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TORONTO (AP) — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. The world's top hockey league will allow its players to participate in the Games in 2026 in Milan and in 2030 under an agreement announced Friday by the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association, International Ice Hockey Federation and the IOC. NHL players have not been at the Olympics since 2014 in Sochi. "There is a recognition of how important this is to the players," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at a news conference during All-Star Weekend. “Extremely badly want to play in the Olympics,” McDavid said Thursday.

Persons: Gary Bettman, Luc Tardif, “, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Adam Fox, Sidney Crosby, Connor Bedard, ” McDavid, haven’t, Bettman, Tardif, Charlie McAvoy, ” McAvoy, Ralph Lauren, Marty Walsh, ” Bettman, McDavid, MacKinnon, Matthews, Eichel, hasn't, Russia —, Pavel Datsyuk, Kirill Kaprizov, It’s, Sebastian Aho, ” Organizations: TORONTO, — NHL, Olympics, Games, NHL, NHL Players ’ Association, Ice Hockey Federation, IOC, ” IIHF, Beijing, IIHF, U.S, Hockey, Team North America, Olympic, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Locations: Milan, Sochi, McDavid, South Korea, North America, Pyeongchang, Beijing, U.S, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, France, Nice, Russia, Paris

☆ NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Schenn, who also had an assist, now has four career hat tricks, while Buchnevich, who had two short-handed goals, has three career hat tricks. Torey Krug had a goal and an assist, Alexey Toropchenko also scored and Robert Thomas added four assists for the Blues. Guhle also added an assist as the Habs scored two goals in a rapid-fire span in the third period. Brad Marchand logged a goal and an assist to lead the Bruins, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon scored goals for the Jets, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

Persons: Louis, Robert Thomas, Ron Chenoy, Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Buchnevich, Torey Krug, Alexey Toropchenko, Jordan Binnington, Mikko Rantanen, Jack Johnson, Alexandar Georgiev, Ivan Prosvetov, Kaiden Guhle's, Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher, Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Jeremy Swayman, Zach Hyman, Dylan Holloway, Stuart Skinner, Jaden Schwartz, Philipp Grubauer, Joey Daccord, Daniel Sprong, Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Robby Fabbri, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Columbus, Patrik Laine, Alexandre Texier, Adam Fantilli, Sean Kuraly, Spencer Martin, Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Scott Wedgewood, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Connor Hellebuyck, Drake Batherson, Mathieu Joseph, Rourke Chartier, Travis Hamonic, Tim Stutzle, Joonas Korpisalo, Blake Coleman, Calgary's, Dustin Wolf, Jacob Markstrom, Pyotr Kochetkov, Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns, Kochetkov, Jonas Johansson, Noah Gregor, Matthew Knies, William Nylander, Nicholas Robertson, David Kampf, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Bobby McMann, J.T . Miller, Pius Suter, Nic Dowd, Aliaksei, Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky, Ovechkin, Gretzky, Dowd, hadn't, Protas, Alexander Romanov, Erik Karlsson, Tristan Jarry, Ukko, Pekka Luukkonen, Michael Carcone, Sean Durzi, Troy Stecher, Alex Kerfoot, Clayton Keller, Connor Ingram, Filip Forsberg, Kiefer Sherwood, Dante Fabbro, Ryan O'Reilly, Morgan Frost, Cal Petersen, Owen Tippett, Cam Atkinson, Sean Walker, Adrian Kempe, Carl Grundstrom, Cam Talbot Organizations: Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Ball, Blues, St, Avalanche, Canadiens, Bruins, Boston, NHL, Oilers, Seattle, San Jose, Wings, Blue Jackets, Detroit, Red Wings, Jets, Dallas, Winnipeg, Stars, Central Division, Senators, Flames, Ottawa, Calgary, AHL, Hurricanes, Tampa, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Toronto, Vancouver, Capitals, Islanders, New, Penguins, Sabres, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Coyotes, Predators, Nashville, Flyers, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Los, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, USA, Denver, Montreal, Edmonton, Columbus, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Washington, New York, Elmont, Arizona, Los Angeles, Southern California, Philadelphia

☆ Bruins top Panthers in OT, extend points streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/33] Oct 30, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Morgan Geekie (39) takes a shot during warmups before a game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 31 - Pavel Zacha scored at 3:36 of overtime as the Boston Bruins erased an early two-goal deficit to beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 in Monday night's rematch of last season's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy also scored for Boston, which has recorded points in all nine games this season (8-0-1). The Bruins logged half of their first-period shot total (six) in the first three minutes of the second period and halved their deficit at 3:38. It took until the third for the Bruins to knot the score, but McAvoy netted his second goal in as many games at the 7:20 mark.

