• The Canadian Press

    Edmonton Oilers making goalie change. Backup Calvin Pickard will start Game 4 against the Canucks

    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who was pulled in the third period of Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Sunday after giving up four goals on 15 shots. Pickard is making his first start in the NHL playoffs after making 20 appearances for the Oilers in the regular season. He went 12-7-1 with a 2.45 goals-agains

  • The Canadian Press

    Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers

    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand travelled with the team to Florida but is “not an option tonight,” Montgomery said after the team’s morning skate. Marchand, the team’s leading scorer in this year’s playoffs before he was injured, was staggered on a hit to his head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett in the first period of Game

  • The Canadian Press

    Avs' star Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least 6 months an hour before team's playoff game loss

    DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are without high-scoring forward Valeri Nichushkin for what's left of the playoffs — again. The 29-year-old Russian was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league's player assistance program just hours before the Avalanche lost Game 4 of their second-round series with Dallas on Monday night. It is the second time this season he has been in the program. Stage 3 means Nichushkin violated terms of the program, which provide

  • The Canadian Press

    Renovations begin on Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors

    TORONTO — The second phase of renovations at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena has begun. Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, did a ceremonial groundbreaking at the downtown arena this morning. Construction could not begin until the NHL's Maple Leafs and NBA's Raptors, the venue's primary occupants, had finished their seasons. This phase of construction is focused on the 100 level and upgrading the fan experience. Pelley says this phase of renovations will be complete