Hockey Page 334 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Canadiens aim to maintain momentum vs. Hurricanes
The Montreal Canadiens entered the holiday break in better shape than many anticipated....

NHL roundup: Kris Letang's historic night propels Pens past Isles
Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin both scored twice while Kris Letang collected a record five assists during a six-goal second period for the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, who routed the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y....

Ducks hand Golden Knights 4th straight loss
Brett Leason scored two goals, including the first of four in the game's opening 12 1/2 minutes, and the Anaheim Ducks earned a 5-2 victory Wednesday over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, who are on a season-long four-game losing streak....

Adrian Kempe tallies twice as Kings crush Sharks
Adrian Kempe scored twice as the host Los Angeles Kings scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night....

Chris Driedger returns for Kraken in win over Flames
Alex Wennberg broke a third-period tie and goaltender Chris Driedger earned a win during his first NHL game in more than a year as the visiting Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday....

Connor Bedard's OT goal lifts Blackhawks past Jets
Rookie Connor Bedard scored the game-winning goal at 2:15 of overtime Wednesday night, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Chicago....

Coyotes come back from down 4 to beat Avs in OT
Jack McBain scored at 4:40 of overtime as the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Tempe, Ariz., on Wednesday night....

Blues continue to roll, hang on vs. Stars
Joel Hofer made 39 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Dallas Stars 2-1 Wednesday night....

Sebastian Aho nets four points, hit milestone in Canes' win
Sebastian Aho tallied one goal and three assists in reaching a career milestone and the Carolina Hurricanes rode special teams to a 5-2 victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night....

Wild stay hot, sink Wings with 3-goal flurry
Marcus Johansson scored two goals and added an assist and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 6-3 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn....

Kris Letang sets NHL assists mark as Pens crush Isles 7-0
Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin both scored twice while Kris Letang collected a record five assists during a six-goal second period for the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, who routed the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y....

Bruins return to form, down Sabres on road
A pair of two-goal periods and a strong performance from both special teams units helped the visiting Boston Bruins cruise past the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Wednesday night....

Panthers clip Lightning, continue dominance vs. Eastern Conference
Sam Reinhart scored twice to eclipse the 20-goal mark for the season, Aleksander Barkov had three assists and the visiting Florida Panthers edged the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night....

Drake Batherson (2 goals), Senators rally past Leafs
Drake Batherson's second goal of the game early in the third period broke a tie, helping the visiting Ottawa Senators defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Wednesday night....

Timo Meier lifts Devils past Blue Jackets in OT
Timo Meier scored 2:12 into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday in Newark, N.J....

Rangers keep rolling, rout Capitals 5-1
K'Andre Miller had two goals and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night....

NHL-best Canucks put points streak up against Flyers
The Vancouver Canucks will try to pick up where they left off when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night....

Blue Jackets F Sean Kuraly (abdomen) out vs. Devils
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Kuraly will miss Wednesday night's game at New Jersey after suffering an abdominal injury last weekend....

Kings try to take advantage of games in hand, start by hosting Sharks
The Los Angeles Kings head into the post-holiday stretch of the season in third place in the Pacific Division, seven points behind first-place Vancouver and five behind defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas....

Knights eager to salvage road trip, go up against Ducks in finale
Looking to salvage something from a four-game road trip that has not gone to plan, the Vegas Golden Knights at least will be on their preferred side of the country when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night....