Hockey Page 166 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Flyers riding high entering road battle with Wild
Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton is used to showing up, playing hard and letting the spotlight shine on other players.,This week has been different for Laughton, a 12-year veteran who has spent his full career with the Flyers. He is coming off a career-best, four-goal performance that led ...
Kings look to turn up intensity in matinee vs. Rangers
While a pronounced hot streak has vaulted the Los Angeles Kings to near the top of a crowded Pacific Division, the New York Rangers are still trying to emerge from a lengthy slump.,The Rangers will look to work out the kinks on Saturday afternoon when the teams meet in New York.,The Kings posted a 2...
Blackhawks look to turn fortunes around in encounter vs. Devils
The Chicago Blackhawks played one of their most discouraging third periods of the season on Thursday night. Then again, they also played one of their most encouraging third periods of the season.,The struggling Blackhawks will look to build on the positives Saturday afternoon when they conclude a th...
NHL Needs To Embrace the Florida Man, Give Panthers an Outdoor Game
The Florida Panthers and Utah Hockey Club are the only two teams to never play an outdoor game, but they deserve to finally host one soon....
NHL roundup: Flyers' Scott Laughton scores 4 in win vs. Wings
Scott Laughton tied a franchise record with a career-high four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday., ,Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben Ch...
Kraken hand Bruins another blowout loss
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 5-1 on Thursday night.,Jared McCann had a goal and an assist and Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 4-1-1 over their past six games. Sh...
Kevin Lankinen, Canucks end Panthers' point streak
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 27-save shutout and J.T. Miller had two assists in his return to the ice as the Vancouver Canucks beat the visiting Florida Panthers 4-0 on Thursday.,Carson Soucy, Danton Heinen, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, which won for just the fifth time in 15 hom...
Aliaksei Protas' OT winner pushes road-loving Caps past Jackets
Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their 10th consecutive road win.,Protas took a drop pass from Dylan Strome and beat Jet Greaves with a wrist shot from above the right circle....
Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel lead as Lightning dump Flames
Nikita Kucherov scored one goal in a six-point performance to match a career high and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up a win in his 500th career game as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning claimed an 8-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Jake Guentzel collected a hat trick in the onslaugh...
Dylan Guenther's two tallies help Utah past Avs
Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist, Vladislav Kolyachonok also scored, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Thursday night.,Karel Vejmelka turned away 23 shots and Logan Cooley had two assists for Utah, which has won five straight road games.,Nathan MacKinnon...
Leon Draisaitl's 4-point night paces Oilers' blowout of Wild
Leon Draisaitl had a four-point night with one goal and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Six other players scored for Edmonton, which won its fourth consecutive game. Connor Brown had a goal and an assist, and ...
Predators shoot past Stars to end 8-game skid
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice in his return from an injury as the visiting Nashville Predators snapped their club-record eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. ,Justus Annunen made 35 saves for Nashville.,O'Reilly had missed the previous three games with a lower-...
Golden Knights need OT to extend win streak vs. Jets
Ivan Barbashev scored at 3:47 of overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights continued their dominance of the host Winnipeg Jets with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night.,Barbashev took a crossing pass from Shea Theodore on a two-on-one break and snapped a wrist shot from the left circle inside the near post a...
Macklin Celebrini logs three points as Sharks nip Blues
Rookie Macklin Celebrini scored twice and earned an assist to lead the visiting San Jose Sharks past the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday.,Jake Walman had a goal and an assist, Tyler Toffoli also scored and Nikolai Kovalenko notched three assists as the Sharks snapped a three-game losing streak.,Alex...
Three quick goals help Islanders edge Blackhawks
Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov scored within a span of 2:19 for the New York Islanders, who held off a late rally by the Chicago Blackhawks to earn a 5-4 win on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Dennis Cholowski and Simon Holmstrom scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have won three...
Aliaksei Protas' OT winner pushes road-loving Capitals past Blue Jackets
Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their 10th consecutive road win.,Protas took a drop pass from Dylan Strome and beat Jet Greaves with a wrist shot from above the right circle....
Penguins' top line catches fire in 9-2 beating of Canadiens
The line of Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby dominated in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 9-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Rust had three goals and one assist, Rakell notched two goals and two assists and Crosby collected three assists.,Defenseman Kris Letang contribu...
Max Pacioretty, Leafs down Ducks despite Anthony Stolarz's injury
Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday night.,William Nylander also scored a goal and John Tavares added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row.,Anthony Stolarz (lower-body injury) played only the...
Max Pacioretty figures in all Leafs' scoring in win over Ducks
Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Thursday night.,William Nylander also scored a goal and John Tavares added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row.,Anthony Stolarz (lower-body injury) played only the...
Scott Laughton nets four goals to propel Flyers past Wings
Scott Laughton scored a career-high and franchise record-tying four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday.,Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben...