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Ducks, Blues out to shore up special teams ahead of clash
The St. Louis Blues will have to reestablish their home-ice advantage to stay in the Western Conference playoff race.,They bring an 8-9-1 home record into their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. This game starts a stretch of 13 of 17 games on their ice for the Blues, who have just fo...
Maple Leafs hope to keep rolling against inconsistent Hurricanes
The Toronto Maple Leafs believe they can play even better than they already are.,That could mean trouble for the Carolina Hurricanes when the teams meet Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Maple Leafs head to Carolina on a five-game winning streak after Tuesday's 3-2 victory at Philadelphia. They'll...
System tweak has Sabres thriving ahead of clash vs. Senators
It's been a roller coaster of a season for the Buffalo Sabres.,It started with three straight losses before an 11-6-1 run, including a 7-2-0 stretch from Nov. 5-23. Then they lost 13 straight, going 0-10-3. Since snapping that skid Dec. 23, they are 4-2-1.,The Sabres will look to continue that solid...
Oilers visit Pens with teams on opposite paths
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a tough task ahead of them as they try to snap a four-game losing streak, welcoming an Edmonton Oilers squad that enters Thursday's contest winners of four straight.,Pittsburgh lost 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team's third straight ga...
Devils try to continue dominance of slumping Rangers
Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils dominated the first two meetings with the New York Rangers last month as part of their ascent in the Metropolitan Division.,This time, the Devils enter Thursday's visit to the struggling Rangers amid a rough patch.,New Jersey outscored New York 10-1 in two meeti...
Grab the sunscreen: NHL to play 2026 Winter Classic in Miami
Fans probably won't need to bundle up at the NHL's Winter Classic in 2026.,The league announced Wednesday that the game will be played at loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins, on Jan. 2 in Miami. The Florida Panthers will face off against the New York Rangers.,But the NHL took the extra step an...
Struggling Bruins bid to halt skid in encounter vs. Lightning
If everything goes their way on Thursday night, the Boston Bruins will have accomplished the same thing as the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last outing: Breaking a losing streak.,The Bruins head to the Sunshine State for their first matchup this season against the Lightning having dropped five strai...
Ascending Stars aim to extend win streak vs. Flyers
After experiencing highs and lows through the first two-plus months of the season, the Dallas Stars finally are starting to deliver some consistent results.,The Stars go for their sixth straight win on Thursday when they skate into Philadelphia for a matchup against the scuffling Flyers.,Dallas has ...
Kings face Flames, aim to continue strong play at home
The Los Angeles Kings are riding a four-game winning streak and have won nine in a row at home.,But with a lengthy stretch between games as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, the Kings had an intense practice session Monday.,"We've only practiced three times as a team in pro...
NHL roundup: Jets' Connor Hellebuyck earns 300th win
Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to win his 300th career game as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 5-2 on Tuesday.,Morgan Barron, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi and Nino Niederreiter were the goal scorers for Winnipeg. Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry each added t...
Golden Knights take down Sharks for 3rd straight win
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights continued their dominance of the San Jose Sharks with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night.,Zach Whitecloud, Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl also scored goals and Shea Theodore added two assists for Vegas, which won its third straigh...
Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames dodge Ducks in OT
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the overtime winner and MacKenzie Weegar collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Calgary Flames claimed a 3-2 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.,Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, who had their moms on a road trip to Southern California that ...
Connor Hellebuyck gets 300th win as Jets defeat Predators
Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to win his 300th career game as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 5-2.,Morgan Barron, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi, and Nino Niederreiter were the goal scorers for Winnipeg. Mark Scheifele added two assists, while Dylan DeMelo...
Wild rally, upend Blues with 3-goal third period
Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal with 16:03 left in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Jake Middleton and Marcus Johansson each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which has won four in a ro...
Matthew Knies scores winning goal as Leafs edge Flyers
Matthew Knies scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs skated to a 3-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, giving him seven points in three games since returning from an upper-body injury...
Stars come back from down 3-0 to topple Rangers
Jamie Benn scored a power-play goal 2:17 into overtime as the Dallas Stars ran their winning streak to five games by rallying from an early three-goal deficit for a 5-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley scored the game-tying goal with 2:39 remai...
Lightning halt skid, edge Hurricanes on late goal
Tampa Bay's Brayden Point netted a dazzling game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation as the Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. ,Off a fine feed from Nikita Kucherov, Point caught the puck slashing through...
Jackes forge late tie, upend Penguins in shootout
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko each scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to snap a 15-game winless skid in Pittsburgh with a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday night. ,Johnson beat Tristan Jarry between the pads in the first round of the shootout and Marchenko did the...
Patrick Kane pots OT winner, Red Wings top Senators
Patrick Kane scored an overtime goal with 2:39 left as the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game by defeating the road-weary Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Dylan Larkin won a faceoff in Detroit's offensive zone and passed it behind him to Kane, who easily snapped the game-winner pas...
Connor McDavid, Oilers steamroll skidding Bruins 4-0
Adam Henrique scored in each of the first two periods and Connor McDavid netted a breakaway goal to lead the visiting Edmonton Oilers past the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Henrique scored the only goal Edmonton needed at 6:33 of the first period before adding another in the second to ensure t...