Hockey

Matthews scores 2 late goals for hat trick, Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 6-5 in shootout

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored two late goals to complete a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the lone shootout goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night in their season opener.

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Matthews records hat trick, Marner scores SO winner in Leafs' wild victory over Habs

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe stepped to the podium and was asked what he took away from his team's first game of the season. "Two points," replied the Maple Leafs head coach. "That's about it.

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Rookie Bedard scores, but Pastrnak pots 2 to lead Bruins past Blackhawks 3-1

BOSTON (AP) — With Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito and other hockey greats in the building to celebrate the start of the Bruins' 100th season, Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard took another early step toward joining them on Wednesday night when he scored h

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Skjei, Slavin score third-period goals to help the Hurricanes beat the Senators 5-3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defensemen Brady Skjei and Jaccob Slavin scored third-period goals that helped the Carolina Hurricanes push past the Ottawa Senators 5-3 in Wednesday night's season opener for both teams.

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Sabres follow up Dahlin deal by locking up Owen Power to 7-year, $58.45 million contract extension

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — First Rasmus Dahlin and now Owen Power. In the span of three days, the Buffalo Sabres locked up their two star defensemen by signing Power to a seven-year contract extension worth $58.45 million on Wednesday.

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NHL suspends Golden Knights forward Brett Howden for 2 games for head shot

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL suspended Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden for two games without pay for an “illegal check to the head” of Seattle Kraken forward Brandon Tanev on Tuesday night.

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Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is 8 wins from passing Patrick Roy for 2nd place on the all-time list

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury arrived at Minnesota Wild training camp for a 20th season of NHL net-minding, he wasn't ready to publicly declare — or even make a decision privately — that this will be his last.

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Pride Tape co-founder, Brian Burke call NHL's ban a 'serious setback'

One of the first NHL hockey sticks wrapped in rainbow-coloured tape is in the Hockey Hall of Fame to commemorate that breakthrough moment.

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Devils coach Lindy Ruff has been given a multi-year contact extension on the eve of the season

Less than a year after leading the New Jersey Devils to their best regular season, coach Lindy Ruff has been signed to a multi-year contract extension.

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Ovechkin at 38 resumes his pursuit of Gretzky's NHL goals record, 73 back going into the season

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Multiple times over their years playing together with the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin told Tom Wilson he's never going to change how he trains. “He's stubborn,” Wilson recalled. “He's Ovi through and through.

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