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Jack Eichel scored the overtime winner for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 road win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

Matt Duchene scored twice and added an assist in the Ottawa Senators' 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have given up on the possibility of staging the next World Cup of Hockey in September 2020.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock put his forward lines in the blender at practice Wednesday. Auston Matthews was back between William Nylander and Zach Hyman, a trio that was together most of the last two seasons.

Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron will have a telephone hearing Wednesday with the NHL's department of player safety to discuss his charging penalty on Tuesday night that put Florida defenceman MacKenzie Weegar in concussion protocol.

Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Tuesday.

Antti Niemi made a career-high 52 saves as the Montreal Canadiens extended their win streak to three games with a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Considerable grumbling emanated from Flames Nation when defenceman Mark Giordano was passed over for the NHL all-star game. The snub could turn out to be an advantage for the Flames.

Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green says he's not ruling out the possibility of Elias Pettersson returning to the lineup on Wednesday. The star rookie has missed three games after suffering a knee injury when he got tangled up with Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi in Montreal on Jan. 3.

Larry Murphy knows what it's like to hear the boos raining down from Maple Leafs fans, so he can sympathize with what Jake Gardiner is going through.