Vasilevskiy goes off after meaningless goal

Further evidence emerged Friday to show that the latest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.K. has eased, with the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 falling across most parts of the country. In its weekly survey of the levels of infection across the U.K., the Office for National Statistics said case rates appeared to be falling in England, Scotland and Wales, though not in Northern Ireland, with the declines most noticeable among younger age groups.

The coronavirus pandemic has halted the 2019-20 NHL season, perhaps for good, but that won’t stop us from evaluating each Toronto player’s performance.

Edmonton center Connor McDavid continued to dominate on Friday against the Senators while Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov earned his first career hat trick.