Persons: Morgan Geekie, Brian Fluharty, Pavel Zacha, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Linus Ullmark, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Sergei Bobrovsky, Oliver Ekman, Larsson, Jake DeBrusk, Marchand, McAvoy, David Pastrnak strode, Zacha, Barkov, striding, Reinhart, Ullmark, Florida's, Matt Poitras, Sam Bennett, Matt Grzelcyk Organizations: Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Eastern Conference, Boston, Panthers, Bruins, Thomson Locations: Boston , Massachusetts, USA, Florida

☆ NHL roundup: Rangers complete first 5-0-0 road trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Rangers continued their strong start under new coach Peter Laviolette by winning for the seventh time in nine games. New York went unbeaten on a road trip of at least five games for the first time in team history. New York's Artemi Panarin had a goal and added two assists to extend his season-opening point streak to nine games. Chris Kreider scored the tying goal with 6:48 left in the third, and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves for the win. David Gustafsson and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who lost their second straight game but also gained a point for the fifth straight contest (3-0-2).

Persons: Mika Zibanejad, Tyler Myers, Simon Fearn, Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Igor Shesterkin, David Gustafsson, Nikolaj Ehlers, Cole Perfetti, Connor Hellebuyck, Pavel Zacha, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Linus Ullmark, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Hill, Shea Theodore, Paul Cotter, William Carrier, Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki, Sam Montembeault, Jack Eichel, Jared McCann, Nicholas Paul, Alex Wennberg, McCann, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Teuvo Teravainen, Stefan Noesen, Michael Bunting, Frederik Andersen, Owen Tippett, Garnet Hathaway, Carter Hart, Mason McTavish's, McTavish, Tristan Jarry, Jakob Silfverberg, Frank Vatrano, Pavel Mintyukov, Greg Cronin, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Radim Zohorna, Roope, Evgenii Dadonov, Wyatt Johnston, Dallas, Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Jason Robertson, Jamie Benn, Jake Oettinger, Dmitri Voronkov, Damon Severson, Sean Kuraly, Elvis Merzlikins, Michael Carcone, Jack McBain, Sean Durzi, Liam O'Brien, Josh Brown, Connor Bedard, Lucas Raymond, Daniel Sprong, Jake Walman, Compher, Detroit's Moritz Seider, Raymond, Ville Husso Organizations: CAN, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Arena, Winnipeg Jets, The Rangers, New York, Jets, Bruins, Panthers, Boston, Florida, Eastern Conference, Golden Knights, Canadiens, Vegas, Montreal, Seattle, Tampa, Hurricanes, Flyers, Ducks, Penguins, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Arizona, Chicago, Red Wings, Islanders, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, New, Florida, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tempe, Ariz, Elmont

☆ Ducks rally to beat Bruins in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/33] Oct 26, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Morgan Geekie (39) checks Anaheim Ducks right wing Frank Vatrano (77) during the first period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 27 - Mason McTavish scored at 2:08 of overtime as the Anaheim Ducks scored the final three goals to post a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over the host Boston Bruins on Thursday night. David Pastrnak scored a goal and added an assist while Charlie McAvoy dished out three helpers to lead Boston, which was 6-0-0 entering the night. Charlie Coyle and Matt Grzelcyk scored the Bruins' first two goals. The Ducks had a 32-30 shot advantage, including a 14-11 count in the third period and 2-0 in overtime.

Persons: Morgan Geekie, Frank Vatrano, Bob DeChiara, Mason McTavish, Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry, McTavish, Radko Gudas, Ryan Strome, John Gibson, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle, Matt Grzelcyk, Carlsson, Terry, Brad Marchand, Gudas, Hampus Lindholm, carom, Poitras, McAvoy, Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha's Organizations: Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Garden, Carlsson, Anaheim, Bruins, Ducks, Boston, Thomson Locations: Boston , Massachusetts, USA, Boston

☆ NHL roundup: Auston Matthews’ 2nd straight hat trick lifts Leafs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

/ Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 15 - Auston Matthews scored three goals for the second straight game and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night. William Nylander added two goals and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won their first two games of the season. Senators 5, Flyers 2Jakob Chychrun had two goals and one assist, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and host Ottawa defeated Philadelphia. Jenner got his second career hat trick by scoring three times in a span bridging the first and second periods. 1 overall pick by Chicago in the 2023 NHL Draft, assisted on Johnson's second goal, giving him a goal and two assists in his first three NHL games.

