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Panthers' Sam Reinhart eager to continue scoring binge vs. Sharks
The first month of the season hasn't been especially kind to the Florida Panthers, who are trying to become the first team since the New York Islanders in the early 1980s to win three straight Stanley Cup titles.,They lost captain Aleksander Barkov to a season-ending knee injury during training camp...

Islanders out to extend Rangers' winless home start
The New York Rangers are putting together a string of strong performances on the road, going 7-1-1 on their travels.,On home ice, the Rangers are turning in starkly different showings, and they hope to stop a maddening six-game skid in front of their fans Saturday night when they face the New York I...

NHL roundup: Sharks' Macklin Celebrini, 19, takes league points lead
Macklin Celebrini scored a goal and added an assist on Friday, grabbing sole possession of the league lead in points while carrying the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.,Celebrini, 19, boosted his point total to 23 (nine goals, 14 assists). It was his sixth multi-poin...

Macklin Celebrini continues scoring binge as Sharks top Jets
Macklin Celebrini scored a goal and added an assist, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,With the two-point performance, Celebrini took sole possession of the league lead with 23 points. Friday was the sixth multi-point game of the season for...

Connor Bedard's 4-point game leads Blackhawks past Flames
Connor Bedard had a goal and three assists and Spencer Knight made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the host Calgary Flames 4-0 on Friday night.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored two goals and Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which won its seco...

Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...

Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings 4-1
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...

Kirill Kaprizov's 2-point game guides Wild past Islanders
Kirill Kaprizov produced a goal and an assist Friday night as the Minnesota Wild defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Vincent Hinostroza, Danila Yurov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 saves to improve to 2-0-2 on the season.,The Wild lost...

Golden Knights in search of rebound vs. Ducks after home-ice collapse
After allowing four third-period goals in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to rebound against the top-scoring team in the NHL.,The Anaheim Ducks are averaging a league-best 4.15 goals per game and come into Saturday night's game in Las Vegas after ...

Quinn Hughes takes on Zach Werenski as Canucks host Blue Jackets
A pair of Norris Trophy finalists go head-to-head when Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks host Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The only defensemen to lead their teams in scoring last season, the Hughes-Werenski matchup is shaping up to be one of the NHL's newest individua...

Oilers face league-best Avalanche while in search of finishing kick
The Edmonton Oilers will focus on protecting leads as they return home to open a two-game homestand, starting with a visit from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.,Edmonton dropped back-to-back contests in St. Louis and Dallas on Monday and Tuesday, relinquishing 2-0 advantages in both losses....

Capitals' not-so-special teams up against red-hot Lightning
The Washington Capitals' even-strength play has been good enough to win games, but the special teams play has been poor.,The Metropolitan Division club, just treading water to start the season, will have to be better on the power-play and penalty-kill units when it plays at the Tampa Bay Lightning o...

Bruins put 5-game win streak to test vs. Leafs' 3-game streak
The Boston Bruins appear to have turned things around and will go for a sixth consecutive win Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Bruins made it five in a row Thursday when Pavel Zacha scored at 4:54 of overtime for a 3-2 home win over the Ottawa Senators.,Toronto has won thr...

Hurricanes look to stay hot against Sabres team missing key pieces
The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes have changed plenty across the first few weeks of the season in terms of their lineups.,Those evolutions might continue for the injury-ravaged teams as they prepare for Saturday night's meeting at Raleigh, N.C.,The Sabres had a seven-game points streak end ...

Blues in search of season turning point as they host Kraken
St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery keeps searching for a turning point for his sputtering team.,The Blues followed an impressive 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers with a dreadful 6-1 road loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Then they rebounded to blank the Sabres 3-0 on Thursday...

Mammoth work on playing 'full 60' in road clash vs. Canadiens
Following a strong start, the Utah Mammoth have hit their first rough patch on the young season. ,Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to maintain some early success, even when not at their best. ,The visiting Mammoth look to get back on track and keep the host Canadiens from extending the...

Red-hot Sidney Crosby leads Penguins into matchup with Devils
Age isn't anything but a number for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. ,The 38-year-old is off to a strong start in his 21st NHL season, with 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) through the Penguins' first 15 games. He entered Friday's schedule tied for the league lead in goals and 10th in p...

Stars, Preds aiming for ways to boost offensive output
A five-goal outburst would usually be good news for a team that has struggled lately to put the puck in the net, but not when it allows seven.,That's the case with the Dallas Stars, who visit the Nashville Predators in a divisional showdown Saturday afternoon.,The Stars will try to rebound from a 7-...

Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin (personal) takes leave of absence
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will take a temporary leave of absence from the team and return to Sweden to take care of a personal matter, head coach Lindy Ruff announced Friday.,"I will say this, he said everything is OK," Ruff said of the defenseman. "He's got full support by our team.",Ruf...

Flyers out to avenge loss, extend Sens' tough stretch
The Flyers will have revenge on their mind Saturday when they host former Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux and the Ottawa Senators.,The Flyers have lost only three times in their last 10 games, but one of those defeats came in Ottawa on Oct. 23 in a 2-1 setback. Giroux, who spent 2007-22 with Phil...