LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Anze Kopitar got the go-ahead goal on a power play late in the second period and defenceman Luke Schenn also scored for the Los Angeles Kings in a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Jonathan Quick made...

CALGARY - Jakob Stukel scored twice and Nik Amundrud made 31 saves as the Calgary Hitmen downed the Portland Winterhawks 6-2 on Tuesday night in Western Hockey League action. Radel Fazleev had a goal and two assists, with Pavel Karnaukhov, Jo...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - John Tavares and Frans Nielsen kept the New York Islanders surging on the road. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild had their first letdown under their new coach. Nielsen scored twice, Tavares had a goal and an assist and New Y...

EDMONTON - Zack Smith had a goal and an assist as the Ottawa Senators ran their winning streak to four games, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday. Nick Paul, Alex Chiasson and Mark Stone, into an empty net, also scored for the Senato...

It's been a long first season behind the bench for Todd McLellan.

Following a 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers head coach was fairly blunt about the performance of some of his players.

McLellan, asked about changing the commitment level of some players: "Maybe we have to get rid of some."

— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) February 24, 2016

"The spirit of the team isn't where it needs to be," he continued. "It's got to get better, or we've got to make huge, huge changes.

"There were some (players) who should be embarrassed when they leave here," he added, specifically mentioning defenseman Justin Schultz.

"Pretty disappointing night for him as an individual and it affected the team." - Oilers coach Todd Mclellan on minus 3 Justin Schultz

— Rob Tychkowski (@Sun_Tychkowski) February 24, 2016

The exasperation comes at the end of a day whereupon general manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed the Oilers are sellers heading into the NHL's trade deadline, calling out players who have underachieved.

With the loss, Edmonton sits at the bottom of the NHL standings, and will have a chance at the first overall pick for the fifth time in seven years.

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EDMONTON - Zack Smith had a goal and an assist as the Ottawa Senators ran their winning streak to four games, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday. Nick Paul, Alex Chiasson and Mark Stone, into an empty net, also scored for the Senato...

The Montreal Canadiens attempt to celebrate reaching one million Twitter followers went terribly awry Tuesday night.

As explained on the team's website, fans who followed the team and tweeted using the hashtag "#CanadiensMTL1M" would receive a special video message from a player.

Adding "surprise" to the hashtag gave Twitter users the additional benefit of having their handles depicted on the back of a Canadiens jersey.

Unfortunately, the seemingly innocent promotion was trending for all the wrong reasons when users with racial slurs in their handles began replying, prompting automatic responses from the team's Twitter account.

The Canadiens celebrate one million Twitter followers with a few surprises for you! -> https://t.co/7f0QjBsLT7 pic.twitter.com/8HhIEkod5K

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 24, 2016

It was a situation similar to what happened with the New England Patriots in November 2014.

The Canadiens promotion kicked off before 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and offensive automated tweets were still rolling out almost 2 1/2 hours later.

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NEWARK, N.J. - With the season potentially slipping away, the New Jersey Devils got back in the playoff hunt with a big win over the rival New York Rangers. Lee Stempniak scored late in the second period to snap a tie, and the Devils ended a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Frans Nielsen scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of surging teams. Matt Martin also scored for New York, which has won si...

TAMPA, Fla. - Steven Stamkos scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their fourth straight by beating the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay also got a goal f...