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After historic night, Penguins face sagging Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to snap a three-game losing streak Tuesday when they return home to face the Pittsburgh Penguins and their new franchise scoring leader Sidney Crosby.,The Maple Leafs lost 5-1 to the Dallas Stars on Sunday to finish 0-3-0 on a just-completed road trip, while being outscor...

Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis, Jaccob Slavin out week-to-week
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday that forward Seth Jarvis and defenseman Jaccob Slavin are considered week-to-week, both with upper-body injuries.,Jarvis was hurt Friday when Carolina faced the Florida Panthers. Florida's Evan Rodrigues took out Jarvis' skates, causing him to crash full spee...

NHL roundup: Red Wings edge Caps on Moritz Seider's late OT goal
Moritz Seider scored the game-winning goal with 23.3 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Lucas Raymond and John Leonard each added a goal for the Red Wings. Andrew Copp and Emmitt Finnie recorded two assists, inclu...

Filip Forsberg-led Predators hang on to defeat short-handed Rangers
Filip Forsberg extended his point streak to eight games, and Steven Stamkos inched closer to 600 career goals for the host Nashville Predators, who held on to beat the depleted New York Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night.,Justus Annunen only needed to stop 16 shots and was less than a minute from his first...

Avalanche overwhelm Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...

Stars explode in third period to down Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to four with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.,Dallas scored four third-period goals to break open a close game.,Esa Lindell picked up two helpers for the home team. Jake Oettinger made a number of key saves to keep th...

Kraken seeking more post-trade success against Ducks
Sometimes, a trade can be about more than just the assets exchanged between teams.,It can send a message.,Whether that's what Seattle Kraken general manager Jason Botterill had in mind Friday when he dealt veteran forward Mason Marchment to Columbus for a pair of draft picks is unclear. But it certa...

Road-weary Kings back home to face Columbus
Back home after a much-needed victory, the Los Angeles Kings are set to play host Monday to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are wobbling into their upcoming Christmas break.,The Kings ended a three-game road trip against some NHL heavyweights with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursda...

Oilers score first four goals, hold off Golden Knights by one
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected two goals and an assist and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then held on to defeat the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Sunday night.,It was McDavid's fifth three-point game in December as he extended his...

Filip Forsberg-led Predators hang on to defeat shorthanded Rangers
Filip Forsberg extended his points streak to eight games, and Steven Stamkos inched closer to 600 career goals for the host Nashville Predators, who held on to beat the depleted New York Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night.,Justus Annunen only needed to stop 16 shots and was less than a minute from his firs...

Penguins earn rare shootout win, edge Canadiens
Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night.,Rakell beat Jakub Dobes with a backhand deke in the third round for the win as the Penguins won for the first time in a shootout this season (1-5).,Rakell and Sidney Crosby...

Clayton Keller's OT goal for Mammoth stymies Jets comeback attempt
Clayton Keller scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the host Utah Mammoth defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Sunday night. The loss left Winnipeg winless in seven of its last eight games.,Lawson Crouse, JJ Peterka, and Alexander Kerfoot also tallied for Utah. Dylan Guenther and Mikhael S...

Stars explode in third period to say Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars extended their win streak to four with a 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.,Esa Lindell picked up two helpers for the home team while Scott Laughton netted Toronto's only goal of the night. Jake Oettinger made a number of key saves to keep his team in the...

Senators start fast, roll past slumping Bruins
The visiting Ottawa Senators scored three goals in each of the first two periods en route to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins in the second game of both teams' weekend back-to-back sets on Sunday evening.,Fabian Zetterlund scored two power-play goals and added an assist to lead Ottawa to its season-...

Streaking Sabres aren't slowed in taking down Devils
Zach Benson broke a tie late in the second period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in Newark.,Josh Norris and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves in his first...

Avalanche overwhelms Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...

Canucks going for sweep of 5-game Eastern trip, battle Flyers
The Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers are trending in opposite directions heading into Monday's matchup in Philadelphia.,The Canucks are aiming to complete a perfect 5-0-0 road trip, while the Flyers are seeking to avoid a sixth loss in seven games.,Two days after trading star defenseman Qui...

Fresh off big rally, Lightning welcome Blues to end homestand
The Tampa Bay Lightning demonstrated an important asset in Saturday night's rally against the Carolina Hurricanes -- an ability to flip the script.,After that three-goal comeback and subsequent 6-4 win, the Lightning will wrap up their four-game homestand Monday night when they face the St. Louis Bl...

Red Wings complete home-and-home sweep of Capitals with OT win
Moritz Seider scored the game-winning goal with 23.3 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Capitals on Sunday in Detroit, Mich.,Lucas Raymond and John Leonard each added a goal for the Red Wings. Andrew Copp and Emmitt Finnie recorded t...

Rangers captain J.T. Miller (upper body) week-to-week
The New York Rangers will be without their captain for an extended period after forward J.T. Miller sustained an upper-body injury in Saturday's shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers.,Miller, 32, is listed as week-to-week after taking a hit to the right shoulder from the Flyers' Nick Seeler in t...