Hockey Page 27 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lightning, with home ice vs. Habs assured, oppose Rangers in tune-up
When Tampa Bay hosts the New York Rangers in the regular-season finale on Wednesday, the Lightning know they won't need to pack their bags postgame.,Thanks to the Canadiens' 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, the Lightning (50-25-6, 106 points) clinched second place in the Atlantic Divi...
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin earns assist in possible finale
Alex Ovechkin had an assist in what might have been his final NHL game, Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal and the Washington Capitals beat the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in the season finale for teams on Tuesday. Neither team will be in the playoffs.,Chychrun scored on a power play with ab...
Blues rebound from 3-goal deficit, top playoff-bound Penguins
Jimmy Snuggerud had two goals and two assists to help the St. Louis Blues rally for a 7-5 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.,Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist, Logan Mailloux had a goal and an assist, Jake Neighbours had two assists and Jordan Binnington made 18 ...
Jake DeBrusk's 2nd goal lifts Canucks past Kings in OT
Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.,DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.,Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vanco...
Jake DeBrusk's second goal of game lifts Canucks past Kings in OT
Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.,DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.,Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vanco...
Blues rebound from pair of 3-goal deficits, top Penguins
Jimmy Snuggerud had two goals and two assists to help the St. Louis Blues rally for a 7-5 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.,Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist, Logan Mailloux had a goal and an assist, Jake Neighbours had two assists and Jordan Binnington made 18 ...
Avalanche down Flames, tie franchise's season mark for points
Gabriel Landeskog scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas had an assist to reach 100 points for the first time in his career, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday.,Artturi Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon scored goals and Mackenzie Blackwoo...
Mammoth hold off Jets, secure West's No. 1 wild card
Nick Schmaltz scored twice as the Utah Mammoth held on late to defeat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, Nate Schmidt had two assists, Alex Kerfoot scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves for the Mammoth (43-32-6, 92 points), who snapped a ...
Hunter Haight's first NHL goal sparks Wild in win over Ducks
Hunter Haight scored his first NHL goal and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Danila Yurov and Robby Fabbri also scored one goal apiece for Minnesota (46-24-12, 104 points), which wrapped up its regular season. The Wild will face th...
Bruins blank Devils, wrap up East's top wild card
Mark Kastelic scored two of the Bruins' four first-period goals as Boston wrapped up the first Eastern Conference wild card with a 4-0 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Morgan Geekie and Viktor Arvid...
Flyers beat Canadiens for third staight win before playoff opener
Matvei Michkov had a goal and two assists for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Porter Martone and defenseman Oliver Bonk, in his NHL debut, each had a goal and an assist. Samuel Ersson made 27 saves for the Flyers (43-27-12, 98 points), w...
Hurricanes take down Islanders in final pre-playoff tune-up
Mark Jankowski scored the tie-breaking goal with 5:22 left Tuesday night for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who tuned up for the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in the regular season finale for both clubs.,Nikolaj Ehlers scored in the first for the Hurricanes (53-22-7, 113 poi...
Bruins blank Devils, wrap up East's first wild card
Mark Kastelic scored two of the Bruins' four first-period goals as Boston wrapped up the first Eastern Conference wild card with a 4-0 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Morgan Geekie and Viktor Arvid...
Caps edge Jackets in Alex Ovechkin's potential final game
Alex Ovechkin had an assist in what might have been his final NHL game, Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal and the Washington Capitals beat the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in the season finale for teams that will not be in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.,Chychrun took a pass at the center point fr...
Surging Golden Knights can capture Pacific with win vs. Kraken
The Vegas Golden Knights can clinch their third Pacific Division title in four years when they host the Seattle Kraken in their regular-season finale on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Vegas (38-26-17, 93 points) brings a season-best nine-game point streak (6-0-3) into the contest and has yet to lose ...
Stars, Sabres meet on stellar runs ahead of playoffs
The Buffalo Sabres wrap up the regular season Wednesday at the Dallas Stars, and for the first time since the 2010-11 season, the regular-season finale will not be Buffalo's last game.,Coach Lindy Ruff's team has been one of the NHL's hottest over the past four months, winning 39 out of 52 games sin...
Lightning aim to lock up 1st-round home ice vs. Rangers
When the Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Rangers in their regular-season finale Wednesday, they know a matchup against the Montreal Canadiens is ahead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. ,Whether or not the series begins in the United States or Canada remains in question. ,Occupyin...
Blackhawks face Sharks, seek positive to another non-playoff season
The Chicago Blackhawks hope to leave a better impression on their fans when they play their season finale against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.,The Blackhawks (28-39-14, 70 points) heard boos from their home crowd during a listless 5-1 loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday...
Leafs visit Senators for season-ending role reversal
The Toronto Maple Leafs will end their season Wednesday night when they visit the Ottawa Senators, in a dramatic reversal from nearly a year ago.,When the Maple Leafs (32-35-14, 78 points) visited the Senators (43-27-11, 97 points) last May 1, they won Game 6 to clinch a victory in the first-round p...
Panthers ready to go down fighting vs. Red Wings
The Florida Panthers' two-year run as Stanley Cup champions officially is about to end.,The Panthers (39-38-4, 82 points) will play host to the Detroit Red Wings (41-30-10, 92 points) in the season finale for both non-playoff teams on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla. ,Despite having most of their to...