Patrick Kane had two goals and two assists on Tuesday night as the Chicago Blackhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead then persevered a furious late Calgary rally for a 5-3 victory over the Flames. After helping set up goals by Olli Maatta at 4:14 and Alex Debrincat at 5:35, Kane made it 3-0 at
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DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—Canada has won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the past five years. The national men’s hockey team defeated Trinec Ocelari of the Czech Republic 4-0 in the final of the annual Christmas tournament today. The Canadians went 4-0 at this year’s tournament. Canada lost last year’s final in a shootout against
Canada has won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the past five years. The Canadian team, comprised mostly of European-based pros, including many ex-NHLers, beat Trinec Ocelari of the Czech Republic 4-0 in the final of the annual Christmas tournament on Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland. It was the 16th overall Spengler Cup title
Evgeni Malkin had two goals, Jake Guentzel was injured right after scoring his 20th of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Monday night. Malkin stretched his points streak to six games and has seven goals and 24 points in his past 13 contests. Guentzel had a three-point night but left
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—Canada is off to the Spengler Cup final for the fifth year in a row. The national men’s hockey team defeated TPS Turku of Finland 6-0 in semifinal action at the annual Christmas tournament on Monday. Kevin Clark, with two, Paul Postma, Chris DiDomenico, Eric Faille and Kris Versteeg scored for Canada (3-0). The
Joel Hofer won his first-ever international start at any level, and Canada beat Germany 4-1 at the world junior hockey championship on Monday. Nolan Foote, Liam Foudy and Ty Dellandrea each had a goal and an assist, while Calen Addison also scored for the Canadians, who were coming off an embarrassing 6-0 loss to Russia
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Arthur Kaliyev scored twice to lift the United States to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Russia at the world junior hockey championship on Sunday. Kaliyev struck first with 3:19 left in the middle period with a one-timed shot from the right circle on a power play in the Group B encounter, and Nicholas
It is Nov. 10, 1990 and Eddie Olczyk’s wife is well into labour at a Scarborough hospital. The nurse keeps popping in and out — not to check on Diana, but to tell Olczyk that the Maple Leafs want to speak with him. Toronto is hosting Chicago that evening. Olczyk has already assured the club
During a brief, expletive-filled post-match press conference, Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella tore into NHL referees and officials after his team fell 3-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout. Tortorella’s grievance began shortly after the Blackhawks were called for too many men on the ice in overtime. The Columbus coach believes that the whistle
WASHINGTON—Alex Ovechkin plans to skip NHL all-star weekend for the second consecutive year to get rested and ready for the second half of the regular season and playoffs. The Washington Capitals star was voted in as Metropolitan Division captain by fans in each of the past two seasons. “I have to listen to my body,”
Elias Pettersson scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season and Jacob Markstrom made 49 saves as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday night at Rogers Arena. Jake Virtanen also scored his 11th of the year and Tyler Motte had his second for Vancouver (20-15-4). Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Canada was embarrassed 6-0 by Russia and also lost star winger Alexis Lafrenière to an apparent knee injury on a disastrous day for one of the tournament favourites at the world junior hockey championship Saturday. The projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, Lafrenière was hurt early in the second period
Alex Killorn scored twice, Victor Hedman had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 Saturday night. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist to reach 800 career points, and Mitchell Stephens scored for the first time in his career as Tampa Bay leapfrogged Montreal for fourth place in
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Ilya Mikheyev will miss at least three months following surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during Friday night’s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey. The 25-year-old forward is expected to make a full recovery. “A more accurate timeline for his return will be provided
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Canada and the United States usually save their fireworks for later. Huge goals, big saves, moments of both triumph and heartbreak have peppered the intense rivalry at the world junior hockey championship through the years. With the flick of his stick and a sweet move in tight, Alexis Lafreniere wrote his own chapter
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Kevin Bahl thought he knew Alexis Lafrenière. And in many ways, he did. Touted as the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft for some time, Lafrenière had a ridiculous 70 points in 32 games this season with the Rimouski Océanic — Sidney Crosby’s old junior team — before joining up
David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime as the St. Louis Blues won their seventh straight game with a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Perron took advantage of a giveaway by Winnipeg forward Mark Scheifele and went in alone to beat Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a deke for his 16th goal of
CHICAGO—A season that hasn’t gone as hoped took another unfortunate turn when the Blackhawks announced defencemen Brent Seabrook and Calvin de Haan will each have surgery Friday and miss the rest of the season. De Haan’s situation wasn’t unexpected. He injured his right shoulder Dec. 10, and the Hawks had said he was getting more