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Brock Boeser scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the visiting Vancouver Canucks held the Dallas Stars scoreless on four power plays, including one late in the third period, for a 3-1 win Saturday night. Jack Rathbone and Dakota Joshua also scored for Vancouver, which swept the three-game season series against Dallas and

EDMONTON – The Vegas Golden Knights made sure to keep the Edmonton Oilers at arm’s length in the Pacific Division race. Nicolas Roy scored the overtime winner and Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists as the Golden Knights won their fourth consecutive game, knocking off the Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night to give

The Vegas Golden Knights made sure to keep the Edmonton Oilers at arm’s length in the Pacific Division race. Nicolas Roy scored the overtime winner and Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists as the Golden Knights won their fourth consecutive game, knocking off the Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night in Edmonton to give

Buffalo Sabres (34-31-6, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (37-27-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Islanders -179, Sabres +152; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres after Brock Nelson’s two-goal game against the Columbus Blue

Senators defenceman Jakob Chychrun will be sidelined multiple weeks due to a lower-body injury, head coach D.J. Smith told TSN 1200 in Ottawa on Saturday. Smith also announced forward Ridly Greig will miss the remainder of the regular season due to a sternum injury. Both players were injured during the Senators’ 7-2 victory over the

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar had a goal and two assists in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon also had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Friday night. J.T. Compher scored a goal, Valeri Nichushkin added two assists and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 17 shots for

A Pride organization in Thunder Bay, Ont., says LGBTQ communities “deserve better,” after NHL players Eric and Marc Staal decided not to wear Pride warmup jersey’s with the rest of the Florida Panthers on Thursday.  The Rainbow Collective Thunder Bay issued a statement on social media in response to the decision by the Staal brothers, who are originally from the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine is out 2-4 weeks after straining a triceps muscle in practice, yet another blow to the last-place team in the NHL that has been hampered by injuries all season. The Blue Jackets announced Laine’s absence Friday before their home game against the New York Islanders.

Pride nights, held annually for several years by National Hockey League teams to show support for the LGBTQ community, are in the spotlight following several high-profile incidents this season. A handful of players have objected to participating in pregame warmups that included Pride-themed jerseys, most recently Florida’s Eric and Marc Staal on Thursday night. On

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored his 35th goal, a Canucks franchise record for a first-year player, to lead Vancouver to a 7-2 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. The Russian forward, who also had an assist, topped the 34 goals scored by Pavel Bure in 1991-92. J.T. Miller, Dakota

Adam Lowry scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:13 to play and the visiting Winnipeg Jets made progress in the playoff race with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Kyle Connor scored his 28th goal and Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves for the Jets, who opened a three-game California road trip with

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Tyler Kleven to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday. The 21-year-old set career-highs with eight goals, 10 assists and 18 points over 35 games in his third season at the University of North Dakota. Expected to joined the Senators on Friday, the six-foot-five, 213-pound Kleven

Connor McDavid hit the 60-goal mark with his second of the night 1:31 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers took a 4-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Moments after hitting the post, McDavid went upstairs on Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram, making him the fastest player to reach the mark (72 games) since

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Caedan Bankier scored the game-winning goal with 6:17 left in the third period as the Kamloops Blazers held off a Seattle comeback effort and edged the Thunderbirds 6-5 on Wednesday. Dylan Sydor, Logan Stankoven, Ryan Hofer, Fraser Minten and Olen Zellweger also scored for Kamloops (48-12-4-2), which got 44 saves from Matthew

Chicago’s NHL team will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. The decision was made by the NHL organization following discussions with security officials within and outside the franchise,

ZURICH (AP) — Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season. The IIHF cited security concerns for players, competition staff and fans — because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — to extend the exclusion that will stretch beyond two years when the

Tyler Toffoli had three assists, Calgary scored twice on the power play and the Flames bounced back from a six-goal loss one night earlier with a 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Toffoli has nine points in the past four games, including six assists. Nick Ritchie, Troy Stecher, Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm and

SEATTLE – Dylan Guenther scored twice, Jeremy Hanzel added three assists and the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the visiting Kamloops Blazers 6-3 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night. The top two teams in the WHL’s Western Conference will head to Kamloops on Wednesday for a rematch in the B.C. community. Nolan Allan, Brad Lambert,