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#Deadspin #Oilers #wrap #home #ice #playoffs #win #Canucks">Deadspin | Oilers can wrap up home ice in playoffs with win over Canucks
Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Connor McDavid (97) during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche.Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The Edmonton Oilers cannot win the Pacific Division, but home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs remains in play for the two-time defending Western Conference champions as the Vancouver Canucks arrive on Thursday for the regular-season finale.
Edmonton also will welcome back a key contributor, Zach Hyman, who has not played in two weeks.
The Oilers (40-30-11, 91 points) have a playoff spot sewn up. Which spot remains up in the air, as Edmonton, the Anaheim Ducks (42-33-6, 90 points) and the Los Angeles Kings (35-26-20, 90 points) all play on the final day of the regular season.
Edmonton holds a one-point lead over both division rivals and owns the regulation-wins tiebreaker over both (31 for Edmonton, 25 for Anaheim and 22 for Los Angeles), so getting to overtime would clinch the division’s second-place spot.
However, a regulation loss at home to the Canucks (25-48-8, 58 points), who own the NHL’s worst record, could create chaos depending on what the Ducks do in Nashville and the Kings do in Calgary. The Oilers still could end up in the division’s second or third spot, or they could fall all the way to the conference’s last wild-card spot.
If the latter happens, Edmonton would have a best-of-seven series against the Colorado Avalanche, who own the league’s best record. Colorado claimed a 2-1 shootout victory in Edmonton on Monday.
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice on Wednesday, hours before the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division title with a 4-1 home win over the Seattle Kraken, that the plan for Thursday was to play to win and get the best seed possible.
The return of Hyman will boost the Oilers’ chances, the coach said. In just 57 games, the forward ranks third on the team with 31 goals.
Hyman, 33, last played on April 2. Since then, he has been out with an undisclosed injury as the Oilers wanted him ready for the postseason. Knoblauch noted the team’s past four games, a 1-1-2 stretch that includes three one-goal losses, show Hyman’s value.
“He’s cleared and he’s healthy,” Knoblauch said, “so I think that it’s a good idea to put him in and see what he can do. Obviously, it’s not just him finding his game and getting ready for the playoffs. (Thursday) is a very important game for us.”
Despite the Canucks being in last place, they have embraced a spoiler role in the past week. Vancouver has won three straight, all in overtime or a shootout by a 4-3 score. The games were on the road against the Ducks and a San Jose Sharks team that was then still in contention, and Tuesday in the Canucks’ home finale against the Kings.
Jake DeBrusk scored two goals against Los Angeles, including the game-winner at 2:58 of overtime.
Even though the Canucks’ season will end Thursday night, coach Adam Foote is happy with the way the team came together after the trade deadline that saw the club deal several veterans.
For instance, right after Vancouver took a 2-1 lead in the first minute of the second period on Tuesday, the Kings tied it 12 seconds later and took the lead after another 73 seconds. Foote said that if that happened earlier in the season, the Canucks would have spiraled. In this instance, they rallied.
“We’re doing things right,” he said. “We’re playing as a team. They’re sticking to the game plan.”
–Field Level Media
Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Connor McDavid (97) during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche.Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The Edmonton Oilers cannot win the Pacific Division, but home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs remains in play for the two-time defending Western Conference champions as the Vancouver Canucks arrive on Thursday for the regular-season finale.
Edmonton also will welcome back a key contributor, Zach Hyman, who has not played in two weeks.
The Oilers (40-30-11, 91 points) have a playoff spot sewn up. Which spot remains up in the air, as Edmonton, the Anaheim Ducks (42-33-6, 90 points) and the Los Angeles Kings (35-26-20, 90 points) all play on the final day of the regular season.
Edmonton holds a one-point lead over both division rivals and owns the regulation-wins tiebreaker over both (31 for Edmonton, 25 for Anaheim and 22 for Los Angeles), so getting to overtime would clinch the division’s second-place spot.
However, a regulation loss at home to the Canucks (25-48-8, 58 points), who own the NHL’s worst record, could create chaos depending on what the Ducks do in Nashville and the Kings do in Calgary. The Oilers still could end up in the division’s second or third spot, or they could fall all the way to the conference’s last wild-card spot.
If the latter happens, Edmonton would have a best-of-seven series against the Colorado Avalanche, who own the league’s best record. Colorado claimed a 2-1 shootout victory in Edmonton on Monday.
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice on Wednesday, hours before the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division title with a 4-1 home win over the Seattle Kraken, that the plan for Thursday was to play to win and get the best seed possible.
