• The Canadian Press

    Vancouver Canucks stay quiet on starting goalie for pivotal Game 5

    VANCOUVER — Head coach Rick Tocchet isn't revealing who'll start in net for the Vancouver Canucks when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday. The choice will be a "game-time decision" based on both the health of his goalies and their recent performances, he said. "You look at where that person is at injury-wise, you talk to the doctor, you talk to the trainer. And then you talk to him," Tocchet said his team skated Tuesday morning. "There has to

  • The Canadian Press

    Capitals' T.J. Oshie hopes to play next season. He'll only do so if his back problems are fixed

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — T.J. Oshie lingered on the ice long after many of his Washington Capitals teammates departed for the locker room following the loss that eliminated them from the playoffs. His family was at all four games, including in New York, just in case. They could be the final ones he plays in the NHL. Oshie isn't calling it a career just yet, but the 37-year-old winger acknowledged Tuesday he and doctors must find a solution to his chronic back problems before committing to return fo

  • The Canadian Press

    Winnipeg Jets shake up lineup for must-win game against Colorado Avalanche

    WINNIPEG — Going into his first career NHL playoff game on Tuesday, Cole Perfetti knew that he wouldn't have any family in the stands cheering him on, but he was certain they'd be there in spirit. The Whitby, Ont., product and veteran defenceman Colin Miller were both set to make their first-round series debut in the critical Game 5 against the Colorado Avalanche, who could eliminate the Jets from the playoffs with a victory. "They’ll be cheering from home. They’re going to be watching hard and

  • The Canadian Press

    McKenna has six points, Martone has five as Canada thumps Kazakhstan at U18 worlds

    VANTAA, Finland — Gavin McKenna had two goals and four assists, team captain Porter Martone had a goal and four assists and Canada ended group-stage play with an 11-3 rout of Kazakhstan on Tuesday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished as the top team in Group B, winning its four group-stage games by a combined score of 31-7. The Canadians will play Latvia, the fourth-place team in Group A, in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Liam Greentree, Tij Iginla, Maxim Masse, Cole