Hockey Page 230 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Both teams rolling as Oilers visit Wild
Most teams view a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers as a measuring-stick game.,The Oilers, however, have a few teams they want to measure up against, also. They will face one of those teams when they meet the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Both teams have won six of their la...
Golden Knights open difficult trip against formidable Jets
Following a rare five-day break, the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights depart for arguably their toughest road trip of the season., ,Vegas will play three games in four days, including games against the two teams that are tied for the NHL lead in points. It starts Thursday against the Wi...
Hoping not to make franchise history, Predators visit Stars
If the Nashville Predators are to avoid setting the franchise record for most consecutive losses, they might have to do it without their undisputed leader.,They would also have to find a way to beat the Dallas Stars on their home ice.,The Stars are looking for their fifth straight home win while sen...
Drake Batherson's natural hat trick sends Senators past Ducks
Drake Batherson racked up a natural hat trick and added an assist as the host Ottawa Senators knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday evening.,Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Noah Gregor also scored and Linus Ullmark made 31 saves for the Senators, who have won three of their last fou...
Adam Fox's three-point game pushes Rangers past Sabres
Adam Fox had a goal and two assists and Mika Zibanejad crossed a milestone on Wednesday to lead the New York Rangers past the host Buffalo Sabres 3-2.,In a game featuring a pair of slumping teams, Fox's first goal of the season came on an empty net with 2:02 left to secure New York's third win in 11...
Blues host Sharks looking to keep winning under new coach
The San Jose Sharks are in the middle of a long-haul rebuilding effort. The St. Louis Blues are trying to retool more quickly.,These Western Conference rivals will each try to continue their process Thursday when the Blues host the Sharks at Enterprise Center.,The Blues are coming off a 3-1-0 road t...
Blackhawks have lots to prove in first of back-to-back games vs. Islanders
Back-to-back games against one of the few NHL teams already likely out of playoff contention seemingly present the New York Islanders with a valuable opportunity to gain ground in the crowded Eastern Conference wild-card race.,But the Chicago Blackhawks began their three-game road trip by proving th...
Caps look to keep record road win streak going vs. Blue Jackets
The Washington Capitals look to extend their franchise-record road winning streak to 10 games when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,The Blue Jackets have lost four of five games, including a 5-3 defeat to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.,Kent Johnson had a go...
Red Wings look to build on ‘massive win’ in facing Flyers
After earning much-needed wins earlier this week, the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers hope to build on those performances Thursday when they face off in Pennsylvania.,Detroit snapped a season-high five-game losing streak Monday with a 6-5 victory against the Buffalo Sabres. The Red Wings t...
Kings look to keep win streak going in visit to Devils
The Los Angeles Kings look to match their longest winning streak in over three years when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.,The Kings extended their run of good fortune to six games on Tuesday when they opened a seven-game road trip -- matching a season high -- with ...
Pens, Habs going in opposite directions ahead of matchup
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens are both in the bottom portion of the Eastern Conference standings but appear to be headed in opposite directions ahead of a matchup in Montreal on Thursday.,The Penguins have lost two of their past three games while the Canadiens have won three of thei...
Wild owner on keeping Kirill Kaprizov: 'It's a priority'
Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold made it crystal clear that the team is thinking about Kirill Kaprizov's next contract.,First things first. Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season, so there is some element of time for the Wild as the 27-year-old star forward plays out ...
NHL roundup: Avs' Mikko Rantanen collects hat trick vs. Pens
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight games and four of their past fi...
Aleksander Barkov powers Panthers past Kraken in SO
Aleksander Barkov scored in regulation and again in a shootout as the Florida Panthers opened a five-game trip with a 2-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.,Barkov and Sam Reinhart tallied in the shootout for the Panthers while Seattle's Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand had the...
Blues use OT to hand Canucks another home loss
Dylan Holloway scored 1:40 into overtime to give the visiting St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,Jake DeBrusk collected a late equalizer for the Canucks at 18:08 of the third period, but Holloway still secured the victory for St. Louis in the extra frame by roofing a sh...
Matt Boldy lifts Wild to win in Utah's first-ever shootout
Matt Boldy scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists and Marat Khusnutdinov, Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 shots for...
Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid guide Oilers past Lightning
Leon Draisaitl notched a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid added to his career-long success against Tampa Bay and the Edmonton Oilers ran their winning streak to three games by edging the visiting Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night.,Draisaitl scored a flukey goal in the second period that proved to be ...
Mark Scheifele ties team mark as Jets soar past Bruins
Three-point nights from Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor helped the Winnipeg Jets cruise to an 8-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday.,Scheifele (two goals, one assist) scored in each of the first two periods for his 46th career multi-goal game, tying Ilya Kovalchuk for the most in team hi...
Flames erase three deficits, down skidding Predators
Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney each collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.,Nazem Kadri and Brayden Pachal also scored for the Flames, who went into the clash with one win in seven games (1-4-2) and snapp...
Kings continue cruising by tackling Isles
Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Mikey Anderson scored on Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Kings, who continued surging with a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who extended the NHL's longest active winning streak to six games. ,Anders Lee s...