By The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – William Eklund scored in the closing seconds of overtime, Tomas Hertl had a hat trick and the San Jose Sharks erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night. Kevin Labanc also scored and Kaapo Kahkonen made 33 saves for the Sharks. Julien Gauthier, Brock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
CALGARY – Matt Boldy scored twice and had an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 5-2 win Tuesday over the host Calgary Flames. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist with Marcus Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek also scoring for the Wild (9-10-4) who improved to 4-0-0 since Jon Hynes replaced Dean Evason ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An emotional Christine Sinclair stepped on the field for the final time in Canadian colours Tuesday, with former teammates and a bumper crowd cheering her on. The 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., was honoured along with veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt and goalkeeper Erin McLeod before kickoff against Australia in front of a vocal crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
KITCHENER, Ont. – Cameron Mercer scored twice, Matthew Sop and Hunter Brzustewicz each chipped in with two assists, and the Kitchener Rangers defeated the visiting Guelph Storm 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday night. Carson Rehkopf, Kyle Morey and Luke Ellinas also scored for the Midwest Division-leading Rangers (21-7-1-0), who led 2-1 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Christine Sinclair is taking part in her final Canadian women’s national team game on Tuesday, with fans from all over the globe flocking to see her play. Nicole Safranski is visiting with three others from Portland, Ore., and specifically came to watch Sinclair’s final international game at B.C. Place which has been temporarily ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Brady Tkachuk and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to an impressive 6-2 NHL win over the league-leading New York Rangers Tuesday night. Anton Forsberg was stellar making 33 saves for the Sens, while Claude Giroux and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators (10-10-0). Artemi Panarin and K’Andre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – The visiting Cape Breton Eagles scored twice in the first period and got a 36-save performance from Jakub Milota to beat the Charlottetown Islanders 3-0 in the lone Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game on Tuesday night. Brayden Schmitt, Olivier Houde and Cam Squires (empty-netter) scored for the Eagles (15-14-1-0) in the Maritimes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Quinn Hughes maintains he is treating it as “one more game.” Jack Hughes pointed out the rareness of making the NHL, let alone three brothers all playing in the league, while Luke Hughes said it’s something he’s dreamt of his whole life. The siblings were set to join a select list Tuesday night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Teresa Walker, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. The two-way star is expected to command a record contract of $500 million-plus on the free agent market coming off his second AL MVP award in three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Gradey Dick might be the busiest player on the Toronto Raptors. The 20-year-old rookie forward is seeing regular playing minutes in his first season in the NBA, but also logging even more time on the court with the G-League’s Raptors 905. Drafted 13th overall out of Kansas by Toronto in last summer’s draft, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – The last centralized NHL Draft for the foreseeable future is going out with the glitz and bright lights of Vegas. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday the league is moving forward with holding the 2024 draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas, the new venue that opened in September and bills itself ... Read More »
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