Hockey

After a three-week pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the short-handed Vancouver Canucks rallied past the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday night without “eight or nine” regulars, according to coach Travis Green.

On Saturday night, when San Jose faced off against the Minnesota Wild, Sharks veteran forward Patrick Marleau, 41, tied Gordie Howe’s record of 1,767 games played during a 5-2 loss.

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo will miss the rest of the season after he was hit in the face by a puck during Thursday’s game against the Capitals.

Assistant coach Joel Johnson will take over after Bob Corkum abruptly stepped down less than three weeks before the world championship opens in Canada.

The Buffalo Sabres will be leaning on their fourth-, fifth- and even sixth-string goalies for potentially the remainder of the season with Linus Ullmark listed as week to week with a lower-body injury.

The Avalanche will not play until at least Thursday after a third player was placed into the NHL’s COVID protocols Friday, postponing two games against the Kings and one against the Blues.

A 9-year-old girl who died of cancer — described as having the tenacity of a hockey player — became the first person in NHL history who’s not a former player, coach, general manager or broadcaster […]

Which GMs aced the trade deadline? Who flunked? Who gets an incomplete? We assess all 31 here.

With a quarter of the 2021 season left, distinct groups have emerged, from “The elite” down to “The rebuilders.”