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Ovechkin has nine remaining regular-season games in Canada before retirement

Alex Ovechkin is slated to play nine more times in Canada before retiring as part of his 22nd and final campaign, bookending that run with a pair of contests in Ottawa.

Flames are off to a stunningly bad start

Calgary is winless through the first week of the regular season and the three losses have been ugly, Travis Yost writes.

Several milestones still in reach as Ovechkin winds down NHL career

Alex Ovechkin already holds arguably the NHL's biggest record with the most career regular-season goals, but there's still plenty of other milestones to conquer as he closes out his career. Here is what else is in reach for Ovechkin in his final season.

Shesterkin, Bouchard, Cotter named NHL's three stars of the week

New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin has been named the NHL’s first star of the week.

Ovechkin announces this will be his last NHL season: ‘I know in my heart it’s the right decision’

This season will be Alex Ovechkin’s last in the NHL. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer made the announcement to his Washington Capitals teammates on Monday.

Ice Chips: Blackhawks captain Bedard skates with teammates ahead of practice

Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

Huska: Flames feeling ‘disconnected’ after being outscored 16-3 to start season

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska told reporters after Sunday’s 6-1 drubbing against the Seattle Kraken that he feels his team has been out of sync early on this season.

Report: Sanderson sent back to Ottawa for further testing

The Ottawa Senators are expected to be without defenceman Jake Sanderson for the remainder of their season-opening road trip.

NHLPA’s Hainsey blasts Bettman’s NTC comments: ‘An attack on players’ CBA-negotiated rights’

Rebuilding Canucks see early signs of growth: ‘We’ve got something good cooking here’

Four games into a new NHL season, the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks see signs of progress at 2-2-0.

Marner scores first of season as Golden Knights edge Canucks

Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season and his Vegas Golden Knights downed the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday.

Samoskevich scores twice as Kraken beat Flames as Calgary stays winless

Berkly Catton, Mackie Samoskevich and Bobby McMann scored within the first eight minutes of the game and the Seattle Kraken cruised to a 6-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Granlund scores in OT, Gauthier gets two goals in Ducks’ win over Panthers

Cutter Gauthier scored two power-play goals and captain Mikael Granlund had a power-play goal 4:14 into overtime, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night and their 11th consecutive win in home openers.

Goaltender Merilainen makes good on chance with Canucks in win

Goaltender Leevi Merilainen wants to make the most of the opportunity the Vancouver Canucks have given him. Vancouver claimed the 24-year-old from Oulu, Finland, off waivers from the Ottawa Senators late last month.

Shesterkin makes 28 saves adds an assist as Rangers beat Mammoth for 3rd straight win

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves and had an assist on Eeli Tolvanen’s empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining and the New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night.

Maple Leafs hold high-attendance optional skate as top line looks to build more chemistry

The Toronto Maple Leafs held an optional skate on Sunday morning, and as TSN's Mark Masters writes, the skate was attended by nine players who participated in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators as the unit seeks to find more cohesion and chemistry early on.

Report: Blues’ Toropchenko (upper-body injury) will be re-evaluated in six weeks

St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko suffered a shoulder injury in their season opener on Friday against the Dallas Stars and will miss at least six weeks, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.

Canucks score four unanswered goals in third to top Flames

Liam Ohgren celebrated his 100th NHL game by scoring one goal and assisting on defenceman Elias Pettersson’s winner as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 Saturday night.

Chernyshov’s two-goal performance gives Sharks an overtime win over Kings

Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday night for their second straight win to open the season.

Sabres’ Kulich celebrates return from blood clot issues with game-winner against Blackhawks

Jiri Kulich's go-ahead goal of the Chicago Blackhawks was his first in nearly a calendar year after he missed the final 70 games of last season dealing with a blood clot issue.