Hockey Page 311 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Struggling Sharks, reeling Ducks look for glimmer of hope
Two of the bottom three teams in the NHL will try to find some positives when the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night....

Canucks fighting through cold spell with Kings coming to town
The perch atop the league standings held by the Vancouver Canucks is becoming tenuous as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in a clash of two struggling squads....

Avalanche need to improve road record, beginning at Chicago
The Colorado Avalanche look to keep pace in the battle for the top spot in the Central Division when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday....

Pens, Kraken face off with eye on moving up in wild-card race
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken both find themselves seven points out of NHL wild-card playoff berths in their respective conferences entering Thursday night's matchup at Climate Pledge Arena....

Connor McDavid's OT goal lifts Oilers past Blues
Connor McDavid scored the winning overtime goal and earned two assists as the Edmonton Oilers edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 Wednesday night....

Rangers heat back up, get 40th win at expense of Blue Jackets
Artemi Panarin scored his 250th career goal in the second period and added a second tally in the final seconds as the New York Rangers became the NHL's first team to 40 wins with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night....

Jets flying high with Stars on deck
The Winnipeg Jets are once again on a roll....

Wild trying to gain ground on Predators in wild-card race
Six points out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with just 23 games left to go, the Minnesota Wild depart on a critical two-game road trip that begins Thursday night against one of teams they're trying to catch, the Nashville Predators....

Improving Sabres out to short-circuit Lightning
Despite a tough loss in South Florida on Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres have not found winning on the road to be their biggest problem in a season in which they will most likely miss the playoffs....

Canadiens eye consecutive wins, visit defensive-minded Panthers
Matthew Tkachuk is heating up — and so are the Florida Panthers....

Maple Leafs host Coyotes, fight the revenge factor
The Toronto Maple Leafs again face a team seeking revenge Thursday night when they take on the visiting Arizona Coyotes....

Torrid Red Wings look to continue streak vs. Islanders
The NHL's hottest team continues to get contributions up and down its roster....

Bruins seek regulation win, tackle Golden Knights
Overtime and the road haven't been kind to the Boston Bruins of late....

Are we doing this with the Winnipeg Jets again?
The Winnipeg Jets are in first place. The Jets have a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup. They have the league’s best goalie, they have depth scoring. They can win a track meet if opponents want to play that way. They can grind out chances along the boards and in the corners if that’s what’s asked. ...

Connor McDavid aims to get Oilers back on track vs. Blues
After rolling off 16 consecutive victories, the Edmonton Oilers finally cooled off while going 4-5-1 during a 10-game span....

NHL roundup: Knights end Leafs' winning streak
Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist, William Karlsson added a goal and an assist and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated Toronto 6-2 on Tuesday, ending the Maple Leafs' seven-game winning streak....

Devils rout Sharks behind 7-goal outburst
Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists and Nico Daws made 29 saves to lead the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night....

Erik Karlsson's OT tally lifts Penguins over Canucks
Erik Karlsson scored at 1:42 of overtime to give the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night....

Stars use 3-goal outburst in 2nd period to top Avs
Andrew Cogliano and Nathan MacKinnon scored 49 seconds apart in a three-goal second period, Alexandar Georgiev had 33 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the scuffling Dallas Stars 5-1 in Denver on Tuesday night....

Flames tighten wild-card race with win over Kings
Yegor Sharangovich broke a third-period deadlock to spark the host Calgary Flames a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday....