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Bruins look to bring their best in Centennial Game vs. Canadiens
The Boston Bruins will celebrate their 100th anniversary as the NHL's oldest U.S. franchise by hosting their Centennial Game on Sunday afternoon against the archrival Montreal Canadiens.,Following planned pre-game ceremonies featuring decades of alumni and other special events, Boston will seek its ...

NHL roundup: Kaapo Kakko scores late as Rangers end 5-game skid
Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 24 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon.,The Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead early in the third ...

Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, nets OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal one minute into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. ...

Blue Jackets enter matchup vs. last-place Blackhawks on hot streak
The second half of November was much better than the first for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who will look to ride their newfound momentum when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon. ,The Blue Jackets went 5-1-1 over the final two weeks of November after a six-game losing streak from No...

Oilers pull away in last 2 periods to top Avs
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist, Brett Kulak, Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin also scored and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Stuart Skinner turned away 27 shots for Edmonton, which has won three straight games.,Nikolai Kovalenko had...

Utah gets off to fast start in lopsided win over Golden Knights
Jaxson Stauber made 29 saves for his first NHL career shutout and Nick Schmaltz scored twice as the Utah Hockey Club scored four in the first period and cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley and Alexander Kerfoot each ha...

Three-goal second period helps Sharks defeat Kraken again
Luke Kunin, Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored in the opening 10 minutes of the second period and the visiting San Jose Sharks held on for a 4-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.,Mario Ferraro also scored, Jake Walman and Mikael Granlund each had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made...

Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, netting OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal 58 seconds into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. De...

Islanders avoid recent third-period woes, finish off shutout of Sabres
Anders Lee scored a power-play goal with 12:37 remaining in the second period and added an assist a little more than two minutes later as the New York Islanders avoided another collapse in the third period and earned a 3-0 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Elmont, N.Y.,Si...

Matvei Michkov plays the hero role again, scoring in OT as Flyers edge Blues
Matvei Michkov scored his third overtime goal of November to help the Philadelphia Flyers close the month in style with a 3-2 win over the host St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Michkov, who doesn't turn 20 until Dec. 9, scored the decisive goal on a breakaway after Travis Konecny found him with a sprawl...

Capitals hold off Devils' rally in third period
Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored goals ten seconds apart late in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-5 on Saturday night.,Raddysh deflected a pass from Martin Fehervary past Jake Allen from the slot at 13:54 to make it 5-4 and, aft...

Leafs hold off Lightning's late charge
Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night. ,Matthew Knies, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander each scored a goal as Toronto won for the eighth time in 10...

Kings notch third straight win with 5-2 victory over Senators
Kevin Fiala, Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.,Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored and David Rittich made 20 saves for the Kings, who have won three in a row followi...

Penguins build 5-goal lead, coast past Flames
Michael Bunting and Kris Letang each had a goal and two assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 6-2 win against the visiting Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for the Penguins, who have won three in a row.,Jonathan Huberdeau and N...

Panthers shut out Hurricanes to complete home-and-home sweep
Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Panthers demolished the Hurricanes 6-0 in Sunrise, Fla., to complete the home-and-home sweep.,After taking down the Hurricanes 6-3 in Raleigh on Friday, the Panthers returned home and their offense continued to dominate.,Aaron E...

Road-weary Jets aim to keep division lead vs. resilient Stars
For the first time since the season opener, the Winnipeg Jets' place atop the Central Division standings is in jeopardy.,Winnipeg will aim to shed its recent struggles and maintain its lead in the Central when it visits the division rival Dallas Stars on Sunday.,The Jets enter Saturday clinging to a...

Kaapo Kakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens
Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking goal during a four-minute power play with 23 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon.,The Rangers, who had squandered a two-goal...

Canucks look to continue successful trek in clash vs. Red Wings
The Vancouver Canucks can clinch a winning record on a six-game road trip with a victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.,The Canucks pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday afternoon. Forward Conor Garland delivered his best offensive performance of the s...

Avalanche acquire G Scott Wedgewood from Predators
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for fellow goaltender Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Wedgewood, 32, is 1-2-1 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage in five games (four starts) th...

Sharks look to ride youth movement in rematch vs. Kraken
It would appear the San Jose Sharks' future is in good hands.,Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in this past summer's NHL draft, and Will Smith, the No. 4 overall selection in 2023, each had a goal and an assist as the Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken 8-5 in a Black Friday matinee.,The Pac...