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Senators hold off Lightning, inch closer to playoff berth
Defenseman Jake Sanderson hit double figures in goals for the second straight season, and the Ottawa Senators bolstered their playoff chances by ousting the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.,Ottawa (40-29-6, 86 points) holds the No. 1 wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and maintain...
Blues C Dylan Holloway (lower body) exits vs. Penguins
St. Louis Blues center Dylan Hollway will miss the remainder of Thursday's home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced on social media at the start of the second period.,Holloway, 23, received a check into the corner boards from Penguins forward ...
Alex Ovechkin hunting record but Caps struggling as Blackhawks visit
All eyes will be on Alex Ovechkin on Friday as the Washington Capitals forward closes in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, but there are other concerns about the Eastern Conference leaders heading into their home game against the Chicago Blackhawks that night.,That includes the health of goa...
Wild fight for first wild card while Islanders go without Anthony Duclair
The Minnesota Wild are comfortably in a playoff spot, but still in a race for the Western Conference's first wild-card berth as they visit the New York Islanders on Friday night.,The Wild (41-28-7, 89 points) are battling the St. Louis Blues for the top wild-card spot. The Wild and Blues boasted ide...
Rising Hurricanes arrive with Red Wings needing big finish
Essentially, the Detroit Red Wings are in playoff mode now because they can't afford many more losses -- if any at all.,With eight games remaining, the Red Wings are on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Therefore, Friday's home game against a Carolina Hurricanes team ...
Islanders F Anthony Duclair steps away from team
New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair will be taking time away from the team, head coach Patrick Roy said Thursday.,The announcement comes two days after Roy told reporters that Duclair was "god-awful" in the Islanders' 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.,Roy addressed the elephant in the room...
Jackets' Kirill Marchenko seeks to stay hot in clash vs. Avs
The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to keep up with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference wild-card race when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. ,The Blue Jackets (34-30-9, 77 points) trail the Canadiens and Rangers by two points for the final wild-ca...
NHL roundup: Avs force OT, beat Blackhawks in shootout
Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Colorado forced overtime with 10.8 seconds left in regulation, as Martin Necas deflecte...
Leafs down Panthers, clinch spot in postseason
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Maple Leafs to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs and stretch their lead atop the Atlantic Division.,John Tavares also found the net for the first...
Leon Draisaitl shouldering load as Oilers face last-place Sharks
No one is sure when Connor McDavid will return to the Oilers' lineup, but it won't be for Edmonton's Thursday road game against the San Jose Sharks.,Edmonton's superstar captain has been out since sustaining a lower-body injury on a check from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey on March 20.,McD...
Shutout loss to Kraken damages Canucks' playoff hopes
Andre Burakovsky collected a goal and an assist and goaltender Joey Daccord recorded his second shutout of the season as the visiting Seattle Kraken handed the Vancouver Canucks a crushing 5-0 defeat on Wednesday.,Michael Eyssimont, Chandler Stephenson, Shane Wright and Adam Larsson also scored for ...
Avalanche rally late, upend Blackhawks in shootout
Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Colorado forced overtime with 10.8 seconds left in regulation, as Martin Necas deflecte...
Division leaders Jets, Knights clash in Western Conference showdown
It will be a battle of Western Conference division leaders on Thursday night when the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets continue their three-game western road trip in Las Vegas against the Pacific leader Golden Knights.,Winnipeg (51-20-4, 106 points), which leads the NHL in points, holds a four...
Flames out to ignite playoff hopes, battle Ducks
The Calgary Flames have essentially no room for error to keep their playoff hopes alive as they play host to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.,The Flames (35-27-12, 82 points) are seven points outside a playoff spot in the Western Conference chase, and after a 3-1 road loss to the Utah Hockey Club on T...
Leafs down Panthers, increase Atlantic Division edge
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Maple Leafs to stretch their lead atop the Atlantic Division.,John Tavares also found the net for the first-place Maple Leafs (46-25-4, 96 points), who e...
Vincent Trocheck's OT goal lifts Rangers over Wild
Vincent Trocheck capped a back-and-forth game by scoring 24 seconds into overtime Wednesday night for the host New York Rangers, who moved into a tie for the final Eastern Conference wild card spot by edging the Minnesota Wild 5-4.,After the teams combined to collect four game-tying goals in regulat...
Alex Ovechkin pulls within 2 of goal mark in Caps' loss to Hurricanes
Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to move with three of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Ovechkin scored during a five-on-three power play at 19:25 of the second period to pull the Capitals with 4-1.,J...
Andrei Kuzmenko, Kings out to extend hot stretch vs. Utah
The Los Angeles Kings weren't too busy at the trade deadline last month, but one of the few moves they made is turning into a winner.,Andrei Kuzmenko is beginning to settle in nicely for the Kings, who have won six of their last eight games heading into their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club on ...
Stars aim for 7th straight win with lowly Predators in town
The Dallas Stars tore through the month of March. They'll look to stay on that track and inch closer to top spot in the Central Division when they host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.,The Stars (49-21-4, 102 points) went 11-2-2 in March, the second-best record in the NHL over that month behind ...
Blues eye team-record 11th straight win as Pens visit
The St. Louis Blues can tie a team record with a home win Thursday night when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins, but an 11th consecutive win would just be a means to accomplishing a bigger goal.,"We just know if we keep winning our games we're going to be in the playoffs, and that's our goal," coach...