Hockey News

Toronto star forward Auston Matthews, the Maple Leafs' leading scorer, left a 4-3 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Monday night after a hard hit along the boards in the final minute of the third period.

The Flyers have named former franchise great Danny Briere special assistant to the general manager. The 44-year-old most recently spent time as team president of the Maine Mariners of the ECHL.

It was going to take more than a one-goal deficit to rattle Brianne Jenner and the Canadians in their long-running cross-border rivalry against the Americans, which resumed Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics.