Hockey Page 168 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Kings look to keep win streak going in visit to Devils
The Los Angeles Kings look to match their longest winning streak in over three years when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.,The Kings extended their run of good fortune to six games on Tuesday when they opened a seven-game road trip -- matching a season high -- with ...

Pens, Habs going in opposite directions ahead of matchup
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens are both in the bottom portion of the Eastern Conference standings but appear to be headed in opposite directions ahead of a matchup in Montreal on Thursday.,The Penguins have lost two of their past three games while the Canadiens have won three of thei...

Wild owner on keeping Kirill Kaprizov: 'It's a priority'
Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold made it crystal clear that the team is thinking about Kirill Kaprizov's next contract.,First things first. Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season, so there is some element of time for the Wild as the 27-year-old star forward plays out ...

NHL roundup: Avs' Mikko Rantanen collects hat trick vs. Pens
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight games and four of their past fi...

Aleksander Barkov powers Panthers past Kraken in SO
Aleksander Barkov scored in regulation and again in a shootout as the Florida Panthers opened a five-game trip with a 2-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.,Barkov and Sam Reinhart tallied in the shootout for the Panthers while Seattle's Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand had the...

Blues use OT to hand Canucks another home loss
Dylan Holloway scored 1:40 into overtime to give the visiting St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,Jake DeBrusk collected a late equalizer for the Canucks at 18:08 of the third period, but Holloway still secured the victory for St. Louis in the extra frame by roofing a sh...

Matt Boldy lifts Wild to win in Utah's first-ever shootout
Matt Boldy scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists and Marat Khusnutdinov, Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 shots for...

Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid guide Oilers past Lightning
Leon Draisaitl notched a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid added to his career-long success against Tampa Bay and the Edmonton Oilers ran their winning streak to three games by edging the visiting Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night.,Draisaitl scored a flukey goal in the second period that proved to be ...

Mark Scheifele ties team mark as Jets soar past Bruins
Three-point nights from Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor helped the Winnipeg Jets cruise to an 8-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday.,Scheifele (two goals, one assist) scored in each of the first two periods for his 46th career multi-goal game, tying Ilya Kovalchuk for the most in team hi...

Flames erase three deficits, down skidding Predators
Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney each collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.,Nazem Kadri and Brayden Pachal also scored for the Flames, who went into the clash with one win in seven games (1-4-2) and snapp...

Kings continue cruising by tackling Isles
Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Mikey Anderson scored on Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Kings, who continued surging with a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who extended the NHL's longest active winning streak to six games. ,Anders Lee s...

Auston Matthews' OT tally lifts Leafs over Devils
Auston Matthews scored 2:51 into overtime to fuel the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.,Matthews fended off Devils defenseman Brett Pesce on a partial breakaway and tucked the puck past Jacob Markstrom to end the game. The goal was Matth...

Hurricanes score twice in 3rd to slip past Sharks
Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead goal with 2:39 remaining to help the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who trailed 2-1 entering the third period.,Burns evened ...

Flyers sink Jackets, end 3-game skid
Travis Konecny scored twice while Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. ,Owen Tippett scored for the fifth time in five games, Noah Cates also found the back of the net ...

Mikko Rantanen (hat trick, 2 assists), Avs pound Penguins
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight and four of their past five.,Co...

Slumping Rangers, Sabres both hearing boos ahead of clash
Two teams in dire need of a turnaround meet in Buffalo on Wednesday night when the Sabres host the New York Rangers.,The Sabres are in the midst of a season-long seven-game losing streak. They are tied with the Nashville Predators, who host Calgary Tuesday night, for the longest current drought. Bot...

Senators aiming for better win rate, face bulked-up Ducks
The Ottawa Senators realize they can't continue to tread water much longer if they hope to end their seven-year playoff drought.,With a nine-game road trip on the horizon, the Senators will try to take advantage of home ice while they can when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday evening.,"It's ...

NHL roundup: Blackhawks sink Rangers, snap out of cold spell
Taylor Hall scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:44 remaining and added an assist as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks stopped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the struggling New York Rangers on Monday night.,Outscored 21-10 during their skid, the Blackhawks gave interim c...

Canucks hope to get Thatcher Demko back for battle with Blues
The Vancouver Canucks might have Thatcher Demko officially back in action as they try to get on track on home ice against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.,The Canucks' outstanding 10-2-1 road record has been undermined by a 4-6-3 record at home. Only the Chicago Blackhawks (eight) and Utah H...

Surging Canadiens slip past Ducks in shootout
Patrik Laine recorded a goal and an assist in regulation before the Montreal Canadiens won 3-2 in a shootout against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.,Kirby Dach also scored and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves, including four in overtime for the Canadiens, who improved to 3-1-0 on their fiv...