Hockey Page 26 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Stingy Wild take win streak into visit with Blackhawks
The Minnesota Wild will wrap up a three-game road trip Wednesday night before heading home for Thanksgiving.,They would love to bring a winning streak to the table.,Minnesota will go for its sixth consecutive victory when it faces off against the host Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild are 9-1-1 in Novemb...
Lightning backed by defense in taking on streaky Flames
Known for their goal-scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still scoring, but it is their defense that has stepped up after a slow start and moved them to first place in the Atlantic Division.,Winners of 12 of the past 15 games, the Lightning will take their strong stretch of play into Wednes...
Capitals' defense driving offense as injury-hampered Jets visit
The Washington Capitals have won four of five games as they prepare to host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night for the first of two meetings between the clubs this season.,In the Capitals' 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, their blue line powered the offense with four goals -- ...
Sabres strive for 'bare minimum,' travel to Penguins
The Buffalo Sabres are starting to find their way on the ice. With wins in four of their past five games, they'll look to keep that success going and improve their ways on the road when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday., ,The Sabres are coming off a 4-1 win against the Eastern Confere...
Islanders keen to build more momentum against Bruins
The New York Islanders and Boston Bruins will complete their regular-season series on Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y., ,But as a pair of teams in the tightly bunched Eastern Conference, neither needs to be reminded how results in November might impact their playoff hopes in April., ,The Islanders wi...
Devils can tie franchise mark for home points streak vs. Blues
The New Jersey Devils have carried the NHL's best home-ice advantage into the second quarter of the season.,They will try to extend their home point streak to 10 games when they face the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,The Devils improved 8-0-1 at home by holding off the Detroit R...
Red Wings hope to start piling wins with lowly Predators in town
The Detroit Red Wings followed up each of their last three losses with a victory. They'll look to keep that trend going when they host the reeling Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,Detroit rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat Columbus in overtime on Saturday but couldn't pull ...
Hurricanes look for better effort to start homestand vs. Rangers
After putting forth an admittedly flat effort in their last outing, the Carolina Hurricanes look for a more well-rounded performance on Wednesday when they open a season-long seven-game homestand against the New York Rangers in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have been idle since seeing their five-game...
Panthers eager to continue hot streak vs. Flyers
After an inconsistent start to the season, the Florida Panthers are beginning to round into form.,The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions hope to continue their hot stretch when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida enters Tuesday's action tied for fifth place ...
NHL issues $5K fine to Red Wings D Ben Chiarot
The NHL fined Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ben Chiarot $5,000 on Tuesday for butt-ending New Jersey Devils defenseman Simon Nemec on Monday night.,The incident occurred in the third period of the Devils' 4-3 victory, and Chiarot was not penalized. ,The money from the fine, which is the maximum allow...
NHL roundup: Mammoth's Logan Cooley scores 4 vs. Vegas
Logan Cooley scored a career-high four goals and also had an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,It was the first four-goal game in Mammoth history and the first four-goal game in the NHL this season.,Dylan Guenther had a ...
Brandt Clarke scores winner as Kings edge Senators
Brandt Clarke scored a tie-breaking power-play goal with 6:10 left in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings held on for a 2-1 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,Warren Foegele also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves for the Kings, who improved to 2-4-3 at home this se...
Panthers explode again in 8-3 hammering of Predators
A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist in the Florida Panthers' 8-3 convincing win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday night.,Sam Reinhart and Carter Vergaeghe each had a goal and two assists, Evan Rodrigues and Gustav Forsling each contributed a goal and an assist while Jesper Boqvist ...
Logan Cooley (4 goals) powers Mammoth past Knights
Logan Cooley scored a career-high four goals and also had an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Salt Lake City., ,It was the first four-goal game in Mammoth history and the first four-goal game in the NHL this season., ,Dylan Guenther ha...
Capitals defensemen score 4 in convincing win over Blue Jackets
Jakob Chychrun scored twice while Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal with an assist as the Washington Capitals rolled to a 5-1 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.,Justin Sourdif added two assists, Martin Fehervary also scored and Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 shot...
Panthers explode again; net 8 in hammering of Predators
A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist in the Florida Panthers' 8-3 convincing win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday night.,Sam Reinhart and Carter Vergaeghe each had a goal and two assists, Evan Rodrigues contributed a goal and an assist while Jesper Boqvist, Sam Bennett and defensem...
Devils fend off Red Wings, halt 3-game skid
Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the New Jersey Devils held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Monday.,The Devils are 8-0-1 at home this season, joining the league-leading Colorado Avalanche (8-0-2) as the only teams without a regulation loss on home ice. Monday's victory ended ...
In rare home win, Rangers edge Blues to end 4-game skid
Vladislav Gavrikov set up two goals as the New York Rangers defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak.,Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafreniere and Adam Edstrom scored for the Rangers, who earned just their second home victory in 10 tries this season (2-7...
Andrei Vasilevskiy claims 41st shutout as Lightning blank Flyers
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for his first shutout this season, Brandon Hagel notched two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Monday night.,The 31-year-old Russian goaltender crafted his 41st career shutout and sixth against the Flyers....
Capitals' defensemen score 4 goals in convincing win over Blue Jackets
Jakob Chychrun scored twice, while Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal with an assist, as the Washington Capitals rolled to a 5-1 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.,Justin Sourdif added two assists and Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 shots for the Capitals, who brok...