• The Canadian Press

    Rangers get Chytil back in lineup for Game 3 against Hurricanes after lengthy absence

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil is in the lineup for Thursday's playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes, his first action since November and coming more than three months after he was ruled out for the season due to a head injury. That meant 6-foot-8 rookie Matt Rempe was a healthy scratch for Game 3 of the second-round series. The 24-year-old Chytil played just 10 regular-season games before facing suspected concussion issues that led him to go home to his native

  • The Canadian Press

    Edmonton Oilers star Draisaitl misses practice, listed as 'day-to-day'

    VANCOUVER — Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl is "day-to-day" with an undisclosed injury, says head coach Kris Knoblauch. Knoblauch says the Oilers coaching staff will decide Friday morning whether the 28-year-old German forward plays that evening in Game 2 of Edmonton's series with the Vancouver Canucks. Draisaitl missed practice Thursday and appeared to be labouring late in Edmonton's loss to Vancouver in Game 1 of their second-round series Wednesday. He had two assists in the game but was l

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit

    TORONTO (AP) — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another early exit from the NHL playoffs. The move had been expected after Toronto lost to rival Boston in Game 7 last weekend, the fourth time in five years under Keefe that the team has lost in the first round. The Maple Leafs won just one playoff series since Keefe took over in November 2019. “Today’s decision was difficult,” general manager Brad Treliving said in a statement. “Sheldon is an excellen

  • The Canadian Press

    Analysis: From one goal to three, no lead is safe in the NHL playoffs this spring

    If you went to sleep midway through either of the Western Conference NHL playoff games the past two nights, there's a good chance you woke up to a different winner than you thought. On Tuesday night, Dallas led Colorado 3-0 after the first period and lost 4-3 in overtime. Roughly 24 hours later, Edmonton was up 4-1 on Vancouver late in the second and lost 5-4 in regulation. Up a goal, up three goals, no lead is safe in hockey's post-season this spring. “Once you get to this time of the year, it’