Hockey Page 246 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rangers seek stronger start while Blues bring in 'top NHL coach'
First periods are not going well for the New York Rangers, especially in their past two games in Western Canada.,The Rangers allowed a combined 41 shots on goal in the opening periods of the final two games of a four-game trip. They will attempt to produce an improved start and avoid their first thr...
Matvei Michkov making a difference as Flyers battle Golden Knights
Matvei Michkov doesn't turn 20 for a couple of weeks, but he continues to play well above his years for the Philadelphia Flyers.,Fresh off his second overtime goal in the last five games, Michkov leads the Flyers into Monday's home game against the Vegas Golden Knights.,Philadelphia's first-round pi...
Panthers look to end slump, face Capitals
Honest and critical yet hopeful and optimistic -- that's how the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are viewing their current predicament.,The Panthers, who are set to host the Washington Capitals on Monday night in Sunrise, are 1-5-0 over their past six games.,"We're struggling right no...
Red-hot Devils seeking rare success against Predators
The Metropolitan Division-leading New Jersey Devils look to continue their hot streak when they host the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.,The Devils have won their last two games and are 7-2-0 in their last nine games. This impressive stretch includes two wins over the reigning Stanley ...
Inconsistent Lightning set to face improving Avalanche
On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning faced a club they met in a recent Stanley Cup Final when they played against the Dallas Stars.,They get a chance to do so again to start Thanksgiving week when the Lightning play host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.,While Tampa Bay did get past the Stars ...
Blues hire Jim Montgomery as coach, fire Drew Bannister
The St. Louis Blues hired Jim Montgomery as their head coach on Sunday and fired bench boss Drew Bannister.,Montgomery signed a five-year contract with the Blues just five days after being fired as the head coach of the Boston Bruins after two-plus seasons. ,A Jack Adams Award winner as NHL coach of...
Tall task awaits Utah HC in form of streaking Maple Leafs
The Utah Hockey Club will vie for their second consecutive victory when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night. ,Utah ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night in the second of their four-game road trip.,Dylan Guenther scored two goals...
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby gets goal No. 600 in loss to Utah HC
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Clayton Keller had t...
Utah HC overcome Sidney Crosby's 600th goal, slam Penguins
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak.,Clayton Keller had t...
Jake DeBrusk leads Canucks past Senators for seventh straight road win
Jake DeBrusk had two goals with an assist, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for their seventh straight road win, 4-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hugh...
Connor McDavid, Oilers rough up Rangers
Connor McDavid scored twice in the third period and added an assist in the second and Leon Draisaitl collected a goal and an assist as the host Edmonton Oilers rolled to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.,McDavid notched at least three points in a game for the fourth time thi...
Sabres take lead in third period, hold on to top Sharks
Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie and James Reimer made 31 saves in his Sabres debut as Buffalo beat the host San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night. ,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist and Bowen Byram had two assists for the Sabres, who swept a three-game road swing through California.,Fabian Z...
Blue Jackets clip Canes in shootout after back-and-forth battle
Elvis Merzlikins recorded 32 saves and then made three more in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday., ,After Columbus won in overtime against Tampa Bay on Thursday, the Blue Jackets provided their home crowd another entertaining cont...
Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson lead Islanders past Blues
Kyle Palmieri scored twice Saturday night as the New York Islanders finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Palmieri scored late in the first and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0...
Roman Josi's two goals help Predators get past Jets
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in their 4-1 win against the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Saturday evening.,Marchessault, who left the Vegas Golden Knights in the offseason and signed to five-year, $27.5 million free-agent contract with Nashville, scored his f...
Rally-happy Stars double up Lightning, 4-2
Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz netted third-period goals less than a minute apart and the Dallas Stars rallied twice to beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday night.,Locked in a 2-all tie in the final frame after erasing a pair of one-goal deficits, Dallas turned to its speed game and explo...
Jake DeBrusk leads Canucks to seventh straight road win
Jake DeBrusk had two goals with an assist, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for their seventh straight road win, 4-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hugh...
Golden Knights explode for 5 goals in 2nd period, crush Canadiens 6-2
Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and two assists and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights tied a franchise record by scoring five goals in the second period en route to a 6-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night., ,Callahan Burke scored his first NHL goal and Tomas Hertl,...
Brad Marchand helps Bruins add to Red Wings' recent struggles
Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal with 8:30 remaining in the game as the visiting Boston Bruins topped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night.,Justin Brazeau had a power-play goal for the Bruins, and Jeremy Swayman made 18 saves.,Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit, which has lost four of its...
Devils use power-play goals to slip past Capitals
Tomas Tatar and defenseman Dougie Hamilton each scored a power-play goal to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Tatar also had an assist on defenseman Brenden Dillon's goal in the second period. ,Jake Allen made 23 saves to propel the Devils...