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Oilers star Draisaitl fined $5,000 for 'dangerous trip' on Islanders centre Horvat

NEW YORK — The National Hockey League has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl US$5,000 for a "dangerous trip" on New York Islanders centre Bo Horvat, the league announced Tuesday.

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Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after sloppy loss to Denver drops team to 5-5

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Italy faces showdown with Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifying. Albania and Slovenia well set to advance

GENEVA (AP) — The final rounds of European Championship qualifiers sees defending champion Italy needing a strong finish to clinch a spot at the tournament, while Albania and Slovenia can secure surprising group victories.

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Draisaitl has goal, 3 assists as Oilers beat Islanders 4-1 in Knoblauch's coaching debut

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, and Edmonton beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday night in Kris Knoblauch’s debut as Oilers coach.

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Knoblauch steers Edmonton Oilers to NHL coaching debut win over slumping Islanders

EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch’s NHL coaching career is off to a flying start with the Edmonton Oilers.

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Pascal Siakam scores season-high 39 as Raptors rally to 111-107 win over Wizards

TORONTO — Even though Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 39 points, the all-star forward still didn't get the Toronto Raptors' chain for hardest working player on the team. That honour instead went to Montreal's Chris Boucher.

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WHL roundup: Kipkie nets hat trick, OT winner as Royals edge Rockets

VICTORIA — Justin Kipkie knocked in the game-winning goal at 2:24 in overtime as the Royals edged the Rockets. The goal marked a hat trick for Kipkie in the win. Royals goaltender Braden Holt stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced.

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Henrik Lundqvist leads goalie-heavy 2023 class into Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO — Henrik Lundqvist played a starring role at Madison Square Garden for 15 seasons.

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Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson and Arizona's Corbin Carroll unanimous Rookie of the Year winners

PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson and Arizona's Corbin Carroll were the types of exciting players Major League Baseball hoped for when it tweaked its rules to encourage athleticism.

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PWHL camp invites prepare to battle for women's pro hockey jobs

Carly Jackson trained all summer like she had hockey job, even though she didn't.

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