Hockey Page 156 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Without Sidney Crosby, Penguins set to tangle with Rangers
The challenges continue for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they push for playoff position.,Meanwhile, the addition of J.T. Miller might be a needed spark for the New York Rangers to also vault themselves into the top eight teams of the Eastern Conference.,With superstar Sidney Crosby ruled out, the Peng...
NHL's top point scorers face off in Avs-Oilers
The Colorado Avalanche will go for their fourth win in five games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.,Martin Necas tallied two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche to a 4-2 win against the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Necas has eight points (three goals, five assists) in seven g...
NHL roundup: Canucks win on Drew O’Connor's OT penalty shot
Drew O'Connor scored on a penalty shot in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Thirty-three seconds into the extra frame, Sharks center Macklin Celebrini interfered with O'Connor on a clear scoring chance. The penalty shot was awarded, and O'Con...
Canucks edge Sharks on Drew O'Connor's OT penalty shot
Drew O'Connor scored on a penalty shot in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Thirty-three seconds into the extra frame, Sharks center Macklin Celebrini interfered with O'Connor on a clear scoring chance. The penalty shot was awarded, and O'Con...
Anthony Stolarz returns to guide Maple Leafs past Kraken
Goaltender Anthony Stolarz, making his first appearance since Dec. 12, stopped 26 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday.,Stolarz was out for 24 games following knee surgery.,Philippe Myers, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies scored for the Maple Leafs, who imp...
Dylan Guenther lifts Utah past Blue Jackets in OT
Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.,Guenther put home his own rebound, on a partial breakaway, for his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 4:27 of the extra period. It's the second overtime winner in as man...
Martin Necas gives Avalanche the edge in win over Flames
Martin Necas scored twice in a three-point game and Cale Makar collected one goal and one assist to pace the visiting Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Avalanche while Nathan MacKinnon collected three assists to move back at...
Matthew Tkachuk's goal in final seconds lifts Panthers over Blues
Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals, including the game-winner with 11.8 seconds left, as the Florida Panthers edged the host St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night.,Mackie Samoskevich also scored for the Panthers, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Samoskevich left the game early in the second ...
Newcomer Vinnie Hinostroza scores as Wild defeat Hurricanes
Filip Gustavsson made 38 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Saint Paul, Minn., on Thursday.,Yakov Trenin and newcomer Vinnie Hinostroza scored for the Wild, who snapped a two-game skid.,Sebastian Aho scored, and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves for the Hurric...
Dylan Guenther again lifts Utah in OT, beating Blue Jackets
Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.,Guenther put home his own rebound, on a partial break, for his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 4:27 of the extra period. It's the second overtime winner in as many ga...
Lightning complete two-game sweep of Senators
Brandon Hagel notched the go-ahead goal for the second straight game against Ottawa, and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept their two-game home series against the Senators with a 5-1 win on Thursday.,Hagel tallied for a 2-1 lead in the second period before the Lightning scored three times in the third to...
Washington scores twice in 3rd to rally past Philadelphia
Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal as the visiting Washington Capitals nipped the slumping Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.,Ovechkin now needs 16 tallies to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history, but he needed plenty of help in his one from Lars Eller and Jakob Chych...
Jack Eichel leads Knights to skid-ending win over Devils
Jack Eichel scored for the eighth time in the last nine games as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore and also scored goals for Vegas, which won for just fourth time in 15 ga...
Kings aim to capitalize on Stars' defensive injuries
The two-week break in the schedule for most of the Dallas Stars couldn't come at a better time, but they still have two more games to play this weekend.,The Stars are scheduled to visit the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night and the San Jose Sharks on Saturday before a handful of Dallas players head ...
Preds, Blackhawks out to halt skids in Central matchup
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators both come into Friday night's Central Division game in Chicago on losing streaks., ,The Blackhawks have not only lost three straight games after their 4-3 home overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, but they also appeared to lose o...
Jets aim for second 8-game win streak of season vs. rising Isles
Winners of their last seven games, the Winnipeg Jets will try to make some team history when they host another red-hot opponent in the New York Islanders on Friday.,An eighth straight victory would equal the longest winning streak in Jets franchise history. Winnipeg also matched that team record wit...
Penguins, Rangers clash as both try to climb back into East race
The challenges continue for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they push for playoff position.,Meanwhile, the addition of J.T. Miller might be a needed spark for the New York Rangers to also vault themselves into the top eight teams of the Eastern Conference.,With the status of superstar Sidney Crosby uncer...
Devils place captain Nico Hischier on IR, recall D Simon Nemec
New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25, the team announced Thursday.,Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe said he expects Hischier to be ready to play after the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.,"It would be a surprise if he wasn't available when...
NHL roundup: Short-handed goal caps Rangers' rally past Bruins
Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 8:06 remaining as the host New York Rangers rallied again in the third period for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.,The Rangers won for the third time this season when trailing after 40 minutes and for the second time i...
Zach Hyman's OT winner lifts Oilers over Blackhawks
Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal in overtime and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who benefited from Draisaitl's second mult...