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Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk enshrined as part of Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2024 class
TORONTO (AP) — Shea Weber and David Poile’s stories have been intertwined for more than two decades. Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy. He also shipped the star defenseman out of town...
Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson out with lower-body injury
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson left Monday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Thompson, who scored his 11th goal of the season in the first period of the Sabres 7-5 loss, played...
Cole Caufield scores twice to lead Canadiens over Sabres 7-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres. ...
Sabres show improvement with 3-win run, and chance to win 4 straight for first time in 21 months
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres forward Tage Thompson likes how Buffalo has responded after losses this season. The next challenge for a franchise in the midst of an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought is how it handles a taste of success. Modest as Buffalo’s three-game winning...
Jack Hughes has a goal and two assists as the Devils beat the Canadiens 5-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A free-wheeling Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night for their fourth win in five games. Jesper Bratt had two goals — the last a game-clincher into an empty net — and an assist,...
Crosby scores 2 goals to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night. Blake Lizotte scored an empty-net goal in the final minute for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang, playing in his 1,100th regular-season game, finished with an...
Ovechkin scores his 858th goal and has 2 assists as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 6-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to continue their strong start. Ovechkin is now 37 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. After making Cayden...
Brandon Montour scores hat trick in Kraken's 8-2 rout of Canadiens
MONTREAL (AP) — Defenseman Brandon Montour had three goals and one assist, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Montreal Canadiens 8-2 on Tuesday night. Jaden Schwartz scored once with two helpers and Chandler Stephenson added four assists as Seattle snapped a three-game losing...
Aleksei Kolosov makes his Flyers debut, becoming first Belarusian goalie in NHL history
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aleksei Kolosov became the first Belarusian-born goalie in NHL history Sunday night when he started for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Montreal Canadiens. The 22-year-old Kolosov was recalled by the Flyers on Saturday night and immediately inserted into the...
Suzuki and Gallagher lead the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Sunday night. Suzuki extended his point streak to seven games. He scored in the first period and assisted Cole Caufield on a...
