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Josh Morrissey lifted the Winnipeg Jets to 5-4 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Morrissey’s game-ending goal helped the Jets to victory in their final pre-season game, after the Wild leveled the score 4-4 with 1:30 remaining in the third. Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck allowed three goal on 19 shots over two periods,

Adding dynamic puck-moving defenceman Cale Makar to the high-octane Colorado Avalanche last season was like tweaking the engine of an Indy race car. When something already moves that fast, it’s difficult to notice any difference. But Makar noticed the difference in how fast he had to move, especially when he was moving up ice with

The Toronto Maple Leafs put the finishing touches on their pre-season by firing on all cylinders. Now they hope they can carry that into October when the games count. “Pre-season feels like it’s a month [or] two months long,” Auston Matthews said. “It’s just nice to get it over with and start the real thing.” Matthews

Members of the Carolina Hurricanes organization go out of their way to not heap the heavy burden of high expectations on 19-year-old Andrei Svechnikov. No one uses numbers to predict what the teenage winger could do this season. But if Svechnikov nets 30 or more goals, no one within the organization could honestly say, “We

Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ pre-season finale against Buffalo in the first period Saturday after taking a shot off his skate. Hit by a shot from Sabres defenceman Marco Scandella, Crosby played on to 6:42 before leaving. Pittsburgh forward Bryan Rust left the game after he was hit in the hand in the third

The Colorado Avalanche signed restricted free-agent Mikko Rantanen to a six-year contract worth $55.5 million (all dollars U.S.) before Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Stars. Rantanen, one of the last RFAs to sign, will count $9.25 million against the salary cap. The 22-year-old Finn set career highs with 31 goals, 56 assists and 87

Counting overtime and shootout losses, the New York Rangers lost 50 games in 2018-19. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist calls it the “toughest season of my professional career.” For the second season in a row, Lundqvist lost more games than he won (18-23-10). This is a goalie who has recorded 30 or more wins 11 times.

Forward Nolan Patrick, who is dealing with a migraine disorder, will miss the start of the regular season for the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced Thursday. General manager Chuck Fletcher said Patrick, a 21-year-old who was the Flyers’ first-round pick in 2017, will be sidelined indefinitely and won’t make the team’s trip to Europe for

Whether they’re returning from injury, looking for a fresh start with a new team or simply seeking redemption, a number of NHL stars are out to prove their worth this season. Here’s a look at some of the players looking to bounce back in 2019-20: JAMES NEAL: The 32-year-old left-winger readily admits that things didn’t

At Detroit, Jeremy Bracco scored the only goal in a three-round shootout in Toronto’s victory over Detroit. After Detroit’s Evgeny Svechnikov opened the shootout with a miss, Bracco fired a snap shot Jonathan Bernier for the deciding goal. WATCH: Jeremy Bracco scores lone shootout goal Jeremy Bracco scored the lone shootout goal to vault the

The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed high-profile scorer Patrik Laine to a two-year, $13.5 million deal. That was announced Friday by Mark Chipman, chairman of True North Sports and Entertainment, which owns the NHL team. “Our deal reflects what we think is the best for us. Patrik has enormous potential,” Chipman told the crowd at a Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

WINNIPEG—Patrik Laine and his bullet shot aren’t going anywhere. The restricted free agent sniper and the Jets agreed to a two-year, US$13.5-million contract on Friday. The deal comes six days before the Jets’ season opener in New York against the Rangers. The average annual value of the deal stands at $6.75 million. The 21-year-old Laine

Tomas Jurco scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers came back in the third period to beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 Thursday night in NHL exhibition play. Ethan Bear also scored two goals for Edmonton (3-3-0), which trailed 3-2 after 40 minutes. Connor McDavid had the other. C.J. Suess, Tucker Poolman and Gabriel Bourque scored for

When the Tampa Bay Lightning woke up on Jan. 3 atop the NHL standings, the St. Louis Blues were dead last. Tampa had won 31 of its first 39 games, while St. Louis had won just 15 of its first 37. The Lightning staked themselves to 30-point lead on the Blues before the season’s halfway

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery on Thursday, the NHL club has confirmed. The Canadiens say the procedure took place at the Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM). “This procedure was necessary after a routine examination detected a cardiac issue,” the Canadiens said in a statement. “The operation was successful,

Anze Kopitar takes his craft seriously. Very seriously. And when it comes to faceoffs, it’s possible the Los Angeles Kings centre is even more meticulous. Kopitar works tirelessly on his technique, rigorously studies opponents’ tendencies and even scouts how individual linesmen drop the puck. The smallest detail on a draw can mean the difference between

Auston Matthews scored and Frederik Andersen made 26 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 in pre-season play Wednesday. Trevor Moore, with a goal and an assist, and John Tavares also scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner added two assists. Keith Kinkaid stopped 46 shots for Montreal. Toronto took the ice just

HALIFAX—National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year’s IIHF women’s world championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a “long overdue” opportunity to reclaim a hockey title Canada once took for granted. The team’s archrival, the United States, has won five consecutive gold medals — its last coming in a controversial