Hockey Page 228 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Flyers riding high entering home matchup vs. Avalanche
After a productive four-game homestand, the Colorado Avalanche hit the road for four games, beginning with Monday's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers., ,Colorado went 3-1-0 at home over the last week, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings before falling t...
Leafs' Ryan Reaves suspended 5 games for illegal check
Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves was suspended five games without pay following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday night in Toronto.,The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the punishment on Sunday after his disciplinary hearing. Reaves will fo...
Bruins, looking to 'grind' through inconsistent play, face Blue Jackets
With a 2-2-2 record in their previous six games, the Boston Bruins continue searching for more consistent effort and energy when their three-game homestand picks up Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Jim Montgomery's team was unable to find both in a 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues o...
Jets D Neal Pionk fined $5K for clipping Panthers' Jesper Boqvist
The NHL fined Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk $5,000 on Sunday for clipping Florida defenseman Jesper Boqvist during the host Panthers' 5-0 victory on Saturday.,The fine is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.,Pionk received a 10-minute misconduct penalty on the play in...
Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves to have hearing following illegal check
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves' hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety is scheduled for Sunday, one day following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.,Reaves hit Nurse in the head with his shoulder as the latter was attempting to skate out fro...
Canucks vie to pick up steam in encounter vs. Predators
Success at home has been tough to achieve so far this season for the Vancouver Canucks. ,But after their 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, the Canucks head into Sunday's clash with the visiting Nashville Predators on a winning note and with proof of what they can do when they play...
Hot Hurricanes face Blues, aim to extend home dominance
The Carolina Hurricanes would like to reaffirm their home-ice advantage before they head back onto the road for a three-game trip.,The Hurricanes will bring a 6-1-0 record at Lenovo Center into their game with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 12...
Rangers, likely without Filip Chytil, set to face Kraken
It appears the New York Rangers will be without forward Filip Chytil when they open a four-game trip Sunday night in Seattle.,Whether Chytil will join the Rangers later on the trek, which also will comprise stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, is uncertain.,"Right now he's still getting evaluat...
NHL roundup: Blues escape Boston with OT win
Brayden Schenn scored with 2:07 remaining in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday, four days after losing at home to the Bruins by the same score.,Colton Parayko dished a pass to Schenn in transition, who buried a wrist shot past Boston goaltender Joonas Ko...
Canucks extend mastery over Blackhawks to 9 straight games
Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first vic...
Canucks extend mastery over Blackhawks to nine straight games
Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first vic...
Golden Knights make brief stop at home vs. Caps amid series of road games
After sweeping a two-game road trip to Anaheim and Utah, the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights return home to Las Vegas for a quick pit stop where they face the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,It's the lone home game during a 15-day stretch that has Bruce Cassidy's squad playing seven of ...
Adrian Kempe maintains scoring touch as Kings handle Red Wings
Goaltender David Rittich missed a shutout by less than 90 seconds, but the Los Angeles Kings were still able to easily beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in Los Angeles on Saturday night.,Adrian Kempe scored two goals for the second consecutive game and defenseman Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot also ...
Mason Marchment scores twice, gives Stars 2-1 win over Wild
Mason Marchment scored two goals to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ilya Lyubushkin earned a pair of assists for Dallas, which won its third game in a row. Tyler Seguin and Sam Steel collected one assist apiece.,Kirill Kaprizov scored...
Flyers zip past Sabres for 4th win in 5 games
Travis Konecny collected two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Travis Sanheim and Egor Zamula each had a goal and an assist and Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves for Philadelphia, which improved to 4-0-1 in its past five gam...
Andrei Vasilevskiy brilliant again as Lightning shut out Devils
Andrei Vasilevskiy capped a night of celebration with his second shutout this season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. ,The 2019 Vezina Trophy winner stopped 29 shots for his 36th career shutout after also starting the evening on a high note. ,Befo...
Evgeni Malkin pots shootout winner as Penguins top Sharks
Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins survived losing a 3-0 lead, beating the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3.,Sidney Crosby scored his 599th goal in regulation to move within one goal of becoming the second active player to record 600 goal...
Leafs overcome third-period deficit, beat Oilers in OT
Mitch Marner scored his 200th career goal 40 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night.,Marner's sixth goal of the season came at the end of a two-on-one break to give the Maple Leafs their second straight overtime win.,Bobby McMann...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers shut down suddenly-skidding Jets
Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each recorded a three-point performance, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,A two-time Vezina Trophy recipient, Bobrovsky turned aside 10 shots in the third pe...
Spencer Martin notches 1st career shutout as Canes silence Senators
Spencer Martin posted his first career shutout to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Saturday., ,The 29-year-old journeyman goalie made his second start of the season and 54th in his career. He responded by making 25 saves., ,Carolina needed just eight minutes to t...