Hockey Page 228 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Linus Ullmark stops 32 shots as Senators blank Hurricanes
Linus Ullmark notched a 32-save shutout and Shane Pinto scored two goals as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Nick Jensen provided a goal and an assist for the Senators, who won for the fourth time in five games. Michael Amadio and Nick Cousins...
Stars recovering from rare home loss when rival Blues visit
The Dallas Stars will try to reestablish their home-ice dominance when they host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,The Stars were 11-2-0 at home before coming out flat during a 4-1 loss to the visiting Nashville Predators on Thursday.,They will be seeking a big response in their first game against th...
Ducks, Blue Jackets meet in desperate search for positives
A pair of division cellar-dwelling teams will look to take the first step toward turning around their fortunes on Saturday when the Anaheim Ducks visit the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Anaheim has mustered just seven goals en route to losing a season-high five games in a row (0-4-1).,Columbus hasn't fared...
Jets trying to find their footing again, face lowly Canadiens
An all-Canadian showdown hits the ice in Winnipeg on Saturday night when the Jets welcome the Montreal Canadiens, with both teams trying to find some stability.,After an eye-popping 8-1 destruction of Boston on Tuesday, the Jets couldn't carry that momentum forward in a 3-2 loss to Vegas on Thursday...
Back home, frustrated Red Wings set to face Maple Leafs
Unable to build any positive momentum, while their captain sounds exasperated, the Detroit Red Wings head into their home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night with six losses in seven games.,The Red Wings snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday by rallying from a two-goal, thir...
Ascending Capitals match up against sliding Sabres
The past few weeks at home have not been kind to the Buffalo Sabres. On an eight-game losing streak, they will strive to turn things around when they kick off a three-game road trip with a visit to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,The Sabres are 0-5-3 during their skid, with seven of those losse...
Golden Knights, Oilers both heating up ahead of Pacific clash
The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers both have won four in a row and eight of their last 10 games.,One Pacific Division power will continue its ascent at the other's expense on Saturday afternoon when they meet in Edmonton.,Ivan Barbashev scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season -- an...
Flyers riding high entering road battle with Wild
Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton is used to showing up, playing hard and letting the spotlight shine on other players.,This week has been different for Laughton, a 12-year veteran who has spent his full career with the Flyers. He is coming off a career-best, four-goal performance that led ...
Kings look to turn up intensity in matinee vs. Rangers
While a pronounced hot streak has vaulted the Los Angeles Kings to near the top of a crowded Pacific Division, the New York Rangers are still trying to emerge from a lengthy slump.,The Rangers will look to work out the kinks on Saturday afternoon when the teams meet in New York.,The Kings posted a 2...
Blackhawks look to turn fortunes around in encounter vs. Devils
The Chicago Blackhawks played one of their most discouraging third periods of the season on Thursday night. Then again, they also played one of their most encouraging third periods of the season.,The struggling Blackhawks will look to build on the positives Saturday afternoon when they conclude a th...
NHL Needs To Embrace the Florida Man, Give Panthers an Outdoor Game
The Florida Panthers and Utah Hockey Club are the only two teams to never play an outdoor game, but they deserve to finally host one soon....
NHL roundup: Flyers' Scott Laughton scores 4 in win vs. Wings
Scott Laughton tied a franchise record with a career-high four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday., ,Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben Ch...
Kraken hand Bruins another blowout loss
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 5-1 on Thursday night.,Jared McCann had a goal and an assist and Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 4-1-1 over their past six games. Sh...
Kevin Lankinen, Canucks end Panthers' point streak
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 27-save shutout and J.T. Miller had two assists in his return to the ice as the Vancouver Canucks beat the visiting Florida Panthers 4-0 on Thursday.,Carson Soucy, Danton Heinen, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, which won for just the fifth time in 15 hom...
Aliaksei Protas' OT winner pushes road-loving Caps past Jackets
Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their 10th consecutive road win.,Protas took a drop pass from Dylan Strome and beat Jet Greaves with a wrist shot from above the right circle....
Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel lead as Lightning dump Flames
Nikita Kucherov scored one goal in a six-point performance to match a career high and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up a win in his 500th career game as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning claimed an 8-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Jake Guentzel collected a hat trick in the onslaugh...
Dylan Guenther's two tallies help Utah past Avs
Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist, Vladislav Kolyachonok also scored, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Thursday night.,Karel Vejmelka turned away 23 shots and Logan Cooley had two assists for Utah, which has won five straight road games.,Nathan MacKinnon...
Leon Draisaitl's 4-point night paces Oilers' blowout of Wild
Leon Draisaitl had a four-point night with one goal and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Six other players scored for Edmonton, which won its fourth consecutive game. Connor Brown had a goal and an assist, and ...
Predators shoot past Stars to end 8-game skid
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice in his return from an injury as the visiting Nashville Predators snapped their club-record eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. ,Justus Annunen made 35 saves for Nashville.,O'Reilly had missed the previous three games with a lower-...
Golden Knights need OT to extend win streak vs. Jets
Ivan Barbashev scored at 3:47 of overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights continued their dominance of the host Winnipeg Jets with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night.,Barbashev took a crossing pass from Shea Theodore on a two-on-one break and snapped a wrist shot from the left circle inside the near post a...