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Canucks face Flames, hoping reinforcements lead to more success
The Vancouver Canucks hope to build off their recent success when they open the season against the visiting Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.,The Canucks won the Pacific Division last season and, outside of the COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign, reached the postseason for the first time since 2015 a...
NHL season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
ANAHEIM DUCKS,Head coach: Greg Cronin (second season),Last season: 27-50-5, 59 points, seventh place in Pacific Division,This season: After bottoming out in 2021-22, the Ducks will continue to climb out of the throes of a rebuild, albeit likely with baby steps. Last season was a disaster in part due...
Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed in N.J.
Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Johnny Gaudreau died Thursday night when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in New Jersey. He was 31.,Also killed was his brother, Matthew, 29.,The Gaudreau family had gathered in their hometown in Salem County, N.J., to take part in the wedding of Katie ...
Flames sign first-rounders Zayne Parekh, Matvei Gridin to 3-year deals
The Calgary Flames signed first-round draft picks Zayne Parekh and Matvei Gridin to three-year, $2.925 million entry-level contracts on Friday.,Each deal carries an average annual value of $975,000.,Calgary selected Parekh, an 18-year-old Canadian, with the ninth overall pick of the NHL draft last m...
Devils acquire G Jacob Markstrom from Flames
The New Jersey Devils acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in exchange for defenseman Kevin Bahl and a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,The teams reportedly had discussions involving Markstrom prior to this season's trade deadline.,Markstrom, 34, is enterin...