National Hockey

About to turn 37 years old, Henrik Sedin didn't sound overly thrilled about the prospect of having to fly across the Pacific Ocean to play a couple of exhibition games ahead of the gruelling NHL season.

Frederik Andersen couldn't figure out why at the time, but there were points during his first season with the Toronto Maple Leafs when he noticed some unexplained weight gain.

Sabres centre Jack Eichel isn't mincing words when assessing his first two NHL seasons. "Actually, I think I've proven nothing," the 20-year-old face of the franchise said before bluntly outlining his lack of accomplishments.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul says he's healthy enough to play hockey, despite the fact he failed his medical on the first day of training camp. Lupul posted a photo on Instagram on Sunday of what appears to be him snowboarding.

VANCOUVER — By the time the Elvis Presley impersonator singing tunes between whistles had left the building, the NHL's newest franchise was already well on its way to victory in the team's first-ever exhibition game.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Nearly 2 1/2 years after last playing at the Nassau Coliseum, John Tavares and the New York Islanders gave their fans something to cheer about back at their refurbished former home.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Poor ice conditions after a weekend concert has forced the Arizona Coyotes to cancel their scheduled preseason home game Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenceman Jason Demers from the Florida Panthers on Sunday for forward Jamie McGinn. The 29-year-old Demers had nine goals and 19 assists in 81 regular-season games for the Panthers last season.

Each time Seth Jones felt like the Columbus Blue Jackets were dominating, the Pittsburgh Penguins went down the ice and scored. The series was over fast. T.J.

LOS ANGELES — Brock Boeser scored at 4:38 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in the first NHL exhibition game of the preseason.