Category Archives: Canadian Press
Extra hockey: NHL ties record with 8 OT games in 1 day
Almost every team in the NHL was in action Thursday night - and most of them came away with at least a point. A record-tying eight games went to overtime. That tied the mark set Feb. 22, 2007, and mat...
Feb 07, 2019

Toews OT goal sends Blackhawks past Canucks to 6th straight
CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews joked he was out of gas. He had at least one terrific play left in the tank. Toews scored 3:21 into overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on T...
Feb 07, 2019

Evander Kane has two goals, assist as Sharks beat Flames in key Pacific matchup
CALGARY - Evander Kane’s mastery of the Calgary Flames continued on Thursday night. Kane and Tomas Hertl each scored twice and added an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win over the C...
Feb 07, 2019

Oilers stop 6-game losing streak with 4-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Edmonton Oilers played with an edge and an eagerness to snap out of their slump, taking full advantage of a sleepy start by Minnesota. The Wild sure could use some of that same u...
Feb 07, 2019

Acadia Axemen player takes responsibility for hockey brawl with St. FX X-Men
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - A member of a Nova Scotia university hockey team has taken responsibility for making comments that led to a bench-clearing brawl last weekend. Acadia University’s Rodney Southa...
Feb 07, 2019

Brandi Carlile as nervous for Clive Davis' gala as Grammys
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Brandi Carlile will perform at the Grammys on Sunday, but she’s just as worried to hit the stage at Clive Davis’ star-studded party the night before the big awards ...
Feb 07, 2019

Jonathan Drouin's four-point night leads Canadiens past Jets 5-2
MONTREAL - The red-hot Montreal Canadiens refused to be intimidated by one of the league’s best and biggest teams. The Canadiens confirmed their surprising start to the season is more than just ...
Feb 07, 2019

Siakam, VanVleet set career highs to lead Raptors past Hawks
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have a new big man coming to help their push for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the meantime, the Raptors won by playing small. Pascal Siakam scored a career-...
Feb 07, 2019

Anders Nilsson earns first shutout of season as Senators blank Ducks
OTTAWA - Helping the Ottawa Senators end a five-game losing streak was just as sweet as posting his first shutout of the season for Anders Nilsson. Nilsson stopped 45 shots as Ottawa defeated the Anah...
Feb 07, 2019

Former Rep. Dingell, US's longest-serving lawmaker, dies
DETROIT - Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history and a master of legislative deal-making who was fiercely protective of Detroit’s auto industry...
Feb 07, 2019