Hockey Page 191 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Report: Rangers nearing extension for Alexis Lafreniere
The New York Rangers reportedly are working on a lucrative, long-term extension for forward Alexis Lafreniere.,The deal is in the range of eight years at more than $8 million per year, according to a DailyFaceoff.com report.,Lafreniere, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday, opened the season w...
Blues, Golden Knights aim to extend unbeaten starts
The St. Louis Blues will try to complete a season-opening three-game road sweep when they oppose the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday in Las Vegas.,After beginning last season with a 3-4-1 record, the Blues are off to a far better start in the new campaign.,The Blues opened their season by erasing a t...
Blues' comeback spoils Macklin Celebrini's glowing debut with Sharks
Brayden Schenn scored in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues rallied from a three-goal, third-period deficit to edge the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Thursday.,Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Ryan Suter and Justin Faulk also scored for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas each had two assists and...
NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Kings
Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.,With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three p...
Matt Boldy's 3 points help Wild edge Jackets in opener
Matt Boldy scored a goal and tallied two assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener for both teams.,Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota, which is hoping to bounce back after missi...
Mason Marchment's two goals power Stars past Predators
Mason Marchment scored twice to highlight Dallas' four-goal second period, fueling the visiting Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.,Roope Hintz scored a goal and set up linemate Jason Robertson's tally 19 seconds later early in the sec...
Three-goal surge in 2nd period fuels Penguins past Red Wings
Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals to help lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.,Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh.,Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist for Detroit. ,With the score tied at 1-1 in...
Dylan Guenther, Utah top Isles in OT, stay perfect
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game at 2:18 of overtime Thursday night for the Utah Hockey Club, who edged the New York Islanders 5-4 in Elmont, N.Y.,The contest was the season opener for New York.,Guenther took a pass from Sean Durzi in the slot and sent a shot past Islanders goalie S...
Scoring burst lifts Bruins past Canadiens
The Boston Bruins turned around a 2-1 deficit with four consecutive goals and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday for their ninth consecutive home-opening victory.,Mark Kastelic scored his first pair as a Bruin, including a key insurance marker with 4:00 remaining that halted a ...
Anze Kopitar's third-period hat trick propels Kings past Sabres
Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. ,With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three...
Leafs G Dennis Hildeby downs Devils in NHL debut
Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves in his NHL debut Thursday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three times in the first period for a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The result spoiled the home debut of Devils coach Sheldon Keefe, who was the Maple Leafs' coach the previous fo...
Linus Ullmark, Tim Stutzle lead Senators past Panthers
Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in his Ottawa debut, Tim Stutzle scored twice and the Senators defeated the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night.,Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators. Ullmark, obtained in a June trade with the Boston Bruins, made 16 saves in the third period.,Travis Green...
Don Marshall, 5-time Cup champ with Canadiens, dies at 92
Don Marshall, who won five straight Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens as part of a 19-year NHL career, has died. He was 92.,Marshall was one of 12 players who skated on all five of Canadiens' championship teams from 1956-60. He had been the last living player from that dynasty following Jean-...
Youth-laden Flyers open season as Canucks aim to rebound
The Philadelphia Flyers kick off the new season with a road swing through western Canada that begins on Friday in Vancouver, where they will face a Canucks team hoping to prove its dramatic 26-point improvement last season was no fluke., ,The rebuilding Flyers are trying to return to the playoffs fo...
Jets' humble Connor Hellebuyck looks to continue strong start vs. Blackhawks
Connor Hellebuyck stifled one of the most dangerous attacks in the NHL in the season opener for his Winnipeg Jets. On Friday, the goaltender will seek to stay hot against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,Hellebuyck, who has earned the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goalie twice in the past five s...
Lightning home opener postponed due to Milton
The Tampa Bay Lightning's home opener scheduled for Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes was postponed Thursday as the area begins to recover from the effects of Hurricane Milton.,A makeup date was not yet announced.,The Lightning were scheduled to begin the new NHL season with a home-and-home s...
Amid rough week, Lightning face hospitable Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes will open the season Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., with aspirations of again being among the elite teams in the NHL's Eastern Conference., ,Still, there are significant differences for both clubs after roster shifts since the end of last season, in wh...
Bruins G Jeremy Swayman set for season debut vs. Canadiens
After signing an eight-year, $66 million contract on Sunday, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will make his season debut on Thursday against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.,Swayman missed all of training camp and the preseason while his agent and the Bruins negotiated a new deal. Backup Joon...
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner undergoes shoulder surgery
Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner underwent shoulder surgery to repair an injury sustained during practice last week.,The surgery was performed Wednesday at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., the team confirmed Thursday ahead of its season opener against the host Minnesota Wild.,"He'll beg...
Sheldon Keefe faces former team as Devils host Maple Leafs
Sheldon Keefe spent the past four-plus seasons coaching the Toronto Maple Leafs in an attempt to lead the team to its first Stanley Cup title since 1967.,Shortly after Toronto fell in the first round of the playoffs last spring, he was unemployed. About three weeks later, the New Jersey Devils hired...