CALGARY — It’s been four years since Darryl Sutter so famously said, “It’s going to be a waste of eight days” for whoever played the Colorado Avalanche in the first round. How perfectly appropriate then that Sutter sat in the Saddledome stands for Thursday’s regular-season finale between the last two teams he coached, the Flames …
EDMONTON — Fans will celebrate No Kings Day in Edmonton on Friday, and instead, the Oilers will draw their 2017 selves in a Round 1 series against the Anaheim Ducks. It took four years and 82 games, but an Anaheim win in Nashville, and an Oilers romp over a tragic version of the Vancouver Canucks helped …
EDMONTON — Two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks won 50 games. Thursday, they finished the 2025-26 season with 25 wins — and 49 regulation losses. No matter how accustomed we have become to the team’s historic retreat this season, the numbers are still halting. How much has changed for Vancouver in the National Hockey League …
With the regular season officially over, it’s time for playoff hockey. The NHL has unveiled its 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule for Round 1. Every game can be seen on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+. Here are the schedules for all the first-round matchups: Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 1: Ottawa at Carolina, 3 p.m. ET April …
NHL highlights (April 16)
Now that the NHL regular season has come to a close, a couple players will have to clear some space on their trophy cabinets. For the sixth time in his career, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid has won the Art Ross Trophy, while Colorado Avalanche counterpart Nathan MacKinnon will take home the Maurice “Rocket” Richard …
Rookie goalie Arsenii Sergeev made his first career NHL start, stopping 27 of 28 shots for the Flames (34-39-9). Morgan Frost opened the scoring at 5:21 of the second period on the power play with his 22nd of the year. Matvei Gridin and Matt Coronato picked up the assists. Quinton Byfield responded less than two …
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had four assists and rookie Matthew Savoie scored his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers secured second place in the Pacific Division and home ice to start the first round of playoffs with a clutch 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Josh Samanski, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Colton …
The Stanley Cup Playoffs matchups are locked in. With the Edmonton Oilers‘ 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, the reigning Western Conference champions will finish second in the Pacific Division and host the Anaheim Ducks in the first round. Earlier, the Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 to secure third place in the …
WINNIPEG — Macklin Celebrini set a San Jose Sharks‘ franchise record for points in a season after a goal and pair of assists in a 6-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Celebrini finished the season with 45 goals and 70 assists, his 115 points surpassing former San Jose great Joe Thornton’s 114 points …