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Kiefer Sherwood's hat trick powers Canucks past Avalanche
Kiefer Sherwood scored a natural hat trick and Thatcher Demko made 30 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday.,It was Sherwood's first hat trick in his seven NHL seasons. Sherwood has 11 goals in 30 games with Vancouver, already surpassing his previous ...

Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers pull out 6-5 win over Oilers
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for the Florida Panthers, who recovered for a 6-5 win in a back-and-forth affair against the host Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut...

Roope Hintz, Stars stop Caps' 10-game road win streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...

Eyeing 4th straight win, Sens open 9-game trek at Kraken
The Ottawa Senators won't be spending anytime on their home ice over the holidays.,The Senators will play the first of nine consecutive road games Tuesday in Seattle against the Kraken and won't play at home again until Jan. 9.,They will get to be with their families during the NHL's holiday break, ...

West-leading Jets out to capitalize on Sharks' defensive issues
The Sharks' porous defense will be challenged when San Jose hosts the high-scoring Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.,Winnipeg is averaging 3.66 goals per game, and 12 Jets have at least 11 points. This well-rounded attack and Connor Hellebuyck's outstanding goaltending (2.11 goals-against average, .926 save...

Bruins seeing more from Pastrnak, power play ahead of Flames game
After a get-right game for both teams over the weekend, the Boston Bruins continue their five-game Western Conference trip with a Tuesday night contest against the Calgary Flames.,The Bruins shook off losses in Winnipeg and Seattle to begin the road swing with a major victory on Saturday, defeating ...

Predators, Rangers each desperate to turn things around
As rough a season it's been for Nashville, the Predators might currently be in a better overall mental state than the reeling New York Rangers.,The Predators can avoid a fourth straight home loss by handing the Rangers their third consecutive defeat Tuesday night.,Nashville entered play Monday tied ...

Blues, Devils both on the rise ahead of rematch
The St. Louis Blues expect winger Jordan Kyrou to be one of the cornerstone players for their ongoing rebuild.,Recently he has shown why. Kyrou will bring a four-game goal-scoring streak into Tuesday's game against the visiting New Jersey Devils.,After scoring just two goals in a span of 11 games, K...

Hurricanes finding more offense ahead of Islanders' visit
Scoring droughts haven't been all that common in recent seasons for many members of the Carolina Hurricanes, so they're hoping they've snapped out of some of those offensive doldrums.,The Hurricanes will conclude a four-game homestand Tuesday night against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C. ,Th...

Kings continue long road trip at struggling Penguins
The Los Angeles Kings have reached the halfway mark of their longest road trip of the season, and they'll try to continue playing their best hockey of 2024 when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.,The Kings have won seven of their past eight games, most recently beating the New York...

Lightning coping with injuries as they return home to face Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a stretch of five home dates in six games to conclude December when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night, the second meeting between the Eastern Conference clubs.,Trailing 3-0 at home with Tampa Bay in the opening 11:52 on Nov. 21, Columbus rallied twice an...

Sabres hope to 'solve' woes on road vs. Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff faced the music after his team extended its winless skid to 10 games, answering questions as best he could before ending the session by placing the blame on himself.,"I'm almost lost for words, obviously," said the 64-year-old Ruff, who has been behind the bench ...

NHL roundup: John Tavares' hat trick carries Leafs over Sabres
John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.,It was the 14th career hat trick for Tavares, who scored the final three goals of the game to turn...

Victor Olofsson (2 goals) leads Knights past Wild
Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,Shea Theodore notched a goal and an assist for Vegas, which bounced back from a loss in Edmonton one day earlier...

Blues fend off struggling Rangers
Robert Thomas scored a goal and earned an assist as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting New York Rangers 3-2 Sunday.,Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis, which is 6-2-2 since Jim Montgomery replaced Drew Bannister as head coach.,Joel Hofer made 26 saves to win his fourth s...

Aided by new goalie tandem, Avs visit struggling Canucks
Buoyed by goaltending stability, the Colorado Avalanche visit Vancouver on Monday to face a Canucks team looking for some form of stability on home ice.,The Avalanche are 5-2-0 since acquiring Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Nov. 30, with Wedgewood delivering a sterling .931 save per...

John Tavares' hat trick turns tide as Leafs top Sabres
John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.,It was the 14th career hat trick for Tavares.,Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson each had a goal and ...

Canes top Jackets in Dustin Tokarski's first win since '23
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski returned to the NHL a winner, recording 27 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Tokarski made his Carolina debut, appearing with his sixth NHL team. The 35-year-old hadn't won an NHL game since Jan. 10, 2023, wh...

Oilers try to keep wins coming vs. Cup champion Panthers
The Edmonton Oilers are rolling after a slow start to the season, and next is a matchup with the visiting Florida Panthers in the first rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final on Monday.,"We haven't seen them since, but we have new players, and they have new players," defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. "...

Stellar at home, Stars out to halt Caps' road win streak
The Washington Capitals will look to extend their 10-game road winning streak when they visit the Dallas Stars on Monday night.,If Washington prevails, it will have a chance to equal the NHL record of 12 straight road wins (2005-06 Detroit Red Wings, 2014-15 Minnesota Wild) at Chicago on Tuesday nig...