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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday assistant coaches Scott Walker and Kyle Gustafson and video coach Darryl Seward won’t be returning next season. Assistants Brad Shaw and Jason King will both be back with the NHL club for the 2022-23 campaign. “We would like to thank Scott, Kyle, and Darryl for their hard work

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will miss the remainder of the NHL Western Conference semifinal series against the Colorado Avalanche due to a lower-body injury, head coach Craig Berube announced Sunday. Binnington was injured 6:45 into Saturday’s 5-2 loss after Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri and Blues defenceman Calle Rosen crashed into him. Binnington tried

Florida Panthers (58-18-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Lightning lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 3 of their second-round series Saturday night. Logan O’Connor, Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog also scored as the Avalanche to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Colorado improved to 3-0 on the road

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Adam Gaudette scored in overtime for the United States to beat Sweden 3-2 at the world ice hockey championship on Saturday, while Switzerland bested Canada 6-3 in a game between previously unbeaten teams. Gaudette was involved in all three of the U.S. goals as he scored the first and assisted Nate

Dean Kukan and Nico Hischier scored power-play goals and Denis Malgin had two assists as Switzerland defeated Canada 6-3 on Saturday at the world hockey championship in Finland. Michael Fora, Jonas Siegenthaler, Pius Suter and Timo Meier, into an empty net, also scored for the unbeaten Swiss (5-0-0-0) at the Helsinki Ice Hall. Kent Johnson opened

CALGARY – Tyler Toffoli doesn’t recognize this version of his team. And if the Flames don’t get back to what’s made them successful all season, Calgary could be in big trouble against its high-flying provincial rival. Toffoli scored in the second period to give the home side a 3-1 lead Friday, but the Edmonton Oilers

Zach Hyman scored the winning goal shorthanded for the Edmonton Oilers in Friday’s 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames to even their playoff series at one victory apiece. Edmonton captain Connor McDavid’s goal and assist Friday made him the fastest active player to reach 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in a single post-season, and

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Finland got back to winning ways at the world ice hockey championship when it beat Britain 6-0, while Germany beat Italy 9-4 in the highest-scoring game of the tournament on Friday. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia was among six different players to score for host Finland, while Jussi Olkinuora faced 10

It means staying up until 4:30 a.m., but Steve Rock is cheering for the Calgary Flames from Ukraine.  Rock, 34, was travelling in Europe when Russia invaded Ukraine. He wanted to find a way to be useful, so after several difficult conversations with family and friends, he decided to become a volunteer with organizations working

Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -172, Blues +145; over/under is 6.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche are in a 1-1

David Perron scored twice as St. Louis switched up its line combinations, Jordan Binnington made 30 saves and the Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Thursday night to tie their second-round series at a game apiece. Jordan Kyrou added a goal and Brandon Saad sealed it with an empty-netter for the Blues as they

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting the offensive production they need so far from their blue liners in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Hurricanes outlasted the Boston Bruins in a seven-game series with defensemen Jaccob Slavin and Tony DeAngelo leading the team in points. Then they rallied to beat the New York

Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter is among the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the National Hockey League’s coach of the year. Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers and Gerard Gallant of the New York Rangers are the other two finalists. Sutter started his second stint behind the Flames bench

CALGARY – The Edmonton Oilers scored six times at even strength on Wednesday night, but coming in a 9-6 loss to the Calgary Flames, they know they have to be much better as a team in Game 2. “We scored six goals and that should be enough to win the game,” said Edmonton coach Jay

Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday’s 9-6 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers to open their playoff series. The NHL’s first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years compensated for its long absence with an abundance of goals in Game 1. Blake Coleman scored twice for the Flames. Rasmus

CALGARY – He watched far more games than he played this season, but Flames defenceman Michael Stone came out of the press box to make an impact in the playoffs for Calgary. Calgary was one of the healthier NHL teams in 2021-22 and Stone, the No. 7 defenceman on the depth chart, was rarely activated

Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor is one of three finalists for the National Hockey League’s Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award is presented annually to the player best combining sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability. Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Jaccob Slavin and Minnesota Wild defenceman Jared Spurgeon are the other two finalists. In leading the Jets in