Hockey Page 212 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Red-hot Rangers get a view of new-look Avalanche
The New York Rangers spent Saturday afternoon practicing for the Colorado Avalanche, rooting for their next opponent to earn a regulation win over the Boston Bruins and preparing for two players slightly sooner than expected.,Locked in a tight race for a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the...
NHL roundup: Kraken beat Pens, spoil Sidney Crosby's historic day
Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal with a two-man advantage late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday, spoiling a historic afternoon for Sidney Crosby.,Oliver Bjorkstrand, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied for the Kraken, wh...
Matthew Tkachuk's 3-point night leads Panthers past Sharks
Matthew Tkachuk scored once in a three-point outing while Aaron Ekblad collected one goal and one assist in his return to the lineup to pace the visiting Florida Panthers to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,A.J. Greer also notched one goal and one assist, while Nate Schmidt, Sam B...
Ducks extend home success with 5-2 win over Predators
Mason McTavish scored two goals and Trevor Zegras and Jansen Harkins each had a goal and an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,It was the second straight multi-goal game for McTavish, who also scored twice in a 5-1 win over visi...
Quinn Hughes, Canucks end Caps' winning streak
Quinn Hughes scored two goals and the Vancouver Canucks held on to defeat the visiting Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday night, ending Washington's six-game winning streak.,Filip Hronek had two assists for the Canucks, who had lost four of five and bounced back from a 6-2 drubbing at the Edmonton ...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins rallies Oilers past Sabres 3-2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice to help the Edmonton Oilers rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Jeff Skinner added a goal in his first game against the Sabres since the club bought out his contract in the offseason, and Stuart Skinner made 39 saves. Edmonton is 10-3...
Islanders finish comeback from early hole to beat Hurricanes in OT
Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime Saturday night for the New York Islanders, who earned a dramatic and unlikely 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Elmont, N.Y.,The Islanders trailed 2-0 fewer than seven minutes into the game and lost goalie Marcus Hogberg to an injury after regulation but ...
Sens break out of scoring slump, top Leafs
Shane Pinto's goal off his leg with 9:13 left in the third period lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. ,Tim Stutzle also scored for Ottawa, which avoided being shut out for the third straight game. Anton Forsberg made 28 saves in the victory....
Devils continue dominance in Montreal with OT win
Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to fuel the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Patrik Laine's pass caromed off the stick of defenseman Mike Matheson in Montreal's offensive end, allowing Hughes to skate down the ice in on a brea...
Andrei Kuzmenko (2 goals) helps Flames to win over Wild
Andrei Kuzmenko tallied two goals and an assist and the Calgary Flames escaped with a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Martin Pospisil finished with a goal and an assist for Calgary, which won its third game in a row. Rasmus Andersson and Clark Bishop added one ...
Blue Jackets edge Kings on Kirill Marchenko's OT goal
Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:15 remaining in overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets won a season-high fifth straight home game with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. ,Streaking with the puck down the right wing, Marchenko moved to the net, passed the puck to himself while...
Red Wings blank Lightning behind Cam Talbot's 28 saves
Cam Talbot made 28 saves and the host Detroit Red Wings handed the Tampa Bay Lightning their first shutout loss of the season, 2-0, on Saturday.,Marco Kasper and Michael Rasmussen scored the goals as the Wings avenged a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay a week earlier.,Nikita Kucherov's point streak ended at 11...
Casey DeSmith, Stars shut door on Blues
Casey DeSmith turned aside all 33 shots he faced to help the Dallas Stars earn a 2-0 road victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Evgenii Dadonov and Esa Lindell both scored for the Stars, while Jordan Binnington made 17 saves in the losing effort.,The Stars got the goal scoring started early ...
Senators' Nick Cousins departs after knee-on-knee impact
Ottawa Senators forward Nick Cosuins was ruled out of Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period with a lower-body injury.,Less than eight minutes into the contest, the left legs of Cousins and Toronto's Jacob Quillan collided head on, sending both to the ice. Quillan, who w...
Kraken get the win; Penguins' Sidney Crosby adds to historic career
Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal with a two-man advantage late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday, spoiling a historic afternoon for Sidney Crosby.,Oliver Bjorkstrand, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and Chandler Steph...
Maple Leafs place F Connor Dewar (upper body) on injured reserve
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward Connor Dewar on injured reserve on Saturday because of an upper-body injury.,The move is retroactive to Monday, when Dewar sustained the injury in a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dewar, 25, didn't play in the Maple Leafs' 5-1 defeat to the Columbus ...
Morgan Geekie (two goals) fuels Bruins' win over Avalanche
Morgan Geekie's pair of third-period goals helped the Boston Bruins rally for a 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon.,Geekie tied the game at 1-1 less than a minute into the third period and delivered the game-winner with 14:16 left. He has produced four goals across a ...
Hurricanes go all in with trade ahead of visit to Islanders
Reaching the postseason is nothing new for the Carolina Hurricanes.,But as a blockbuster trade Friday indicated, the Hurricanes are getting tired of coming up short of the ultimate prize -- and they are willing to do just about anything to hoist the Stanley Cup again.,Right winger Mikko Rantanen and...
Stars, on end of back-to-back, look to fend off Blues
The Dallas Stars will be playing on little rest when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Saturday evening. ,The Stars will look to build off of their 4-3 home victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.,Jason Robertson remained hot, scoring two goals in the win, while Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene...
Streaky Red Wings host Lightning, look to reel off back-to-back wins
The Detroit Red Wings need another long winning streak if they are to make headway in the playoff race. ,They had a promising outing on Thursday with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens and will try to maintain the positive vibes going when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. ,Wit...