National Hockey

TORONTO — William Nylander is used to the outside noise swirling around him in hockey's biggest market. And he knows some of the criticism is justified.

TAMPA, Fla. — Ross Colton scored in his NHL debut and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA — Sidelined two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols, Claude Giroux had enough of watching Flyers games on TV. “It's not that fun watching the guys play when you’re at home," he said. Giroux made it fun playing with the Flyers.

TAMPA, Fla. — Ross Colton scored in his NHL debut and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Anton Khudobin made 43 saves for his second shutout of the season, leading the Dallas Stars to a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night that ended their six-game winless streak.

Marc Bergevin is hoping a new bench boss can get through to the slumping Montreal Canadiens.

After a surprisingly fast start to the season under new coach Lindy Ruff, the New Jersey Devils have run into problems lately, including a two-week shutdown because of COVID-19 issues.

NEW YORK — San Jose's game against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed after a Sharks player entered the NHL's COVID protocol.

Boston Bruins defenceman Jeremy Lauzon had surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand and will be out at least a month. Lauzon left Sunday’s outdoor game against Philadelphia after one shift.

VANCOUVER — Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for roughing in Vancouver's 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.