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Sens visit Blue Jackets with chance to clinch first playoff berth since '17
The Ottawa Senators have a simple assignment Tuesday night. If they beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road, the franchise will clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2017.,Carrying out that assignment may not be as easy, even though the Senators (42-29-6, 90 points) are riding a three-g...
Blackhawks gunning for home-and-home sweep of Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins eye revenge when they play host to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.,Tuesday's meeting wraps up a home-and-home series that began Sunday with Chicago claiming a 3-1 home win.,Chicago (22-45-10, 54 points) had entered the contest on a five-game losing skid and with just...
Devils 'not done' as they put win streak on line vs. Bruins
The New Jersey Devils set out for a fourth consecutive win to continue their playoff push when the Boston Bruins pay a visit to Newark, N.J. on Tuesday night for only the second meeting of the season between the teams.,The Devils (41-29-7, 89 points) have been idle since a 4-0 win Saturday over the ...
Maple Leafs shoot to expand division lead at Panthers' expense
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim for a repeat win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., that would tighten their grip on the Atlantic Division lead.,The Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 points) entered Monday four points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and six ahead of the Panthers (44-29...
Canadiens out to hurt Red Wings' wild-card chances
The red-hot Montreal Canadiens technically can't clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday, but they do have an opportunity to just about eliminate one of their closest pursuers for the last postseason berth in the Eastern Conference.,Winners of five straight, the Canadiens will try to take a giant leap towa...
Sabres' Tage Thompson aims to keep hot streak going vs. Canes
While a more prominent jumbo-sized sniper has been setting records and getting a lot of attention lately, Tage Thompson is quietly on an impressive run himself.,The Buffalo Sabres' 6-foot-6, 220-pound center had seven goals in his last four games going into Tuesday night's contest against the visiti...
Johnny Gaudreau's widow delivers their third child
Meredith Gaudreau, widow of late NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, announced the arrival of the couple's third child.,Carter Michael Gaudreau was born on April 1, seven months after Johnny and his brother, Matthew, suffered fatal injuries when they were struck while cycling by a suspected drunk driver.,"I...
Victor Olofsson's late goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...
Victor Olofsson's late-minute goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...
NHL roundup: Caps' Alexander Ovechkin tops Gretzky's goals mark
Despite Alexander Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 895 to surpass Wayne Gretzky and become the all-time goals leader in NHL history, the New York Islanders came away with the 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday in Elmont, N.Y.,Marc Gatcomb collected the first two-goal game of his career w...
Flames try to stay in wild-card race vs. Sharks
The Calgary Flames will look to make the most of a road clash with the cellar-dwelling San Jose Sharks on Monday to keep their playoff hopes alive.,The Flames (36-27-13, 85 points) head out for a quick two-game trip, which includes a stop in Anaheim, on the heels of an emotional 3-2 overtime loss to...
Home-ice advantage next goal for Kings as Kraken pay a visit
After clinching a playoff berth for a fourth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Kings will focus on nailing down home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs when they host the Seattle Kraken on Monday.,Los Angeles (44-23-9, 97 points), second in the Pacific Division, holds ...
Canadiens scored twice in 2nd to push past Predators
The Montreal Canadiens strengthened their hold on the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot with a 2-1 road victory over the slumping Nashville Predators on Sunday.,Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored second-period goals to pace the Canadiens (38-30-9, 85 points) to their fifth consecutive vi...
Tage Thompson nets another hat trick as Sabres down Bruins
Tage Thompson scored a pair of third-period goals to cap off his eighth career hat trick as the Buffalo Sabres pulled away for a 6-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday night.,Buffalo (34-36-6, 74 points) trailed 2-0 after one period but scored the final four goals of the game -- one in th...
Ilya Mikheyev scores twice to lead Penguins past Blackhawks
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and Frank Nazar also scored to back a 28-save effort from Spencer Knight as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Sunday to stop a five-game losing streak.,Chicago (22-45-10, 54 points) navigated a late charge from the Penguins, who tallied t...
Red Wings extend Panthers' losing streak to five
Cam Talbot made 32 saves to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Sunday.,The Red Wings (36-33-7, 79 points) won for the third time in four games and stayed in the hunt for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.,Alex DeBrincat and J.T. ...
Linus Ullmark notches shutout as Senators roll past Blue Jackets
Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in his fourth shutout of the season and 12th of his 10-year NHL career, helping the Ottawa Senators to a 4-0 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday evening.,Ottawa has an NHL-leading 10 shutouts as a team this season.,Nikolas Matinpalo scored his first N...
Wild down Stars on Marco Rossi overtime winner
Marco Rossi's power-play goal 58 seconds into overtime gave the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday.,Matthew Boldy had a goal and two assists, Rossi added an assist and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Wild (42-29-7, 91 points), who snapped a four-game losing ...
Isles top Capitals as Alex Ovechkin sets all-time NHL goals mark
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.,"They say record...
Islanders top Capitals, Alex Ovechkin becomes all-time leading goal scorer
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.,"They say record...