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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bruins Get Major Charlie McAvoy Injury Update Amid Dwindling Playoff Hopes
Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been out since Feb. 15 after suffering a significant AC joint shoulder injury during the USA-Canada round-robin matchup at the 4 Nations Face-Off. The injury led to an infection, which resulted in his admission to the hospital overnight. His last game action for the Bruins was on Feb. 8, and since then, the team has plummeted down the standings and waved the white flag on the current team's build. Advertisement They traded Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers, Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Trent Frederic to the Edmonton Oilers, Justin Brazeau to the Minnesota Wild, and Charlie Coyle to the Colorado Avalanche. Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73).© Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Now with just eight games to go in the regular season, the Bruins sit eight points out of the last playoff spot. However, McAvoy hasn't called it quits on this year yet. On Monday, the eight-year NHL veteran skated at Bruins practice wearing a full-contact practice jersey. McAvoy's return to the lineup remains uncertain, but there's a chance he could be back as soon as Tuesday when the Bruins host the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals at TD Garden. The Bruins look to snap an eight-game losing streak with puck-drop in that one scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Advertisement This season, McAvoy has played in 50 games, recording seven goals and seven assists. Over his career, the 27-year-old has totaled 60 goals and 245 assists, reaching the 300-point mark. Related: NHL Announces Punishment for Bruins Player Related: NHL Experts Predict 2025 Stanley Cup Final Matchup
NBC Sports
31-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky's NHL record
Dan Le Batard and co. react to the USA-Canada rivalry in the 4 Nations Face-Off, how Matthew Tkachuk has become "the face" of USA hockey, and the attention it has brought to teams like the Florida Panthers in the NHL. WASHINGTON (AP) — For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn't such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record didn't matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. 'Right now, we lost three in a row,' Ovechkin said. 'It's a good thing it happens right now and not in the playoffs, but we just have to bounce back and find a way to win the games.' Ovechkin scored at 9:11 of the third period, deflecting Rasmus Sandin's shot past James Reimer to pull Washington within two. Though the Capitals were able to pull within one and seemed to kick their game into higher gear after his goal, the 39-year-old said it was Aliaksei Protas' shorthanded tally at the start of the period that sparked the rally. 'When you score on the PK, it give you more (life) and you can see our bench getting after the game,' Ovechkin said. 'We tried to come back, but unfortunately, we can't.' He is now back on pace to pass Gretzky's mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable this spring. He has 37 this season and is on track to reach 40 for a 14th time, also the most in league history, despite missing 16 games because of a broken left fibula. 'Again, it's insane number,' Protas said. 'I don't think I'd ever get that, even in NHL 25 (the video game) ... he's chasing something special.' Before capping off a three-point night in the third period, Ovechkin had found his ice time limited amid numerous defensive zone starts, penalty kills and an unsatisfactory effort from the top-six. He skated just 7:43 minutes through the first two periods, the lowest on the team, and finished the night with 16:22 minutes while moving to Pierre-Luc Dubois' line. 'We were fighting to stay in that game, I didn't like any of our top-six again tonight,' coach Spencer Carbery said, adding, 'It just hasn't looked great. Their underlying numbers haven't been great the last two games from our top-six.' Ovechkin will continue his pursuit of Gretzky on Tuesday when the Capitals head north to visit the Boston Bruins.
