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If you take a quick snapshot today of the status of professional women’s sports in North America, you might assume only a small dent has been made in the overall sports landscape. Many male athletes are still getting incredibly rich and men’s sports continue to attract the lion’s share of television and media attention. Women

Missing key pieces wasn’t about to keep the Winnipeg Jets down on Saturday. With right-winger Blake Wheeler and defenceman Nate Schmidt sidelined by injuries, the Jets simply turned to less-familiar faces to overwhelm the Vancouver Canucks en route to a 5-1 win. “That’s Winnipeg Jets hockey,” said Kyle Connor, who had a goal and an

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves as the Florida Panthers beat New Jersey 4-2 Saturday night, handing the first-place Devils their fifth straight loss. Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaege also scored and Aaron Ekblad had two assists for Florida, which beat New Jersey for the fifth time

Alex Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice to celebrate a three-goal performance not from him but rather one of his least likely teammates to pull that off. While Ovechkin will have to wait for his next milestone, Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to help the the Washington

Hockey Canada’s provincial and territorial members will vote today on whether to approve a slate of nominees to fill the organization’s nine vacancies on its board of directors. Hugh L. Fraser, a retired judge with nearly three decades of experience at the Ontario court of justice, is the nominee for board chair. Former women’s national

After a rough start to the season, the St. Louis Blues are starting to turn things around. Jordan Kyrou scored twice and Thomas Greiss made 40 stops on Friday as the Blues made it three wins in a row with a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Coming off a 109-point season in which they

MONTREAL – Longtime Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau said he will retire part way through the 2023-24 season. Courteau, who has been involved in the league for 47 years, said the process of finding a replacement will start early next year, with a new commissioner nominated in May 2023. Courteau said he

John Klingberg scored twice and the visiting Anaheim Ducks won in regulation for only the second time this season, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night. Troy Terry also scored for Anaheim, Adam Henrique and Frank Vatrano added empty-netters and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves. The Ducks improved to 8-20-3, ending a three-game skid.

San Jose Sharks (10-16-5, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (15-12-5, second in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks after Adrian Kempe’s two-goal game against the Boston Bruins in the Kings’ 3-2 shootout win. Los Angeles has a

Winnipeg Jets centre Adam Lowry figured that teammate Kyle Connor would bounce back from having his first 10 shots stopped. Connor scored the game-winning goal 3:31 into overtime to lift the Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. “I think, even early on in the year, he was a little snakebit,

MONTREAL (AP) — John Klingberg scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks won in regulation for only the second time this season, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night. Troy Terry also scored for Anaheim, Adam Henrique and Frank Vatrano added empty-netters and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves. The Ducks improved to 8-20-3, ending a

Jimmy Vesey had two goals, Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and the New York Rangers beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Vesey snapped a tie with 4:27 left in the second period. He added an empty-netter with 1:13 remaining for his fifth of the season. Filip

Anaheim Ducks (7-20-3, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (14-13-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canadiens -149, Ducks +128; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks are looking to break a three-game skid with a victory against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has

The Ottawa Senators are looking to take what they can get, however it comes. Ottawa survived a late rally from the Montreal Canadiens and picked up its third straight win with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. The win also put the Senators at .500 on home ice (8-8-0). “We’ll take any win at this point,”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin becoming just the third NHL player with 800 goals has put him on the verge taking his next big step in hockey history. Ovechkin is just two goals from passing Gordie Howe for second on the career list. “Mr. Hockey” is the only player between Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky’s record

Mitch Marner has been getting plenty of attention on his march to the NHL’s longest point streak in seven seasons. Ilya Samsonov joked Tuesday it was about time he got some love as well. Marner had two assists to extend his point streak to 23 games and Samsonov made 28 saves for his second straight

The Premier Hockey Federation is doubling down on women’s hockey by announcing plans to increase its salary cap to $1.5 million per team for the 2023-24 season in an aggressive bid to deepen its talent pool by offering players an opportunity to earn a living wage. The increase, announced Wednesday morning, will double each team’s

Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand as he posed for a picture with the rest of the jubilant Washington Capitals in the visiting locker room at the United Center. Three pucks that added up to 800. Ovechkin became the third NHL player