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Washington Capitals (23-14-6, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (16-18-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals will try to keep a seven-game road win streak alive when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia has a 4-7-4 record in Metropolitan Division play and a

They needed to bead 30 medallions in 30 days for every player of the Toronto Maple Leafs — but each medallion takes between 10 to 15 hours to complete.  In a quasi-assembly line fashion, Crystal Kimewon beaded 20 of them herself along with a team of six other women all from Wikwemikong Unceded Territory, Ont. Toronto Maple

TAMPA, Fla. – The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning will co-host a four-game Dream Gap Tour event in February. Four teams will participate in the Feb. 25-26 event at Advent Health Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Fla. The PWHPA, which includes women’s hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning will co-host a four-game Dream Gap Tour event in February. Four teams will participate in the Feb. 25-26 event at Advent Health Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The PWHPA, which includes women’s hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight and Kendall

Philadelphia Flyers (15-18-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (20-15-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Sabres -221, Flyers +180; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Buffalo Sabres after the Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 6-5 in overtime. Buffalo

John Tavares had a goal and two assists, Mitch Marner added three assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 on Sunday night. Auston Matthews, Calle Jarnkrok, Conor Timmins, Zach Aston-Reese and Timothy Liljegren also scored for Toronto, which swept its three-game season series with the Flyers. Marner, selected Thursday to the NHL

Generational. There’s that word again. It’s the label used when we’ve run out of other words. In sports, it comes with enormous — often unfair — expectations. It’s used when bigger, faster, quicker, stronger, elite and complete don’t seem to describe what we’re watching. It speaks to a different level of accomplishment, and suggests we

Even without a goal through the first two periods, it seemed only a matter of time before the Colorado Avalanche would turn the tide on Saturday. Cale Makar scored the overtime winner as the Avalanche came from behind to snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. “Going into the

Edmonton Oilers (21-17-2, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (22-14-6, second in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Los Angeles Kings after Zach Hyman scored two goals in the Oilers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Los Angeles has a 22-14-6

Mitch Marner hit yet another milestone on Saturday. The Markham, Ont., native had a goal and an assist to hit the 500-point mark in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Marner set the franchise record with a 23-game point streak earlier in the season. The achievement came in Marner’s 467th

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson are finally ready to return for the Washington Capitals. The team said Saturday that Backstrom and Wilson are being activated off injured reserve to make their respective season debuts. The playmaking center and power winger are expected to play Sunday when the Capitals host the Columbus

The Calgary Flames didn’t let another game against the New York Islanders get away from them. Leading 3-1 after two periods, which the Flames also did in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders at USB Arena on Nov. 7, Nazem Kadri’s audacious shot for an improbable goal salted away a 4-1 victory Friday night

Florida Panthers (18-18-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (23-11-6, first in the Central Division) Dallas; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Dallas Stars after Aaron Ekblad’s two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Panthers’ 3-2 win. Dallas is 11-4-3 in home games and 23-11-6 overall.

Head coach Rick Bowness aimed his praise at the Winnipeg Jets’ special teams in Friday night’s 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Jets went two-for-six on the power play — scoring both goals during five-on-three advantages — and killed off all four of Tampa Bay’s chances with the man advantage in the win. “The

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken reassigned first-round draft pick Shane Wright to the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday, a day after Wright helped Canada to a world juniors title. Wright, who turned 19 on Thursday, appeared in eight games with Seattle this season. But he will play the rest of

After another string of ugly losses, the Vancouver Canucks knew they had to respond. On Thursday they did, beating the defending Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche 4-2. “We’ve proven that this group can do it,” said J.T. Miller, who sealed the score with an empty-net strike late in the third period. “It’s just about doing it

Carolina Hurricanes (25-8-6, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (11-24-2, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes. Columbus has a 3-8-1 record in Metropolitan Division play and an 11-24-2 record overall. The Blue Jackets have

Home ice finally appeared to be an advantage for the first time in a while for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist as the Oilers ended a five-game home losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the visiting New York Islanders. “It was nice to get a win