Fox News
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
ESPN broadcaster talks navigating politics while calling USA-Canada 4 Nations final: 'Had to say something'
The USA-Canada hockey rivalry reached its hottest point earlier this month at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and the fans — and politics — played major roles. In USA's first game of the tournament, which was against Finland in Montreal, the Canadian crowd booed the "Star-Spangled Banner." Two days later, the Montreal crowd again booed the USA anthem before the two bordering countries got into three fights in the first nine seconds of their highly anticipated team. Sure, politics may not have directly led to the fights, but they sure were the main factor for the large boos. The national anthem battles began earlier this month when Ottawa Senators fans booed the "Star-Spangled Banner" on Feb. 1, when Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada to the U.S. were set to be implemented (they have since been delayed). It also happened during a Toronto Raptors game the next day, and it carried over all the way to Boston, when Americans faintly booed the Canadian anthem in both of their games on USA soil. Sean McDonough was on the call for the final, which wound up being a 3-2 overtime win for Canada over USA, but he said while he needed to keep focus on the ice, he felt a need to bring up the politics between the two countries. "I think in this instance, we had to say something," McDonough said on the "Sports Media" podcast. "I felt like I had to say something because it was an issue — and I guess I contributed to it by what I said on the radio show, but there needed to be some acknowledgment." McDonough, earlier that week, said he had hoped Americans didn't boo the Canadian national anthem ahead of the final, which he said became a big deal in the media. "I had said before — it's amazing how our business works. I'm on a couple of talk shows. I got asked about the booing, and I said, 'I hope they don't boo.' 'I just hope the Americans don't boo. I understand why the Canadians are upset: the tariffs, the 51st state stuff.' And to the point that people are more interested in this because of that, that was much more, in my experience, an issue in Canada than it was in Boston. There were people talking about, 'Oh, the politics of it,' where in Canada, they were." "It's interesting how our thing works," he added. "I said, 'Well, I hope they don't boo.' Well, then the headlines on these articles become 'Sean McDonough [inaudible] not to boo,' like I called a press conference and said, 'Do not boo.' All I said was, 'I hope they don't boo.' But it's like I called a press conference and begged people not to [boo]. I answered a question and said, 'I hope they don't boo.'" McDonough added that, had he known Canadian anthem singer Chantal Kreviazuk purposely changed the words as a shot at President Donald Trump, "I would've acknowledged." But, he initially thought it was an accidental flubbing of the lyrics. The win improved Canada's record against USA in best-on-best formats to 14-4-1, with wins including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic gold medal games and the 2014 Olympic semifinal. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Miami Herald
24-02-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Florida Panthers' Paul Maurice on Matthew Tkachuk: ‘He's playing for us this year'
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice on Monday provided an update on star winger Matthew Tkachuk, who sustained a lower-body injury in the 4 Nations Face-Off, and the outcome appears to avoid the worst-case scenario. 'I don't have a timeline on him. He is going to get looked at today,' Maurice said Monday morning on the Joe Rose Show. 'We're hoping it's not too serious. There's a possibility that it's not too serious. There is a possibility it is a bit longer term, but even with that, he's playing for us this year. It's not that kind of thing.' Tkachuk has been dealing with his injury, believed to be a groin injury, since the first USA-Canada meeting on Feb. 15 — his second game of the tournament. He didn't play the final 12:36 of that game, a 3-1 United States win that secured their spot in the championship game. With the USA already locked into the title game, Tkachuk then sat out the round-robin finale against Sweden on Feb. 17 entirely. In the championship game on Thursday, which Canada won 3-2 in overtime, Tkachuk played just 6:47 and finished his final shift with 3:22 left in the second period. Maurice had said previously that Tkachuk, who returned to South Florida on Friday, would be fully evaluated on Sunday and Monday to determine the severity of the injury and the next steps he would need to take. He did not play Saturday in Florida's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken in the Panthers' first game back following the tournament. Tkachuk is second on the Panthers in goals (22), assists (35) and points (57) while leading the team with 11 power-play goals and 23 power-play points over 52 games. He is a staple in Florida's top-six, primarily serving as a winger on the Panthers' second line with center Sam Bennett. He entered the 4 Nations Face-Off having scored goals in six consecutive Panthers games and with 16 total points over the Panthers' final eight games before the break. 'It's a heavy, full-contact, hard sport,' Maurice said. 'So, when you play that, guys get hurt. You don't want it to be your guys — you don't want it to be any guys — but injuries are a part of our game.'
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Justin Bieber hilariously fought Jeremy Roenick during L.A. benefit hockey game
Hockey fights are some of the most electric moments in sports, and fans in Los Angeles got one no one was expecting between Jeremy Roenick and ... Justin Bieber? On Sunday, Bieber, Roenick and more skated in a benefit hockey tournament called Skate For LA Strong. The tournament -- which featured a deluge of past hockey stars alongside celebrities and first responders from LAFD, LAcoFD and LAPD -- was billed as an event to bring awareness to the recovery efforts from the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that raged across the area at the start of 2025. The event was quite a show, but nothing got the crowd going more than witnessing a "fight" between Roenick and Bieber during a game. Bieber even pumped up the crowd while skating to the bench after the hilarious moment. JUSTIN BIEBER FIGHTS JEREMY ROENICK AND THEN GETS THE CROWD GOING — LA Kings (@LAKings) February 24, 2025 How many goals away is Alex Ovechkin from breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record? Sabres color commentator Rob Ray kept on broadcasting after taking a puck to the face The staggering betting impact of USA-Canada in 4 Nations Face-Off final by the numbers This article originally appeared on For The Win: Justin Bieber hilariously fought Jeremy Roenick during L.A. benefit hockey game
