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Mitch Marner scores twice as Leafs top Utah for 4th straight win
Mitch Marner scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Sunday night.,William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four in a row. Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll made 23 saves.,Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist for U...
Top two teams in West set to collide when Jets battle Wild
Every game counts the same in the standings, but some matchups stand out more than others to the players involved.,Take Monday night's contest between the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets in Saint Paul, Minn. The game between the top two teams in the Western Conference provides an early measuring st...
Islanders upbeat, Red Wings goal-hungry heading into clash
Brock Nelson's last-minute assist ensured that he and teammate Ilya Sorokin would each reach impressive career milestones Saturday night -- and that the New York Islanders would complete a much-needed third-period shutdown effort.,The Islanders will aim to establish some momentum Monday night, when ...
Skidding Senators have belief in a turnaround with Flames up next
The Ottawa Senators have more than three-quarters of the season remaining, but already they desperately need to change their fortunes as they play host to the Calgary Flames on Monday.,Coming off a 4-3 loss on Saturday to the Vancouver Canucks -- a game in which two late goals made it a respectable ...
Goaltender depth an issue as Hurricanes host Stars
After dropping two of three games on a road trip, including a 5-4 shootout loss at Columbus on Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes open a three-game homestand against the Dallas Stars on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina has just lost once in eight home games this season, tied with the Winnipeg J...
Rangers seek stronger start while Blues bring in 'top NHL coach'
First periods are not going well for the New York Rangers, especially in their past two games in Western Canada.,The Rangers allowed a combined 41 shots on goal in the opening periods of the final two games of a four-game trip. They will attempt to produce an improved start and avoid their first thr...
Matvei Michkov making a difference as Flyers battle Golden Knights
Matvei Michkov doesn't turn 20 for a couple of weeks, but he continues to play well above his years for the Philadelphia Flyers.,Fresh off his second overtime goal in the last five games, Michkov leads the Flyers into Monday's home game against the Vegas Golden Knights.,Philadelphia's first-round pi...
Panthers look to end slump, face Capitals
Honest and critical yet hopeful and optimistic -- that's how the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are viewing their current predicament.,The Panthers, who are set to host the Washington Capitals on Monday night in Sunrise, are 1-5-0 over their past six games.,"We're struggling right no...
Red-hot Devils seeking rare success against Predators
The Metropolitan Division-leading New Jersey Devils look to continue their hot streak when they host the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.,The Devils have won their last two games and are 7-2-0 in their last nine games. This impressive stretch includes two wins over the reigning Stanley ...
Inconsistent Lightning set to face improving Avalanche
On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning faced a club they met in a recent Stanley Cup Final when they played against the Dallas Stars.,They get a chance to do so again to start Thanksgiving week when the Lightning play host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.,While Tampa Bay did get past the Stars ...
Blues hire Jim Montgomery as coach, fire Drew Bannister
The St. Louis Blues hired Jim Montgomery as their head coach on Sunday and fired bench boss Drew Bannister.,Montgomery signed a five-year contract with the Blues just five days after being fired as the head coach of the Boston Bruins after two-plus seasons. ,A Jack Adams Award winner as NHL coach of...
Tall task awaits Utah HC in form of streaking Maple Leafs
The Utah Hockey Club will vie for their second consecutive victory when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night. ,Utah ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night in the second of their four-game road trip.,Dylan Guenther scored two goals...
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby gets goal No. 600 in loss to Utah HC
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Clayton Keller had t...
Utah HC overcome Sidney Crosby's 600th goal, slam Penguins
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak.,Clayton Keller had t...
Jake DeBrusk leads Canucks past Senators for seventh straight road win
Jake DeBrusk had two goals with an assist, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for their seventh straight road win, 4-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hugh...
Connor McDavid, Oilers rough up Rangers
Connor McDavid scored twice in the third period and added an assist in the second and Leon Draisaitl collected a goal and an assist as the host Edmonton Oilers rolled to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.,McDavid notched at least three points in a game for the fourth time thi...
Sabres take lead in third period, hold on to top Sharks
Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie and James Reimer made 31 saves in his Sabres debut as Buffalo beat the host San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night. ,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist and Bowen Byram had two assists for the Sabres, who swept a three-game road swing through California.,Fabian Z...
Blue Jackets clip Canes in shootout after back-and-forth battle
Elvis Merzlikins recorded 32 saves and then made three more in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday., ,After Columbus won in overtime against Tampa Bay on Thursday, the Blue Jackets provided their home crowd another entertaining cont...
Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson lead Islanders past Blues
Kyle Palmieri scored twice Saturday night as the New York Islanders finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Palmieri scored late in the first and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0...
Roman Josi's two goals help Predators get past Jets
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in their 4-1 win against the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Saturday evening.,Marchessault, who left the Vegas Golden Knights in the offseason and signed to five-year, $27.5 million free-agent contract with Nashville, scored his f...