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Connor McDavid retured from injury — well ahead of schedule. The Oilers captain re-entered the lineup when Edmonton hosted the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. McDavid suffered an ankle injury early in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28. The team announced the 27-year-old would miss up to three weeks of action, but he’s instead good

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team’s practice facility Wednesday and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a stretcher against the Tampa Bay Lightning. “I feel good today, feel way better,” the Calgary native said. “As soon

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday night’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning and departed the rink on a stretcher after being struck by a puck late in the first period. Holloway was hit in the neck area by a puck with 2:37 remaining in the period, and proceeded to finish his shift,

Nine games into the Washington Capitals’ season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring. Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens, putting him 37 away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record before the end of this season. He entered

Marc-André Fleury stopped 26 shots in what will likely be his final game in Pittsburgh as the Minnesota Wild beat the Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night. Fleury, who turns 40 next month, indicated this season would be his last. Fleury, now in his 21st NHL campaign, played his 100th game with Minnesota on Tuesday. The

Jessica Campbell stood behind the visiting team’s bench watching that night’s opponent in warm-up. The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars’ line rushes and defence pairs when she noticed a young girl in the stands. “Just so excited,” Campbell recalled of the face looking back through the glass. “I locked eyes

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday. McDavid sustained the injury 37 seconds into Edmonton’s 6-1 loss at Columbus on Monday. McDavid got tripped up by the stick of Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski during his first shift

A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan has caught the attention of the NHL with his Halloween costume this year. With the help of his dad, Grayson Haire, of Trenton, Ont., will wear a 3D version of an Upper Deck MVP Auston Matthews hockey card. Matthews, who took over from John Tavares as team captain, has noticed the

John Tavares had a hat trick and Max Pacioretty chipped in three assists in a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory Monday that ended the Winnipeg Jets’ reign as the only unbeaten NHL team. Winnipeg had opened the season with a franchise-record eight consecutive victories. The Maple Leafs snapped a three-game winless skid in front of

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the winning goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets remained unbeaten this season with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Winnipeg, which ranks second in NHL scoring, has now scored three or more goals in four consecutive games, and has reached the mark in five of its seven

Mats Sundin was in a familiar place. Everything was also very different. It was February 2009. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was back in his second home, only this time as a member of the opposition. Sundin had signed with the Vancouver Canucks after 13 seasons under the brightest of spotlights in

Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar scored in regulation for Calgary. Andersson also had an assist and leads the Flames in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists).

The contract extension discussions between Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers weren’t exactly of the back-and-forth variety. “There was really no negotiation,” Maurice said. “They made me a really nice offer and we shook hands and I said, `Thank you.’ And that was it.” And with that, the Panthers are keeping their Stanley Cup-winning coach

The National Hockey League announced earlier this week that Jake Allen, born and raised in Fredericton, has become the first goalie in the league’s history to record a win against 33 franchises. Allen said in an interview that he had no idea he was breaking a record during the Monday night game against the Utah

Johnny Gaudreau’s Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets’ home opener. If you want to cry, cry. If you want to laugh, laugh. The only rules — play the game the way “Johnny Hockey” would and with him in mind. Emotions ran high in Columbus

The 2023/24 NHL season ended with two local NHL stars bringing the Stanley Cup back to the area for a one-day celebration. We’ll take a look ahead to the 2024/25 season and see which Hamilton and area hockey players you might want to keep an eye out for this season. The Florida Panthers raise their first Stanley

It was 11 months ago when Kris Knoblauch was brought in to coach the beleaguered Edmonton Oilers, who were near the bottom of the Western Conference standings with a 3-9-1 record. The team had endured a shocking start to the season. Frustration was at a high, confidence was at a low. But, the team recovered

Manitoba Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks. Centre scores twice to turn 1-0 deficit into 2-1 overtime victory The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 11, 2024 11:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12 Mark Scheifele, left, and