Forsberg and Beauvillier each get a goal and an assist and Predators knock off Canucks 4-1

Forsberg and Beauvillier each get a goal and an assist and Predators knock off Canucks 4-1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Filip Forsberg scored a goal and had an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Tuesday night to level their best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1. Anthony Beauvillier — a former Canuck — also had a goal and an assist for the Predators, Colton Sissons and Kiefer Sherwood … Read more

Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as coach. He guided Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011

Sabres hire Lindy Ruff as coach. He guided Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Lindy Ruff has some unfinished business in Buffalo. Some 11 years after being fired as the Sabres’ winningest coach, and following head-coaching stops in Dallas and New Jersey, the 64-year-old Ruff is getting his old job back after being hired by the Sabres on Monday. He takes over a team in the … Read more

Dakota Joshua scores 2 goals to help lift Canucks past Predators 4-2 in Game 1 of playoff series

Dakota Joshua scores 2 goals to help lift Canucks past Predators 4-2 in Game 1 of playoff series

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Pius Suter and Dakota Joshua scored 12 seconds apart in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks stormed back for a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday night. Joshua had two goals and an assist, Elias Lindholm also scored and Thatcher Demko … Read more

Panthers score twice in the third period and beat the Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoffs

Panthers score twice in the third period and beat the Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoffs

SUNRISE, Fla. — Here’s a sentence that has never been said: Florida leads Tampa Bay in a playoff series. And for the Panthers, that’s a great way to start. Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third period, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and an … Read more

Maple Leafs, Jets, Oilers and Canucks carry Canada’s Stanley Cup hopes with drought now at 30 years

Maple Leafs, Jets, Oilers and Canucks carry Canada’s Stanley Cup hopes with drought now at 30 years

Josh Morrissey remembers the city coming to life before his eyes. A nine-year-old Flames fan in the spring of 2004, he was captivated by every Jarome Iginla chance and Miikka Kiprusoff save during Calgary’s run to the Stanley Cup Final. “It was just an awesome experience,” said Morrissey, now a star defenseman for the Winnipeg … Read more

LA Kings rally late, finish 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory over Chicago

LA Kings rally late, finish 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory over Chicago

LOS ANGELES — Viktor Arvidsson scored the tying goal with 1:21 left in regulation, and the Los Angeles Kings earned a playoff rematch with Edmonton by jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Kings’ comeback and the defending champion Vegas Golden … Read more

Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4

Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4

TAMPA, Fla. — Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night. Matthews was denied … Read more

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what’s grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. The move was announced by the team a day after the Sabres closed their season with a 4-2 win at Tampa Bay. They finished with … Read more

Garland scores twice as Canucks beat Golden Knights 4-3

Garland scores twice as Canucks beat Golden Knights 4-3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Conor Garland scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Monday night. Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, and J.T. Miller had three assists. Arturs Silovs finished with 20 saves in his third start of the season. … Read more

Kempe, Moore get Kings closer to playoff spot with 6-3 victory over Canucks

Kempe, Moore get Kings closer to playoff spot with 6-3 victory over Canucks

LOS ANGELES — Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist, Trevor Moore reached 30 goals for the first time in his career and the Los Angeles Kings got closer to wrapping up a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Los Angeles moved out of a wild card … Read more