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Addressing the media during Washington Capitals’ locker cleanout on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin hinted that he hopes to return for a 22nd NHL season but his final decision still needs to be made.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares told reporters on Thursday that he intends to play for Canada at the World Hockey Championship beginning in May.
Despite the horrid start and the lack of availability in his second season, Steve Staios has no regrets putting his faith into Linus Ullmark.
A team can’t win a division in April, but they can certainly lose one. The Jays need to find a way to survive a pile of injuries and keep the top of the AL East within arm’s length, Steve Phillips writes.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews reiterated Thursday he believes he can win a Stanley Cup with the franchise.
Craig Berube’s future as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs remains in limbo as the team searches for its next head of hockey operations, but the 60-year-old said Thursday he expects to be back behind the bench next season.
Under the fiery John Tortorella, the Golden Knights (39-26-17) have clinched a second-straight Pacific Division title and are one of the league’s hottest teams heading into their postseason matchup against the Utah Mammoth.
The Edmonton Oilers will finish their regular season tonight with one goal in mind: Beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks and avoid a first-round playoff clash with one of the Central Division heavyweights.
The only silver lining in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ final game of the season is that it finally ended a long year of disappointment.
Mitch Marner broke a third-period tie and the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division for the fifth time in their nine-year history, beating the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday night to close the regular season.
Defenseman Louis Crevier scored twice in the final period, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis also added third period goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied in their season finale to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Despite resting six players, the Ottawa Senators wrapped up their regular season with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday night to head into the post-season riding a high.
Tye Kartye scored two goals and had an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Wyatt Johnston scored the decisive shootout goal and the Dallas Stars posted their third consecutive 50-win season with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Mike Benning got his first two NHL goals, Wilmer Skoog, Mikulas Hovorka and Ludvig Jansson all got their first NHL points, and the Florida Panthers closed out their injury-plagued season by routing the Detroit Red Wings 8-1 on Wednesday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks extended general manager Kyle Davidson’s contract Wednesday without providing the length of the deal.
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China’s travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
For the second time in four seasons, Rick Bowness had a front row seat to one of his teams collapsing down the stretch and ending the season with disappointment.
The New York Islanders are facing questions about a jumbotron promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.
Dallas Stars top-line center Roope Hintz will miss the start of the playoffs after experiencing a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury, while the team is getting healthier at other positions, coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday.
Heading into Thursday’s final night of the regular season, the Oilers sit second in the division, two points behind Las Vegas Knights and one ahead of Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings.
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