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Jets avenge loss to Pens, halt 5-game skid
Nino Niederreiter scored the deciding goal in the first period and Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a five-game losing streak, topping the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1....

Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers blank Avs
Aleksander Barkov had one goal and two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky earned his third shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla....

Caps F Alex Ovechkin sets NHL record for empty-net goals
Alex Ovechkin is 60 goals from tying Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history, but the Washington Capitals star broke the Hall of Fame legend's empty-net goal record on Saturday....

Charlie Lindgren gets shutout as Capitals silence Bruins
T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin each had a goal and an assist while Charlie Lindgren stopped all 18 shots he faced as the visiting Washington Capitals blanked the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Saturday afternoon....

Jake Walman's OT goal lifts Red Wings over Canucks
Jake Walman scored on a penalty shot 23 seconds into overtime to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday....

MacKenzie Weegar's hat trick leads Flames past Islanders
MacKenzie Weegar collected his first career hat trick and the visiting Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y., to run their winning streak to four games....

Stars control middle period in 3-2 win over Canadiens
Tyler Seguin scored two of Dallas's three second-period goals and the Stars continued their run of strong play with a 3-2 victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Saturday....

Hurricanes G Antti Raanta out at least 2 weeks with lower-body injury
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will be out at least two weeks because of a lower-body injury....

Jake Neighbours scores twice, Blues defeat Sabres
Jake Neighbours scored twice to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday....

USA Hockey hiring Bruce Guerin feels wrong; Edmonton still haunted by this ghost
As you may have heard after considerable wailing from players and at least the Canadian fanbase who need anything to feel good about themselves these days, the NHL has finally reinstituted an international calendar for not only the Olympics but eventually a World Cup the next few years. The latter w...

Kings open play under interim coach vs. sizzling Oilers
The Jim Hiller Era begins for the Los Angeles Kings when they host the red-hot Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night....

Penguins-Jets rematch has potentially touchy overtones
Emotions could run high Saturday when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Winnipeg Jets....

NHL roundup: Evander Kane lifts Oilers past Ducks
Evander Kane collected his eighth career hat trick and Leon Draisaitl scored the third-period, go-ahead goal in a two-point game as the visiting Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-3 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday....

Evander Kane's hat trick leads Oilers past Ducks
Evander Kane collected his eighth career hat trick and Leon Draisaitl scored the third-period, go-ahead goal in a two-point game as the visiting Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-3 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday....

Rangers down Blackhawks on Mika Zibanejad's OT goal
Mika Zibanejad scored at 2:37 of overtime and Chris Kreider had a goal and assist to boost the streaking New York Rangers to a 4-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday....

Kirill Kaprizov's go-ahead goal pushes Wild past Penguins
Kirill Kaprizov scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn....

Senators eye season-series win over rival Leafs
Riding a wave of confidence after winning five of their past seven games, the Toronto Maple Leafs face a road game Saturday against the Ottawa Senators, who tied for the lowest point total in the Eastern Conference....

Predators, Coyotes out to halt losing streaks
The Nashville Predators will be reminded of how difficult the first game can be coming off a long break when they host the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night....

Travis Konecny leads Flyers into battle vs. Kraken
Travis Konecny had an eventful first period Thursday night....

Blue Jackets seek rare back-to-back wins when Lightning visit
The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, hoping to win back-to-back games for the first time since November....