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The Canadian PressJets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season
WINNIPEG — Nikita Chibrikov had a memorable NHL debut. The Winnipeg Jets forward scored the game-winner and Cole Perfetti tallied a pair of goals as the Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 to close out their regular seasons on Thursday. “It's like the dream, which you start from the first steps on the ice and live with this every day,” said Chibrikov, who was called up from the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose earlier in the day. The victory produced some notable accomplishments in fr
The Canadian PressNHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season
The NHL post-season is now set. The playoffs begin Saturday with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Bruins in Boston in opening-round action. The Vancouver Canucks open their first-round series at home against the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Winnipeg, meanwhile, will matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The Jets host Game 1 on Sunday. The Edmonton Oilers will see the Los Angeles Kings to open the post-season for the third consecutive year. The Oilers had to wait for the conclusion of Th
The Canadian PressMacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise's single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny’s franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec. The speedy MacKinnon couldn’t catch Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in the race for the
The Canadian PressLA Kings rally late, finish 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory over Chicago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored the tying goal with 1:21 left in regulation, and the Los Angeles Kings earned a playoff rematch with Edmonton by jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Kings’ comeback and the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights’ loss to Anaheim propelled Los Angeles into a third straight postseason meeting with the Oilers, who beat the Kings in both of their previous two fir