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Jay Woodcroft is in a unique position. The Edmonton Oilers head coach has a front-row seat — and behind-the-scenes access — to the daily process of greatness going to work. And even in a season where Connor McDavid looks poised to reach statistical heights not seen in nearly three decades, Woodcroft concedes there are times

Joining a new team amid a tidal wave of change doesn’t intimidate newly minted Vancouver Canucks forward Anthony Beauvillier. The Canucks capped a whirlwind month with a mammoth trade Monday, dealing captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Beauvillier, prospect Aatu Raty and a protected first-round pick in this summer’s NHL draft. The

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored on a power play with 53.8 seconds left in overtime and Carolina rallied to beat Los Angeles, 5-4. Brent Burns, Paul Stastny, Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who trailed 4-1 entering the third period. Andrei Svechnikov had two assists and Frederik Andersen stopped

Brady Tkachuk scored at 18:41 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The surging Senators (24-23-3) will head into the NHL all-star break with a sense of accomplishment, having extended their winning streak to four games. Tim Stutzle scored two goals and added

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele each scored twice in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Saku Maenalanen and Kyle Connor each had two assists for the Jets, who snapped a three-game skid. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots.

Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele made sure the Winnipeg Jets were going into the NHL all-star and player break on a high. The Jets’ stars each scored two third-period goals as Winnipeg erased a 2-0 deficit and defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night. The victory snapped a three-game losing skid and extended

You can’t write hockey history without Bobby Hull, though for a time hockey tried. The first man to exceed 50 goals in a season, a Chicago Blackhawks great, the man who jumped to Winnipeg and the World Hockey Association for a million bucks, the Golden Jet. His slapshot echoed through history, and Bobby’s shot was

For the last two months the Vancouver Canucks had been shopping Bo Horvat to other NHL teams but as late as last Tuesday management spoke with his agent about a deal to keep the nine-year veteran. When those talks didn’t produce a deal, and with their playoff hopes all but faded away, the Canucks made

Ottawa Senators (23-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (20-26-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canadiens +150, Senators -175 BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Montreal Canadiens trying to extend a three-game win streak. Montreal has a 4-9-1 record in Atlantic Division

Mike Chiasson was in the stands at Fenway Park for the NHL’s Winter Classic in Boston earlier this year when the starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tristan Jarry, was injured in the first period and had to exit the game. For Chiasson, who is originally from Cole Harbour, N.S., he knew what it meant. “I handed my

The Premier Hockey Federation’s all-star game in Toronto on Sunday wasn’t only a place to see the new, honestly paid face of women’s hockey. It was the place to celebrate welcome change in the game. Toronto Six defender Saroya Tinker is one of the leading proponents for changing hockey’s culture. “The reason I’m still playing

Morgan Rielly playfully predicted his first goal of the season was right around the corner. Turns out the snake-bitten Toronto defenceman was right. Rielly finally found the back of the net Sunday as part of a second-period outburst as the Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 5-1 and celebrated the 1,000th NHL regular-season game in

Mikyla Grant-Mentis was getting up at 4 a.m. last winter to work a full shift as a FedEx delivery driver before starting the job she loved but couldn’t live on: playing women’s professional hockey. Then the Brampton forward signed a contract that made her the highest-paid player in the Premier Hockey Federation this season, and

The Edmonton Oilers didn’t leave anything in the tank before their all-star break hiatus. Tyson Barrie scored a pair of goals as the Oilers headed into a nine-day break in the schedule on a winning note, coming away with a 7-3 home victory over lowly Chicago on Saturday. “I thought we responded really well after

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 17 seconds into overtime to cap a late scoring flurry and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night. After David Pastrnak put the Bruins in front with 48.6 seconds left in regulation, Florida captain Aleksander Barkov tied it with 2.4

Despite a rough season, the Vancouver Canucks are heading into the all-star break on a high. Elias Pettersson scored twice as the Canucks (20-26-3) took a decisive 5-2 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. The win capped an emotional week that saw Vancouver fire head coach Bruce Boudreau and replace him with

Columbus Blue Jackets (15-30-3, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (28-14-5, second in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kraken -270, Blue Jackets +218; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Seattle Kraken after Kirill Marchenko’s two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in

The Calgary Flames rebounded from one of their ugliest losses of the season and picked up an important two points in the Pacific Division before starting the all-star break. Elias Lindholm and Blake Coleman each had a goal and two assists, and the Flames topped the Kraken 5-2 on Friday night in Seattle. Calgary bounced back