ARÉNA IAMGOLD, ROUYN-NORANDA — Olivier Boutin had a goal and an assist leading the Gatineau Olympiques to a 3-2 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in QMJHL action. After a scoreless first period, the score was tied 2-2 at the end of the second period. Boutin and Evan MacKinnon scored for Gatineau while Mathieu Gagnon and
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The San Jose Sharks showed the value of persistent play on Thursday. Timo Meier had two goals and an assist as the Sharks battled back for a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Meier said it was a case of the Sharks being willing to pay the price. “I thought that’s where most of our
CENTRE RÉGIONAL K.C. IRVING, ACADIE-BATHURST — Mikhail Abramov had a goal and an assist leading the Victoriaville Tigres to a 3-0 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in QMJHL action. Tristan Bérubé made 30 saves for Acadie-Bathurst. The Tigres led 2-0 at the end of the first period after goals from Brooklyn Kalmikov and Vincent Sévigny.
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team “dodged a big bullet” with defenceman Mark Giordano, who will be out week-to-week with right hamstring injury. The Flames captain suffered the injury late in the second period of Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks. Giordano crumpled to the ice after contorting his body
Kyle Dubas hopes acquiring Jack Campbell works out better the second time around. The Maple Leafs’ general manager swung a trade with the Los Angeles Kings for the netminder late Wednesday as he looks to steady Toronto’s shaky backup position with No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen still recovering from a neck injury. The Leafs also
CENTRE HENRY-LEONARD, BAIE-COMEAU — Keenan MacIsaac scored the game-winner in leading the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 3-2 overtime victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Charles-Antoine Giguère added a goal and an assist for the Drakkar. After a scoreless first period, the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Trevor Moore and draft picks. The trade was announced following Toronto’s 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers Wednesday night. L.A. receives Toronto’s third-round pick in 2020, which was previously acquired from Ottawa on
Alex Ovechkin was having a quiet night. Through two periods of action Tuesday, he’d registered a solitary shot attempt that sailed wide, two hits and one giveaway. That was it. Then, as he’s done so many times, the sniper for the Washington Capitals exploded in jaw-dropping fashion. Ovechkin’s first goal tied the game against the
Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan practised with the team Wednesday for the first time since entering the NHL/National Hockey League Players’ Association assistance program in November. Head coach D.J. Smith said there’s no timetable for Ryan to return to the lineup as he gets back into game shape. The NHL and the NHLPA announced Nov.
CENTRE AIR CREEBEC, VAL-D’OR — Kieran Craig had a goal and 3 assists leading the Gatineau Olympiques to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Val-d’Or Foreurs in QMJHL action. Thomas Pelletier scored a goal and two assists and Nicolas Ouellet scored two goals and added an assist for the Foreurs. The Olympiques led 3-1 at
Sharks veteran Joe Thornton reached an NHL milestone in San Jose’s 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Thornton assisted on a pair of goals to attain a career 1,500 points in the NHL. “I’ve played with a lot of really good teams and really good players,” said the 40-year-old forward from London, Ont.
It’s still unclear when exactly Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen got hurt. What’s certain, however, is that Toronto will be minus its most important player for at least one game because of a neck injury. And if his absence drags on and the Leafs’ internal options aren’t able to carry the crease load, general manager
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Sabres captain Jack Eichel is doing everything within his power to prevent his team from falling into an all-too-familiar late-season rut. The fifth-year player is enjoying a breakout season with a career-best 31 goals — seven of them game-winners — as he displays on-ice consistency. And then there are continuing signs that the 23-year-old
Mike Hoffman scored the winner and added an assist after lost Toronto lost starting goalie Frederik Andersen to injury as the Florida Panthers battled back from a 3-1 third-period deficit to defeat the Maple Leafs 5-3 on Monday night. Mark Pysyk, with his first career hat trick, and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for Florida (29-17-5),
OTTAWA—Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree was in Ottawa on Monday as part of the NHL’s Black History Month Tour, which features a mobile curated museum displaying the history of Black players in the NHL.
The first thing Jason Spezza did when he got home after the Maple Leafs’ game on Saturday night was tune in to Edmonton vs. Calgary. Ditto Zach Hyman. Ditto Michael Hutchinson. Ditto other players, such as Florida’s Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau. They aren’t just hockey players, they’re hockey fans, and they liked what they
Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree was in Ottawa on Monday as part of the NHL’s Black History Month Tour, which features a mobile curated museum displaying the history of black hockey players in the
CALGARY—Tempers flared — and the goalies fought — in the latest instalment of the Battle of Alberta, an 8-3 win by the Edmonton Oilers over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. “When we start better, we start on time,” said Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, who chipped in four assists. He also commented on a controversial