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Top line bags six points as Knights edge Blues
The forward line of Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone combined for six points as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Friday in Las Vegas.,Eichel and Barbashev each had a goal and an assist and Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won their first tw...

Mark Scheifele's late heroics lift Jets over Blackhawks in OT
Mark Scheifele scored 38 seconds into overtime after tying the game in the closing stages and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lift the host Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom appeared on the verge of his first career shuto...

Nikita Kucherov's hat trick leads Lightning past Hurricanes
Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Brayden Point scored the first Tampa Bay goal, with Kucherov picking up an assist on the g...

Macklin Celebrini questionable as Sharks host Ducks
After a historic NHL debut, Macklin Celebrini simply hopes to be on the ice when the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.,Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick by the Sharks in the 2024 NHL Draft, had a goal and an assist against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday night, but S...

Avalanche eye stronger goalie play as Blue Jackets aim to rebound
The Colorado Avalanche aren't panicking about their goaltending after one poor performance, but they're not waiting to fix a potential problem ahead of Saturday night's home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Denver.,Colorado lost its season opener at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday n...

Islanders brace for early road trip, starting at Stars
The New York Islanders didn't have to look far for an idea of how to handle their first road trip of the season.,After a difficult loss, the Islanders will embark on a three-game trek Saturday night when they visit the Dallas Stars in the second contest of the season for both teams.,New York and Dal...

Senators aim to extend winning streak against rival Canadiens
A new season presents another opportunity for the Ottawa Senators to continue their recent dominance of the Montreal Canadiens.,Vying to start 2-0-0 for the first time in eight seasons, the visiting Senators eye a 10th consecutive victory over the Canadiens on Saturday night.,Ottawa hasn't made a pl...

Red Wings, Predators aim to rebound from season-opening losses
The Detroit Red Wings faltered in their season opener on Thursday. They'll try to smooth things out in their second game when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Detroit allowed five goals in the last two periods of a 6-3 home loss to Pittsburgh. The Penguins had been shut out in th...

Penguins, Leafs clash after improving on season openers
New Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will be hunting his first goal of the season in the team's home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,The league's leading goal-scorer last season with 69 does not have a point after the Maple Leafs split their first two games of th...

Alex Ovechkin, Capitals welcome Devils to open 50th season
The New Jersey Devils began the 2024-25 season with a pair of victories in Prague before returning home to play in Newark, N.J.,With three games already under their belt, the Devils will visit the nation's capital on Saturday and serve as the season-opening opponent for superstar captain Alex Ovechk...

Panthers will miss their captain as they take on winless Sabres
Center Aleksander Barkov's injury situation is looming over the Florida Panthers.,The Panthers, who are set to visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, lost Barkov to a lower-body injury during a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,Barkov left the game with 70 seconds left in the third p...

Sharks star rookie Macklin Celebrini (lower-body) misses practice
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and missed the team's practice Friday.,Coach Ryan Warsofsky said he didn't know if Celebrini would be available for the Sharks' home game Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks beca...

Avalanche claim G Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers
The Colorado Avalanche claimed veteran goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,Kahkonen, 28, played last season with the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils, posting a 7-24-3 record, .898 save percentage and 3.64 goals-against average in 37 games (33 starts). ,The J...

Bruins, with Jeremy Swayman back on board, tangle with Kings
Following their first win of the young season, the Boston Bruins continue a three-game homestand with a Saturday matinee against the Los Angeles Kings.,In an improved effort two nights after a season-opening loss at Florida, the Bruins picked up a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in B...

Report: Rangers nearing extension for Alexis Lafreniere
The New York Rangers reportedly are working on a lucrative, long-term extension for forward Alexis Lafreniere.,The deal is in the range of eight years at more than $8 million per year, according to a DailyFaceoff.com report.,Lafreniere, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday, opened the season w...

Blues, Golden Knights aim to extend unbeaten starts
The St. Louis Blues will try to complete a season-opening three-game road sweep when they oppose the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday in Las Vegas.,After beginning last season with a 3-4-1 record, the Blues are off to a far better start in the new campaign.,The Blues opened their season by erasing a t...

Blues' comeback spoils Macklin Celebrini's glowing debut with Sharks
Brayden Schenn scored in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues rallied from a three-goal, third-period deficit to edge the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Thursday.,Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Ryan Suter and Justin Faulk also scored for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas each had two assists and...

NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Kings
Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.,With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three p...

Matt Boldy's 3 points help Wild edge Jackets in opener
Matt Boldy scored a goal and tallied two assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener for both teams.,Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota, which is hoping to bounce back after missi...

Mason Marchment's two goals power Stars past Predators
Mason Marchment scored twice to highlight Dallas' four-goal second period, fueling the visiting Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.,Roope Hintz scored a goal and set up linemate Jason Robertson's tally 19 seconds later early in the sec...