Hockey In Wednesday night’s 3-0 win over the Sharks in San Jose, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid hit the 100-point plateau for a fifth straight season and eighth time in his career, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to do so. Skinner pitches 18-save shutout against Sharks ahead ofContinue Reading
Hockey ·PLAYOFF PREVIEW The path through the NHL Western Conference is a brutal one, though the tests along the way could be fit for a champion. The Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets have the chance to end Canada’s Stanley Cup drought that dates to 1993. Oilers and Jets have chanceContinue Reading
For everything he’s done since his celebrated arrival in 2016, Auston Matthews can’t change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history of early round playoff collapses. Perhaps, a better future lies directly ahead for a team playing a more responsible defensive style under new coach Craig Berube, and after Toronto secured severalContinue Reading
Hockey The family of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men’s own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver. A judge later upheld all charges against the driver. Defendant faces maximum 70Continue Reading
Hockey Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero died Wednesday. He was 62. Shero’s passing was first announced by the Minnesota Wild. No cause of death was provided. St. Paul, Minn., native had spent last 4 years as a senior adviser for Minnesota Wild Stephen Whyno · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading
Hockey The Vancouver Canucks became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation and go on to win the game when they beat the Dallas Stars 6-5. Kiefer Sherwood caps comeback with winner in OT Stephen Whyno · The Associated PressContinue Reading
Hockey Former NHL goaltender and hockey broadcaster Greg Millen has died at 67. He spent 14 years in the NHL from 1978-92, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, Chicago and the Detroit Red Wings. Toronto native was previously part of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada,Continue Reading
Hockey Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all-time top goal-scorer. Capitals forward has drawn criticism for supporting the Russian autocratic leaderThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 07, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago In a statementContinue Reading
Hockey Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders, beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play with 12:34 left in the second period. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHLContinue Reading
