National Hockey

OTTAWA — Alex DeBrincat will quickly become a Senators' fan favourite if he can be the difference maker he was Saturday night when he scored the overtime game winner in a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

WINNIPEG — Crystal Hawerchuk told a crowd of hundreds of people how much her late husband, Dale, loved the city and the province before the official unveiling of the statue of the greatest Winnipeg Jet of all time just outside of the Canada Life Cent

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks signed defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to a one-year contract Saturday. Beaulieu, 29 was on a professional tryout deal with the Ducks to start the NHL preseason.

EDMONTON — Fans in Edmonton were celebrating seeing Connor McDavid make it to the final whistle as much as getting a victory on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ducks defenseman Urho Vaakanainen was taken off the Honda Center ice on a stretcher after he crashed into the end boards in the first period of Anaheim's preseason game against the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Nicholas Robertson scored two goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-3 in pre-season action.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning and team owner Jeff Vinik are donating $2 million toward Hurricane Ian relief efforts.

MONTREAL — When Jeff Gorton signed on to become the Montreal Canadiens’ new executive vice-president of hockey operations last fall, the two pillars he wanted to improve were hockey development and analytics.

VANCOUVER — It wasn't a game that mattered in the standings, but head coach Bruce Boudreau was still disappointed in how his Vancouver Canucks let a third-period lead evaporate on Thursday.

MONTREAL — Brad Lambert missed the first week of the Winnipeg Jets’ training camp due to injury but came back to impress in his debut. The 30th overall pick in the 2022 draft picked up two points including his first goal in a Jets uniform.