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Ascending Flyers aim to stay hot in clash vs. Predators
The surging Philadelphia Flyers will look to extend their point streak to 10 consecutive games when they host the Nashville Predators on Thursday....

Devon Toews is not pleased with his Avalanche teammates
Last week, the Colorado Avalanche showed off that despite their warts and occasional hiccup, they still have a gear that few if any other teams can reach (Look at this now!). It looked as if the Avs were kind of picking their way through the regular season and hitting their stride in the spring. Aft...

Former No. 2 draft pick Nolan Patrick retires at 25
Nolan Patrick, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, appears to have ended his playing career at age 25....

Kraken hope to catch Kings on bad end of back-to-back
The Seattle Kraken salvaged a point with a late regulation goal in each of their last two games. But they're hoping for a better overall result when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night....

Caps try to slow down high-paced Islanders attack
In something of a role reversal from recent years, the grinding Washington Capitals host the high-scoring New York Islanders in a Metropolitan Division battle on Wednesday....

NHL roundup: Jackets pile up 9 goals in rout of Sabres
Kirill Marchenko recorded a natural hat trick as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets scored seven consecutive goals en route to a 9-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday....

David Rittich shuts down Sharks in Kings debut
David Rittich made his season debut for the visiting Los Angeles Kings and recorded 14 saves in a 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night....

Coyotes score 4 straight to stun Senators
Michael Kesselring scored the game-winning goal and Jack McBain netted one goal and one assist as the host Arizona Coyotes erased a three-goal deficit to claim a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz....

Blackhawks edge Avalanche, end four-game skid
Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist, Tyler Johnson and Lukas Reichel also scored and the host Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night....

Quick-strike Canucks cruise past Predators
Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist, and twice the visiting Vancouver Canucks scored two goals in less than a minute during a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday....

Simon Holmstrom's shorthanded goal help Islanders beat Oilers
Simon Holmstrom collected another short-handed goal to cap a three-goal second period flurry Tuesday night by the host New York Islanders, who beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y....

Flyers stay hot, down Devils in OT
Owen Tippett scored with 1:35 remaining in overtime as the surging Philadelphia Flyers beat the host New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Tuesday night in Newark....

Kirill Kaprizov, Wild slip past Bruins in overtime
Kirill Kaprizov buried Joel Eriksson Ek's one-time feed for his second goal of the night as the visiting Minnesota Wild came from behind for a 4-3 overtime win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night....

Rangers avenge recent loss to Maple Leafs, win 5-2
Mika Zibanejad scored twice and the visiting New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night....

Kirill Marchenko's hat trick helps Blue Jackets clobber Sabres
Kirill Marchenko recorded a natural hat trick as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets scored seven consecutive goals en route to a 9-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday....

Second-period surge sends Hurricanes past Knights
Michael Bunting had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes used a three-goal second period to take control in a 6-3 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C....

Nikita Kucherov, Lightning rout Blues
NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning opened a two-game homestand with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night....

Red Wings strive to get out of rut against Jets
Amid a rough stretch, the Detroit Red Wings will aim to right the ship when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday....

Bruins F Pavel Zacha returns from upper-body injury
Boston Bruins forward Pavel Zacha will play Tuesday night against the visiting Minnesota Wild after a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury....

This might be Sidney Crosby’s masterpiece, because it has to be
It hasn’t worked in Pittsburgh. While the Penguins made perhaps the offseason’s splashiest move by trading for Erik Karlsson, pairing another surefire Hall of Famer with the three they already had, they’re still only being propped up in the Metro Division by the pointless Blue Jackets. They’re only ...