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Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele celebrates his goal against the St. Louis Blues with Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey in the first period of the Jets 3-1 win in Winnipeg, Tuesday.

Special teams the difference in Jets 3-1 win over Blues

Ken Wiebe 7 minute read Yesterday at 10:48 PM CST

It turns out the Winnipeg Jets aren’t ready to fade quietly into the night.

Just under 24 hours after getting blanked 2-0 by the Chicago Blackhawks, the Jets turned the page with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre to open a three-game homestand.

Rather than lament the missed opportunity, the Jets took the next step in trying to pick off one of the teams still ahead of them in the Central Division standings.

By evening the season series with the Blues, the Jets pulled into a tie in points with St. Louis, technically moving out of the basement in the division with a higher points percentage due to having a game in hand.

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Hagel scores twice as Lightning beat Sharks 4-1

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Hagel scores twice as Lightning beat Sharks 4-1

The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 10:55 PM CST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored two goals to reach 25 for the season and surpass Nikita Kucherov for the team lead as the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their surge with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, and Kucherov had two assists to reach 48. Kucherov has 72 points, tied for third in the league with San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini, who was held scoreless.

Tampa Bay has a 14-game point streak and has won two straight since its one loss in that span, a 3-2 shootout defeat at St. Louis last Friday. The Lightning (31-13-4), who haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 18, matched Carolina atop the Eastern Conference with 66 points.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for Tampa Bay.

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) reacts after scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Big Buff ‘was all in right away’

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Big Buff ‘was all in right away’

Mike McIntyre 6 minute read Yesterday at 8:07 PM CST

Dustin Byfuglien is returning to the Winnipeg Jets.

No, it’s not to suit up with the current edition of the club, as fun as that notion might be. The 40-year-old remains comfortably and very privately retired, more than six years after he abruptly hung up his skates and walked away from more than US$14 million in outstanding salary

Rather, one of the most beloved and unique athletes we’ve ever seen around here has agreed to suit up for an alumni game that will be held prior to the Heritage Classic next fall between Winnipeg and Montreal. Byfuglien was one of several names included on preliminary rosters released Tuesday, marking a long-awaited return to his former hockey home.

“You’d be surprised — he was all in right away,” honourary Jets alumni captain Blake Wheeler said during a news conference inside Canada Life Centre

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Former Winnipeg Jets fan favourite, Dustin Byfuglien, standing, has agreed to suit up for an alumni game that will be held prior to the Heritage Classic next fall between the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens.

Scheifele and Morrissey power Jets to a 3-1 victory over the Blues

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 10:14 PM CST

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Josh Morrissey added a goal and two assists as Winnipeg scored three goals on 16 shots. Eric Comrie made 22 saves for Winnipeg (20-23-6), which won for the fifth time in seven games.

Jordan Kyrou scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer stopped 13 of 15 shots for St. Louis (19-23-8), which lost its second straight and for the fifth time in seven games.

The Jets took advantage of a four-minute high-sticking penalty to the Blues’ Nathan Walker, who clipped Winnipeg defenseman Isaak Phillips, scoring twice in a 1:33 span midway through the first period.

Darcy Kuemper leaves LA Kings game after collision in latest injury blow for Canadian Olympic goalie

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Darcy Kuemper leaves LA Kings game after collision in latest injury blow for Canadian Olympic goalie

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 10:19 PM CST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Goalie Darcy Kuemper has left the Los Angeles Kings' game against the New York Rangers after a collision in the crease late in the first period.

Kuemper, who is expected to play for Canada at the Olympics next month, apparently got hurt when the Rangers' Jonny Brodzinski skated hard toward the net and made some contact with Kuemper's head while attempting to stop.

Although it didn't appear to be a heavy collision, Kuemper skated around carefully during the next stoppage before going up the tunnel to the Kings' dressing room with 38.8 seconds left in the period. Backup Anton Forsberg replaced him.

Kuemper missed the second half of December after taking a hit to the head during a loss at Dallas. He returned on Jan. 1 for the Kings, and he has appeared in nine of their 11 games this month.

