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Wait a second, we still have 20 games left to play? There are unofficial markers in every NHL season. At American Thanksgiving, about 20 games in, teams take a breath and evaluate. It often brings the first flurry of player movement, sometimes a coaching change or two. Softer targets follow over Christmas and during the

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jonathan Quick recorded his first shutout since joining the Vegas Golden Knights by making 33 saves in a 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Paul Cotter and Brett Howden had goals as the Golden Knights scored in every period. Vegas has won five of

The New Jersey Devils scored two first-period goals and held on to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Nathan Bastian and Nico Hischier scored for New Jersey. Tomas Tatar added an empty-net goal against his former team. Dawson Mercer extended his point streak to 12 games, a franchise record for skaters under

The Greater Toronto Hockey League held a hearing over Zoom last week. There were 12 people on the call, including two members of the league’s board of directors. The meeting was regarding allegations of sexual and misogynistic comments made about a 16-year-old female hockey player during an under-17 boys’ A Division game this season. The

Backstopped by John Gibson’s 36 saves, the visiting Anaheim Ducks dealt the Calgary Flames’ flickering playoff hopes a major blow on Friday. Led offensively by a goal and assist from Max Comtois, the Ducks won 3-1 to extend the Flames’ winless skid on home ice to five games. “We know this time of year there’s

If you’re looking for Loren Gabel most days, try looking in a hockey rink. Gabel, who leads the Premier Hockey Federation in goals, assists and points, loves the game as much as anyone. “I don’t think I need to be on the ice to stay sharp, I just like to be on the ice,” says

Two men face multiple charges for a pair of armed carjackings last year, police said Friday, including one that victimized Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner.  A 24-year-old man from Brampton was charged with six offences, including two counts each of robbery with a firearm, disguise with intent and failure to comply with bail conditions,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager Chuck Fletcher and promoted franchise great Danny Briere to the interim job, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. Fletcher was fired a week after he failed to make any major moves at the trade deadline for the scuffling franchise.

Alex DeBrincat scored the tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes remaining in the third period to give the visiting Ottawa Senators a 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Shane Pinto, Jakob Chychrun, Claude Giroux and Patrick Brown also scored for Ottawa. Mads Sogaard made 29 saves. Nick Holden and Tim Stützle

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — All-Star left wing Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a lower-body injury, the Minnesota Wild announced on Thursday. Kaprizov was hurt in the game on Wednesday at Winnipeg, when 6-foot-7 Jets defenseman Logan Stanley collided with him as he protected the puck and

Dean Evason had a lot on his mind after the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Wednesday. Some of it was good, some of it bad. The Wild coach was thankful for veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s 46-save performance that extended the team’s point streak to 11 games (9-0-2), but he was left

Chicago Blackhawks (22-36-5, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (32-27-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Florida Panthers after Taylor Raddysh scored two goals in the Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Florida has gone 18-10-3 at home and

J.T. Miller made good on his chances in an impressive 700th career NHL game. Miller capped a two-goal effort with the game winner 20 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night. “Their guy just kind of gave me a lane and at that point they were

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn was fined $25,000 for his profanity laced tirade against a referee that led to a game misconduct. The NHL announced the penalty on Wednesday for “conduct demeaning the officials” by Quinn during last Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. Quinn started yelling at

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had their way with the New Jersey Devils in recent years. Mostly, they’ve won with talent. Auston Matthews and company did it with grit on Tuesday night to finish off a tough five-game trip. Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Maple Leafs tallied twice in

New York Islanders (32-25-8, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-9, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after the Penguins took down the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime. Pittsburgh has a 6-7-4 record in Metropolitan Division games and

Tyler Toffoli scored in the sudden death round of the shootout to send the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson five-hole to end Tuesday’s game, which nearly ended in overtime. Both teams scored in the third round of the shootout, but Matt Boldy’s missed backhander

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed depth defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a two-year extension. The agreement, announced Tuesday, includes a two-way deal for 2023-24 and a one-way deal for the 2024-25 season. Brisebois, 25, has played nine NHL games this season, registering one assist and four penalty minutes. He’s also made 241 appearances in