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Mark Kastelic spent the build-up to the game with family and friends. He signed a hockey stick for a kid during pregame warmups, something he rarely does. When the puck wasn’t in play, Kastelic found himself sneaking peeks into the crowd, even finding his mom in the corner. Kastelic’s first NHL game in his hometown

TORONTO – Ryan McDonagh was sitting in the same locker room where, eight months earlier, he celebrated another playoff series triumph — one that resigned the tortured team down the hall to another soul-searching spring. The veteran defenceman and his Tampa Bay Lightning came back from a 3-2 deficit in that first-round matchup against the

If you watch sports on TV, it’s impossible to miss them.  Gambling logos, ads and endorsements for sports betting are also online, on streaming services and on billboards.  The “tsunami” of advertising, as it’s been referred to, follows legislative change in Canada in 2021, when single event sports betting was legalized. Since then, provincial gambling

Nashville Predators (19-14-6, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (16-22-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -149, Canadiens +127; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens take on the Nashville Predators in a non-conference matchup. Montreal has an 8-11-0 record in home

Klim Kostin scored two goals, and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist apiece in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-2 victory over the last-place Ducks on Wednesday night in Anaheim. Leon Draisaitl also scored and Jack Campbell made 21 saves for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid on the second stop

TORONTO (AP) — Connor Bedard was the star as Canada won the world junior hockey championship earlier this month, providing a string of j aw-dropping and record-setting performances in the run to gold. There had been talk before the event that fellow forward Adam Fantilli — a teammate and a blue-chip prospect in his own

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was ruled out of Toronto’s game against the Nashville Predators hours before Wednesday night’s opening faceoff. Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Matthews’ status at the Leafs’ skate on Wednesday morning, saying the centre’s ailment is something that has “been bothering him for a while.” The Leafs say Matthews

Winnipeg Jets (26-14-1, second in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (20-17-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Winnipeg Jets after Alex Tuch scored two goals in the Sabres’ 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Buffalo has a 20-17-2 record overall and

The Pittsburgh Penguins watched the Vancouver Canucks score three times in the opening minutes on Tuesday night and essentially yawned. No panic. No timeout to collect themselves. No scathing reminder from head coach Mike Sullivan to get going. The Penguins didn’t need any of that. Not with Evgeni Malkin firing on all cylinders. The Russian

Edmonton Oilers (21-17-3, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (12-25-4, eighth in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers face the Anaheim Ducks in Pacific Division action on Wednesday. Anaheim has a 12-25-4 record overall and a 6-5-1 record in Pacific Division play. The Ducks are

The Windsor Spitfires on Monday night acquired Shane Wright fresh off his winning world junior hockey gold with Canada. Windsor also received a conditional 14th-round pick in 2025 from Kingston, which added forward Ethan Miedema, defenceman Gavin McCarthy and seven priority selections, or draft picks, including a second-rounder (from Ottawa) and third-rounder (Sault Ste. Marie)

Washington Capitals (23-14-6, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (16-18-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals will try to keep a seven-game road win streak alive when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia has a 4-7-4 record in Metropolitan Division play and a

They needed to bead 30 medallions in 30 days for every player of the Toronto Maple Leafs — but each medallion takes between 10 to 15 hours to complete.  In a quasi-assembly line fashion, Crystal Kimewon beaded 20 of them herself along with a team of six other women all from Wikwemikong Unceded Territory, Ont. Toronto Maple

TAMPA, Fla. – The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning will co-host a four-game Dream Gap Tour event in February. Four teams will participate in the Feb. 25-26 event at Advent Health Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Fla. The PWHPA, which includes women’s hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning will co-host a four-game Dream Gap Tour event in February. Four teams will participate in the Feb. 25-26 event at Advent Health Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The PWHPA, which includes women’s hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight and Kendall

Philadelphia Flyers (15-18-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (20-15-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Sabres -221, Flyers +180; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres after the Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 6-5 in overtime. Buffalo

John Tavares had a goal and two assists, Mitch Marner added three assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 on Sunday night. Auston Matthews, Calle Jarnkrok, Conor Timmins, Zach Aston-Reese and Timothy Liljegren also scored for Toronto, which swept its three-game season series with the Flyers. Marner, selected Thursday to the NHL

Generational. There’s that word again. It’s the label used when we’ve run out of other words. In sports, it comes with enormous — often unfair — expectations. It’s used when bigger, faster, quicker, stronger, elite and complete don’t seem to describe what we’re watching. It speaks to a different level of accomplishment, and suggests we