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Leafs top Habs 1-0 in OT, extend Atlantic lead to 4 points
Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night.,Marner scored from the edge of the left circle after taking a pass from William Nylander. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and...

Jets beat Blackhawks in shootout, clinch Western Conference top seed
Cole Perfetti scored a nifty goal on his first-career shootout attempt to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch the top spot in the Western Conference with a 5-4 road win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Winnipeg (55-21-4, 114 points) inched closer to their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise hist...

Maple Leafs top Canadiens in OT to extend lead for top spot in East to 4 points
Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night.,Marner scored from the edge of the left circle after taking a pass from William Nylander. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and...

Panthers win third straight, topping Sabres in shootout
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist for the Florida Panthers in their 3-2 shootout win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Anton Lundell scored the lone goal in the shootout, and Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves for the Panthers (47-29-4, 98 points), who have won three in a row.,Rasmus Da...

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez retiring
Veteran defenseman Alec Martinez, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has called it a career.,In an interview Saturday prior to Chicago's home finale against Winnipeg, Martinez announced it would be his final NHL game. The Blackhawks, who are out of the playoff picture, finish the season on the road ...

Kevin Fiala's pair of goals lifts Kings past Avalanche
Kevin Fiala scored twice, Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere had a goal and two assists each, and the host Los Angeles Kings strengthened their hold on second place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Anze Kopitar also scored, Andrei Kuzmenko added two as...

Rangers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Hurricanes
Seth Jarvis scored a goal and collected two assists Saturday afternoon in Raleigh N.C. in a 7-3 victory for the Carolina Hurricanes over the New York Rangers, who were eliminated from postseason contention.,The Hurricanes (47-27-5, 99 points) swept the four-game season series from the Rangers, who n...

Flames still keeping playoff hopes alive ahead of clash with Sharks
The Calgary Flames and their slim playoff hopes have an opportunity to remain alive in the chase for the Stanley Cup playoffs when the last-place San Jose Sharks visit on Sunday.,The Flames (38-27-14, 90 points) need help to make a miracle happen, sitting a few points back of both Western Conference...

Bobby Brink shootout winner lifts Flyers past Islanders
Tyson Foerster scored twice in regulation and Bobby Brink netted the only goal of the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers eliminated the New York Islanders from playoff contention with a 4-3 home victory on Saturday.,Samuel Ersson made 37 saves in regulation before stopping all five shootout attempt...

Blue Jackets score seven in lopsided shutout vs. Caps
Jet Greaves made 22 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Columbus Blue Jackets kept their playoff hopes alive with a 7-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Adam Fantilli scored two goals and James van Riemsdyk had a goal and two assists for the Blue Jackets (37-33-9, 83 poi...

USHL names winner of inaugural Gaudreau Award honoring late brothers
The United States Hockey League announced Ethan Wyttenbach as the inaugural winner of The Gaudreau Award on Saturday, an honor bestowed upon a player who best embodies the legacy of the late Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, according to the USHL.,Wyttenbach, 18, led the Sioux Falls Stampede with 23 goal...

Canucks playing for pride vs.visiting Wild
The Vancouver Canucks will be trying to salvage some pride from a roller-coaster season as they begin their final three-game homestand by hosting the Minnesota Wild on Saturday., ,The Canucks (37-29-13, 87 points) will be out for a small measure of revenge against Minnesota. They officially were eli...

Canadiens face Leafs, try again to clinch playoff berth
The Montreal Canadiens will try again to clinch a playoff spot when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The Canadiens (39-31-9, 87 points) had a chance to reach the postseason by winning on Friday, but they lost 5-2 to the host Ottawa Senators to end their season-best, six-game win...
Canadiens' Lane Hutson Leads Calder Trophy Race as Record Books Loom
Lane Hutson leads a stacked rookie class and eyes history as the Calder Trophy favorite in the 2024–25 NHL season....

NHL roundup: Senators thwart Habs' bid to clinch
Shane Pinto scored twice for the Ottawa Senators, who kept the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory on Friday that also snapped a six-game winning streak for the visitors.,The 24-year-old center's two goals give him 50 for his career. Ridly Greig scored a goal and assi...

Flames take down Wild, slice wild-card deficit
The Calgary Flames provided a huge boost to their slim playoff hopes with a 4-2 home-ice victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday.,Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich, Nazem Kadri and Ryan Lomberg all scored for the hosts. Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 16 saves, likely his biggest on Kirill Kaprizov ...

Connor McDavid tallies 4 assists as Oilers beat Sharks
Corey Perry broke a tie in the third period, Connor McDavid had four assists and the host Edmonton Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 and clinched a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive season on Friday night.,Defenseman Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist and Ty Emberson and Connor Brown ...

Shane Pinto nets pair as Senators end Canadiens' win streak
Shane Pinto scored twice for the Ottawa Senators, who kept the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot thanks to a 5-2 victory on Friday that also snapped a six-game winning streak for the visitors.,The 24-year-old center's two goals give him 50 for his career. Ridly Grieg scored a goal and...

Wings rally, top Lightning in OT to extend playoff hopes
Detroit rookie Marco Kasper netted the tying and winning goals, and the Red Wings stayed alive in the playoff race with a 4-3 overtime win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.,After leveling the score at 3-3 with a goal at 12:59 of the third period, Kasper collected the puck in the neu...

Sidney Crosby rescues Penguins in win over Devils
Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 6:39 remaining in the third period, fueling the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Stationed in the left circle, Bryan Rust wired a diagonal slap-pass that Crosby deflected home at the ri...