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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, right, stops a shot by New York Rangers center Jonny Brodzinski during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Quinn Hughes starting to feel more comfortable in new surrounds with Wild

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Quinn Hughes starting to feel more comfortable in new surrounds with Wild

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 4:00 AM CST

TORONTO - Quinn Hughes is still navigating new surroundings.

Watch out when the smooth-skating, minute-crunching defenceman finally finds his groove.

Hughes picked up two more assists and was on the ice for four Minnesota Wild goals in a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.

Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 12 in a blockbuster trade, the 26-year-old has 20 points in 18 games for a franchise that signalled it's firmly in win-now mode following the head-turning deal just over five weeks ago.

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Minnesota Wild defenceman Quinn Hughes (43) and Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies (23) vie for control of the puck in Toronto on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Scheifele, Comrie lift Jets to 3-1 victory over Blues

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Scheifele, Comrie lift Jets to 3-1 victory over Blues

Jim Bender, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:53 PM CST

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Josh Morrissey, who also had two helpers, scored the other Winnipeg marker as the hosts produced three goals on just 16 shots.

Jordan Kyrou replied for St. Louis.

Eric Comrie made 22 saves for Winnipeg (20-23-6) before 13,661 fans at Canada Life Centre.

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Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) scores on St. Louis Blues' goaltender Joel Hofer (30) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade

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Stars end Bruins’ 6-game winning streak with a dominant 6-2 victory

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Stars end Bruins’ 6-game winning streak with a dominant 6-2 victory

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 9:42 PM CST

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored two goals, Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars ended a three-game skid while snapping the Boston Bruins' six-game winning streak, 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque and Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who had just three goals in their previous three games. Miro Heiskanen had three assists and Jake Oettinger had 16 saves.

The Bruins trailed 6-0 when Morgan Geekie scored on the power play to end Oettinger's shutout bid with 7:49 to play. Geekie ended a personal 12-game goal-scoring drought when he tipped in David Pastrnak's shot.

Fraser Minten also scored for Boston while Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves before he was lifted in favor of Joonas Korpisalo, who had three stops.

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Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95), center Roope Hintz, second from left, center Wyatt Johnston (53) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate Johnston's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

Caufield scores late winner, lifting Canadiens 4-3 over Wild

The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:13 PM CST

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

Caufield took a pass from Nick Suzuki and fired a shot from the top of the right circle for his 25th of the season.

Phillip Danault — with his first of the season — Alexandre Carrier and Lane Hutson also scored for Montreal.

Rookie winger Ivan Demidov provided two assists and Jakub Dobes made 16 saves.

Sarah Wozniewicz’s overtime goal helps Charge beat Sirens 4-3

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:09 PM CST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sarah Wozniewicz scored in overtime and Ottawa blew a three-goal lead before the Charge beat the New York Sirens 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Gabbie Hughes, Rebecca Leslie and Brianne Jenner each had a goal and an assist for Ottawa (3-5-0-6), which had a six-game win streak snapped last time out by a 2-1 loss at Montreal. Gwyneth Philips had 31 saves.

New York (7-0-2-5), which beat the Charge 4-0 in the season opener for both teams, has a seven-game point streak.

Jaime Bourbonnais, Kristin O’Neill and Anne Cherkowski each scored a goal for the Sirens and Sarah Fillier had two assists. Callie Shanahan stopped 17 shots.

Caufield scores with 15 seconds left to lift Canadiens to 4-3 win

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Caufield scores with 15 seconds left to lift Canadiens to 4-3 win

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:21 PM CST

MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

Caufield took a pass from Nick Suzuki and fired a shot from the top of the right circle for his 25th of the season.

Phillip Danault — with his first of the season — Alexandre Carrier and Lane Hutson also scored for Montreal (28-15-7).

Rookie winger Ivan Demidov provided two assists and Jakub Dobes made 16 saves at the Bell Centre.

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Montreal Canadiens' Phillip Danault (24) scores on Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Kleven, Stutzle score early as Senators beat Blue Jackets 4-1

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Kleven, Stutzle score early as Senators beat Blue Jackets 4-1

Nicole Kraft, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:02 PM CST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Kleven and Tim Stutzle both scored in the first period, and the Ottawa Senators beat Columbus 4-1 on Tuesday night, snapping the Blue Jackets’ four-game winning streak.

