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Stamkos injured in Canada loss to Switzerland

THE CANADIAN PRESS

MANNHEIM, Germany — The heat has been turned up in a hurry for Canada’s entry at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

A 4-1 loss to Switzerland on Wednesday pales in comparison to the loss of top forward Steven Stamkos, who sat out the entire third period after getting hit in the jaw with Timo Helbling’s elbow. Stamkos was initially able to return, but saw his condition worsen.

"He took a pretty good elbow," said coach Craig MacTavish. "We got the word from the medical staff that he came back and was feeling OK. After that, between periods, he wasn’t perfect and when that happens you pull the player immediately and he sleeps on it.

"We’ll assess again tomorrow and see where we stand."

The team already lost its heart-and-soul when captain Ryan Smyth fractured his left ankle earlier this week and is now facing the possibility it could be without its superstar.

General manager Mark Messier didn’t want to entertain that possibility while discussing his t

Ducks can’t stop Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov in loss to Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos scored a pair of power-play goals during a 3:51 span in the second period and had an assist, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had three assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ducks 5-1 on Saturday night.

Stamkos has 204 power-play goals, which ties Wayne Gretzky for 17th place. The center has 533 goals overall and moved into tie for 35th place with Frank Mahovlich. He had just two goals in his previous 12 games after a four-goal game at Edmonton last month.

“That’s kind of weird,” Stamkos said about tying Gretzky. “It goes to show he did a lot of damage not on the power play, too.”

Stamkos is the first Tampa Bay player to have 100 three-point games.

Kucherov became the 183rd player to reach 800 points and has 72 this season.

Victor Hedman, Calvin de Haan and Brandon Hagel also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves as Tampa Bay won its third straight.

Lukas Dostal stopped 36 shots and Frank Vatrano had a power-play goal for the Ducks, who have lost n

Danton Heinen

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)

Ice hockey player

Danton Heinen (born July 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockeyleft winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Growing up in Langley, British Columbia, Heinen played with the Richmond Sockeyes in the Pacific Junior Hockey League and junior ice hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the Merritt Centennials and Surrey Eagles. After graduating from high school, Heinen earned a scholarship to play for the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team. During his short collegiate career, Heinen earned NCHC Rookie of the Year in the 2014–15 season and NCHC Forward of the Year in the 2015–16 season. He concluded his amateur career in 2016 by signing an entry-level contract with the Bruins.

Following college, Heinen joined the Boston Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He spent his first three seasons moving between the AHL and

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