Hockey Page 233 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Red Wings ride momentum into matchup with NHL-best Jets
The Winnipeg Jets top the NHL with 56 points and 27 wins while the Detroit Red Wings fired their coach the day after Christmas and entered Friday four points out of a playoff spot., ,However, the Jets have lost their last two (0-1-1), while the Red Wings are on a three-game winning streak entering S...
Rangers ride rare momentum into clash with Capitals
The New York Rangers started the new calendar year with a much-needed win. Now they'll look to keep it going when they visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.,The Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak Thursday with a 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins, a tilt in which they held a...
Leafs D Philippe Myers signs 2-year, $1.7M extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Philippe Myers to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension Friday.,Myers, 27, has recorded two assists in 11 games in his first season with Toronto, averaging 17:08 of ice time.,He has 38 points (eight goals, 30 assists), a plus-six plus/minus and 72 pena...
Short-handed Canucks, lowly Predators set to tangle
The Vancouver Canucks again may be forced to survive without No. 1 goaltender Thatcher Demko when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,And again the Canucks hope Kevin Lankinen is able to hold the fort.,Demko, who missed the first 26 games of the season due to a lower-body injury, left...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Oilers look to stay hot in clash vs. Ducks
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will try to extend their respective point streaks to 13 games on Friday night when the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks.,McDavid has three goals and 20 assists during his point streak and Draisaitl has 10 goals and 14 assists. The Oilers have gone 9-2-1 since ...
Blues eager to avenge blowout loss to Senators
The Blues have vivid memories of the last time they faced the Senators, when St. Louis lost 8-1 in Ottawa on Oct. 29.,When the teams meet again Friday night in St. Louis, the Blues will seek payback.,Ottawa's Tim Stutzle had two goals and two assists in the October matchup, while teammate Brady Tkac...
Panthers hope to end homestand on high vs. Pens
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers close out what has been a disappointing five-game homestand on Friday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Sunrise, Fla.,It will be the second game of a back-to-back set for Florida, which lost 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday....
NHL roundup: Avs lose goalie but edge Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to six games.,Jonathan Drouin sent the game into overtime when he scored with 7.7 seconds left. Toews also had two assists, Cale ...
Avs G Scott Wedgewood set to miss time with injury
Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury.,Coach Jared Bednar said after the game that Wedgewood, an early-season acquisition as Colorado's goaltenders were struggling, still needed a medical evaluatio...
Sharks eke out win over Lightning, end 8-game skid
Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.,Ending an 0-7-1 streak, the Sharks beat the Lightning for just the t...
J.T. Miller, Canucks push past Kraken in shootout
J.T. Miller scored the lone shootout goal as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.,Max Sasson, Conor Garland and Tyler Myers scored in regulation for the Canucks, who won for just the second time in their past seven games (2-2-3).,Vancouver goaltender Thatcher...
Three-goal second period sends Knights past Flyers
Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves to win his fifth straight start and Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game-winner during Vegas' three-goal second period as the Golden Knights rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Nicolas H...
Avalanche pull off late comeback, stun Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night.,It was the second time this season Colorado overcame a big deficit to beat the Sabres. The Avalanche trailed 4-0 after one period in Buffalo on Dec. 3 and won 5...
Pair of goals by Lawson Crouse helps Utah get past Flames
Lawson Crouse scored twice, including the game-winning tally, and Clayton Keller collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Logan Cooley and Kevin Stenlund also scored goals while Olli Maatta netted a pair of assists ...
Avs' G Scott Wedgewood exits game with apparent injury
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood left Thursday night's game against Buffalo with an apparent right-leg injury.,Wedgewood was hurt just over a minute into the third period when Sabres forward Zach Benson was battling with Avalanche center Parker Kelly near the Colorado goal. Benson fell ...
Roope Hintz, Stars double up on Senators
Roope Hintz scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period, and the stingy Dallas Stars won their third straight, 4-2 over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,With Dallas trailing 2-1, Jamie Benn and Hintz scored in a 1:08 span of the second. Meanwhile, Jak...
Ducks knock off Jets again on Troy Terry's OT winner
Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to lift the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, who opened an eight-game homestand on Thursday evening.,Terry also had an assist, Radko Gudas had a goal and an assist, Leo Carlsson also scored and John G...
Bobby McMann's two goals just enough as Leafs edge Islanders
Bobby McMann scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play with 2:59 left in regulation, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.,McMann's third two-goal game of the season was all the support Joseph Woll (32 saves) needed. Nicholas...
Struggling Hurricanes get rare road win vs. Panthers
Jaccob Slavin scored with 7:30 remaining to break a tie and lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-1 victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla., avenging two disturbing losses from last month.,Brent Burns had the first Carolina goal and Martin Necas added an empty netter wi...
Wild continue dominance vs. Capitals with shootout win
Matt Boldy scored in the second round of the shootout to lift the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,Boldy rebounded after hitting the post late in overtime by wristing a shot past Charlie Lindgren in the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury preserved the win b...