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Utah Hockey Club itching to stay hot vs. Canucks
The Utah Hockey Club will put a season-best five-game point streak on the line when it hosts the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,The 4-0-1 spurt included four road wins and moved Utah within three points of Colorado for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference stand...
Blackhawks rally from 2-0 hole in 3rd to top Caps
Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, wh...
Jacob Markstrom, Devils keep rolling, shut down Blues
Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves to backstop the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues Tuesday.,Ondrej Palat, Stefan Noesen, Brenden Dillon and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Jack Hughes earned two assists.,Jordan Kyrou scored...
Juuse Saros, Predators shut out sliding Rangers
Juuse Saros made 25 saves to snap a personal eight-game losing streak, Jonathan Marchessault and Adam Wilsby each scored and the host Nashville Predators posted a 2-0 victory over the reeling New York Rangers on Tuesday.,Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg assisted on both goals.,Saros was stout all n...
Back in starting role, Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury faces Panthers
Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has played a complementary role in his 21st NHL season., ,Suddenly, the 40-year-old netminder has been thrust back into regular action because of a lower-body injury to teammate Filip Gustavsson, who left last Thursday's 7-1 home loss to the Edmonton Oiler...
Pyotr Kochetkov, Hurricanes blank Islanders
Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes' 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Tyson Jost also sc...
Jake Guentzel stays hot as Lightning hang on vs. Jackets
Jake Guentzel scored in his NHL-best seventh straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning fended off a strong comeback by the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-3 win Tuesday night. ,The left winger's second-period goal gave Guentzel the league's longest streak this season, previously held by teamma...
Penguins rally to beat Kings in OT
Rickard Rakell scored on a wrist shot from the right point at 1:44 of overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.,Rakell also had an assist, Evgeni Malkin and Matt Grzelcyk added goals and Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves for the Pengu...
Patrik Laine logs hat trick as Habs hammer skidding Sabres
Patrik Laine scored three power-play goals to record his 11th career hat trick on Tuesday, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 victory over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres.,Laine converted a one-timer off a cross-slot feed from captain Nick Suzuki in the first period to become the second playe...
Stars try to continue home dominance vs. Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars aim to continue their winning ways at home on Wednesday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Stars skated to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday to improve to 3-1-0 on their six-game homestand and 13-3-0 at American Airlines Center this season.,While Roope Hi...
Red Wings get another crack at Flyers after Scott Laughton's big night
The Detroit Red Wings have become masters of suspense. All but one of their last 13 games has been decided by one or two goals.,More often than not, they have left the rink disappointed. The Red Wings, who host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, are 5-5-3 during that span. That included a string ...
Flames D Brayden Pachal signs 2-year extension
The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Brayden Pachal to a two-year, $2.375 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Pachal, 25, has recorded two points (one goal, one assist), 72 hits and 27 penalty minutes in 31 games this season.,A Stanley Cup champion with Vegas, Pachal has totaled 11 points (three ...
Maple Leafs G Anthony Stolarz (knee) out 4-6 weeks
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will be sidelined four to six weeks after he undergoes knee surgery.,Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving said Tuesday that an MRI revealed no structural damage and that the loose body in the goaltender's knee looked like a "little pebble.",Stolar...
Caps, road streak over, shoot to rebound at Chicago
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals will hope to have a short memory Tuesday as they conclude a stretch of two road games in as many nights.,Washington enters a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on the heels of a 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday, a result that ended the Capitals' ...
NHL roundup: Stars snap Caps' road winning streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise-record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...
Kiefer Sherwood's hat trick powers Canucks past Avalanche
Kiefer Sherwood scored a natural hat trick and Thatcher Demko made 30 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday.,It was Sherwood's first hat trick in his seven NHL seasons. Sherwood has 11 goals in 30 games with Vancouver, already surpassing his previous ...
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers pull out 6-5 win over Oilers
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for the Florida Panthers, who recovered for a 6-5 win in a back-and-forth affair against the host Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut...
Roope Hintz, Stars stop Caps' 10-game road win streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...
Eyeing 4th straight win, Sens open 9-game trek at Kraken
The Ottawa Senators won't be spending anytime on their home ice over the holidays.,The Senators will play the first of nine consecutive road games Tuesday in Seattle against the Kraken and won't play at home again until Jan. 9.,They will get to be with their families during the NHL's holiday break, ...
West-leading Jets out to capitalize on Sharks' defensive issues
The Sharks' porous defense will be challenged when San Jose hosts the high-scoring Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.,Winnipeg is averaging 3.66 goals per game, and 12 Jets have at least 11 points. This well-rounded attack and Connor Hellebuyck's outstanding goaltending (2.11 goals-against average, .926 save...