Persons: Auston Matthews, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dan Hamilton, William Nylander, Calle Jarnkrok, Mitchell Marner, Morgan Rielly, John Tavares, Ryan Hartman, Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, Brandon Duhaime, Ilya Samsonov, Filip Gustavsson, Jakob Chychrun, Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Claude Giroux, Anton Forsberg, Travis Konecny, Cam York, Carter Hart ., Chandler Stephenson, Hill, Greg Cronin's, Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore, Jonas Rondbjerg, Mason McTavish, John Gibson, Cronin, Dallas Eakins, Gibson, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mason Appleton, Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg's, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart, Sergei Bobrovsky, James van Riemsdyk's, Nashville . van Riemsdyk, Charlie McAvoy's, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Boone Jenner, Jenner, Erik Gustafsson, Will Cuylle, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad, Alex DeBrincat, Compher, Moritz Seider, DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Sean Monahan, Cole Caufield, Tanner Pearson, Sam Montembeault, Tyler Johnson, Petr Mrazek, Connor Bedard, Bryan Rust, Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Reilly Smith, Kris Letang, Matt Coronato, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jacob Markstrom, Nils Hoglander, Sam Lafferty, Casey DeSmith, Andrei Kuzmenko, Jack Studnicka, Elias Pettersson, backstop, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, Jordan Binnington, Louis, Jordan Kyrou, Robert Thomas, Binnington, Vince Dunn's, Adam Larsson, Jaden Schwartz, Joey Daccord, Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri, Ilya Sorokin, Jordan Greenway, Casey Mittelstadt, Devon Levi, Jordan Martinook, Brent Burns, Aho, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brendan Lemieux, Teuvo Teravainen, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Moore, Vladislav Gavrikov, Kevin Fiala, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, Alexandar Georgiev, Mackenzie Blackwood, Thomas Bordeleau Organizations: CAN, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, Scotiabank Arena, Maple Leafs, Toronto, Minnesota, Senators, Flyers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Carter Hart . Golden Knights, Ducks, Greg Cronin's NHL, Anaheim, Vegas, Golden Knights, Jets, Panthers, Winnipeg, Florida, Bruins, Boston, Nashville ., Blue Jackets, Rangers, Columbus, Boston Bruins, Wings, Detroit, Tampa, Red Wings, Lightning, Canadiens, Blackhawks, Montreal, Chicago, NHL, Penguins, Flames, Pittsburgh, Calgary, Canucks, Oilers, Seattle, Blues, Islanders, Sabres, New, Hurricanes, Carolina, Los Angeles Kings, Kings, Los, Avalanche, Sharks, Colorado, San Jose, San, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Las Vegas, Florida, New York, York, Tampa Bay, Calgary, Vancouver, Elmont, squandering, Los Angeles, San, San Jose

☆ Boston Reconnects With the Art of the Choke
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

From right to left, David Pastrnak, Garnet Hathaway and Charlie McAvoy of the Boston Bruins react after losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThe city of Boston’s sports teams had spent more than two decades performing a mass exorcism before Sunday night. Heroics from the likes of Tom Brady, Johnny Damon, and Kevin Garnett had laid a reputation for choking to rest. After 12 Boston championships across four major sports in the 21st century, who could argue with them? Then the Bruins brought all that painful history rushing back to the ice.

☆ NHL roundup: Carter Verhaeghe nets career-best 4 goals in Panthers' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Sabers 6, Flyers 3Alex Tuch scored his second career hat trick to help Buffalo to a win against host Philadelphia. Morgan Frost scored twice and Felix Sandstrom made 23 saves for the Flyers, who had their seven-game point streak snapped. Avalanche 5, Stars 2Nathan MacKinnon had two goals, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists, and host Colorado beat Dallas. Ben Hutton, Zach Whitecloud and Brett Howden also notched goals for Vegas, which is 5-1-1 in its past seven games. J.J. Moser and Milos Kelemen scored for the Coyotes (27-37-13, 67 points), who have dropped seven straight games (0-5-2).

