National Hockey

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens added two more players into the NHLs COVID-19 protocols Friday. Forward Alex Belzile and defenceman Kale Clague are the two latest players to be added by the Habs to the protocol.

Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat says he and his teammates simply want to get back to playing hockey.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are hitting the road — and preparing to once again play in front of fans — minus one of their stars.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have placed Kailer Yamamoto in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol after the forward tested positive on a rapid test. Yamamoto was pulled from the Oilers' practice Friday after recording the positive result.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The streaking Nashville Predators have vaulted to the top of the Central Division thanks to timely special teams and steady performances from left wing Filip Forsberg and goaltender Juuse Saros.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice, Robin Lehner made 18 saves in his first game in nearly three weeks and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the New York Rangers 5-1 on Thursday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Once Johan Larsson got his first goal of the season, the second and third came in short order.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas captain Jamie Benn said he never felt any symptoms during his time in COVID-19 protocols, and the Stars exhibited no ill effects from a long layoff in their return to the ice after a 2 1/2-week pause because of virus issues throu

DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog got his fourth career hat trick and finished with four points to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Oh sure, leave it to Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel to carry Pittsburgh's top line. Try four goals and an assist between them to keep Pittsburgh perfect over the last 10 games.