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NHL roundup: Connor McDavid becomes 4th fastest to 1,000 points
Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.,After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three...
Filip Gustavsson, Wild hand Canadiens first shutout loss of season
Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Gustavsson made two saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and 10 saves in the third period to lift Minnesota. Matt...
Islanders ease past Canucks, extend point streak to 5
Scott Mayfield and Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period Thursday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who extended their point streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored late in the first period before Anders Lee and Noah Dobson added goals in the ...
Kraken knock off Blackhawks for third straight win
Jaden Schwartz scored his 200th career goal as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Thursday night.,Matty Beniers and Brandon Tanev also tallied for Seattle, which improved to 3-0-0 on its six-game homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 18 saves.,Ryan Donato scored for th...
Rasmus Dahlin's OT goal helps surging Sabres edge Blues
Rasmus Dahlin scored an overtime power-play goal to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games.,Zach Benson also scored for Buffalo, and Devon Le...
Red Wings begin West Coast leg of trip vs. slumping Ducks
The Detroit Red Wings and host Anaheim Ducks are each coming off one-goal victories ahead of their game Friday., ,Both teams played Wednesday. The Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in overtime, and the Ducks lost 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights., ,Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson scor...
Connor McDavid hits milestone as Oilers edge Preds in OT
Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.,After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three...
Filip Gustavsson's shutout helps Wild defeat Canadiens
Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Gustavsson made two saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and 10 saves in the third period to lift Minnesota. Matt...
Three-goal flurry propels Stars to rout of Bruins
The Dallas Stars never trailed and used three goals in a 5:34 span late in the second period to blow past the visiting Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday, sweeping the teams' two-game season series.,Evgenii Dadonov posted his first multi-goal game of the season, scoring on a first-period penalty shot bef...
Rasmus Dahlin's overtime goal helps surging Sabres edge Blues
Rasmus Dahlin scored an overtime power-play goal to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games.,Zach Benson also scored for Buffalo and Devon Lev...
Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes 4th youngest to 1,000 points
Connor McDavid made history Thursday in front of the home crowd as the Edmonton Oilers forward tallied the 1,000th point in his career with a goal against the Nashville Predators.,With goal No. 341, McDavid becomes the 99th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. By doing it in his 659th career...
Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets
Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchise milestone and the host Tampa Bay Lightning stalled the streaking Winnipeg Jets with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. ,Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots to secure the landmark victory...
Flyers erase 2-goal deficit, beat Senators in OT
Matvei Michkov scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for their 5-4 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,Michkov's game-winner came from a sharp angle, as he banked the puck off Linus Ullmark's pad and into the net. His sixth goal of the campaign -- ...
Rangers rally past Sharks thanks to 3-goal second period
Mika Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey scored 94 seconds apart in the second period and the New York Rangers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,The Rangers improved to 9-0-2 in the past 11 meetings with the Sharks and rebounded from their 6-3 loss Tuesday to the N...
Devils dominate Panthers for second time in three days
Jesper Bratt recorded his second career hat trick and Stefan Noesen scored two goals, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Dawson Mercer also scored, Jack Hughes set up three goals and captain Nico Hischier notched three assists while ...
Utah aims to treat jersey-clad crowd to win over Golden Knights
The wait to buy official Utah Hockey Club jerseys finally ends Friday, a few hours before the team hosts the Vegas Golden Knights in Salt Lake City.,Long lines are expected at the team store at the Delta Center for the first jersey drop for a franchise that moved in from Phoenix on April 18. Only a ...
Ageless Alex Ovechkin excelling as Capitals face Avalanche
Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.,He will try to move closer to Gretzky when his Washington Capitals play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night...
Blue Jackets, Penguins searching for positives ahead of clash
Two struggling Metropolitan Division rivals will try to turn things around when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.,The Blue Jackets are tied for the fewest points (12) in the NHL, though the Penguins are not on a much better pace. Columbus has played only 15 games, wh...
Islanders look to continue to pick up points in clash vs. Canucks
After making the playoffs despite suffering 16 losses in overtime or the shootout last season, nobody needs to remind the New York Islanders how valuable every point can be in the NHL.,Despite losing two straight contests, the Islanders will look to extend their point streak to five games on Thursda...
Kraken bid for better start in encounter vs. Blackhawks
The Seattle Kraken certainly don't want to make a habit of falling behind by two goals in the first period.,But for the past two games, it's turned out well for them in the end.,The Kraken rallied for a 5-2 victory against visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday after getting past the Vegas Go...