Hockey Page 223 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Red Wings score twice late to sneak past Islanders
Lucas Raymond scored with 51.1 seconds remaining as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday night.,Raymond took a pass from Dylan Larkin and scored from the left circle for his third goal this season. Jonatan Berggren s...

Improving Sabres try to pull record above .500 vs. Ducks
The Buffalo Sabres have had several chances to go above .500 this season but have yet to seize on one. They'll give it yet another go when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,Buffalo is 0-3-0 in its three previous attempts to post a winning record this season.,The Sabres pulled themselves back t...

Jets back in winning form, take on Penguins
Now that the Winnipeg Jets' first losing streak of the season is over, the NHL's points leaders will aim to extend a new winning streak when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,Winnipeg's second and third defeats of the season came in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 14 and a ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has fractured fibula, out 4-6 weeks
The Washington Capitals will be without their captain and goal-scoring machine Alex Ovechkin for four to six weeks after he was diagnosed Thursday with a fractured left fibula.,Ovechkin, 39, exited Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club with 14:30 remaining following a collision with Utah forwar...

Canes G Frederik Andersen to have knee surgery, out 8-12 weeks
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will have knee surgery on Friday and miss about eight to 12 weeks of action, general manager Eric Tulsky announced Thursday.,The procedure was characterized as "not major" and "just a clean-up" by TSN, but the timeline would keep him sidelined until m...

Report: Canes G Frederik Andersen (knee) out 8 weeks
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will have a knee procedure and miss about eight weeks of action, TSN reported Thursday.,The procedure was characterized as "not major" and "just a clean-up" in the report, but the timeline would keep him sidelined until mid-January.,Andersen, 35, is 3...

Blues bid to halt slump in encounter vs. Sharks
St. Louis Blues top center Robert Thomas returned Tuesday after missing four weeks because of a broken ankle.,Thomas quarterbacked the team's top power-play unit, earned an assist and played more than 23 minutes in St. Louis' 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. ,Losers of six of their last seven games (...

After busy stretch, now-rested Devils set sights on Hurricanes
The New Jersey Devils received a long-awaited extended break this week, and they spent it watching the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals surge past them in the Metropolitan Division standings.,The Devils will look to regain a share of the division lead and cool off the Hurricanes on Thursd...

Knights look to rebound from 'frustrating' loss, visit Senators
After starting a season-long five-game road trip with a shutout loss, the Vegas Golden Knights will look to avoid a third straight setback on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. ,The 3-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday dropped Vegas to just 3-4-2 on the road this season. It also marke...

NHL roundup: Surging Canes pull away from Flyers
Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday., ,The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Car...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Sabres stymie Kings, 1-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves in his return from an injury and Jason Zucker scored the lone goal to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 1-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.,Luukkonen, who missed two games with a lower-body injury, earned his sixth career shutout to improve to...

Kraken cap strong homestand with shutout of Predators
Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist and Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 3-0 on Wednesday.,Daniel Sprong scored his first goal in his second stint with the Kraken, and Yanni Gourde tallied on an empty-...

Amid rare speed bump, Panthers to visit lowly Blackhawks
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will try to escape their first mini-slump of the season when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,Florida is 1-3-0 in its past four games, including its 6-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. After two straight losses, the P...

Gaining confidence, Rangers take aim at surprising Flames
Despite having one of the league's best records, the New York Rangers were not enamored with their play early in the season.,Heading into their road clash with the Calgary Flames on Thursday, however, the Rangers are happier with their execution of late.,"We were definitely playing not our best hock...

Jason Robertson logs three points as Stars beat Sharks
Jason Robertson scored once in a three-point outing while Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston both collected one goal and one assist to pace the host Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars, who have won four of five ga...

Road-dominant Wild travel to face Oilers
The Minnesota Wild will try to continue their dominance on the road when they meet the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening.,The Wild opened their three-game trip with a 4-2 win at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, improving to 8-1-2 as the visiting team this season. Their 18 road points lead the NHL.,...

Joseph Woll stops 31 shots as Leafs blank Golden Knights
Fraser Minten scored his first career NHL goal, Joseph Woll earned his second career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday.,Woll made 31 saves while earning his first shutout of the season.,William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the ...

Hurricanes score 3 goals in third, top Flyers to stay hot
Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday., ,The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Car...

Streaking Capitals, without Alex Ovechkin, face challenge in Avalanche
The Washington Capitals aim to continue their ascent without the face of the franchise on Thursday when they host the Colorado Avalanche.,Sure, the Capitals have scored a whopping 27 goals during their five-game point streak (4-0-1), including 16 during an emphatic sweep of a three-game road trip th...

Blue Jackets hunting rare win streak as Lightning surge into Columbus
The Tampa Bay Lightning have bounced back nicely from their longest losing streak of the young season. ,Meanwhile, it's been nearly a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets won back-to-back games. ,After losing four straight, the Lightning will aim to notch their fourth straight win when they visit t...