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CALGARY – The Belleville Senators extended their win streak to three games with a 4-1 win over the Stockton Heat in American Hockey League action on Saturday. Jonathan Aspirot, Jean-Christophe Beaudin, Colby Williams and Joseph LaBate scored for the Senators (10-12-1-0). Giorgio Estephan scored for the Heat (10-14-1-0), who have lost three in a row.

Mike Smith stopped all 26 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season as the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 in a pivotal North Division matchup. Tyson Barrie, Jesse Puljujarvi and Alex Chiasson scored for the Oilers (26-12-2), who had not played since a 5-0 defeat against the Calgary Flames last

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair a broken bone in his left cheek, the team announced Saturday. Okposo was hurt after being struck by teammate Matt Irwin’s shot in the first period of a 5-2 win at Washington on Thursday. Okposo

Want to watch a free live stream of Hockey Night in Canada games? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to access the games. This Saturday,the Edmonton Oilers take on the Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m. ET. Here’s your guide on how to watch. The CBC Sports app will continue to

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Robin Lehner made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and 16th of his career, and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. William Karlsson, Chandler Stephenson, Nicolas Roy and Brayden McNabb scored for the

The captain of the Vancouver Canucks has a message for the masses: take COVID-19 seriously. Bo Horvat, one of 21 Vancouver players recovering from the outbreak, said he unwittingly infected his wife with the virus. The couple’s infant son, Gunnar, has not been tested. “It hit her a little harder than it hit me. I’m one of the lucky

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Growing up on a farm as a hockey-loving kid in Saskatchewan, the knowledge that players like Gordie Howe had made the journey from that remote province to the NHL gave Patrick Marleau belief that he could one day follow that same path. Marleau has done far more than just make it

Patrick Marleau grew up chasing cattle on a farm in Aneroid, Sask., where wheat fields dance on the wind-swept prairie. Every winter, he skated in unforgiving temperatures that made his fingers and toes go numb. His family clocked countless knuckle-gripping kilometres on slick back roads driving the boy to play hockey in nearby towns. All

Sebastian Cossa stopped all 30 shots he faced while staying undefeated in 12 starts, and the Edmonton Oil Kings blanked the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-0 on Thursday in Western Hockey League action. Cossa’s second shutout of the season helped Edmonton pick up its fourth win in a row. He’s 12-0-0 in 2020-21 and leads all WHL

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday. Kyle Connor added two goals, including one into an empty net, to go along with an assist, while Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists for Winnipeg (27-14-3). Neal Pionk chipped in

Ontario’s minister of sport says it would be “irresponsible” to approve a return to play for the Ontario Hockey League right now. Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod spoke on Thursday and said that the province was days away from approving the OHL’s plan to return to play in late March when the third wave of the

Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night’s game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with an injury and is listed as day-to-day. When asked if it was a recurrence of a wrist injury from earlier in the season, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said, “It’s similar but not the same.” Keefe said the

LOS ANGELES – Max Pacioretty and Tomas Nosek each had a goal and two assists, Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Wednesday night. Fleury got his 485th win, breaking a tie with Ed Belfour for fourth place in NHL history. Alex Tuch, Chandler Stephenson,

At a time of year when making the playoffs is usually his priority, J.T. Miller finds himself more concerned about the health and safety of his Vancouver Canuck teammates. Miller is one of the few Canucks lucky enough to avoid falling ill to a COVID-19 variant that has crippled the team and forced the postponement of

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Tony Granato can laugh now in recalling how angry he was at his brother Don for giving up goaltending at 15 and switching to forward. Tony regarded his younger sibling as one of the better goalies he faced, even at three years younger, and worried Don was throwing away his future for

DALLAS – Frank Vatrano scored a power-play goal with 1:51 left in overtime, and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night. Aleksander Barkov and Radko Gudas scored in regulation, and Chris Driedger made 24 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and matched Tampa Bay and Carolina with

Milan Lucic made it clear his 1,000th game in the NHL wouldn’t mean as much without Calgary securing a much-needed victory. Johnny Gaudreau wound up delivering the goods against their former teammate in emphatic style. The winger scored 36 seconds into overtime as the Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday in the ninth

Mattias Janmark, Carl Soderberg, Matthew Highmore and Lucas Wallmark are out. Brett Connolly, Adam Gaudette, Riley Stillman and Vinnie Hinostroza are in, along with an assortment of prospects and draft picks. Balancing a surprising season with a focus on the future, the Chicago Blackhawks were one of the NHL’s most active teams ahead of the