☆ NHL roundup: Streaking Rangers blow by Predators
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

They have scored 15 unanswered goals in their last three games, the longest streak in the NHL this season. Goalie Jaroslav Halak stopped all 22 shots he faced one night after Igor Shesterkin recorded the shutout with 33 saves. Kirill Marchenko and Liam Foudy scored goals and Patrik Laine had two assists for Columbus, which suffered its seventh loss in eight games. Daniil Tarasov made 24 saves on 29 shots before being pulled with 3:03 left in the second period. Hofer made 33 saves in his second game filling in for Jordan Binnington, who completed his two-game NHL suspension Sunday.

☆ NHL roundup: Linus Ullmark's record night lifts Bruins
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Dmitry Orlov scored twice in a three-point game while Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins. Panthers 4, Lightning 1Eric Staal, Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen scored first-period goals as Florida broke Tampa Bay's club-record 16-game home point streak. Sergei Bobrovsky's 29 saves helped him set a record for most NHL wins by a Russian goaltender (354). Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle and Christian Dvorak scored third-period goals for the Canadiens, who have won three of four. Travis Boyd, Barrett Hayton and Jack McBain also scored goals and Clayton Keller added a pair of assists for Arizona, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

☆ NHL roundup: Bruins edge Kraken on Jake DeBrusk's late tip-in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Brandon Carlo scored the first of the Bruins' two third-period goals, while McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm had two assists apiece. The winning goal was DeBrusk's third goal in three games since returning from injuries. Minnesota killed off its 22nd straight penalty in the win and has not given up a power-play goal in nine straight games. Oilers 7, Penguins 2Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists as Edmonton scored seven straight goals to defeat host Pittsburgh. Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal for the Rangers, who have lost three straight following a seven-game winning streak.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor Hellebuyck (50 saves) guides Jets past Rangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY SportsFebruary 21 - Connor Hellebuyck made a season-high 50 saves and the visiting Winnipeg Jets recorded a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night. Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists while Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal for Winnipeg. The Ducks, who have lost five straight games, got 51 saves from John Gibson, the NHL leader in losses (10-23-6). Pastrnak's 40th goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie with 2:54 remaining in the second period. Charlie McAvoy assisted on all three Boston goals, and Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal in as many games since returning from injuries.

☆ NHL roundup: Steven Stamkos nets No. 500 as part of hat trick
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 19 - Steven Stamkos recorded a hat trick that included his 500th NHL goal, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 road win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. With the three goals, Stamkos moves into a tie for 45th on the all-time goals list, joining Hall of Famer Joe Mullen with 502 career goals. 501 for Stamkos came less than 10 minutes later, and he completed the hat trick with an empty-netter late in the third period. Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist and Timo Meier, Steven Lorentz and Logan Couture also scored goals for the Sharks. Jason Robertson, Ty Dellandrea and Radek Faksa scored goals for Dallas, Miro Heiskanen added two assists and Jake Oettinger stopped 23 shots.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid hits milestone in Oilers' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Barzal is on a career-best, five-game goal streak, and he has six goals and two assists during that span. Vancouver goaltender Collin Delia made 30 saves, while Elias Pettersson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Ilya Mikheyev each collected two assists. Ty Smith also scored for Pittsburgh, which lost its sixth straight game, just one off matching its longest losing streak of the season. Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Martin Fehervary and Garnet Hathaway also scored, Dylan Strome had three assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves. Washington has won a franchise-record seven straight road games and is 7-0-2 in its past nine games overall and 12-2-3 in its past 17.

☆ NHL roundup: Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick sends Pens past Blues
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Oskar Sundqvist scored the only goal of the game for Detroit, which lost its third straight game. Toronto's Mitch Marner scored twice to set a club record with 19th straight games with a point. Bruins 5, Avalanche 1David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic each scored twice as the host Bruins cruised past the Avalanche. Tomas Hertl scored twice for the Sharks, who have lost five of six (1-4-1). Panthers 5, Kraken 1Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Sam Bennett had three assists as Florida defeated host Seattle, ending the Kraken's franchise-record seven-game winning streak.

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