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Stamkos hits major milestone as Tampa Bay Lightning double up Vancouver Canucks 5-2

VANCOUVER - Steven Stamkos scored a hat trick - including his 500th NHL goal - and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Vancouver Canucks a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday. Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov eac...

Jan 18, 2023

Lehkonen, Rantanen's two-goal efforts lead Avalanche to 4-1 win over Flames

CALGARY - Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko Rantanen scored two goals apiece to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of assists...

Jan 18, 2023

Lightning's Steven Stamkos scores 500th NHL goal against Canucks

VANCOUVER - Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has scored his 500th regular-season NHL goal. The 32-year-old centre took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor tap in past Vancouver...

Jan 18, 2023

Tkachuk's OT winner lifts Senators past Penguins 5-4, snap two-game skid

OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal 25 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators snapped a two-game skid, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 Wednesday night. Alex DeBrincat, Tim...

Jan 18, 2023

Spruce Kings’ Jordan Fairlie looking to raise $20,000 during mental health campaign

...PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George Spruce Kings goaltender Jordan Fairlie has had a phenomenal season on the ice. However, the 20-year-old from Fort St.John is looking to also make a massive impact off t...

Jan 18, 2023

Maurice saw tough days ahead with retooled Panthers: 'It was going to be a challenge'

Paul Maurice expected some growing pains. Hired to lead the Florida Panthers - a team coming off its best-ever regular-season, but a disappointing playoff performance - the veteran head coach also kne...

Jan 18, 2023

Vancouver FC adds to roster by signing Lebanese international Gabriel Bitar

Midfielder/forward Gabriel Bitar is the seventh player to sign with expansion Vancouver FC ahead of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season. The 24-year-old from Ottawa spent last year with now-defunc...

Jan 18, 2023

Predators forward McCarron reinstated by NHL/NHLPA assistance program

TORONTO - Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been returned to available status after receiving care from the NHL and NHL Players' Association's player assistance program. McCarron entere...

Jan 18, 2023

Spruce Kings set for Triple-Header Weekend against Smoke Eaters

PRINCE GEORGE - The Trail Smoke Eaters will be visiting the Kopar Memorial Arena from January 27th to 29th for triple header BCHL action.On Friday, January 27th at 7:00 PM, CKPG presents Not a School ...

Jan 18, 2023

Canada's Washington has grown into one of the NCAA's top scorers in her fifth season

For the three weeks in December that Canadian Keishana Washington led the NCAA in scoring, the congratulatory messages poured in. To the point it became overwhelming. "It was a lot of messages from fa...

Jan 18, 2023