The return of Hyman will boost the Oilers’ chances, the coach said. In just 57 games, the forward ranks third on the team with 31 goals.
Hyman, 33, last played on April 2. Since then, he has been out with an undisclosed injury as the Oilers wanted him ready for the postseason. Knoblauch noted the team’s past four games, a 1-1-2 stretch that includes three one-goal losses, show Hyman’s value.
“He’s cleared and he’s healthy,” Knoblauch said, “so I think that it’s a good idea to put him in and see what he can do. Obviously, it’s not just him finding his game and getting ready for the playoffs. (Thursday) is a very important game for us.”
Despite the Canucks being in last place, they have embraced a spoiler role in the past week. Vancouver has won three straight, all in overtime or a shootout by a 4-3 score. The games were on the road against the Ducks and a San Jose Sharks team that was then still in contention, and Tuesday in the Canucks’ home finale against the Kings.
Jake DeBrusk scored two goals against Los Angeles, including the game-winner at 2:58 of overtime.
Even though the Canucks’ season will end Thursday night, coach Adam Foote is happy with the way the team came together after the trade deadline that saw the club deal several veterans.
For instance, right after Vancouver took a 2-1 lead in the first minute of the second period on Tuesday, the Kings tied it 12 seconds later and took the lead after another 73 seconds. Foote said that if that happened earlier in the season, the Canucks would have spiraled. In this instance, they rallied.
“We’re doing things right,” he said. “We’re playing as a team. They’re sticking to the game plan.”
–Field Level Media
Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Connor McDavid (97) during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche.Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The Edmonton Oilers cannot win the Pacific Division, but home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs remains in play for the two-time defending Western Conference champions as the Vancouver Canucks arrive on Thursday for the regular-season finale.
Edmonton also will welcome back a key contributor, Zach Hyman, who has not played in two weeks.
The Oilers (40-30-11, 91 points) have a playoff spot sewn up. Which spot remains up in the air, as Edmonton, the Anaheim Ducks (42-33-6, 90 points) and the Los Angeles Kings (35-26-20, 90 points) all play on the final day of the regular season.
Edmonton holds a one-point lead over both division rivals and owns the regulation-wins tiebreaker over both (31 for Edmonton, 25 for Anaheim and 22 for Los Angeles), so getting to overtime would clinch the division’s second-place spot.
However, a regulation loss at home to the Canucks (25-48-8, 58 points), who own the NHL’s worst record, could create chaos depending on what the Ducks do in Nashville and the Kings do in Calgary. The Oilers still could end up in the division’s second or third spot, or they could fall all the way to the conference’s last wild-card spot.
If the latter happens, Edmonton would have a best-of-seven series against the Colorado Avalanche, who own the league’s best record. Colorado claimed a 2-1 shootout victory in Edmonton on Monday.
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice on Wednesday, hours before the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division title with a 4-1 home win over the Seattle Kraken, that the plan for Thursday was to play to win and get the best seed possible.
The return of Hyman will boost the Oilers’ chances, the coach said. In just 57 games, the forward ranks third on the team with 31 goals.
Hyman, 33, last played on April 2. Since then, he has been out with an undisclosed injury as the Oilers wanted him ready for the postseason. Knoblauch noted the team’s past four games, a 1-1-2 stretch that includes three one-goal losses, show Hyman’s value.
“He’s cleared and he’s healthy,” Knoblauch said, “so I think that it’s a good idea to put him in and see what he can do. Obviously, it’s not just him finding his game and getting ready for the playoffs. (Thursday) is a very important game for us.”
Despite the Canucks being in last place, they have embraced a spoiler role in the past week. Vancouver has won three straight, all in overtime or a shootout by a 4-3 score. The games were on the road against the Ducks and a San Jose Sharks team that was then still in contention, and Tuesday in the Canucks’ home finale against the Kings.
Jake DeBrusk scored two goals against Los Angeles, including the game-winner at 2:58 of overtime.
Even though the Canucks’ season will end Thursday night, coach Adam Foote is happy with the way the team came together after the trade deadline that saw the club deal several veterans.
For instance, right after Vancouver took a 2-1 lead in the first minute of the second period on Tuesday, the Kings tied it 12 seconds later and took the lead after another 73 seconds. Foote said that if that happened earlier in the season, the Canucks would have spiraled. In this instance, they rallied.
“We’re doing things right,” he said. “We’re playing as a team. They’re sticking to the game plan.”
–Field Level Media
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#Doping #longer #individual #act #organised #multinational #enterprise #Sports #Minister #Mandaviya">Doping is no longer an individual act but an organised multinational enterprise: Sports Minister Mandaviya
Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya outlined India’s strong commitment to clean sport and combating doping during the inaugural ceremony of the Final Conference of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN) on Thursday.
