Hockey Page 148 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lightning halt skid, edge Hurricanes on late goal
Tampa Bay's Brayden Point netted a dazzling game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation as the Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. ,Off a fine feed from Nikita Kucherov, Point caught the puck slashing through...
Jackes forge late tie, upend Penguins in shootout
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko each scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to snap a 15-game winless skid in Pittsburgh with a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday night. ,Johnson beat Tristan Jarry between the pads in the first round of the shootout and Marchenko did the...
Patrick Kane pots OT winner, Red Wings top Senators
Patrick Kane scored an overtime goal with 2:39 left as the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game by defeating the road-weary Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Dylan Larkin won a faceoff in Detroit's offensive zone and passed it behind him to Kane, who easily snapped the game-winner pas...
Connor McDavid, Oilers steamroll skidding Bruins 4-0
Adam Henrique scored in each of the first two periods and Connor McDavid netted a breakaway goal to lead the visiting Edmonton Oilers past the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Henrique scored the only goal Edmonton needed at 6:33 of the first period before adding another in the second to ensure t...
Panthers need more offense while Utah tries to improve at home
The Florida Panthers are searching for a bit of an offensive spark when they visit the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,One of the NHL's more potent scoring attacks has been quiet as of late, as Florida has scored only 10 goals over its last six games. Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk a...
Avalanche defensemen in spotlight ahead of tilt with Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche blueliners aren't growing defensive about their recent offensive surge -- they simply remain adamant about an aim to stop goals before scoring them.,Still, the fact is the two-way tendencies of Avalanche defensemen have helped the club to a 7-0-1 run in the past eight games enteri...
Canucks seek consistency in clash with Capitals
The Vancouver Canucks will strive to right the ship against the host Washington Capitals on Wednesday.,The matchup represents the second of a five-game road trip for the Canucks, with all four of the remaining contests coming against teams with winning records.,The Canucks enter the game with just o...
Wild sign G Dylan Ferguson to two-way contract
The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Dylan Ferguson to a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday.,The deal is for $775,000/$130,000 and runs through the remainder of the 2024-25 season.,Ferguson, 26, is 3-4-0 with a 3.30 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage in seven starts this season with...
Suspect in Gaudreau deaths pleads not guilty, rejects plea deal
The New Jersey man suspected of driving drunk in the crash that killed Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother pleaded not guilty to six charges on Tuesday.,Sean Higgins, 44, entered the plea at a hearing in Salem County, N.J., where the brothers were riding bikes on th...
Jets D Colin Miller (fractured larynx) out at least 2 weeks
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Colin Miller will be sidelined at least two weeks due to a fractured larynx, head coach Scott Arniel said Tuesday.,Miller sustained the injury after taking a puck to the throat during the first period of Winnipeg's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. He immediatel...
NHL Trade Chaos Could Come Early Thanks to Bettman’s Wild 4 Nations Face-Off
The NHL trade deadline is not until March, but teams could get active well before that due to the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off in mid February....
NHL roundup: Sabres spoil John Carlson's big night
Alex Tuch scored one goal in the shootout after nailing two in regulation as the Buffalo Sabres topped the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night.,After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka's goal, Ukko-...
Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka score in shootout to push Sabres past Caps
Alex Tuch scored one goal in the shootout after nailing two in regulation as the Buffalo Sabres topped the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night.,After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka's goal, Ukko-...
Devils shed losing streak, edge Kraken
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils broke out of a rut with a 3-2 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night.,Paul Cotter and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Devils, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves. ,Adam Larss...
NHL-best Golden Knights take on improving Sharks
The San Jose Sharks can match their longest winning streak of the season when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,The Sharks, last in the Pacific Division with 32 points, have won back-to-back home games over Tampa Bay (2-1) and the New Jersey Devils (3-2). San Jose has won three in...
Avs keep rolling by dispatching Panthers
Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 in Denver on Monday night.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 26 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche are 6-0-1 in their past seven g...
Ducks look to continue upward climb vs. slumping Flames
With the midway point of the season nearing, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves within earshot of the Stanley Cup playoff conversation.,As the Ducks prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, they have won four of five outings to pull one game back of .500 and keep a run for a postseason spot in ...
Canadiens' hot stretch continues in OT win vs. Canucks
Nick Suzuki's power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Monday.,Suzuki collected two assists during regulation and buried a shot from the slot for his fourth career overtime winner. The Canucks challenged the goal but Suzuki...
JJ Peterka shines in regulation, shootout to push Sabres past Caps
JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.,Alex Tuch scored in the third round of the shootout to draw the Sabres even, and then, after Peterka scored, ...
Jets aim to snap skid, take down Predators again
The Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators barely had time to miss each other as the Central Division foes face off for the second time in nine days this Tuesday night in Winnipeg.,The teams have split their previous matchups, with Winnipeg securing a 3-0 road victory on Dec. 30 after the Predators c...