December 18, 2021 Blaming omicron variant, NHL resumes daily COVID-19 testing The NHL reintroduced stricter COVID-19 protocols Saturday that include daily testing and other steps in a bid to limit a growing outbreak among players and team personnel.
December 18, 2021 Clayton Keller scores twice, Coyotes beat Ducks in OT to snap skid Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist, including a wrist shot 2:09 into overtime, giving the Arizona Coyotes a 6-5 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
December 17, 2021 NHL postpones Bruins-Canadiens game due to COVID-19 cases The NHL has postponed Saturday's game between Boston and Montreal amid a rise in COVID-19 cases around the league.
December 17, 2021 Oilers end 6-game skid with win over Blue Jackets Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a six-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
December 16, 2021 Andrei Vasilevskiy sets wins record, Lightning beat Senators Andrei Vasilevskiy set an NHL record for wins in a calendar year, Steven Stamkos picked up his 900th career point and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night.
December 16, 2021 Canadiens and Flyers to play in empty Bell Centre The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers were to play in an empty Bell Centre on Thursday night due to a spiraling rise of COVID-19 cases.
December 16, 2021 Bruins put 3 more players in COVID-19 protocol The Boston Bruins placed forwards Anton Blidh and Trent Frederic and goalie Jeremy Swayman in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Thursday.
December 16, 2021 Kakko scores twice, Rangers rally late to beat Coyotes 3-2 Kaapo Kakko had two goals, including the game-winner with 2:18 left, and the New York Rangers scored twice on the power play in the final six minutes to beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Wednesday night.
December 16, 2021 Terry, Grant propel first-place Ducks past Kraken, 4-1 Troy Terry scored his 18th goal and Derek Grant got one short-handed in the Anaheim Ducks' fourth victory in five games, 4-1 over the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night.
December 15, 2021 US sports leagues cope with COVID-19 outbreaks amid variants U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation.