Hockey Page 195 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kings' Tanner Jeannot facing discipline for hit to head
Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot could face a suspension after an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser on Thursday night.,The NHL scheduled a player safety hearing for Jeannot on Friday.,Jeannot made contact with Boeser's chin with an open-ice hit midway throug...
Road-rampaging Wild take aim at skidding Ducks
One of the NHL's top road teams looks to continue its success away from home when the Minnesota Wild visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,The Wild are 6-1-1 in away games this season, with a league-best 13 road points.,After taking a 5-1 home loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, the Wild got back...
Slumping Penguins aim to slow Capitals, Alex Ovechkin
Two rivals at opposite ends of the success spectrum square off when the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,The Capitals are rolling through the early part of the season, off to a 9-3-0 start after a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday. They sit third in the ...
NHL roundup: Jets continue to soar, shut out Avs
Connor Hellebuyck recorded 35 saves to post back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds into the game and the Winnipeg Jets posted a 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday., ,Two days after Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots in a 3-0 home ...
Wild keep thriving on road, take down Sharks
Matt Boldy scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov had three assists as the visiting Minnesota Wild collected a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,The Wild are 6-1-1 on the road with a league-leading 13 away points.,Zach Bogosian, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin had the other goals for the Wild...
Canucks down Kings, complete sweep of California trip
Quinn Hughes collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.,Conor Garland, Jake DeBrusk and J.T. Miller also scored for the Canucks, who completed a sweep of the three California teams during their road trip. Goaltender ...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets stifle Avs 1-0, improve to 13-1-0
Connor Hellebuyck recorded 35 saves to post back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, and Gabriel Vilardi provided the offense in the Winnipeg Jets' 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. ,Two days after Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots in a 3-0 home victory ove...
Utah scores winner late in third to top slumping Blues
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday.,Matias Maccelli, Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, which won for just the second time in its past eight games.,Utah stifled the Blues defensively and limited...
Jake Oettinger keeps Blackhawks at bay, helps Stars end skid
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening.,Sam Steel and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars, who ended a two-game skid.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Arvid Soderblo...
Owen Tippett the hero as Flyers beat Lightning in shootout
Owen Tippett scored a tying goal late in regulation and tallied the game-deciding goal in the shootout, and the Philadelphia Flyers broke a two-game losing skid by edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night.,Following a spirited 3-on-3 overtime session, Travis Konecny scored on a clev...
Flames force OT, but Brad Marchand wins it for Bruins
Brad Marchand scored a backhand game-winning goal with 20 seconds remaining in overtime as the Boston Bruins defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3 on Thursday.,After Elias Lindholm forced a turnover behind the net, Marchand followed his own initial shot that Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf saved a...
Panthers rout Predators for sixth straight victory
Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov produced three points apiece and red-hot Sam Reinhart scored again as the host Florida Panthers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe scored two goals and dished one assist. Barkov pock...
Islanders grab 3-goal lead, hang on to edge Senators
Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Simon Wahlstrom scored over a span of fewer than seven minutes bridging the final two periods for the visiting New York Islanders, who fended off a late comeback by the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night to earn a 4-2 victory.,Bo Horvat, who also had two assists, s...
Jack Roslovic guides Hurricanes past Pens for 8th straight win
Jack Roslovic provided two goals and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes won their eighth game in a row, a 5-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes. Jalen Chatfield posted three assists, a...
Sabres score 4 goals in second period, roll past Rangers
Tage Thompson and Jordan Greenway scored 30 seconds apart during a four-goal barrage in the second period as the Buffalo Sabres rolled to a 6-1 victory over the host New York Rangers on Thursday night.,The Sabres earned their second straight lopsided win after their three-game losing streak. They pu...
Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes help Devils beat Canadiens
Jesper Bratt collected two goals and an assist and Jack Hughes also recorded a three-point performance, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Hughes joined Ondrej Palat and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in scoring one goal and Jacob Ma...
Leafs improving on power play entering clash vs. Red Wings
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope they have a chance to show off their revived power play on Friday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings. ,Toronto had three goals while on the man advantage Tuesday night in a 4-0 home win over the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs entered the game 4-for-40 with the ma...
Flyers scratch rookie Matvei Michkov vs. Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Matvei Michkov will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's game against the host Tampa Bay Lightning, coach John Tortorella said.,Michkov is tied for the NHL rookie lead with 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 13 games, albeit with a minus-8 rating.,The seventh ov...
Rested Stars aim to get 'back on track' vs. Blackhawks
After getting four days to shed any jet lag they incurred following the NHL Global Series in Finland, the Dallas Stars have turned their attention to hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening.,The Stars lost back-to-back games to the Florida Panthers in Finland last weekend.,Following a day...
Sam Reinhart, Panthers look to stay hot in clash vs. Predators
The red-hot Florida Panthers are coming home to face the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida, which has won five games in a row, hasn't played since Saturday, when the team finished a two-game set in Finland.,In its most recent game, Nashville lost 3-2 at Washington on Wed...