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Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk ‘not embarrassed’ by low payroll
OTTAWA – Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says he has no reason to feel embarrassed about his team’s lack of spending.
Penguins testing forward Beau Bennett for mumps after symptoms arise
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins are worried forward Beau Bennett has mumps.
Edmonton Oilers fire coach Dallas Eakins amid disappointing season
EDMONTON – Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish sacked head coach Dallas Eakins on Monday, saying while Eakins is taking the fall for mounting losses, he isn’t solely to blame for what’s shaping up to be another dismal NHL season in playoff-starved Edmonton.
Foley following NHL’s orders in hopes of landing expansion team in Las Vegas
Bill Foley is not Jim Balsillie, and the prospective owner of a Las Vegas expansion franchise isn’t following the same path that got the former BlackBerry mogul blacklisted by the NHL.
Moulson scores in shootout to lift Sabres past Senators, 5-4, for 6th straight home win
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Brian Flynn and the surging Sabres are bringing home-ice advantage back to Buffalo.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games
Former Oilers coach Eakins says fans in Edmonton need to be patient with rebuild
EDMONTON – Outgoing Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins preached a refrain that has become all too familiar for fans of the struggling NHL team.
Latvia still in love with Sabres forward Girgensons, who maintains All-Star vote lead
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Latvia is in love with Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons, who remains the runaway leader in the NHL All-Star game fan vote.
Jets defenceman Jacob Trouba to miss at least six weeks with upper-body injury
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Jets defenceman Jacob Trouba will be out of the lineup for at least six weeks with an upper-body injury.
Hockey dynamics – cramped benches, young players, shared water – ideal for mumps
TORONTO – Officials of the National Hockey League and the general public may find it unexpected to see chipmunk-cheeked hockey stars who have contracted mumps. But to public health experts, an outbreak in this setting is not surprising, given the ages of the athletes and the conditions under which they play.
Canucks tweak system after blowout defeat stretched losing streak to four
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks are convinced they need a tweak, not a major overhaul.
Crouse is youngest at Canada’s world junior camp but could make a big impact
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Lawson Crouse looks around the ice and knows he’s in unfamiliar territory. The youngest player in Canada’s world junior camp hasn’t skated alongside many of these teammates before because he’s only 17.
Mark Scheifele’s three-point night gives Jets a 5-1 win over Sabres
WINNIPEG – Mark Scheifele laughed as he described how his Winnipeg Jets teammates tried to help him score a hat trick on Tuesday night.
Bernier solid in goal as Leafs down Ducks 6-2 for sixth straight victory
TORONTO – Jonathan Bernier extended one streak Tuesday night while halting another.
Ekman-Larsson scores in overtime, Coyotes beat Oilers 2-1 to end 9-game home losing streak
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Oliver Ekman-Larsson looked up in overtime and saw 15 seconds on the clock, but lost track after a couple of turnovers.
Panthers outlast Capitals in longest NHL shootout when Nick Bjugstad scores in 20th round
SUNRISE, Fla. – Nick Bjugstad took a deep breath before his second attempt in the longest shootout in NHL history.
Rick Nash’s two-goal night powers New York Rangers past Calgary Flames 5-2
CALGARY – Rick Nash’s bounce-back season continued Tuesday night, along with the New York Rangers winning streak.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Games
Connor McDavid will play for agent Bobby Orr at CHL prospects game
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Connor McDavid gets a handful of text messages each month from agent Bobby Orr. The legendary defenceman’s advice is pretty straightforward.
Sidney Crosby returns to ice after mumps diagnosis, 3 Penguin teammates tested
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returned from a bout with mumps, while several teammates were tested for the virus as a precaution.
Canadiens face choices at centre as Galcheyuk and Desharnais shine
BROSSARD, Que. – A line shuffle that moved Alex Galchenyuk to centre and dropped David Desharnais to the third unit looks to be working for the Montreal Canadiens.
Calgary Flames put their money on Hartley, sign coach to extension
CALGARY – Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley’s contract extension signals that he and new general manager Brad Treliving have decided they can work together.
Ottawa’s Anderson stops 34 shots, Turris scores twice in Senators’ 2-0 win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. – Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson felt he was playing well even if the results showed otherwise.
Difference Maker: Kari Lehtonen stellar early as Stars down Canucks
VANCOUVER – Kari Lehtonen got to work early against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.