Team Canada Looks to Defend Gold on Home Ice The Canadian Press | December 25, 2018 VICTORIA — It’s a Canadian Christmas tradition as enduring as gifts, gatherings and punch bowls of rum and egg nog. The world junior men’s hockey championship, which starts Boxing Day and ends with a championship final early in the new year, seems…
The 10 Countries Competing at the 2019 WJC The Canadian Press | December 25, 2018 The exhibition games are over and Canada is set to defend its gold medal when the puck drops on Boxing Day for the world junior hockey championship The top 10 junior hockey nations will face off between Dec. 26 and Jan. 5, with Group A playin…
Islanders Beat Stars – Anders Lee Nets Winner The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 DALLAS — Anders Lee scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 10:10 to play, and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday night. The Islanders’ first two goals went in off Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin. On the winner, Nick Leddy’s shot…
Flyers Beat Rangers in Shootout on Patrick’s Goal The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 NEW YORK — Nolan Patrick scored the lone goal in a shootout that lasted four rounds and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the scuffling New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night. Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds scored in regulation, and Michael Neuvirth made 32…
Maple Leafs Survive Red Wings – Kapanen Nets OT Winner The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 TORONTO — Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game at 1:53 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Sunday night to head into the NHL’s Christmas break on a high note. Kapanen’s winner squeezed through…
Panthers & Hawryluk Pounce on Blackhawks The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 CHICAGO — Jayce Hawryluk scored his first two NHL goals, Mike Hoffman and Jared McCann had goals in a 31-second span in the second period and the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 Sunday night. Denis Malgin also scored and Frank Vatr…
Galchenyuk’s Two Goals Leads Coyotes Past Sharks The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alex Galchenyuk broke out of his drought with two goals in regulation plus the only one in a shootout, and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Sunday. Conor Garland also scored to help the Coyotes win their second…
Toffoli Scores in Overtime to Lift Kings Past Golden Knights The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 LAS VEGAS — Tyler Toffoli scored 1:40 into overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Sunday night. It marked the second straight night the Kings won in overtime after beating San Jose on Saturday. It was also the secon…
NHL Primes Pump for Future Talent with Transfer Fees The Canadian Press | December 24, 2018 When Rasmus Dahlin put pen to paper on his first NHL contract, the reverberations carried to Gothenburg and Lidkoping in his native Sweden. The No. 1 overall pick signing with the Buffalo Sabres earned Sweden more than $250,000 to put back into develop…
Aho Leads Carolina ‘Whalers’ Past Bruins The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018 RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had two goals and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Sunday while wearing Hartford Whalers uniforms for the first time since moving 21 years ago. Aho had his fou…
Blue Jackets Bury Devils for 4th Straight Win The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018 NEWARK, N.J. — Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves, Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory. Cam Atkinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand added first-period g…
Lightning Bury Oilers on Kucherov’s 5-Point Night The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018 EDMONTON — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and four assists while Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson each scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their point streak to 12 games with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturd…