Mandaviya said that India had taken proactive reforms to maintain the integrity of sports, citing the National Anti-Doping Act 2022 as a robust statutory framework, and noted that the National Anti-Doping Amendment Act, 2025 aligned India’s regulations with global standards.
Terming doping in today’s context as an ‘organised multinational enterprise’ rather than an individual act of misconduct, Mandaviya underscored the need to dismantle such networks through a coordinated global response.
He also stressed the importance of preventive measures in combating the scourge of doping. “Providing the right information at the right time empowers athletes to make informed decisions and avoid both intentional and accidental violations,” he said.
Mandaviya also informed that India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) was raising awareness through workshops, seminars, digital campaigns, and event-based learning, while also developing special education modules for athletes with disabilities.
Sharing the progress the country is making in testing and enforcement, Mandaviya said that India had expanded its testing from around 4000 tests in 2019 to 8000 in the past year. Moreover, he noted that adverse analytical findings had fallen from 5.6 per cent in 2019 to less than 2 per cent currently.
India is also in the process of establishing new WADA-compliant drug testing laboratories to strengthen the national anti-doping framework, Mandaviya said.
He highlighted the importance of technological interventions, such as the “Know Your Medicine” mobile application, which helps athletes verify medicines for prohibited substances.
Furthermore, the Indian government is working towards criminalising the administering or trafficking prohibited substances, the sports minister informed the conference.
Mandaviya’s statements come after India surpassed Kenya to top the Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) list of ineligible persons due to doping violations, with 148 suspended track and field athletes—two more than the African nation.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya outlined India’s strong commitment to clean sport and combating doping during the inaugural ceremony of the Final Conference of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN) on Thursday.
Mandaviya said that India had taken proactive reforms to maintain the integrity of sports, citing the National Anti-Doping Act 2022 as a robust statutory framework, and noted that the National Anti-Doping Amendment Act, 2025 aligned India’s regulations with global standards.
Terming doping in today’s context as an ‘organised multinational enterprise’ rather than an individual act of misconduct, Mandaviya underscored the need to dismantle such networks through a coordinated global response.
He also stressed the importance of preventive measures in combating the scourge of doping. “Providing the right information at the right time empowers athletes to make informed decisions and avoid both intentional and accidental violations,” he said.
Mandaviya also informed that India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) was raising awareness through workshops, seminars, digital campaigns, and event-based learning, while also developing special education modules for athletes with disabilities.
Sharing the progress the country is making in testing and enforcement, Mandaviya said that India had expanded its testing from around 4000 tests in 2019 to 8000 in the past year. Moreover, he noted that adverse analytical findings had fallen from 5.6 per cent in 2019 to less than 2 per cent currently.
India is also in the process of establishing new WADA-compliant drug testing laboratories to strengthen the national anti-doping framework, Mandaviya said.
He highlighted the importance of technological interventions, such as the “Know Your Medicine” mobile application, which helps athletes verify medicines for prohibited substances.
Furthermore, the Indian government is working towards criminalising the administering or trafficking prohibited substances, the sports minister informed the conference.
Mandaviya’s statements come after India surpassed Kenya to top the Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) list of ineligible persons due to doping violations, with 148 suspended track and field athletes—two more than the African nation.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
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#Deadspin #Stars #edge #Sabres #shootout #stay #hot #playoffs">Deadspin | Stars edge Sabres in shootout, stay hot going into playoffs
Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) handles the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan (91) in the second period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Esa Lindell and Justin Hryckowian finished with a goal and an assist each for the Stars (50-20-12, 112 points), who ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak. Mavrik Bourque added his 20th goal of the season.
Jake Oettinger made 21 saves for Dallas and stopped Alex Tuch and Josh Doan after Josh Norris and Jack Quinn beat him on Buffalo’s first two shootout attempts.
Zach Benson had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (50-23-9, 109 points), who also got regulation goals from Norris and Tuch. Owen Power assisted on a pair of goals.
Colten Ellis stopped 25 shots, but he denied only Mikko Rantanen after overtime. Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene also scored for Dallas in the shootout.
Bourque, who had a hat trick Monday at Toronto, started the scoring 2:19 into the contest, then Norris evened the game with 7:12 left in the first 20 minutes.
Benson gave Buffalo its first lead with 16:28 to go in the second, scoring on a short-handed breakaway. However, Lindell got that goal back just 52 seconds later, while still with the man advantage, on a shot that banked in off Buffalo defenseman Logan Stanley’s skate.
