-2-0), which has won four straight and six of its last seven. The Leafs improved to an

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby is used to change. More than 15 years in the NHL has taught the Pittsburgh Penguins longtime captain that it’s simply part of the business. Not all change, however, is created equal. Having a teammate traded, sign with another club or incur a long-term injury is one thing. Having the architect

The Western Hockey League has received government approval to play a rejigged season in Alberta. The league announced Thursday that its five clubs based in the province — the Red Deer Rebels, Edmonton Oil Kings, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Calgary Hitmen — will form a Central Division and play the entire 24-game season

NASHVILLE – Matt Duchene scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Nick Cousins had the regulation goal for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 29 saves. Ryan Carpenter had the Chicago goal. The Blackhawks have dropped two in a row, but have

Megan Quinn scored the go-ahead goal at 19:07 of the second period, and the Toronto Six downed the Buffalo Beauts 4-2 on short notice Wednesday in National Women’s Hockey League action. Elaine Chuli made 23 saves for the expansion Six (2-1-1), who returned to the ice earlier than expected after their 2-1 win over the

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Jack Kopacka and a 2022 seventh-round draft pick from San Jose in exchange for defenceman Christian Jaros. Kopacka was acquired by the Sharks from the Anahaim Ducks earlier Wednesday in exchange for defenceman Trevor Carrick. The native of Lapeer, Mich., had 15 points (seven goals, eight assists)