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Team Canada’s Danielle Serdachny will begin her first women’s world hockey championship in Brampton on Wednesday, but she isn’t nervous. In fact, the rookie winger sounds confident having already scored some important goals in the Rivalry Series against the United States and earned a nomination for the top individual award in NCAA women’s hockey —

The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t wear themed warmup jerseys for the team’s annual Pride night celebration Tuesday. The organization has held Pride nights in support of the LGBTQ community since 2017 but has never sported special warmup jerseys. The Leafs say rainbow stick tape will be available to players during the pre-game skate, and the

Vegas Golden Knights (48-22-7, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (38-29-8, fifth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -129, Predators +108; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Nashville Predators after Pavel Dorofeyev’s two-goal game against the Minnesota Wild

The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere has been dismissed from the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team after a video showed him and another athlete at the school pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst posted Monday night on Twitter that Carson Briere “has been removed” from the team. The school

CALGARY – The Hockey Canada Foundation has brought on three new members to its board of directors. Women’s hockey great and Hall of Famer Angela James, Steven Albiani and Brad Morris were appointed, the organization announced Monday. James led Canada to four world championship titles (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997). She was inducted into the Hockey

The Vancouver Canucks have known for months that the math was against them. Being eliminated from playoff contention Sunday still stung. “We pretty much knew a couple of games ago, it was unrealistic to make it,” star centre Elias Pettersson said after the Canucks dropped a 4-1 decision to the L.A. Kings. “But we still

Edmonton Oilers (45-23-9, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (45-22-10, second in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers after Alex Iafallo scored two goals in the Kings’ 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Los Angeles is 45-22-10 overall with

Michael Stone scored the winner for the Calgary Flames with just under three minutes left to play in a 5-4 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The defenceman, playing his first game for the Flames since Feb. 18 because of a lower-body injury, let loose a slap shot from the point that beat

Ottawa Senators (37-34-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (23-44-8, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Senators -176, Blue Jackets +150; over/under is 7 BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets look to stop a four-game slide when they take on the Ottawa Senators.

Toronto’s Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves to blank the Senators 3-0 Saturday night in Ottawa. Michael Bunting, William Nylander and Radim Zohorna each scored for the Maple Leafs (44-20-10). Mads Sogaard, who started the game in net, allowed three goals on 16 shots. Cam Talbot stopped four shots in the final 20 minutes. Talbot started the

Boston Bruins (59-12-5, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (35-35-6, sixth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -216, Blues +178; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the St. Louis Blues after David Pastrnak’s hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins in

The Edmonton Oilers appear to be on cruise control heading into the playoffs while collecting new milestones on a nightly basis. Leon Draisaitl recorded a hat trick to get to 50 goals on the season and Jack Campbell made 36 saves to record his first shutout as an Oiler as Edmonton won its fourth game

NEW YORK – Edmonton Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and Arizona Coyotes right-winger Clayton Keller are the NHL’s three stars of the month for March. McDavid is the first star for the second month in row, and third time this season. He led the league with 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) in

It was a comeback the Calgary Flames needed. After going down 2-0 to the Vancouver Canucks early in the second period Friday, the visiting Flames rallied, forced overtime and collected a crucial 5-4 victory. The result marked the first time all season that Calgary (35-26-15) has won after trailing to start the third period. “I

Dallas Stars (40-20-14, second in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (44-24-6, third in the Central Division) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -141, Stars +120; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars hit the road against the Colorado Avalanche looking to extend a three-game road winning streak. Colorado has

Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmeko is the latest NHL player to become embroiled in the league’s Pride jersey controversy. The Russian winger skipped warmups ahead of the Canucks’ annual Pride game against the Calgary Flames on Friday. His teammates took to the ice wearing a themed jersey celebrating the LGBTQ community. Coach Rick Tocchet said earlier

VANCOUVER – At least one Canucks player won’t be wearing a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver holds its annual Pride night on Friday. Coach Rick Tocchet said that, after discussions with his family, Russian winger Andrei Kuzmenko has opted not to don the special uniform ahead of the home game against the Calgary Flames. “I’m

The Ottawa Senators will continue to have to battle the odds as they have all season. Alex DeBrincat scored the game-winning goal 1:36 into overtime to halt Philadelphia’s comeback effort and the Ottawa Senators took a 5-4 victory over the Flyers Thursday night. Although the win kept the Senators’ slim hopes of securing the final