5:45 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored early to back the shutout goaltending of Matt Murray, sending Canada past the United States 3-0 on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Both teams already were assured quarterfinal berths and were competing for seeding. Canada won Group A and will next play Switzerland.
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8:33 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The San Jose Sharks will be without star defenseman Erik Karlsson, captain Joe Pavelski and key center Tomas Hertl as they face elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Karlsson and Hertl didn’t travel with the team on Monday
1:40 PM ET San Jose Sharks star defenseman Erik Karlsson and center Tomas Hertl are both out Tuesday for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the St. Louis Blues. Karlsson will be sidelined because of a groin injury while Hertl took a hard hit to the head in Game 5. Center Joe Pavelski
11:48 AM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook and defenseman Calvin de Haan have had offseason surgeries. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday that Martinook had a procedure on a core muscle while de Haan’s surgery was on his right shoulder. Martinook is expected to recover in 4-6 weeks while
10:30 AM ET When teams draft prospects, there’s always a hope to see year-to-year improvement. There’s always a few guys who take big leaps, whether it shows up in the players’ production or manifests itself in new skills acquired. Here’s one player from every NHL team that I thought had a big breakthrough this season.
12:00 PM ET The only reason Scott Berry was in Las Vegas back in January was to operate a booth at a sales conference. A casual gambler, he likes blackjack and craps but hadn’t gotten a chance to hit the tables on this work trip. But before his trip to McCarran International Airport to head
8:20 AM ET The San Jose Sharks are down 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference finals. But they’ve come back from such a deficit before, as they engineered a comeback against the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round. Do they have another such run in them? Our experts debate. Will
5:15 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara returned to practice and worked out with the full squad Monday, his first such workout since sitting out Boston’s Eastern Conference-clinching victory over Carolina with an undisclosed injury. Chara had skated prior to practices over the weekend but didn’t participate in any full sessions.
2:53 PM ET ESPN News Services KOSICE, Slovakia — The Brits will be back. Ben Davis scored 2:03 into overtime for Great Britain to complete an unlikely comeback and edge France 4-3 to avoid relegation at the expense of the French at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Britain’s return to the top division
6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services KOSICE, Slovakia — The Brits and Italians will be back … barely. Ben Davis scored 2:03 into overtime for Great Britain to complete an unlikely comeback and edge France 4-3 to avoid relegation at the expense of the French at the hockey world championships Monday. Britain’s return to the