The Nashville Predators say forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss four to six weeks after hurting his lower body when cross-checked during the first period of Saturday night’s 4-2 win over St. Louis. The Predators provided the update on Arvidsson’s injury Sunday. Arvidsson was cross-checked by Robert Bortuzzo at 6:08 of the first period with the
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Don Cherry says Sportsnet “made it impossible” for him to address a controversy that eventually led to his firing last week. In his first “Grapevine” podcast, Cherry says he wasn’t willing to accept Sportsnet’s conditions to have him return following his “Coach’s Corner” segment on “Hockey Night in Canada” on Nov. 9. Cherry says “two
Jennifer Belak Liang remembers her car phone ringing as she was picking up her daughters Alex and Andie from school one day in August 2011. It was the agent for her husband, hockey player Wade Belak. On speaker phone, the agent asked her if she had spoken to her husband that day. She hadn’t. It was
ARLINGTON, VA.—Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more punishment from the NHL. Hathaway was given a match penalty for spitting on Anaheim Ducks defenceman Erik Gudbranson in a brawl during the Capitals’ 5-2 victory Monday. That carries with it an automatic suspension
Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday to stop a six-game slide. Calgary’s Elias Lindholm tied it 2-2 when he scored with 1:23 left in regulation. Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Flames, who were shut out in their previous three road
Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Friday night. Logan Brown, Tyler Ennis and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Senators (11-11-1), who are riding their first three-game win streak of the season. Anders Nilsson, who made 30 saves, has won his last
CALGARY—Hockey Canada named its management and coaching staff for the 2019 Spengler Cup, with Sean Burke returning as general manager and Craig MacTavish taking over as head coach. Burke’s management team will include Shane Doan and Misha Donskov. MacTavish will be joined by assistant coach Paul Coffey. Burke will return for a fourth Spengler Cup
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The first rule about having superstitions is to not to refer to them as being superstitions. They’re called routines, in case you were curious. “Superstition has this stigma about it,” San Jose Sharks winger Evander Kane said. “Superstitions are fine. Everybody has them, whether they admit it or not.” The Sharks had won
Tyson Barrie, Pierre Engvall and Auston Matthews scored goals and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 in their first game under coach Sheldon Keefe Thursday night to end a six-game losing streak. It was the first game as an NHL coach for Keefe, who was promoted from the American Hockey League’s
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Connor McDavid dominated the way he usually does and got plenty of help from his Edmonton teammates. McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning
Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Jeff Carter added a goal and two assists for the the Kings, who have won five straight at home. Anze Kopitar and Michael Amadio also scored, Drew Doughty had three
New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills. There’s a lot for his new team to learn and not much time to do it. The 39-year-old Keefe is now in charge of the Maple Leafs after veteran coach Mike Babcock
The Professional Women’s Hockey Association’s Dream Gap Tour is returning to Toronto. Canadian national team forwards Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin and American stars Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hilary Knight are among the 120 players participating in a six-game showcase Jan. 11-12. The PWHPA features roughly 200 players, including the Canadian and American national
NEW YORK—Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent. The NHL announced Hathaway’s suspension Wednesday after a hearing with him. He will forfeit $24,194 in salary. Toward the end of a heated brawl between the Capitals and Ducks on Monday night, Hathaway responded to a rabbit punch from
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan will be away from the team while taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players’ Association assistance program. The NHL and NHLPA made the announcement Wednesday and said they would have no further comment. Ryan, 32, did not play for Ottawa in a win in Detroit on Tuesday. Postmedia reported he
Scoring is up. Comeback wins are up. Overtime is up. The average length of a game is down. And the number of coaches’ challenges are down. The NHL’s general managers patted themselves on the back Tuesday for rule changes implemented that they believe are making for a quicker, more exciting fan experience. “The feedback from
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. McDavid assisted on goals by Zack Kassian and James Neal
The NHL is renaming its award for the season’s top general manager to the Jim Gregory general manager of the year award. The name change was unanimously approved Tuesday by league GMs at their annual November meeting in Toronto. The trophy was first presented in 2009-10 as the NHL general manager of the year award.