Hockey Page 268 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Flyers keep playoff push alive with win over Devils
Travis Konecny scored his NHL-best sixth short-handed goal midway through the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers kept their playoff chances alive with a 1-0 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday....

Coyotes owner says he can't yet address relocation rumors
The Arizona Coyotes' owner issued a statement Saturday, explaining his inability to comment on the subject of the team's immediate future....

Capitals D Nick Jensen stretchered off after hard hit
Washington defenseman Nick Jensen was stretchered off the ice late in the first period Saturday afternoon in the Capitals' home match against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but he appears to have escaped serious injury....

Jets bomb Avalanche in first-round playoff preview
Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Adam Lowry also scored twice, and the Winnipeg Jets routed the Colorado Avalanche 7-0 in Denver on Saturday in a preview of their first-round playoff series....

Stars top Kraken, lock up Central Division title
Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and Jason Robertson added one of each as the Dallas Stars clinched their first Central Division title since 2016 with a 3-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon....

Artemi Panarin, Rangers rally to edge Islanders in shootout
Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout as the host New York Rangers rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon....

Oilers star Connor McDavid to sit out vs. Canucks
Superstar captain Connor McDavid will sit out his third straight game Saturday when his Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks....

Sharks seek rare winning streak in matchup with Wild
The San Jose Sharks will go for back-to-back wins for the first time since January when they face off against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night....

Playoff berth secured, Kings host Ducks
The Los Angeles Kings have assured themselves a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs. How much effort they will put into winning the final three games of the regular season remains to be seen....

Oilers' Connor McDavid could return vs. Canucks
After clinching home ice for at least their first-round series in the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers turn their sights on trying to finish in first place in the Pacific Division when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night....

Predators bid to pick up steam vs. Blue Jackets
The Nashville Predators will look to create more breathing room in the Western Conference wild-card race when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night....

NHL roundup: Knights beat Wild, clinch playoff berth
The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights built an early lead and went on to a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Las Vegas on Friday, clinching the final Western Conference playoff berth in the process....

Knights race past Wild, clinch final playoff spot in West
The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights built an early and went on to a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Las Vegas on Friday night, clinching the final playoff berth in the Western Conference in the process....

Andrei Kuzmenko's hat trick lifts Flames over Ducks
Nazem Kadri collected one goal and two assists in his 900th career game and Andrei Kuzmenko posted his second career hat trick as the visiting Calgary Flames claimed a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday....

Matias Maccelli's OT winner lifts Coyotes past Oilers
Matias Maccelli scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the visiting Arizona Coyotes edged the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday night....

Reports: Coyotes will be sold, moved to Salt Lake City
Arizona Coyotes players were informed that the franchise is being relocated to Salt Lake City, multiple media outlets reported on Friday, though at least one report indicated those conversations weren't quite so definitive....

Filip Forsberg's 3-goal, record-setting game paces Predators past Blackhawks
Filip Forsberg scored his 10th career hat trick en route to a franchise single-season goal-scoring record as the visiting Nashville Predators cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night....

Hurricanes can't stay down, outscore Blues
Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Friday....

Penguins look to increase points streak to 11 when they face Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are on some kind of roll yet are guaranteed nothing as they get ready to host one of the top teams in the NHL on Saturday, the Boston Bruins....

Stars take on Kraken while vying for division, Presidents' Trophy
The Dallas Stars have already clinched a playoff berth, while the Seattle Kraken have already been eliminated....