National Hockey

OTTAWA — After a difficult year the Ottawa Senators managed to close out 2023 with a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

DETROIT (AP) — Trent Frederic scored twice, Charlie Coyle had the go-ahead goal and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Sunday. Boston forward Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal in his 500th regular-season game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins enter January with momentum and — they hope anyway — an identity that can sustain them for the grueling stretch to come.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators removed the interim tag and appointed Steve Staios the team’s general manager on Sunday. Staios joined the Senators as president of hockey operations on Sept.

OTTAWA — After 100 days at the helm of the Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer believes he has set the pieces in place for a solid foundation.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury became the fourth goalie in NHL history to play in 1,000 games on Sunday in the Minnesota Wild's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Rutger McGroarty was desperate to play for his country. The Winnipeg Jets prospect also didn't want to have a tube inserted into his chest to make it happen.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dominic Toninato scored the tie-breaking goal in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Sunday, sweeping a weekend home-and-home series.

The Toronto Maple Leafs waived underperforming goalie Ilya Samsonov, and the Buffalo Sabres ended their three-goalie rotation by waiving Eric Comrie, a person with direct knowledge of the moves told The Associated Press on Sunday.

The debut of a united North American women's league, Connor McDavid's quest for team success, the culmination of Connor Bedard's first season, a return to best-on-best in the men's international game, and a scandal that continues to overshadow the sp