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Lightning F Nikita Kucherov blames GM for trade request
Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov laid blame at the feet of general manager Julien BriseBois on Monday in his first public comments since requesting a trade over the weekend.,Kucherov, the reigning Hart Trophy winner and franchise leader in points, told reporters that BriseBois drew a ha...
NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's historic night leads Oilers past Rangers
Connor McDavid scored on a coast-to-coast move in the opening minute and added an assist to extend a pair of personal streaks to 15 games as the Edmonton Oilers remained unbeaten on the road with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.,McDavid scored his ninth goal 50 seconds into t...
Kraken trade F Shane Wright to Predators for F Matthew Wood
Nashville and Seattle swapped a pair of former first-round picks on Sunday when the Predators acquired forward Matthew Wood from the Kraken for forward Shane Wright.,Seattle selected Wright, 22, with the fourth overall pick of the 2022 NHL Draft.,He had four points (three goals, one assist), four pe...
Cutter Gauthier, Judd Caulfield combine for 5 goals, Ducks top Senators
Cutter Gauthier had a hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks scored six unanswered goals to rally for a 6-3 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,Judd Caulfield had two goals and an assist and Leo Carlsson had three assists for the Ducks, who won for the second time in nine games (2-6-1). Lau...
Sharks aiming for consistency heading into home matchup vs. Flames
The San Jose Sharks entered this season with high expectations. As they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Monday, coach Ryan Warsofsky makes no bones about his belief that his team is falling short.,The Sharks, coming off a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, have just one win in their ...
Artturi Lehkonen looks to extend point streak for Avs vs. Blackhawks
The Colorado Avalanche have won three of their past four games to continue their climb up the Central Division standings.,Strong play from forward Artturi Lehkonen continues to spark the surge.,Lehkonen enters Monday's visit to the division rival Chicago Blackhawks on a nine-game point streak. He ha...
Bruins seek second straight victory when they host Golden Knights
After snapping their two-game losing skid with a Halloween treat, the Boston Bruins look for seconds in the win column when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night.,Boston can carry momentum from overcoming a two-goal deficit midway through the third period to earn a 5-4 overtime win Satu...
Panthers adding hat tricks while on a roll; Red Wings up next
The Florida Panthers, who have won three straight games overall and are 3-1-0 at home, are set to face the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla,Florida has scored five hat tricks this season, one short of the franchise record. The most recent hat trick belongs to Anton Lundell, who scor...
Connor McDavid makes all kinds of history as Oilers beat Rangers
Connor McDavid scored on a coast-to-coast move in the opening minute and added an assist to extend a pair of personal streaks to 15 games as the Edmonton Oilers remained unbeaten on the road with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.,McDavid scored his ninth goal 50 seconds into t...
Travis Konecny returns to help Flyers defeat Mammoth
Travis Konecny registered a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Utah Mammoth 6-3 on Sunday.,After missing the last 10 games with a lower-body injury, Konecny helped Philadelphia set a season high for goals while beating Utah for the first tim...
Wild's fast start snaps Capitals' streak
Quinn Hughes and Michael McCarron scored in the first six minutes and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,Maxim Shabanov, Kirill Kaprizov and Danila Yurov also scored for Minnesota. Joel Eriksson Ek and Bobby Brink notched...
Pyotr Kochetkov improves to 10-0 as Canes blank Jets
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 26 shots to earn his 10th consecutive victory as the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 7-0 romp over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Sean Walker scored twice and Juuso Valimaki, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also score...
Bruins D Nikita Zadorov fined $5K for roughing
Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov was fined $5,000 by the NHL for roughing Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic during Boston's 5-4 overtime win on Saturday.,The fine, announced Sunday, is the maximum allowable under the league's collective bargaining agreement.,Listed at 6-foot-7 and 244 pounds...
Oilers star Connor McDavid looks to extend streaks to 15 games against Rangers
Connor McDavid's points and assists streaks are impressing teammates.,Equally as enjoyable is how the Edmonton Oilers are starting off on the road.,McDavid attempts to extend his season-opening points and assists streaks to 15 games while the Oilers seek their seventh straight road win to start the ...
Ducks, frustrated by blown leads, seek fresh start against Senators
A new month has arrived, and the Anaheim Ducks are hoping it starts better than the last one finished.,After opening October with four wins in five games, the Ducks have lost seven of their past eight (1-6-1) heading into Sunday, when they open November by hosting the Ottawa Senators. ,The Ducks' mo...
NHL roundup: Predators' Steven Stamkos haunts old team in shootout
Former Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored the only goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the host Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Lightning 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Stamkos, who tied it 4-4 with a power-play tally at 7:27 of the third period, beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vas...
Josh Anderson, Canadiens edge Pens for fifth straight win
Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist and the host Montreal Canadiens held on for a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Chris Kreider contributed a goal and an assist while Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier also scored for the Canadiens, who have won five in a row. Lane Hut...
Predators' Steven Stamkos burns Lightning in third period, shootout
Former Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored the only goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the host Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Lightning 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Stamkos, who tied it 4-4 with a power-play tally at 7:27 of the third period, beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vas...
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki's first NHL goal lifts Blues over Wings
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career goal with 6:45 remaining to cap St. Louis' rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit and give the Blues a 5-4 victory over the host Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon.,Kaskimaki tipped in an Alexey Toropchenko pass to complete the comeback. He was...
Bruins storm back in third, upend Blackhawks in OT
Elias Lindholm scored at 2:32 of overtime as the Boston Bruins rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Lindholm took Charlie McAvoy's assist, drove hard to the front of the net and slotted the game-winner past outstretched Ch...