BOSTON -- Jake DeBrusk sat on the bench wondering when he'd see the ice again.Then he made up for his early hiccups with two quick goals.DeBrusk scored power-play goals 18 seconds apart early in the third after getting benched for much of the opening period, and the Boston Bruins completed a home-and-home sweep of the Buffalo Sabres with a 3-2…

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Alexis Lafreniere's knee injury will keep him out of Canada's next game at the world junior hockey championship.However, the star winger hasn't been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.The 18-year-old was helped off the ice early in the second period of his team's 6-0 loss to Russia on Saturday after twisting his left knee…

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Russia scored three opening-period goals on the way to stunning Canada 6-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday.Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere, who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL draft, also left the ice with the help of his teammates after picking up what seemed to be an injury…

Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner is out three to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Saturday.Skinner, 27, did not return to Friday's game following a collision in which he led with his right shoulder while attempting to check Bruins' David Pastrnak with 15:51 remaining in the third period. The two-time All-Star selection, who was playing in his…