Hockey Page 190 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Third-period surge lifts Devils over sliding Oilers
Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his first goal of the season to snap a third-period tie, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,New Jersey's Jesper Bratt collected a goal and two assists for the second straight game, and defenseman Brett Pes...
Flyers' Owen Tippett hits shootout winner to beat Lightning
Owen Tippett scored the decisive shootout goal as the Philadelphia Flyers picked up a badly needed home victory by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday.,After both teams failed on their first shootout attempt, Philadelphia's Matvei Michkov beat Jonas Johansson. Tampa Bay quickly evened ...
Penguins continue strong post-deadline play, take down Blues
Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust each had a goal with an assist while Tristan Jarry made 33 saves in another solid outing, as the host Pittsburgh Penguins won their third straight, 5-3 on Thursday night.,Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar each scored their first goal with Pittsburgh, while Ryan Graves also...
Drake Batherson nets 2, leads Senators past Bruins
Two goals and an assist from Drake Batherson led the Ottawa Senators to a 6-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday night.,Ottawa opened a 4-1 lead after one period and never looked back, ensuring its fifth straight win and a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1).,Ridly Greig and Shane Pinto ...
Power play propels Panthers to win over Maple Leafs
Sam Bennett scored two power-play goals as the visiting Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night.,Niko Mikkola also scored for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart and Mackie Samoskevich each added two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots.,John Tavares and Max Domi sco...
Adin Hill, Golden Knights shutout Blue Jackets in win
Adin Hill made 27 saves in 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 al...
After scoring in debut, Kraken's Jani Nyman faces Utah
Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma promised to give Jani Nyman a significant role in his NHL debut.,Both the coach and player delivered.,Nyman's power-play goal sparked a third-period comeback and Brandon Montour set an NHL record with a goal four seconds into overtime as the Kraken defeated the visiti...
Predators seek 5th straight win as they face Ducks
The Nashville Predators hunt for their fifth straight win when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.,The Predators kicked off a three-game road trip with a 3-2 win at the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.,Anaheim, which has lost four of five as it works to remain in the Western Conference wi...
Avalanche aim to keep working on defense on trip to Calgary
An extra-time loss in which they tied the game with a late tally will not ruffle the feathers of the Colorado Avalanche as they return to action on the road to face the Calgary Flames on Friday.,The Avalanche arrive in the Stampede City after suffering a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tu...
Top two Central teams square off as Stars visit Jets
Two of the NHL's premier squads will do battle when the Dallas Stars visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,With four days rest to their name, the Stars enter the contest with five wins over their past six games, while the Jets have three wins out of their past four outings after dropping three straight...
Hurricanes ride five-game win streak into rematch with Red Wings
There's less stress for the Carolina Hurricanes in some regard, and that might be a good thing going into the final month of the season.,The Detroit Red Wings might be more relaxed, as well, after finally breaking a slump and showcasing some rare offensive spark.,The teams meet for the second time t...
Flames' Connor Zary suspended 2 games for elbowing
Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary was suspended for two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday, one day after his hit on Vancouver Canucks rookie defenseman Elias Pettersson.,The discipline was handed down not long after it was announced that Zary would have a hearing with the dep...
Flames' Connor Zary to have hearing with NHL
Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday, one day after his hit on Vancouver Canucks rookie defenseman Elias Pettersson.,Pettersson leveled Nazem Kadri with an open-ice hit when Zary took up for his teammate. Zary unleashed a cross-c...
Devils GM: Dougie Hamilton out for season, 'possibly' playoffs
New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton will miss the remainder of the regular season and "possibly" the playoffs due to a lower-body injury, general manager Tom Fitzgerald said.,When pressed if Hamilton could return if the Devils reach the second round of the postseason, Fitzgerald wasn't too ...
Past two No. 1 picks face off as Blackhawks battle Sharks
The first overall picks of the past two NHL drafts will finally oppose each other when Connor Bedard's Chicago Blackhawks visit Macklin Celebrini's San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,The teams split their first two meetings in October, but Celebrini didn't play in either matchup due to a lower-body injury...
Caps' Pierre-Luc Dubois faces former team in visit to L.A.
Pierre-Luc Dubois didn't last long with the Los Angeles Kings. Just one season into his eight-year contract, he was traded to the Washington Capitals last June for goalie Darcy Kuemper.,Dubois will make his first return to Los Angeles when the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals, who have won five i...
NHL roundup: Kraken top Habs 4 seconds into OT
Brandon Montour had two goals and two assists, and he scored the winner on a breakaway four seconds into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.,Jani Nyman scored in his NHL debut, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and...
Brandon Montour caps big night with OT goal as Kraken edge Habs
Brandon Montour had two goals and two assists, and he scored the winner on a breakaway four seconds into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.,Jani Nyman scored in his NHL debut, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and...
Utah nips Ducks, remains in thick of wild-card hunt
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist for the Utah Hockey Club in a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Jack McBain and Alexander Kerfoot also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves for Utah, which ran its point streak to four games (2-0-2) and moved w...
Conor Garland brings key goals as Canucks top Flames in shootout
Conor Garland's goal clinched a shootout in a 4-3 comeback victory for the Vancouver Canucks over the host Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist in regulation, and also scored Vancouver's first goal of the shootout. Pius Suter and Jake DeBrusk added goals and Kevin L...