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Maple Leafs return home for rivalry clash vs. Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a chance to make up for one of the few blemishes from the successful road trip they just concluded when they host the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs are on a three-game winning streak after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday to complete...

Hurricanes going through goalie debate with trending Preds up next
The Carolina Hurricanes are carrying three goalies on the roster, but the matter of finding the one most suitable for certain games might be their biggest task.,Frederik Andersen is considered the team's No. 1 goalie, but he hasn't been sharp at times recently.,So that could further complicate the g...

Blues begin weekend trip in Ottawa hoping to prevent further slide
The Ottawa Senators have lost three of their last four games, but they saw progress Thursday night while falling to the New York Rangers 4-2.,They will try to translate their late push in that game into a victory Saturday night when they host the St. Louis Blues.,The Senators felt they deserved bett...

Panthers’ confidence teeters ahead of Blue Jackets game
It's unusual to hear that the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion is lacking in belief.,But that's currently the situation for the Florida Panthers, who have lost four consecutive games and their last five at home.,The Panthers, who fell 2-1 in overtime to visiting Nashville on Thursday night, wi...

Avs looking to start new streak vs. red-hot Rangers
For the first time in more than a month, the Colorado Avalanche did not make enough good things happen to earn at least a point.,After taking their first regulation loss since Oct. 25, the Avalanche continue a four-game road trip Saturday afternoon when they visit the New York Rangers, who are seeki...

NHL roundup: Islanders end Avalanche's 17-game point streak
Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists Thursday night and the New York Islanders never trailed as they ended the Colorado Avalanche's 17-game point streak with a 6-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.,The regulation loss was just the second of the season for the Avalanche, who went 14-0-3 following a 3-2 loss to...

Spencer Knight stops 26 shots as Blackhawks edge Kings
Spencer Knight made 26 saves for the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.,Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser scored for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of the previous seven games (1-4-2). Frank Nazar assisted on both tallies.,Trevor Moore scored and Darcy...

Matt Coronato, Flames halt Wild's 12-game point streak
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and added an assist, pacing the host Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.,Rasmus Andersson also collected one goal and one assist while Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary each had a goal for the Flames, who snapped a tw...

Spencer Knight stops 26 shots as Blackhawks egde Kings
Spencer Knight made 26 saves for the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.,Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser scored for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of the previous seven games (1-4-2). Frank Nazar assisted on both tallies.,Trevor Moore scored and Darcy...

Connor McDavid logs hat trick in Oilers' rout of Kraken
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers routed the visiting Seattle Kraken 9-4 on Thursday.,Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard each had three helpers for the Oilers, who went 4-for-5 on the power play.,Edmonton's...

Flames end 2-game skid with victory over Wild
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and added an assist to pace the host Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.,Rasmus Andersson also collected one goal and one assist, while Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary added singles for the Flames, who snapped a two...

Blue Jackets force OT late, top Red Wings in shootout
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored during the shootout and also had regulation goals as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 6-5 on Thursday.,Adam Fantilli scored twice, including the tying goal with 1:31 left to send the game into overtime. Ivan Provorov had the other...

Predators' overtime win extends Panthers' home misery
Steven Stamkos scored with 57 seconds left in overtime as the Nashville Predators defeated the reeling Florida Panthers 2-1 on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 30 saves in a brilliant performance during which the Predators never led unt...

Capitals menacing opponents ahead of Ducks matchup
The Anaheim Ducks will try to cool off Ryan Leonard and the visiting Washington Capitals when the teams meet Friday night.,Leonard, a 20-year-old rookie, had two goals and two assists in the surging Capitals' 7-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Washington, which is 3-0 on a four-game r...

Evgeni Malkin scores late to save Penguins vs. Lightning
Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner late in regulation, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won 4-3 in a controversial finish against the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.,After his club blew a 3-0 lead, Malkin, who had two goals and an assist, broke the tie by sweeping in a pass from Tommy Novak...

Bobby McMann's 2-goal game sparks Leafs in win over Hurricanes
Bobby McMann scored two goals and Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their third game in a row, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Scott Laughton and Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won for the fourth time in the p...

Islanders pile up goals to halt Avalanche's 17-game point streak
Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists Thursday night and the New York Islanders never trailed as they ended the Colorado Avalanche's 17-game point streak with a 6-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.,The regulation loss was just the second of the season for the Avalanche, who went 14-0-3 following a 3-2 loss to...

Rangers sew up latest road win, 4-2 over Senators
Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist and J.T. Miller had three assists in the New York Rangers' 4-2 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,Mika Zibanejad, Vladislav Gavrikov and Will Borgen scored for the Rangers, who are 5-1-0 over their last six games.,Three of those victories were on t...

Pavel Zacha tallies twice, Bruins race away from Blues
Pavel Zacha's back-to-back tallies capped a three-goal flurry in the second period of the Boston Bruins' 5-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.,Six Bruins registered multiple points as Morgan Geekie had a goal and two assists, Viktor Arvidsson and Alex Steeves each notched a go...

Fresh off 7-0 streak-buster, Mammoth take aim at sliding Canucks
The plucky Utah Mammoth, coming off their first win in five games, are hoping to show the host Vancouver Canucks what a four-game losing streak feels like on Friday night.,Utah snapped its own four-game skid with an overpowering 7-0 win over the Ducks in Anaheim on Wednesday. The Canucks have lost t...