Tuch notched the 200th goal of his career and 33rd of the season, careening the puck in off Oettinger with 8:51 to go in the second to give the Sabres the lead again. Then Hryckowian leveled the game with four minutes left in the period.
The outcome between the league’s third- and fourth-best teams by record had no impact on either’s playoff seeding. Buffalo chose to rest its top two scorers, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. The Stars, who have several players injured, welcomed back forward Sam Steel, who missed nine games due to a hip injury, and defenseman Nils Lundkvist, who sat out the last three because of an illness.
Wednesday’s game was also the final regular-season game for NHL linesman Steve Barton, 54. He wore the stripes for 26 seasons and officiated more than 1,650 regular-season games, 157 playoff contests and three Stanley Cup Finals. Both teams stayed on the ice afterward to congratulate Barton.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) handles the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan (91) in the second period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Esa Lindell and Justin Hryckowian finished with a goal and an assist each for the Stars (50-20-12, 112 points), who ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak. Mavrik Bourque added his 20th goal of the season.
Jake Oettinger made 21 saves for Dallas and stopped Alex Tuch and Josh Doan after Josh Norris and Jack Quinn beat him on Buffalo’s first two shootout attempts.
Zach Benson had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (50-23-9, 109 points), who also got regulation goals from Norris and Tuch. Owen Power assisted on a pair of goals.
Colten Ellis stopped 25 shots, but he denied only Mikko Rantanen after overtime. Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene also scored for Dallas in the shootout.
Bourque, who had a hat trick Monday at Toronto, started the scoring 2:19 into the contest, then Norris evened the game with 7:12 left in the first 20 minutes.
Benson gave Buffalo its first lead with 16:28 to go in the second, scoring on a short-handed breakaway. However, Lindell got that goal back just 52 seconds later, while still with the man advantage, on a shot that banked in off Buffalo defenseman Logan Stanley’s skate.
Tuch notched the 200th goal of his career and 33rd of the season, careening the puck in off Oettinger with 8:51 to go in the second to give the Sabres the lead again. Then Hryckowian leveled the game with four minutes left in the period.
The outcome between the league’s third- and fourth-best teams by record had no impact on either’s playoff seeding. Buffalo chose to rest its top two scorers, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. The Stars, who have several players injured, welcomed back forward Sam Steel, who missed nine games due to a hip injury, and defenseman Nils Lundkvist, who sat out the last three because of an illness.
Wednesday’s game was also the final regular-season game for NHL linesman Steve Barton, 54. He wore the stripes for 26 seasons and officiated more than 1,650 regular-season games, 157 playoff contests and three Stanley Cup Finals. Both teams stayed on the ice afterward to congratulate Barton.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) handles the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan (91) in the second period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Esa Lindell and Justin Hryckowian finished with a goal and an assist each for the Stars (50-20-12, 112 points), who ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak. Mavrik Bourque added his 20th goal of the season.
Jake Oettinger made 21 saves for Dallas and stopped Alex Tuch and Josh Doan after Josh Norris and Jack Quinn beat him on Buffalo’s first two shootout attempts.
Zach Benson had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (50-23-9, 109 points), who also got regulation goals from Norris and Tuch. Owen Power assisted on a pair of goals.
Colten Ellis stopped 25 shots, but he denied only Mikko Rantanen after overtime. Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene also scored for Dallas in the shootout.
Bourque, who had a hat trick Monday at Toronto, started the scoring 2:19 into the contest, then Norris evened the game with 7:12 left in the first 20 minutes.
Benson gave Buffalo its first lead with 16:28 to go in the second, scoring on a short-handed breakaway. However, Lindell got that goal back just 52 seconds later, while still with the man advantage, on a shot that banked in off Buffalo defenseman Logan Stanley’s skate.
Tuch notched the 200th goal of his career and 33rd of the season, careening the puck in off Oettinger with 8:51 to go in the second to give the Sabres the lead again. Then Hryckowian leveled the game with four minutes left in the period.
The outcome between the league’s third- and fourth-best teams by record had no impact on either’s playoff seeding. Buffalo chose to rest its top two scorers, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. The Stars, who have several players injured, welcomed back forward Sam Steel, who missed nine games due to a hip injury, and defenseman Nils Lundkvist, who sat out the last three because of an illness.
Wednesday’s game was also the final regular-season game for NHL linesman Steve Barton, 54. He wore the stripes for 26 seasons and officiated more than 1,650 regular-season games, 157 playoff contests and three Stanley Cup Finals. Both teams stayed on the ice afterward to congratulate Barton.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) handles the…
