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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Get up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The NHL playoffs open Saturday afternoon with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens are also in the running to become the first…
The potential return (or departure) of Alex Ovechkin will be the biggest question of the 2026 offseason for Washington. That single decision will have a large impact on the direction of the team’s offseason plans with five pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and more than $30 million in cap space, including an unsigned 40-year-old captain…
First-Team Left Winger: Cutter Gauthier, Anaheim Ducks Second-Team Left Winger: Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings First-Team Center: Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks Second-Team Center: Wyatt Johnston, Dallas Stars First-Team Right Winger: Dylan Guenther, Utah Mammoth Second-Team Right Winger: Ivan Demidov, Montreal Canadiens First-Team Left Defenseman: Lane Hutson, Montreal Canadiens Second-Team Left Defenseman: Matthew Schaefer, New…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where they will meet the Philadelphia Flyers in Round 1. Neither team was expected to make the postseason, but a renewed rivalry in the Battle of Pennsylvania is poetic. Penguins and Flyers Match Up Well The Penguins and the Flyers met four times during…
The Montreal Canadiens headed into the 2025 Trade Deadline as sellers and looked to add some future assets to the organization. Fans hoped that general manager (GM) Kent Hughes could execute a major deadline deal that would help make this team a Stanley Cup contender within the next couple of years. In the meantime, we can…
The Edmonton Oilers concluded their 2025-26 regular season schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on Thursday (April 16). Oilers forward Matt Savoie notched his first career hat trick, while Colton Dach, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Josh Samanski also tallied for the home team. Vancouver got its lone goal from centre…
There may not have been high expectations for the Calgary Flames for the 2025-26 season. However, there were pretty high expectations for their 2024 ninth-overall pick, Zayne Parekh. Part of the expectations comes from a couple of defencemen breaking out the minute they set foot in the NHL. You may have heard of them: Lane…
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Vancouver Canucks have fired their general manager, Patrik Allvin, after a rough season in which the team came in last…
For the second straight season, the Utah Mammoth and the St. Louis Blues met in Game 82 to finish off the regular season. Last year, it was the end of the season for Utah when they played in Missouri, as they failed to make the playoffs. The Blues, meanwhile, continued their season into the postseason….
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Connor McDavid had four assists and rookie Matthew Savoie scored his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers secured second…
