CALGARY—The drought is over for Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau’s first goal in 10 games and 30th of the season was one of two third-period goals for the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Calgary Flames’ Mark Jankowski, left, celebrates his goal with teammates during third period NHL hockey action against the

Patrik Laine scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves to lead the Winnipeg Jets over the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Friday night. The Central Division-leading Jets entered 2-4-2 in their previous eight games but rebounded from an embarrassing 7-1 loss at Colorado on Wednesday to improve to 12-3-2 against Pacific Division opponents this

The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenceman Nick Leddy. The incident occurred in the first period of Edmonton’s 4-3 overtime win over New York on Thursday, in which McDavid scored the winning goal. Leddy bobbled the puck as he chipped it into the Oilers zone. McDavid, who was backchecking,

OTTAWA—The Ottawa Senators traded centre Matt Duchene to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Ottawa receives forward prospects Vitaly Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson, a first-round pick in June 2019 and a conditional first-rounder in 2020 if Duchene re-signs in Columbus. The 28-year-old Duchene is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. Minor-league

Alex Galchenyuk took the puck behind the goal and had to make a choice: Which way to come out? With goalie Jacob Markstrom was leaning one way, Galchenyuk went back the way he came, scoring 1:54 into overtime on an impressive individual effort to lift the Arizona Coyotes over the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night. Galchenyuk used a sweeping deke to get

DETROIT—When athletes reach milestones it often casts a spotlight, which is why the revelation that Duncan Keith had played his 30,000th minute in the NHL caught the eye of the hockey world. Word that Keith was about to hit that mark —more than any other player has played since he entered the league in 2005-06

Jordin Tootoo doesn’t watch much hockey anymore, but reflecting on his storied career as the first Inuk to play in the NHL, he’s reminded of how it saved him. “If it wasn’t for the game of hockey, I don’t think I would’ve stood a chance,” Tootoo told Unreserved host Rosanna Deerchild. After 13 seasons in the NHL,

The Washington Capitals have made their first move in advance of Monday’s trade deadline, acquiring speedy veteran forward Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round draft pick this year and a conditional sixth-round pick in 2020. Hagelin will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. The Kings will

VANCOUVER—This hasn’t been the NHL season that Ryan Spooner expected. The 27-year-old forward started the year with the New York Rangers then was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in November, only to be sent down to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, after 25 games. Vancouver Canucks’ Bo Horvat is checked by his

We are less than a week away from one of the most anticipated days on the NHL calendar — trade deadline day. The one day that can put a team over the hump and get them one step closer to hoisting Lord Stanley, or handicap them for years to come. That’s the uniqueness of this

If you actually write down the words as Don Cherry says them, faithfully and with accuracy, you come out with a jumble, a salad, colliding run-on sentences that do not always end. You can probably hear them as you read, though. He’s been yelling at Canadians for nearly 40 years. And every now and again,

This season’s Flames are having arguably the franchise’s best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989. Duking it out with the San Jose Sharks atop the Western Conference, the Flames are on pace to open the playoffs with home-ice advantage for the first time since 2006. So any moves Flames general manager Brad

EDMONTON—Vinnie Hinostroza scored the shootout winner, adding to a goal in regulation, as the Arizona Coyotes came away with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday over an Edmonton Oilers team missing star forward Connor McDavid with the flu. Josh Archibald also scored for the Coyotes (27-28-5), who have won four of their last six games. Arizona

The Arizona Coyotes’ confidence didn’t waver after allowing a late goal. Vinnie Hinostroza scored the shootout winner, adding to a goal in regulation, as the Coyotes came away with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday over an Edmonton Oilers team missing star forward Connor McDavid with the flu. Josh Archibald also scored for the Coyotes (27-28-5),

CALGARY—Production from the foot soldiers has helped lift the Calgary Flames out of a funk. Austin Czarnik and Derek Ryan both scored Monday in a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes. The two forwards had combined for a goal and three assists in Saturday’s victory 5-4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which halted Calgary’s four-game

Don Cherry doesn’t think the Carolina Hurricanes are very funny. But he admits their shirts are. The TV hockey commentator called the Hurricanes a “bunch of jerks” on Saturday night when sharply criticizing their elaborate post-game celebrations at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The next day the team started selling a shirt with the phrase

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away — next Monday, 3 p.m. — and it could be a day when the Ottawa Senators, who can’t break ground on a new arena, at least get a start on a major rebuild. If the Senators can’t sign their soon-to-be free agents this week, they

Alex DeBrincat had the best game of his career, and the Chicago Blackhawks needed all of his production. DeBrincat had three goals and two assists, and the Blackhawks held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 8-7 on Monday night for their ninth win in 11 games. The five points for the 21-year-old set a career