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Predators strike for three in first, hold off Flames’ rally
Michael Bunting scored once in a three-point outing and the host Nashville Predators rode a three-goal first period to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Rookie Matthew Wood collected one goal and one assist while Jonathan Marchessault and Filip Forsberg scored once for the Predators...
Kyle Connor scores twice as Jets surge past Penguins
Kyle Connor scored two goals, including one on a short-handed penalty shot, and Gabe Vilardi had a goal and an assist to lead the host Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon.,Brad Lambert scored his first NHL goal, Mark Scheifele had two assists and Vladisl...
Lightning riding new mentality into clash vs. rested Mammoth
The Tampa Bay Lightning look for their fifth straight win when they visit the Utah Mammoth on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City.,The Mammoth saw their seven-game winning streak end with a 6-3 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. They'll look to rebound at home, where they have won all four of th...
Bruins extend winning streak with 3rd-period surge past Hurricanes
Casey Mittelstadt scored the opening goal and assisted on Viktor Arvidsson's eventual game-winner, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon.,The game was scoreless after two periods. Boston netminder Jeremy Swayman (27 saves) made nine stops ...
Devils G Jacob Markstrom signs 2-year, $12M extension
The New Jersey Devils agreed to a two-year, $12 million extension with veteran goaltender Jacob Markstrom.,The extension announced on Friday begins next season for Markstrom, 35, who is earning the same $6 million salary this season on the final year of his previous contract.,The Swedish-born Markst...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin tries again for No. 900 at Buffalo
The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,One team's three-game losing streak will end in the contest, during which the Capitals captain will try again to become the first NHL player to score 900 career goals....
Avs' Mackenzie Blackwood expected to make season debut vs. Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood likely will make his season debut for the Avalanche on Saturday when Colorado visits his former team, the San Jose Sharks.,The 28-year-old goaltender, returning from a lower-body injury, spent parts of two seasons with the Sharks before being dealt to the Avalanche on Dec. 9, 202...
NHL roundup: Martin Necas, Avalanche double up Knights
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists one day after signing an eight-year, $92 million extension, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday in Las Vegas.,Necas opened the scoring on the first shot 41 seconds into the game.,Cale Makar added a goal and a...
Led by Troy Terry, Ducks halt Red Wings' win streak
Troy Terry scored twice and added an assist while Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game to pace the host Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Mason McTavish and Chris Kreider added singles for the Ducks, who have won four of five games.,Goaltender ...
Islanders keep Alex Ovechkin at 899 goals in win over Caps
Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal 4:29 into the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves, lifting the visiting New York Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday.,New York's Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal late in the second period, and Mathew Barzal found ...
Devils' defense suddenly a sieve as they visit Kings
The NHL regular season is a little more than three weeks old, but the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings are already well aware of how quickly momentum can change -- for the worse as well as for the better.,The Devils will endeavor to snap their first losing streak of the season on Saturday nig...
Martin Necas, Cale Maker power Avs to victory over Golden Knights
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists and Cale Makar added a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored goals for Colorado, which moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Pe...
Desperate for a win, slumping Wild host surging Canucks
Mired in a five-game winless drought, the Minnesota Wild are desperate for a victory.,The Wild will get a chance to snap their skid when they take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,A sense of desperation is increasing in Minnesota, where the Wild are coming off a one-...
Rangers ride road streak into tilt with Kraken
The New York Rangers have been road warriors thus far this season.,The Rangers, who wrap up a four-game trip Saturday night at the Seattle Kraken, are one of only two NHL teams winless at home but are 5-1-1 away from Madison Square Garden.,New York is 2-1-0 on its current excursion, having won 2-0 T...
Finding groove, Blackhawks face mistake-prone Oilers
With so much parity in the NHL this season, finding soft spots in the schedule is becoming increasingly difficult.,The Edmonton Oilers could usually get by without their "A" game against the Chicago Blackhawks the past few seasons, but not anymore.,The Oilers will need to be on their toes from the d...
Flames, Predators both looking to turn page in November
The Nashville Predators are well aware they must change their fortunes in a hurry to avoid a repeat of last season's disappointing campaign.,Thus the importance of snapping their current three-game losing skid when the Predators host the last-place Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.,Including a 4...
Jackets ride hot stretch into matchup vs. floundering Blues
The Columbus Blue Jackets are bracing for a challenging five-game November road trip that will span the width of North America.,Before heading to the airport, the streaking Blue Jackets will host the slumping St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.,Columbus has won three straight and five of its last six...
Cole Caufield, Canadiens cruise into rivalry game with Senators
While the Montreal Canadiens are off to a strong start, the rival Ottawa Senators might finally have found a rhythm without their captain in the lineup.,The Canadiens eye a third consecutive victory Saturday night against the visiting Senators, who closed October with some solid play.,Montreal has w...
Invigorated Trevor Zegras leads Flyers into clash with Maple Leafs
Two of the Philadelphia Flyers' additions are paying off handsomely through the first 10 games of the season.,The Flyers look to ride Trevor Zegras and Dan Vladar to another victory Saturday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.,Acquired in an offseason trade with the Anaheim Ducks, Zegras leads P...
Pens bring NHL's best record into tilt vs. West-leading Jets
The Pittsburgh Penguins head into Saturday afternoon's game at Winnipeg atop the NHL standings with 18 points and coming off the second most successful October in team history., ,Pittsburgh went 8-2-2 in October, capped by a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. ...