Hockey Page 189 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Canucks to host Blackhawks in contrast of endurance
The Vancouver Canucks will be looking to complete a season sweep of the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks when they meet Saturday in Vancouver.,The matchup is the third time the teams have faced off this season with the Canucks winning the first two, 4-1 at home in November and 6-3 a month earlier in Ch...
Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele boost Jets past Stars
Kyle Connor tallied two goals and an assist and Mark Scheifele picked up a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets bested the Dallas Stars 4-1 on home ice on Friday.,Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots he faced, while Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets.,Mason Marchment scored...
Leon Draisaitl scores twice to lead Oilers past Islanders
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the game-winner with 1:07 left in overtime Friday night, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the New York Islanders 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard turned back a shot by Pierre Engvall to set up the sequence that ended with Draisaitl beating Ilya Soro...
Hurricanes continue hot streak by downing Red Wings
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes boosted their winning streak to six games by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Taylor Hall, Jack Roslovic and Jalen Chatfield scored for the Hurricanes before Eric Robinson added an empty-net goal. Jesperi K...
Searching for puck luck, Wild face Blues
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, the luck of the Irish is not the only good fortune on people's minds.,Take the Minnesota Wild, for example. They are hoping for something different: puck luck.,Puck luck describes when a bounce or a deflection goes exactly your way. It's when the hockey gods reward a...
Rangers seek revenge on slumping Blue Jackets
The New York Rangers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night in a matchup of teams fighting for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot.,The teams are tied with 70 points, but the Blue Jackets, who occupied the second wild-card spot entering Friday, have one game in hand on the Rangers.,Columbus...
Senators go for another win over rival Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators aim to extend their five-game winning streak and continue their dominance in the Battle of Ontario when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The Senators, who are 6-0-1 in their past seven games as they make a run for the playoffs, are coming off a 6-3 home victo...
Bruins fancy playoff run entering clash vs. Lightning
The Boston Bruins look to start a new winning streak when they conclude a five-game stretch against current playoff-caliber opponents with a Saturday night matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning.,A 6-3 loss Thursday at the Ottawa Senators ended the Bruins' hopes of their first win streak longer tha...
Caps hope setback an outlier as West Coast trip ends in San Jose
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals have not often searched for a rebound performance this season.,However, the Capitals will be on the hunt for a much-improved effort when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the last outing in a three-game California road trip.,The Capitals...
Jets D Neal Pionk week-to-week with lower-body injury
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk is considered week-to-week because of a lower-body injury, head coach Scott Arniel announced on Friday.,Pionk logged 16:18 of ice time in Winnipeg's 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday before exiting with the injury.,"(He) tried to get through it," Ar...
On winning streaks, host Penguins clash with Devils
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon, with each team looking to extend its respective three-game win streak.,New Jersey enters Saturday's matinee following a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, its third consecutive victory for the first time since ...
Flames F Mikael Backlund (upper body) week-to-week
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.,The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists).,Backlund was injured during the first period of Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to t...
Slumping Sabres searching for more 'compete' vs. Vegas
The visiting Vegas Golden Knights are coming off a win while the Buffalo Sabres are in a downward spiral going into their game Saturday afternoon.,The Golden Knights defeated the host Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Thursday night and the Sabres fell 7-3 on the road to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesda...
Golden Knights G Adin Hill signs 6-year, $37.5M deal
The Vegas Golden Knights signed goaltender Adin Hill to a six-year, $37.5 million contract on Friday, an average annual value of $6.25 million.,Hill, 28, is 24-11-4 in 39 games this season with a 2.53 goals-against average and .906 save percentage. His four shutouts are a career high, as are his win...
Islanders face Oilers while trying to hang on in wild-card race
There were plenty of valid reasons why the New York Islanders lost two of three games on their recent West Coast road trip.,But now the Islanders know they are in must-win mode the rest of the season, no matter how undermanned or bedraggled they might become.,The Islanders will attempt to stay on th...
NHL roundup: Darcy Kuemper, Kings shut out Caps
Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,It was the 34th career shutout and third of the season for Kuemper, who was traded to the Kings from Washington last June in exchange for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.,Quinton ...
Adin Hill stops 27 shots as Knights shut out Blue Jackets
Adin Hill made 27 saves while posting his fourth shutout of the season and the 11th of his career in the Vegas Golden Knights' 4-0 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist each and Pavel Dorofeyev and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo...
Sharks end skid on home ice by defeating Blackhawks
Collin Graf scored two goals and Will Smith had a goal and an assist in the San Jose Sharks' 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,The Sharks ended a three-game losing streak overall, and a five-game skid on home ice. San Jose's 22 home points (from a 10-20-2 record) are the fewe...
Kings blank Capitals to pick up 4th straight win
Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,It's the 34th career shutout and third of the season for Kuemper, who was traded to the Kings from Washington last June in exchange for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.,Quinton By...
Rangers snap skid with overtime win over Wild
Braden Schneider scored at the 1:51 mark of overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Vincent Trocheck and Jonny Brodzinski also scored for New York, which snapped a four-game losing streak (0-2-2). Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin ...