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Sean Monahan scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Calgary Flames over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Monday night. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Derek Ryan also scored and David Rittich made 28 saves for Calgary, which has won five in a row under interim coach Geoff Ward and finally broke through

MONTEREY, CALIF.—Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the NHL will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. Speaking at the end of the first day of the board of governors meeting at the Inn at Spanish Bay resort in Pebble Beach,

The day Ryan Straschnitzki underwent surgery that would turn his body into something like a remote-controlled robot, the paralyzed hockey player had one deep worry: The six-foot-one, 190-pound defenceman who once didn’t miss a shift even after dislocating a shoulder told his dad he was afraid of needles. “I said, ‘Pal, they’re going to open

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to address a potential new code-of-conduct policy for the league tonight, with CBCSports.ca carrying live stream coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET. Bettman is at the NHL Board of Governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif., where he’ll speak publicly for the first time since various allegations surfaced against coaches.  Bill

It was a win that the Buffalo Sabres really wanted to go out and get for head coach Ralph Kreuger. Colin Miller scored in overtime as the Sabres emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The game marked the return of Kreuger to Edmonton after he coached the Oilers for the lockout-shortened

Mark Scheifele scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets won their third straight home game with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Scheifele got the game-winner on the power play with 4:22 remaining in the third period when he beat Anaheim goalie John Gibson with a shot over his glove. It was Scheifele’s

“Not everybody’s like me,” Daniel Carcillo says. “This is my experience, in my own words.” He says hold on, and tells his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Laila she can watch an episode of “Paw Patrol” after he puts his 14-month-old girl, Scarlett, down for a nap. He’s parenting solo while his wife is at work as an

Dillon Dube scored the eventual game-winner and added an assist for his first career multi-point game as the Calgary Flames made it four straight victories on Saturday with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. With the Flames up 3-2 in the third period, Dube scored his third goal in nine games this season,

J.T. Miller scored on a power play 3:21 into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 Saturday afternoon. Miller scored his 13th of the season off a pass from rookie defenceman Quinn Hughes.  Buffalo’s Marcus Johnansson forced the overtime by scoring with 59 seconds left in the game and the Sabres’ goaltender

Celine Dion? Kim Kardashian-West? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? They’ve got nothing on a four-year-old named Mason. Jeremy Rupke runs a YouTube channel called Coach Jeremy that features videos on hockey drills, equipment and culture. When he put a microphone on his four-year-old son Mason for hockey practice, he thought he might have a hit video

It wasn’t the flashy kind of win the Edmonton Oilers are used to getting with their high-end talent. Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers moved back into the top spot in the Pacific Division, grinding out a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.

NEWARK, N.J.—Nobody on the Blackhawks has spent more time around embattled assistant coach Marc Crawford than Zack Smith. The two spent three seasons together with the Ottawa Senators before joining the Hawks last summer. Crawford — who is on leave while the Hawks investigate allegations he physically and verbally abused former players with other teams

Caley Chelios is a story in Tampa because she is a female radio analyst working for an NHL team. The bigger story is that Chelios, 26, is a broadcasting wunderkind with national potential. “She is as knowledgeable as anyone I talk to in the game,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said, “and it comes natural to

Sheldon Keefe’s tenure as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t have started any better. A re-energized roster blasted out of the gate with a trio of road wins following Mike Babcock’s dismissal, playing an inspired, puck-possession style that produced 14 goals for and just three against. Another change under Keefe — a rookie

Milan Lucic scored his first goal with Calgary, and it turned into the winner as the Flames held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday. The Saddledome erupted at 3:58 of the third when Lucic finished off a passing sequence with Derek Ryan and Dillon Dube for his first goal in 29 games,

Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant “to entertain the listener” and not to make allegations against his former coach. Speaking on a Barstool Sports podcast a year ago, Sopel, who played for Crawford in Vancouver, said the coach “kicked me, he

Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant “to entertain the listener” and not to make allegations against his former coach. Speaking on a Barstool Sports podcast a year ago, Sopel, who played for Crawford in Vancouver, said the coach “kicked me, he

Cale Makar was reminded in September that he seemed undaunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months earlier with a string of standout playoff performances for the Colorado Avalanche after leaving college hockey. There was already talk about the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. His