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When retired NHL agitator Sean Avery reached out to his 136,000 Instagram followers Sunday night and all-but-threatened to put an Ancaster dentist out of business for making an online racial slur, the predictable response arrived. By Monday morning, social media had erupted with many people labelling the dentist a racist, calls to his office offering

DALLAS—Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne withstood a flurry of shots when the Dallas Stars had an extended power play in the second period, including a 5-on-3 advantage. Then came his incredible save with the game tied midway through the third before the Predators got the game-winner. Nashville Predators’ Dan Hamhuis, Dante Fabbro (57), Mikael Granlund (64)

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in the first period and set up newly signed rookie Cale Makar’s first NHL goal in his debut as the Colorado Avalanche routed the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Matt Nieto added a short-handed goal, and Mikko Rantanen and Erik

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final and takes over a Flyers team that missed the playoffs for the second time in three

Sports·Video The Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin drops the gloves with the Carolina Hurricanes’ rookie in Game 3 of their first round matchup. Social Sharing Posted: Apr 15, 2019 8:38 PM ET | Last Updated: April 16 The Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin drops the gloves with the Carolina Hurricanes’ rookie in Game 3 of

COLUMBUS, OHIO—The Blue Jackets extended their stunning post-season mastery of the Tampa Bay Lightning, beating the NHL’s best team 3-1 on Sunday night and moving to within a game of sweeping the playoff series. Matt Duchene, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky fended off a desperate third-period charge to finish with 30

After losing in the Stanley Cup Final last June, the Vegas Golden Knights looked to bolster their forward depth by trading for Max Pacioretty and signing Paul Stastny before the season. At the trade deadline, they dealt for Mark Stone. Those moves that formed one of the most productive lines in hockey paid dividends Sunday

ESPOO, FINLAND—Alex Rigsby stopped four of five shots in a shootout and the United States beat Finland 2-1 on Sunday night for its fifth consecutive gold medal at the women’s world championship. The U.S. won after a questionable goaltender interference review wiped out what would have been a historic overtime goal for the Finns. Finland

Nazem Kadri was actually doing a decent job of keeping his cool. There was the on-ice wrestling match that ended with the Toronto Maple Leafs centre getting punched in the face by Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk. Kadri was then felled by a knee-on-knee hit — again from DeBrusk — that resulted in him limping

CALGARY—Nathan MacKinnon showed why he’s one of the NHL’s best players on Saturday. A force all night, MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche tied their first-round series with the Calgary Flames at a game apiece with a 3-2 win. After Philipp Grubauer stopped Michael Frolik at one end, the puck went up

Nathan MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche tied their first-round series with the Calgary Flames at a game apiece with a 3-2 win on Saturday night. After Philipp Grubauer stopped Michael Frolik at one end, the puck went up ice where a pass from Mikko Rantanen sprung MacKinnon down the left wing

A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes’ warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead rodent was removed, Game 2 between the Hurricanes and Washington Capitals included a questionable ejection for a check to the head, a shot

WASHINGTON—A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes’ warm-up game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead rodent was removed, Game 2 between the Hurricanes and Washington Capitals included a questionable ejection for a check to the head, a shot

SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The Shark Tank was rocking after San Jose erased a three-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the first period and appeared to score again in the opening minute of the second. Then, the referee waved it off for goalie interference and gave Vegas a power play that changed the momentum of the

Mark Stone scored the tie-breaking goal on a power play created by a penalty that negated an apparent San Jose goal and the Vegas Golden Knights responded after blowing a three-goal lead in the first period to beat the Sharks 5-3 on Friday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. The teams

Veteran goalie Mike Smith entered Game 1 of the NHL playoffs with the Calgary Flames’ fan base wondering if he was the right man to be their team’s No. 1 goalie. He is 37 and hadn’t played a playoff game in seven seasons. His save percentage this season was .898, well below the NHL average.

Frederik Andersen settled the puck behind his net, patiently faked out the hard-charging Brad Marchand and zipped a pass beyond Patrice Bergeron to clear the defensive zone. It was a subtle sequence in the third period of the Maple Leafs’ convincing 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

CALGARY – Rookie left-winger Andrew Mangiapane scored the eventual winner and Mike Smith made 26 stops as the Calgary Flames shut out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday night to win Game 1 of their first-round series. It took until 14:25 of the second period for the game’s first goal, but it was worth the