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The Canadian Hockey League has cancelled the 2021 Memorial Cup due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Buffalo Sabres traded forwards Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Anders Bjork and a second-round draft pick. Buffalo also retained 50 per cent of Hall's salary.

The Vancouver Canucks will begin practicing on Sunday — as long as they get negative COVID-19 test results. The NHL said that if the Canucks get a clean bill of health, they will play the Edmonton Oilers on April 16.

Devin Shore scored the winner and Mike Smith made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers completed a nine-game season sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 victory Thursday.

The NHL says it remains hopeful the Vancouver Canucks can complete a 56-game schedule even though 25 members of the team have tested positive for a variant form of COVID-19, but some experts question if that is possible.

NHL goal leader Auston Matthews scored twice and Jack Campbell made 26 saves to tie a franchise record with his ninth straight win as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Monday night.

Eric Staal, in his Montreal debut, scored the overtime winner as the Canadiens rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday.

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away and teams willing to deal have some potentially intriguing options.

Veteran centre Eric Staal admitted to some "good nervous energy "ahead of his Montreal Canadiens debut.

Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames.