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Two of NHL's hottest teams face off as Canes visit Kings
The hottest team in the NHL will try to cool off another team that's beginning to boil when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.,The Hurricanes (42-22-4, 88 points) have won eight in a row for the second time this season and surrendered two goals or fewer in eve...

Flames, Islanders desperate to keep playoff pushes going
Rare is the nonconference game that pits two teams who have as much at stake as the New York Islanders and Calgary Flames when the teams meet Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.,The Islanders and Flames were both off Friday after continuing their timely surges Thursday night. New York opened a four-g...

Wild look to keep winning ways going vs. Sabres
Fresh off a pair of wins, the Minnesota Wild hope they've turned a corner offensively and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild (39-25-5, 83 points) are coming off a 4-0 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. They scored three...

Stars out to end disappointing trend against Flyers
The Dallas Stars have continued to tread water since the trade deadline and will try to escape their funk when they host the struggling Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.,Dallas has gone 2-2-2 over the past two weeks and most recently lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thur...

Oilers' Connor McDavid to have MRI, ruled out vs. Kraken
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid will undergo an MRI on Friday, one day after sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets.,McDavid appeared to get hurt after being bumped by Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey in his pursuit of the p...

Blues continue playoff push against bumbling Blackhawks
While the Chicago Blackhawks are freshly eliminated from postseason contention, the St. Louis Blues now find themselves in the middle of the Western Conference playoff chase.,The Central Division rivals on contrasting paths will meet Saturday afternoon at St. Louis.,The Blackhawks (20-40-9, 49 point...

Rangers' J.T. Miller gets reacquainted with Canucks in matinee
On Jan. 31, the New York Rangers acquired J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks. The deal was intended to help the Canucks change the vibe in their locker room and aid the Rangers in a quest to reach the postseason.,Since then, both teams have produced middling results but will attempt to improve t...

Oilers' Connor McDavid injured in OT loss to Jets
Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury in the second period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.,McDavid appeared to get hurt after being bumped by Winnipeg defenseman Josh Morrissey in his pursuit of the puck in the Jets' zone.,The severit...

Blue Jackets seek AWOL offense against Penguins
The Columbus Blue Jackets have dropped five consecutive games heading into a crucial road clash with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,However, as the Blue Jackets (31-28-9, 71 points) look to return to winning ways, they sit three points back of the Montreal Canadiens in the chase for the Eastern ...

NHL roundup: Jets outlast Oilers in OT
Kyle Connor got the winner 1:13 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday.,Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who won for the fourth time in five games, and Cole Perfetti and Brandon Tanev also scored. Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for...

John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Leafs edge Rangers
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...

Hurricanes top Sharks for 2nd eight-game win streak of season
Sebastian Aho and Sean Walker scored third-period goals to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 road victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Carolina's eighth win in a row.,The Hurricanes (42-22-4, 88 points) are on the eighth winning streak of eight or more games in franchise history, with two of tho...

Pavel Dorofeyev's hat trick helps Golden Knights blast Bruins
Pavel Dorofeyev scored a hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second hat trick of Dorofeyev's career. Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals and Jack Eichel, Brandon Saad and Noah Hanifin eac...

Utah scores 3 times in 3rd to put away Sabres
Mikhail Sergachev scored twice for Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Dylan Guenther broke a third-period tie for Utah (31-27-11, 73 points) before Kevin Stenlund and Sergachev added insurance goals. Logan Cooley also scored and Karel Vejmelka mad...

Kyle Connor nets OT winner as Jets edge Oilers
Kyle Connor got the winner in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers Thursday night 4-3.,Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist. Cole Perfetti and Brandon Tanev also scored. Dylan Samberg, Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Barron, Alex Iafallo, Hadyn Fleury, and Ma...

Kings hand Blackhawks sixth straight loss
Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,Kuemper has surrendered just five goals in his past six games, after a 10-game run in which he had given up 31.,Trevor Moore, Alex Turcotte and Joel Edmundson scored for the ...

Gage Goncalves scores shootout winner to lift Lightning past Stars
Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel each had a goal with an assist, and Gage Goncalves notched the deciding tally in the shootout, as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning won 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.,Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for the Lightning (40-23-5, 85 points), who overcame ...

Isles get OT win over Habs in key wild-card showdown
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the night with 1:23 left in overtime for the surging New York Islanders, who gained ground in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Horvat, accompanied down the ice by Kyle Palmieri on a two-on...

John Gibson returns to help Ducks squash Predators
John Gibson returned after missing seven games with a lower-body injury and made 33 saves to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.,Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist for the Ducks (30-31-8, 68 points), whose only two wins in the past six ...

Canucks force OT with late goal, but Blues prevail
Philip Broberg scored off a rush in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Blues (35-28-7, 77 points) are a point ahead of the Canucks (32-25-12, 76 points) in the race for the final Western Conference wild-card position. Vancouver ...