Hockey Page 217 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tage Thompson set to return as Sabres welcome Wild
Coming off a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Buffalo Sabres return to home ice on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Wild, when they likely will welcome back their leading goal-scorer.,Tage Thompson told reporters after practice Tuesday that he would be "ready to go" against the second-plac...
Sabres F Tage Thompson back after missing 5 games
Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson will return to the ice Wednesday night following a five-game absence.,Sabres coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Thompson's return to the lineup against the visiting Minnesota Wild.,Thompson, 27, sustained a lower-body injury during a 7-5 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on...
Avs F Jonathan Drouin (upper body) is week-to-week
Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday.,Drouin has not played since scoring his first two goals of the season in Saturday's 7-4 road win against the Florida Panthers. He missed Monday's 8-2 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightni...
Winners of 3 in a row, Blue Jackets look to solve Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets will put their three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens.,Columbus comes in off a 5-4 shootout victory over Carolina on Saturday. It marked the first time since March 11-16, 2022, that the Blue Jackets put together three con...
Canucks look to extend road winning streak in clash vs. Penguins
The Vancouver Canucks will put their road winning streak on the line when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.,Thanks to Tuesday's 2-0 victory over the Boston Bruins in the second clash of a six-game road swing, the Canucks have won eight consecutive road games.,It is an impressive...
Islanders, Bruins bid to ignite struggling offenses
For teams outside of the NHL playoff picture, American Thanksgiving is about the time to begin worrying about the standings.,That's just one more thing potentially to fret for the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. Both teams have been worrying about the state of their offenses long before anyone...
Losing streak over, Senators hit road to face Sharks
The Ottawa Senators will look to make it back-to-back wins when they open a three-game California road trip with a contest against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,Ottawa edged the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3 on Monday night to snap a five-game skid (0-4-1).,Captain Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherso...
Shane Wright, Kraken eye sweep of pair against Ducks
Some people learn best by doing. For others, it's by watching.,The Seattle Kraken gave Shane Wright a chance at the latter over the past week and it paid off Monday in Anaheim.,Wright, who had been a healthy scratch in the previous three games, returned with a goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory aga...
Ex-Kings Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari return to L.A. with Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are halfway through their longest road trip of the season, and they like what they've accomplished so far.,The Jets will try to maintain their momentum when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,Winnipeg has won two of the first three games on the six-game trip, most...
Kevin Lankinen stars in goal in Canucks beat Bruins
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 32-save shutout and made Jake DeBrusk's second-period goal stand up as the Vancouver Canucks edged past the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.,Lankinen made 13 saves in the middle frame and another 11 in the third en route to his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-ol...
Kevin Lankinen stars in goal in Canucks win over Bruins
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 33-save shutout and made Jake DeBrusk's second-period goal stand up as the Vancouver Canucks edged past the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.,Lankinen made 13 saves in the middle frame and another 11 in the third en route to his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-ol...
Mikhail Sergachev scores OT winner as Utah beats Canadiens
Mikhail Sergachev scored with 27 seconds left in overtime to lift the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Sergachev scored on a redirection off a centering pass from Nick Schmaltz, who had two assists.,Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist, Jack ...
Golden Knights strive to finish road trip strong, take on Avalanche
They may feel homesick, but the Vegas Golden Knights are rolling so far on their five-game road trip, which they'll wrap up against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night in Denver.,Vegas dropped the first game of the trip but has reeled off three straight wins, including a 5-4 shootout victory a...
Stars, Blackhawks both learning how to protect leads
The Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks haven't been very good at holding leads lately. They'll try to rectify that shortcoming when they meet on Wednesday evening in Chicago.,The Stars are coming off a 6-4 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Dallas held a 3-1 lead after the second period, bu...
Flyers aim to make up for missed opportunity, face Predators
The Philadelphia Flyers will aim to move on from a missed opportunity when they visit the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,The Flyers led the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday but ended up losing 5-4 in a shootout. The Predators, meanwhile, were done in by Nico Hischier's second-per...
Lightning seek encore to offensive explosion vs. Capitals
The Tampa Bay Lightning suddenly found their mojo Monday night against the Colorado Avalanche and will look to keep the offense thriving when they host the Washington Capitals Wednesday night.,Lightning coach Jon Cooper had been openly critical of his team's overpassing and highlight-reel setups ove...
Contrast in streaks: Cold Panthers to host hot Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won four straight games. The Florida Panthers have lost four straight games.,Toronto is 7-1-0 in its past eight games. Florida is 1-6-0 in its past seven.,On Wednesday night, those trends will be tested as the Panthers will host the Leafs in Sunrise, Fla.,Oddly, Toronto ...
After comeback win, Red Wings take aim at penalty-prone Flames
The Detroit Red Wings have wallowed in mediocrity during the first month and a half of the season, which is not conducive to ending an eight-year playoff drought.,Detroit hasn't been able to string together more than two wins together since late October. The Red Wings, who host the Calgary Flames on...
Tage Thompson eyes return as Sabres welcome Wild
Coming off a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Buffalo Sabres return to home ice on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Wild, when they will likely welcome back their leading goal-scorer.,Tage Thompson told reporters after practice Tuesday that he would be "ready to go" against the second-plac...
After strong first game under new coach, Blues meet red-hot Devils
Jim Montgomery made an immediate impact with the St. Louis Blues after replacing Drew Bannister as head coach, earning a 5-2 road victory over the New York Rangers in his debut.,"It felt like something," Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. "It felt like we were having fun out there. That's the main p...