National Hockey

WASHINGTON — Ville Husso stopped all 27 shots he faced and Robert Thomas scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-0 win over the Washington Capitals in an NHL preseason game Friday night.

EDMONTON — Kailer Yamamoto is definitely making a strong case for a longer look with the Edmonton Oilers. Yamamoto and Iiro Pakarinen both had two goals as the Oilers emerged with a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

TORONTO — Following two consecutive losses, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said he would use his next game to evaluate Auston Matthews and Patrick Marleau together so he can see them in action on the power play.

Calgary's mayor says the Flames' financial proposal for a new NHL arena places a heavy tax burden on the city.

CALGARY — No longer talking to each other behind closed doors about a new NHL arena, the Calgary Flames and their city continue to talk loudly to the public about it.

When the Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien in February, Joel Quenneville took over as the longest-serving NHL head coach. Hired in Oct.

The cards began stacking against the Dallas Stars before the 2016-17 season even got underway.

CHICAGO — Brandon Saad scored a hat trick to spark the Chicago Blackhawks' 6-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

TORONTO — The NHL reportedly plans to have an independent doctor assess the health of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul.

MONTREAL — Canadiens coach Claude Julien says making cuts throughout training camp haven't been as difficult as he expected.