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Maple Leafs G Joseph Woll (lower-body injury) has full practice
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll practiced fully on Friday for the first time since Oct. 8 because of a lower-body injury.,Woll missed the team's first four games after suffering what he called "a little bit of groin tightness" on the day before the season opener. The past four days, he sk...
Stars host Oilers in rematch of Western Conference finals
The Stars look to exact a small measure of revenge against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon when the clubs meet in Dallas.,The Stars fell in six games to Connor McDavid and the high-octane Oilers in the Western Conference finals last spring.,Jake Oettinger fared well in that series and by a...
Red Wings, Predators feeling urgency after slow starts
Expect a sense of urgency in the building when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon.,While it's just the fifth game of the season for both teams, they don't want to risk falling too far in the standings at such an early stage.,Detroit's lone victory came at the P...
Unbeaten Lightning open road trip against Senators
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to extend their win streak to four games when they open a three-game road trip in Ottawa against the Senators on Saturday afternoon.,The Lightning opened the season with a 4-1 win at Carolina and picked up a 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Tuesday.,On Thursday, Tampa ...
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck faces Sharks in 500th career start
The Winnipeg Jets are off to a 3-0-0 start for the first time in franchise history, and a major reason for that is Connor Hellebuyck.,The 31-year-old Hellebuyck, who leads the NHL with a .976 save percentage (81 saves on 83 shots) this season, will make his 500th career NHL start on Hellebuyck Night...
NHL roundup: Capitals hand Stars first loss
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh each scored in a three-goal second period for the host Washington Capitals, who topped the previously unbeaten Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday.,After knocking off then 3-0-0 Vegas on Tuesday for their first win, the Capitals trailed 1-0 entering the second pe...
Kraken use second-period flurry to beat Flyers
Jared McCann had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken opened a five-game homestand with a 6-4 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Jordan Eberle and Shane Wright had a goal and assist apiece and Brandon Montour, Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand also tallied for Seat...
Blackhawks double up Sharks for win in home opener
Taylor Hall, Tyler Bertuzzi, Nick Foligno and Jason Dickinson scored and Petr Mrazek stopped 20 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday.,Chicago outshot San Jose 27-22 to win its home opener and prevail for the second time in the past three games. Connor...
Kings snap 3-game winless streak at expense of Canadiens
Alex Laferriere scored a tiebreaking goal early in the second period to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Los Angeles defensemen Mikey Anderson and Andreas Englund each scored a goal before Adrian Kempe converted into the empty net late in ...
Connor McDavid scores as Oilers drop Predators to 0-4
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and Brett Kulak scored twice, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night., ,Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who won back-to-back games after dropping their first three. Calvin Pickard made 2...
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning notch comeback win over Knights
Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Kucherov took a shot from just above the goal line that hit the skate of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague...
Joel Hofer, Blues shut out Islanders for OT win
Joel Hofer made 34 saves and Jake Neighbours scored as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting New York Islanders 1-0 in overtime Thursday.,Hofer earned his second career shutout and helped set up Neighbours' winning goal 2:04 into overtime with his outlet pass.,Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for the I...
Artemi Panarin sizzling as hat trick leads Rangers past Red Wings
Artemi Panarin continued his torrid start by recording a hat trick as part of a four-point showing as the visiting New York Rangers rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.,Panarin scored two goals in the first period and added his second power-play goal of the game in t...
J.T. Miller, Canucks sink Panthers in overtime
Vancouver's Quinn Hughes set up J.T. Miller for the game-winner 2:09 into overtime as the Canucks recorded their first win this season, edging the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Following a scoreless third period, Hughes slipped a pass back to Miller, who skated in from the right ...
Caps' 3-goal 2nd ends Stars' perfect start to season
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh each had a goal in a three-goal second period for the host Washington Capitals in Thursday's night 3-2 victory over the previously unbeaten Dallas Stars.,After knocking off then 3-0-0 Vegas on Tuesday for their first win, the Capitals trailed 1-0 entering ...
Kings snap 3-game winless streak at expense of host Canadiens
Alex Laferriere scored a goal early in the second period to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Los Angeles defensemen Mikey Anderson and Andreas Englund each scored a goal before Adrian Kempe converted into the empty net late in the third pe...
Blue Jackets pile six goals on struggling Sabres
Kirill Marchenko and Mathieu Olivier both collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Yegor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli, Zachary Aston-Reese and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets. Goaltender Daniil Tarasov ...
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning notch comeback win over Golden Knights
Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Kucherov took a shot from just above the goal line that hit the skate of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague...
Devils stay hot, nearly shut out Senators
Eric Haula and Nathan Bastian scored their first goals of the season to push the New Jersey Devils past the host Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Thursday., ,Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots, allowing only Brady Tkachuk's power-play goal with 65 seconds left. Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson ass...
Ducks out to hand Avalanche fifth straight loss to start season
The Anaheim Ducks were one of the worst teams in the NHL last season, finishing with 59 points and out of the postseason. Things are going better for Anaheim early this season -- much better, compared to the Colorado Avalanche.,The Ducks have won two out of three to begin this campaign, including We...