Hockey Page 336 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Rangers take aim at Red Wings in possible playoff matchup
Friday could serve as a potential preview of a first-round NHL playoff series when the New York Rangers visit the Detroit Red Wings....

Skidding Flyers need turnaround in a hurry, starting at Sabres
Mired in a five-game winless streak, the Philadelphia Flyers will try to turn their season around when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Friday....

Panthers D Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) likely out until playoffs
Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will likely miss the rest of the regular season with an undisclosed injury, but Florida coach Paul Maurice firmly believes the veteran will return for the playoff opener....

Flyers' Sean Couturier (upper body) to miss at least 2 games
Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier will not travel with the team for at least the first two contests of its four-game road trip due to an upper-body injury....

Sharks sign Quinnipiac F Collin Graf
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Collin Graf to an entry-level contract on Thursday....

Records aside, Kings keeping keen eye on struggling Sharks
The Los Angeles Kings will try to continue capitalizing on a favorable closing schedule when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night....

Lightning ride 9-1-1 run into Montreal
After failing to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in four years last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning appear to be peaking at the right time as they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night for the second game of a back-to-back set....

NHL roundup: Rangers win fight night against Devils
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Conor Garland nets tiebreaker as Canucks edge Coyotes
Conor Garland scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the visiting Vancouver Canucks claimed a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz....

Stars blank Oilers for team-record 8th straight win
Jake Oettinger made 35 saves and Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists as the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to a team-record eight games with a 5-0 triumph over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday....

Trevor Moore's hat trick leads Kings past Kraken
Trevor Moore notched his second NHL hat trick to help the Los Angeles Kings end a three-game skid with a 5-2 win against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Wednesday evening....

Rested Jets hope to get going vs. struggling Flames
Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness might need to cobble together some lines against the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night....

Nikita Kucherov sets Lightning points mark in win vs. Leafs
Nikita Kucherov had three assists to set a team record with 130 points this season and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Wednesday night....

Chris Kreider scores winner as Rangers top Devils in a fight-fest
Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 4:57 remaining in the third period as the host New York Rangers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils Wednesday night in a game that began with a full-scale line brawl....

Predators hope to shake off late-season rut vs. Blues
A three-game skid has turned the Nashville Predators into potential prey....

Avalanche try to get back on track against desperate Wild
The Colorado Avalanche will try to bounce back from a surprise loss when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn....

Islanders still in playoff picture, visit Blue Jackets
On Tuesday night, the New York Islanders picked the most opportune time possible to play one of their best third periods of the season and finally win the second game of a back-to-back set....

Penguins find new life, Capitals fading in the heat of playoff chase
It's a rivalry. It's a showdown. It's a game to watch Thursday when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Washington Capitals....

Sluggish Panthers seek better outcome against Senators
The Florida Panthers will look to avoid a third straight loss when they travel to Ottawa to face the Senators on Thursday....

Eastern heavyweights collide as Hurricanes host Bruins
Two of the Eastern Conference's top three teams will become familiar foes down the stretch of the regular season as the Boston Bruins face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first of two meetings in a six-day span on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C....