Ridly Greig had a goal and assist, Thomas Chabot added two assists, and Stutzle also had an assist. James Reimer made 21 saves in his first win for the Senators, who had lost two straight. He signed with the team as a free agent on Jan. 12.

Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins stopped five shots for Columbus in 20 minutes before leaving the game with an illness. He was replaced in the second period by Jet Greaves, who stopped 12 shots.

Kleven put Ottawa ahead 1-0 at 3:34 of the first period, beating Merzlikins from the left circle on the Senators’ second shot of the game.

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Brandon Hagel scores 2 goals to reach 25 as Lightning continue surge with 4-1 win over Sharks

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Brandon Hagel scores 2 goals to reach 25 as Lightning continue surge with 4-1 win over Sharks

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 8:46 PM CST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored two goals to reach 25 for the season and surpass Nikita Kucherov for the team lead as the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their surge with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, and Kucherov had two assists to reach 48. Kucherov has 72 points, tied for third in the league with San Jose's Macklin Celebrini, who was held scoreless.

Tampa Bay has a 14-game point streak and has won two straight since its one loss in that span, a 3-2 shootout defeat at St. Louis last Friday. The Lightning (31-13-4), who haven't lost in regulation since Dec. 18, matched Carolina atop the Eastern Conference with 66 points.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for Tampa Bay.

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Hyman has found his groove, and the Edmonton Oilers are reaping the benefits

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Hyman has found his groove, and the Edmonton Oilers are reaping the benefits

John Korobanik, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 3:54 PM CST

EDMONTON - Zach Hyman is 31 games into his 2025-26 NHL season and finally appears adjusted to what he calls his "new normal."

The Edmonton Oilers winger returned to the lineup Dec. 1 after missing the first 19 games recovering from surgery for a wrist injury suffered in last spring’s Western Conference final.

He had a slow start his first couple of weeks, as could be expected, but had eight goals in his last 10 games heading into a contest against visiting New Jersey on Tuesday. Since his return he had 19 goals and 31 points (fifth on the Oilers) and a plus-10 rating (third on the team) before facing the Devils.

“I’m very proud of the way I’ve been able to play coming back from injury,” the 33-year-old said after Tuesday’s morning skate. "It’s not easy being hurt. It’s not easy going through rehab. It’s not easy when you literally can’t access your wrist, your hand and it’s a long process to get back."

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Nashville Predators' Nicolas Hague (41) and Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) battle for the puck during second period NHL action, in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Vancouver Canucks coach calls out team for lingering ‘defeated feeling’

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Vancouver Canucks coach calls out team for lingering ‘defeated feeling’

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:26 AM CST

VANCOUVER - Adam Foote has seen enough.

The Vancouver Canucks head coach is tired of his players getting frustrated and letting their play slip.

Yes, the team is mired in an extended losing skid, but the Stanley Cup-winning defenceman knows a defeatist attitude won't help things.

“I’ve been watching this for too long," Foote said Monday after the Canucks fell 4-3 to the New York Islanders.

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote, back, gestures while standing on the bench behind Drew O’Connor, front left to right, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Braeden Cootes during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, in Vancouver, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Whitecloud surprised by trade, but excited to join Flames’ blue line

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Whitecloud surprised by trade, but excited to join Flames’ blue line

Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 4:00 AM CST

CALGARY - Despite having his world turned upside down on Sunday, Zach Whitecloud packed, got on a plane in Las Vegas with his fiancée Monday morning, and made his Flames debut on Monday night.

In Calgary's 2-1 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, the former Golden Knights defenceman finished second on his new team with 22:33 in ice time, registered two shots, threw one hit, and had three blocked shots.

“I feel good, surprisingly,” said the 29-year-old Whitecloud. “I honestly went in with zero expectations on how I was going to feel. Obviously, busy transition for my fiancée and I, so just hit the ground running.”

Whitecloud was acquired by the Flames along with a first-round pick, a conditional second-round pick, and prospect defenceman Abram Wiebe, in a trade for longtime Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson.

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