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NHL roundup: Avs' Cale Makar nets hat trick vs. Wings
Cale Makar notched his first career hat trick and added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to extend his home point streak to 31 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Denver on Wednesday....
Surging Islanders square off with skidding Sharks
The New York Islanders headed west Wednesday, secure in the awareness they would remain together after the trade deadline — and growing increasingly confident in their ability to mount another playoff run with one of the NHL's oldest cores....
After adding reinforcements, Knights host Canucks
After starting the season with a 12-game point streak, it looked as if the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights were going to run away with another Pacific Division title....
Badly needing wins, Wild visit struggling Coyotes
Led by the red-hot Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild will continue to battle toward a playoff spot when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz....
Cale Makar's hat trick highlights Avs' rout of Red Wings
Cale Makar notched his first career hat trick and added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to extend his home point streak to 31 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Denver on Wednesday night....
Ducks edge Senators for rare home victory
Lukas Dostal made 29 saves to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night....
Penguins, Caps await trade news ahead of matchup
The game Thursday between the host Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals normally would be defined by the matchup between future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. It's been that way for years....
Blues, Devils in similar situations prior to matchup
The St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils share the similarities of having changed coaches while chasing wild-card berths....
Flames take on Lightning with new faces ahead of trade deadline
The Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning will close out their two-game season series Thursday in Florida with their immediate futures heading in opposite directions....
Flyers, Panthers face off sporting different looks
The Philadelphia Flyers are one of the surprise teams of the season. The Florida Panthers, Stanley Cup finalists last season, enter Thursday with an NHL-best 90 points....
Golden Knights acquire Noah Hanifin from Flames
The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, in a tight battle to make the playoffs, added to their defense on Wednesday by acquiring Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames....
Auston Matthews' goal in OT sends Leafs past Sabres
Auston Matthews, the NHL leader in goals scored, tallied at 4:20 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Wednesday night....
Oilers bring 5-game win streak into Columbus
The Edmonton Oilers will look to stretch their win streak to six games when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday....
Rangers acquire C Alex Wennberg from Kraken
The New York Rangers acquired center Alex Wennberg from the Seattle Kraken for two draft picks, Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced on Wednesday....
The Avalanche have gone full Freddie Four Fingers
The NHL trade deadline has gotten into high gear a couple days before Friday afternoon’s deadline, so let’s roll through the highlights of what’s already gone down....
Canes itching for redemption after layoff, host Habs
The Carolina Hurricanes ought to be more than ready to take on the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night — they will have had five days without a game since a frustrating home loss....
Avs acquire F Casey Mittelstadt from Sabres for D Bowen Byram
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Casey Mittelstadt from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Bowen Byram on Wednesday....
Reports: Flyers trade D Sean Walker to Avalanche
The Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman Sean Walker to the Colorado Avalanche for a first-round pick, multiple outlets reported Wednesday....
Reports: Oilers acquiring Adam Henrique, Sam Carrick from Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers are acquiring forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for undisclosed draft picks, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday....
Reports: Panthers acquire F Vladimir Tarasenko from Sens
The Florida Panthers acquired veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators, per multiple reports Wednesday....