Hockey Page 244 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Surging Oilers out to exploit Sharks' late-game breakdowns
The Edmonton Oilers could get a chance to catch their breath when they host the struggling San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon, but they don't plan to slow down.,The Oilers have won six of their past seven games and nine of 11, knocking off several of the NHL's top teams along the way.,Edmonton mo...

Kings visit Predators riding hot streak
The Los Angeles Kings look to stay hot when they visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,The Kings head into the matchup on a 9-2-1 streak over their past 12 games, a stretch that includes a six-game winning streak from Nov. 27-Dec. 10. They're 3-1-1 on their current seven-game road trip, which c...

Blackhawks put three-game win streak to test vs. Flames
It will be two teams going in opposite directions when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday., ,The Blackhawks defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday night for their third straight win, while the Flames dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators in a second consecutive ...

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin (back) to return vs. Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will return from a seven-game absence due to back spasms when his struggling team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.,"Dahlin is good to go," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said of the defenseman after an optional morning skate Friday.,The Sabres surely could use ...

Avalanche, Ducks aim to extend late-game success
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, with both teams riding the momentum of third-period comebacks.,The Avalanche, trailing 2-1 through 48 minutes against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, broke out with three unanswered goals to secure a 4-2 win.,Mikko Rantanen scored on the pow...

Home after winning trip, Panthers square off with Blues
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov still is regaining his legs after missing two games with an illness.,He earned an assist in his first game back, a 6-1 road victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.,After playing a season-low 16:01 against the Wild, Barkov should be ready for a bigger ...

NHL roundup: Oilers rally for OT win over Bruins
Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night., ,Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston go...

Bryan Rust logs 4 points, scores in OT as Pens nip Predators
Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the night 1:07 into overtime to cap a four-point night, Sidney Crosby had a goal with three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the host Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday.,Rust, who opened the scoring for Pittsburgh, ended it when he snapped a wide-open ...

Joel Kiviranta's leads Avalanche's comeback against Sharks
Joel Kiviranta scored two third-period goals to help the visiting Colorado Avalanche earn a 4-2 come-from-behind victory against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,Valeri Nichushkin scored the first of Colorado's three goals in the final period. Mikko Rantanen also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and C...

Rested Golden Knights overtake weary Canucks
William Karlsson netter the go-ahead goal early in the third period the Vegas Golden Knights scored three consecutive times to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third game-winning goal of the season for Karlsson. Brett Howden had a goal and ...

Brady Tkachuk's OT goal lifts Senators over Flames
Brady Tkachuk scored 55 seconds into overtime and the visiting Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday for their fifth straight win.,The game ended with a series of end-to-end rushes. After Senators goalie Linus Ullmark made a save on Jonathan Huberdeau, he sent an outlet pass to Tim...

Mattias Ekholm's OT goal caps Oilers' comeback over Bruins
Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.,Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston goal...

Blackhawks turn back Kraken for season-high third straight win
Ilya Mikheyev scored twice and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists to back a 27-save effort from Arvid Soderblom as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the visiting Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday for their season-best third win in a row.,Mikheyev continued a torrid stretch in which he has scored four goals i...

Bryan Rust scores first, last as Penguins nip Predators in OT
Bryan Rust's second goal of the night came 1:07 into overtime and capped his four-point night, Sidney Crosby had a goal with three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the host Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday.,Rust, who opened the scoring for Pittsburgh, ended it when he snapped a wide-ope...

4-goal third period shoots Kings past Flyers
Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala each scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings tallied four goals in the third period in a 7-3 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday., ,Warren Foegele added a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, which improved to 3-1-1 on its season-long seven-game road trip...

Lightning win season-best 4th straight, topping Blues
Nikita Kucherov extended his points streak to nine games, Gage Goncalves scored his first goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning set a season-high with their fourth straight win, 3-1, over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.,Kucherov posted two second-period assists to give him 20 points (thre...

Blue Jackets cool off Devils, snap 5-game skid
Elvis Merzlikins made 41 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-2 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday.,Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist and Kirill Marchenko had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a five-game losing streak (0-3-2).,Luke Hughes had a goal and ...

Utah aims to keep hot streak going against host Wild
The Utah Hockey Club have matched their season high with three straight victories.,On Friday night, Utah will have a chance to make history as it goes for its first four-game winning streak since moving to Salt Lake City. Utah will take on the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,Utah coach Andre Tou...

Rangers, Stars trying to turn around disappointing seasons
Heading into the season, the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers were considered among the favorites to contend for the Stanley Cup. However, neither is playing their best hockey of late, as they meet for the first time this season on Friday in Dallas.,Dallas has lost four of its last seven, including...

Capitals aim to ignite offense in divisional clash vs. Hurricanes
The Washington Capitals will try to break out of a rare offensive funk in a division showdown with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.,Washington has scored just three times over its last two games, losing both. It marks just the second time this season the Capitals have dropped consec...