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Kempe nets OT winner as Kings ground Jets 2-1
By Carter Brooks, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG – Adrian Kempe scored 74 seconds into overtime and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday, extending their winning streak to five games. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for Kings (24-10-5), while Alex Turcotte got his fifth goal of the season. Mark Scheifele scored Winnipeg’s (28-12-3) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays add All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman with $33 million, 3-year contract
By The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) – All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract. The team announced the deal Friday night, two days after his 32nd birthday. Hoffman went 3-3 with a 2.17 ERA and 10 saves last season for the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies, earning his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Cataractes pounce on Tigres to net 10-0 win
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored three goals and added an assist, and Felix Lacerte had two goals and two assists as the Shawinigan Cataractes pounced on the visiting Victoriaville Tigres en route to an 10-0 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory on Friday. Matvei Gridin scored two power-play goals for the Cataractes (22-14-0-2), while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staal, Tokarski lead Hurricanes to 2-0 win over Canucks
By The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night. Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight at home. Tokarski stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2
By Sammi Silber, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hirata grabs early lead at Sony Open, Zach Johnson gets in the mix
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) – Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open. Among those right behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays sign reliever Hoffman to three-year-deal
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
TORONTO – Who says you can’t home? Right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in 2014 and dealt to the Colorado Rockies the following summer, has returned to Toronto. The Blue Jays agreed to terms Friday with the 32-year-old Hoffman on a three-year contract worth $33 million. Hoffman posted a 2.17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No surgery, but rehab for Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
CALGARY – Forward Connor Zary doesn’t require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but he’s out of the Calgary Flames’ lineup indefinitely. Zary left Tuesday’s road game against Anaheim after colliding with Ducks defenceman Drew Helleson in the second period. Helleson received a major penalty and game misconduct. Flames head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No surgery, but rehab for Calgary Flames forward Conor Zary
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
CALGARY – Forward Conor Zary doesn’t require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but the Calgary Flames say he’s out of the lineup indefinitely. Zary left Tuesday’s road game against Anaheim after colliding with Ducks defenceman Drew Helleson in the second period. Helleson received a major penalty and game misconduct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Huberdeau, Wolf stand out, Flames in playoff conversation at halfway mark
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
CALGARY – The swagger is resurfacing, in a different way, for Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau. At the halfway mark of the NHL’s regular season, Huberdeau’s team-leading 17 goals already topped what he’s produced in each of his previous two seasons after his trade from the Florida Panthers. The 31-year-old from St-Jerome, Que., famously said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks activate forward Elias Pettersson from injured reserve
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks activated forward Elias Pettersson from injured reserve before their road game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Pettersson missed six games with an undisclosed injury. The team confirmed the move in a social media post. The 26-year-old Swede entered play Friday with 28 points (10-18) over 34 games. Pettersson ... Read More »
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