• The Canadian Press

    Sabres play the Canucks after Skinner's hat trick

    Buffalo Sabres (33-31-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (42-18-8, first in the Pacific Division)Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -200, Sabres +166; over/under is 6.5BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vancouver Canucks after Jeff Skinner recorded a hat trick in the Sabres' 6-2 win against the Seattle Kraken.Vancouver is 42-18-8 overall and 21-7-4 at home. The Canucks have scored 238 total goals (3.5 per game) to ra

  • The Canadian Press

    Skinner nets hat trick, Sabres chase Daccord with early barrage in 6-2 win over Kraken

    SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, with his first goal coming during a three-goal outburst in the first six minutes to chase Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 6-2 victory Monday night. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored in the first period for the Sabres, who earned their first win in six tries against the third-year Kraken. With 71 points, Buffalo is four behind Washington for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with 13 games left.

  • The Canadian Press

    Ovechkin becomes 3rd in NHL history with at least 20 goals in 19 straight seasons; Caps beat Flames

    CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. “Consistency. Not just from the scoring part but also him bei

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL roundup: Ovechkin joins small list to score 20 goals in at least 19 straight seasons

    CALGARY, Alta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined Gordie Howe (22 straight seasons) and Brendan Shanahan (19 straight seasons) as the only players to achieve the goal-scoring feat. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson