Hockey Page 186 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Leo Carlsson's OT goal propels Ducks past Utah
Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club in their home opener on Wednesday night.,Carlsson stole the puck away from Nick Schmaltz near the right boards and then broke in and beat Utah goaltender Connor Ingram with a backh...
Two quick goals help Bruins keep Avalanche winless
David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored 13 seconds apart in the second period and the Boston Bruins beat the scuffling Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday.,Lindholm added an assist and Cole Koepke, Charlie Coyle and John Beecher also had goals for Boston, which kicked off a three-game ro...
Bobby McMann, Leafs get jump on Kings, win 6-2
Bobby McMann scored two goals in the first period and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to rout the visiting Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Wednesday night.,Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists and William Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row. Morgan Riell...
Sidney Crosby's OT goal caps historic night for Pens vs. Sabres
Evgeni Malkin notched his 500th career goal and Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner on a night when he netted his 1,600th career point as the host Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to net 500 goals. He is...
Sidney Crosby (1,600 points), Evgeni Malkin (500 goals) hit milestones
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, after reaching the 1,600-point plateau earlier in the Penguins' Wednesday game, fittingly assisted on longtime teammate Evgeni Malkin's 500th goal against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.,Crosby then capped the historic night by scoring an overtime goal -- his first goa...
Pens C Sidney Crosby 10th player to reach 1,600 points
With his assist on Bryan Rust's first-period goal against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby became just the 10th player in NHL history to reach the 1,600-point plateau. ,Crosby, 37, achieved the milestone in the 1,277th game of his illustrious care...
Sam Reinhart leads Panthers' solid start vs. winless Canucks
The Florida Panthers, led by red-hot center Sam Reinhart, are set to return home for Thursday night's game in Sunrise against the Vancouver Canucks.,Florida was 2-2-0 on its four-game road trip, and the Panthers will enter Thursday looking for a third straight win.,Reinhart, who finished second in t...
Busy Devils right back at it, face Senators on the road
The New Jersey Devils have played more games than any other NHL team this season, but they're still learning about themselves.,The Devils will try to get back to their winning ways when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in their seventh game in 14 days since opening the season Oct. 4 in Pra...
Flyers, rising star Matvei Michkov wrap road trip at Seattle
Before the season started, Matvei Michkov was considered one of the leading contenders for the Calder Memorial Trophy that goes to the league's top rookie.,The 19-year-old Philadelphia Flyers forward has done nothing to dissuade voters thus far.,Michkov scored his first two NHL goals, both on the po...
Blackhawks host skidding Sharks in home opener
After struggling to just one victory in a season-opening four-game road trip, the Chicago Blackhawks will aim to regroup on home ice against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Chicago went 1-2-1 in its journey to Utah, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary. The Blackhawks showed competitiveness throughout th...
Oilers visit winless Predators in battle of slow-starting squads
The Edmonton Oilers will aim for back-to-back wins when they travel to Nashville to face the Predators on Thursday.,The Oilers snapped a three-game skid with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, concluding a four-game homestand. Edmonton had dropped three straight...
Blues look to snap two-game skid, host Islanders
The New York Islanders added speedy winger Anthony Duclair and KHL winger Maxim Tsyplakov this past offseason, giving coach Patrick Roy the ability to form two potent forward lines.,The Islanders will test that newfound depth when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.,Duclair (two goals,...
Rangers look to keep piling up goals vs. Red Wings
The goals have been flowing consistently for the New York Rangers through their first three games, but until the final minutes on Monday, Mika Zibanejad was not included in the scoring barrage.,After scoring his first goal, Zibanejad looks to enjoy another productive showing Thursday night when the ...
Stars shoot for first 5-0-0 start in 18 years vs. Capitals
After the Washington Capitals handed one perennial NHL power its first loss of the young season, they'll look to do it again.,The Capitals will try to keep the visiting Dallas Stars from starting 5-0-0 for the first time in 18 years on Thursday night.,On Tuesday, Vegas brought a 3-0-0 mark into Wash...
Knights bring potent top line into clash with Lightning
It's no secret which line the Vegas Golden Knights will rely on when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday evening.,The top line of Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone has combined for seven goals and 16 assists through the first four games, helping the Golden Knights win three.,"The...
Oilers land first win, slide by Flyers in OT
Leon Draisaitl scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers won their first game of the season on their fourth try with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.,Connor McDavid hit the post on a breakaway but got the puck back and fed Draisa...
NHL roundup: Panthers prevail as Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau
Sam Reinhart scored one goal and had two assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Blue Jackets 4-3 in an emotional home opener for Columbus on Tuesday night.,Florida also got goals from Anton Lundell, Dmitry Kulikov and Eetu Luostarinen and 35 saves from Spencer Knight, who recorded his first NH...
Flames best Blackhawks, match franchise mark at 4-0-0
The Calgary Flames tied a franchise record by winning their fourth consecutive game to open the season, defeating the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday.,Matt Coronato scored twice, Andrei Kuzmenko added a power-play goal and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves for the Flames, who matched their season...
Matt Duchene's clutch effort helps Stars edge Sharks in shootout
Matt Duchene scored in regulation and in the shootout to fuel the host Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Jason Robertson's wrist shot sailed under the crossbar in the opening round of the shootout. Duchene sent a wrister that froze Mackenzie Blackwood in the second r...
Kraken ride four-goal third period to win over Predators
Jaden Schwartz, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jared McCann and Adam Larsson each had a goal and an assist and the Seattle Kraken scored four third-period goals to defeat the host Nashville Predators 7-3 on Tuesday.,Ryker Evans, Brandon Tanev and Jordan Eberle also scored for Seattle, which went 2-1-0 on its t...