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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...
Islanders, Wild try to get past come-from ahead losses
The New York Islanders had nearly three full days to ponder what could have been after squandering a trio of one-goal leads against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.,The Minnesota Wild won't have to wait nearly as long to get back on to the ice after a similar experience on Thursday.,The Islanders and W...
NHL roundup: High-flying Ducks win fifth straight
Chris Kreider scored two goals and the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 7-5 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.,Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games each and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks, who b...
Lightning erase early deficit, double up Golden Knights
Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel each scored two goals and had an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Dominic James scored his first NHL goal and also had two assists, Oliver Bjorkstrand added two ...
Birthday boy Sam Reinhart nets winner in Panthers win over Kings
Sam Reinhart celebrated his 30th birthday by scoring the game-winning goal and Brad Marchand tallied twice to give the visiting Florida Panthers a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday., ,Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers, who claimed only their second road win ...
Second-period surge sends Flyers to win over Predators
Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates scored second-period goals, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win over the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night.,The Flyers have won back-to-back road games after starting the season 0-2-1 away from home. They own a 5-2-0 mark across their past seven contes...
Ducks rack up 7 goals again, top Stars for fifth straight win
Chris Kreider scored two goals and the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 7-5 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.,Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks, who bounce...
Penguins avoid another blown lead, break away from Capitals
Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-3 on Thursday night despite surrendering a three-goal second-period lead., ,Bryan Rust had the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and had two assists for the Penguins, who had lost two strai...
After early goal explosion, Hurricanes hold off Wild
Nikolaj Ehlers scored a tiebreaking goal in the first minute of the second period to cap a dizzying stretch and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Jackson Blake and Sean Walker both had a goal and an assist and Andrei Svechnikov also s...
Pavel Zacha saves Bruins with overtime winner against Ottawa
Pavel Zacha scored with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to propel the Boston Bruins past the visiting Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.,Zacha stuffed home a loose rebound in front of the crease after Charlie McAvoy's hard net drive for the deciding goal, sending Boston to its fifth consecutive win...
Joel Hofer pitches impressive shutout as Blues down Sabres
Joel Hofer made 28 saves for his third career shutout as the visiting St. Louis Blues blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 Thursday night.,Mathieu Joseph had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Nick Bju...
Jesper Bratt puts finishing touch on Devils' OT win over Canadiens
Jesper Bratt's goal 1:33 into overtime gave the host New Jersey Devils a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Cody Glass, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who have won two of their last three. Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves.,Kirby Dach, Jake E...
Macklin Celebrini aims to continue blazing start as Sharks host Jets
Macklin Celebrini will look to continue his torrid start to the season when the San Jose Sharks play host to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,Celebrini, the 2024 first overall pick, has seven goals and nine assists over his last nine games and entered Thursday's action tied with Connor McDavid for...
Flames host Blackhawks, aiming for third straight victory
With back-to-back victories for the first time this season, the Calgary Flames will try to make it three in a row when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.,The Flames, who opened the season with a 4-3 shootout win at Edmonton, then won just once over a 12-game stretch before defeating P...
Red Wings, Rangers aim to capitalize on chances following shutouts
The New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebound from losses. The first order of business is to score a goal.,Both teams endured shutout defeats in their last outing -- the Rangers fell to Carolina 3-0 on Tuesday while the Red Wings were blanked by Vegas 1-0 the same night. They'll m...
Red Wings F Patrick Kane (upper body) returns to practice
Nine-time All-Star forward Patrick Kane returned to practice on Thursday with the Detroit Red Wings after being sidelined with an upper-body injury since Oct. 17.,He practiced on his usual forward line with Marco Kasper and Alex DeBrincat, and also on the first power-play unit.,Kane, who turns 37 on...
After historic night, Caps' Alex Ovechkin battles Pens' Sidney Crosby
Two future Hall of Famers renew their rivalry when Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.,Ovechkin comes in after scoring his 900th NHL goal and third of the season as the Capitals beat the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesda...
After 5 straight OT games, Sabres seek regulation win vs. Blues
The Buffalo Sabres keep working overtime to compile points.,During their last five outings, the Sabres won once in a shootout and earned an overtime-loss point in the other four games. They ran their overall point streak to seven games (3-0-4) in the process.,The Sabres will try to extend that run w...
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin scores 900th career goal in Caps' win
Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday.,Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored two goals and Jakob Chychrun recorded three assists as the Capitals snapped a four-game winless streak.,Alexey Toropchenko scor...
Tyler Bertuzzi's 3rd-period hat trick sends Blackhawks past Canucks
Tyler Bertuzzi recorded a hat trick and Spencer Knight made 43 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.,The victory ended both Chicago's three-game winless streak (0-2-1), and a longstanding drought against Vancouver. The Blackhawks were 0-10-1 in their ...