Mikael Backlund
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) saves a shot on goal by the Calgary Flames during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights 12/5/2021

Dec. 06, 2021 04:16 AM EST

This photo provided by the New York Rangers shows New York Rangers NHL hockey defenseman Jacob Trouba receiving a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The New York Rangers canceled practice so players, coaches and staff could get vaccinated against COVID-19, and Trouba was front and center to take his shot off the ice. (Nick Homler/New York Rangers via AP)
NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between U.S. and Canada

By Stephen Whyno And Larry Lage Apr. 08, 2021 03:37 PM EDT

An arena worker removes the net from the ice after the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames NHL hockey game was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL concerned about Canucks’ COVID-19 protocol situation

Apr. 05, 2021 02:36 PM EDT

Edmonton Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto, right, skates past as Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund, center, celebrates his goal with Milan Lucic during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Mikael Backlund helps Flames top Oilers 6-4

Feb. 07, 2021 01:20 AM EST