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Penguins pursue successful weekend vs. reeling Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins will hope to claim all four points available from their Thanksgiving weekend doubleheader as they host the wayward Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Pittsburgh's 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and 4-3 overtime triumph versus the Columbus Blue Jackets on...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

Flyers, Devils eager to continue hot streaks
The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers are on hot streaks going into their second meeting in a week on Saturday night in Newark, N.J. ,The Devils shut out the host Buffalo Sabres 5-0 on Friday for their third straight win, while the Flyers' 4-3 shootout decision over the New York Islanders on...

Red Wings, Bruins tangle after defeats
The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings have little time to sit on Black Friday losses as they meet for the first time this season on Saturday night in Boston. ,It will be an opportunity for both teams to rebound in the second half of a back-to-back set, as Boston is coming off a 6-2 home loss to th...

Avalanche eager to extend point streak in clash vs. Canadiens
The Colorado Avalanche's winning streak ended at 10 games, however their run of consecutive contests with at least a point continued after a 3-2 shootout loss on Friday afternoon.,The Avalanche still have just one regulation loss this season, and they don't have time to dwell on their winning streak...

Red-hot Lightning intent on adding to Rangers' home woes
The Tampa Bay Lightning's slow start is a distant memory, while the New York Rangers hope their home woes can start fading away.,The Lightning will attempt to run their winning streak to seven games on Saturday afternoon when they visit the Rangers.,Tampa Bay opened with a 1-4-2 record when it lost ...

NHL roundup: Wild end Avs' 10-game winning streak
Matt Boldy scored the decisive goal in a shootout, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Avalanche on Friday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ending Colorado's 10-game winning streak.,Kirill Kaprizov scored both goals in regulation for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row. Mats Z...

NHL roundup: Wild end Avs' 10-game winning streak
Matt Boldy scored the decisive goal in a shootout, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Avalanche on Friday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ending Colorado's 10-game winning streak.,Kirill Kaprizov scored both goals in regulation for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row. Mats Z...

Wyatt Johnston's power-play goal guides Stars past Mammoth
Wyatt Johnston scored the eventual game-winner on a 5-on-3 power play in the second period as the Dallas Stars topped the visiting Utah Mammoth 4-3 on Friday night.,Roope Hintz, Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars, who improved to 9-1-1 in its past 11 games. Miro Heiskanen and M...

Predators hand Blackhawks fifth consecutive defeat
The Chicago Blackhawks' recent struggles continued as the Nashville Predators held on for a 4-3 road victory on Friday.,Steven Stamkos, Luke Evangelista, and Ryan O'Reilly each had a goal and an assist, Matthew Wood also scored and Jusse Saros finished with 24 saves for the Predators, who won their ...

Kris Letang's OT goal caps Penguins' rally vs. Blue Jackets
Defenseman Kris Letang scored 59 seconds into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.,Letang also had an assist. Sidney Crosby netted two goals and Bryan Rust the other for the Penguins, who won for the third time in ei...

Capitals storm back from two-goal deficit to topple Maple Leafs
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal at 16:04 of the third period Friday and the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2.,Chychrun has scored in five straight games.,The Capitals scored three times in the third period, including Tom Wilson's goal into an empty n...

Capitals storm back from two-goal deficit to topple Maple Leafs
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal at 16:04 of the third period Friday and the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2.,Chychrun has scored in five straight games.,The Capitals scored three times in the third period, including Tom Wilson's goal into an empty n...

Seth Jarvis nets hat trick as Hurricanes pound Jets
Seth Jarvis scored a hat trick as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the visiting Jets 5-1 on Friday night, their second victory over Winnipeg in eight days.,Jordan Martinook and Alexander Nikishin also had goals for the Hurricanes. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. Carolina g...

Seth Jarvis nets hat trick as Hurricanes pound Jets
Seth Jarvis scored a hat trick as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the visiting Jets 5-1 on Friday night, their second victory over Winnipeg in eight days.,Jordan Martinook and Alexander Nikishin also had goals for the Hurricanes. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. Carolina g...

Golden Knights drop fourth straight as Canadiens roll in Vegas
Sam Montembeault made 30 saves to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Cole Caufield, Zack Bolduc and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist and Jake Evans also scored for Montreal, which won its third straight game.,Mar...

Matthew Kessel’s late goal lifts Blues past Senators
Matthew Kessel scored the decisive goal as the St. Louis Blues held off the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-3 Friday afternoon.,Oskar Sundqvist, Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Blues, who have earned a point in five of their last six games (2-1-3).,Jordan Binnington made 25 saves an...

Adam Gaudette helps Sharks sink Canucks
Upon further review, Adam Gaudette scored with 4:43 remaining in the second period and lifted the host San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday., ,Gaudette's goal, his sixth of the year, was the second of two goals in a 1:14 span that flipped the game in San Jose's favor...

Flyers blow 3-goal lead before topping Islanders in shootout
Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny scored in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers recovered from blowing a three-goal lead to post a 4-3 victory over the host New York Islanders on Friday in Elmont, N.Y.,With the win, Philadelphia remained perfect at 5-0 in shootouts this season. Tyson Foerster, Se...