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NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for high-sticking Boston Bruins forward David Krejci a night earlier. Rasmussen was assessed a minor penalty for high-sticking midway through the second period in the Red Wings’ 5-1 loss in Boston. The suspension

Chantal Tkachuk’s rule still stands. And it remains pretty straight forward — there will be no fighting. “Absolutely still in place,” Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, the family’s eldest son, said of the not-so-subtle directive. “Set in stone,” added Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, 21 months his sibling’s junior. “That rule will not be broken.”

New York Rangers (3-3-2, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (4-2-1, first in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers come into the matchup with the Dallas Stars after losing four straight games. Dallas had a 46-30-6 record overall and a 29-11-4 record at home last

Ilya Mikheyev scored his first two goals of the season and the Vancouver Canucks ended their season-opening losing streak at a franchise-record seven games, beating the Kraken 5-4 on Thursday night in Seattle. Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko and Conor Garland each had a goal and had an assist to help coach Bruce Boudreau reach 600 NHL

Ottawa 67’s head coach Dave Cameron doesn’t care about statistics or records or anything like that. He just wants his players to focus on their process and play their best each game. The 67’s have started the Ontario Hockey League season on a nine-game win streak to rocket to the top of the East Division.

Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. All complaints of abuse, discrimination and harassment at the national level will go directly to the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, a new federal agency. Hockey Canada’s announcement Thursday

NHL players choosing their own goal songs is trending in a sport that’s historically emphasized team and downplayed the individual. The Winnipeg Jets this season are among the latest clubs to let each player pick a song to reverberate through Canada Life Centre after he scores. “I think the fans have loved it. The players

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career NHL goal to break a tie in the third period, Stuart Skinner stopped 37 shots, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Blues 3-1 Wednesday night in St. Louis. “To be honest, I didn’t know it was 200,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “We just stuck with it the entire game. It was a hard-fought

Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin says he continues to support the winless team’s head coach, despite a historically bad start to the season. Speaking with reporters in Vancouver on Wednesday, Allvin said he has good communication with Bruce Boudreau and the rest of the coaching staff, and will continue working with them to find

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Last night in San Jose, Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel played in his 990th consecutive regular-season game, breaking the NHL record set by Keith Yandle last season. Given the 35-year-old

Washington Capitals (4-3-0, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (4-2-1, first in the Central Division) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars face the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Dallas had a 46-30-6 record overall and a 29-11-4 record at home last season. The Stars scored 233 total goals

It has been a smooth transition in Calgary for Nazem Kadri. Kadri remained red-hot on Tuesday, extending his NHL points streak to six games with two goals and an assist to lead the Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. After helping the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup, Kadri hasn’t missed a

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The provincial government will have a part to play in a new arena deal for Calgary — but its involvement in the initiative is still undetermined. In a letter addressed to Mayor Jyoti Gondek on Tuesday, Premier Danielle Smith expressed her opinion on Calgary’s need for a new arena — and assigned a liaison to be

Vegas Golden Knights (4-2-0, first in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (2-6-0, sixth in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -186, Sharks +154; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks play the Vegas Golden Knights looking to end their three-game home slide.

Bo Horvat couldn’t put his frustration into words Monday night. Yet again his Vancouver Canucks came close. Yet again they lost, this time dropping a 3-2 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes. Vancouver (0-5-2) has now lost seven straight and is the only NHL team without a win this season. “Night in and night out, losing,

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness ended his media availability on Monday after experiencing dizzy spells and feeling unwell, the team confirmed. Bowness, 67, returned to Winnipeg’s bench Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Jets’ season opener on Oct. 14. Associate coach

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, who was placed on the long-term injured reserve list in early September, says he doesn’t have a retirement plan “at this moment” and isn’t keen on having another knee surgery. The 35-year-old played five games near the end of last year’s NHL regular season but told reporters on Monday at