Hockey Page 339 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Matvei Michkov, surging Flyers take aim at Senators
Matvei Michkov passed one of the first tests of his young career and will look to author another strong performance Thursday when the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Ottawa Senators.,One of the league's most dynamic rookies, Michkov was a healthy scratch in consecutive games for Philadelphia last week...
Maple Leafs face tall task vs. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to bounce back from a disappointing loss when they visit the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.,The Maple Leafs are coming off a 3-0 setback against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. ,After falling behind 41 seconds into the contest, the Leafs allowed the final t...
NHL roundup: Jets rip Rangers, move to 15-1-0
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored twice apiece and the Winnipeg Jets continued their historic start with a 6-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Tuesday.,The Jets became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 15 wins, moving to 15-1-0 on the season as they began a stretch of nine out o...
Elias Pettersson goes for 2 points again as Canucks best Flames
Elias Pettersson scored in his second consecutive multi-point game to lead the host Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Erik Brannstrom also recorded one goal and one assist for the Canucks, who won on home ice for only the second time this season (2-2-3). Pius Sut...
Kraken ride 4-goal second period to win over Blue Jackets
Fourth-liners Tye Kartye and Brandon Tanev sparked a comeback as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 Tuesday night.,Kartye, Tanev, Eeli Tolvanen and Will Borgen scored second-period goals and Jared McCann added a late empty-netter as th...
Knights hitting road to face Ducks, with dads watching
The Vegas Golden Knights are looking for just their second road win this season when they open a two-game trip Wednesday in Anaheim.,The early road futility is tied with Nashville and Columbus for fewest in the NHL. But if history is any indication, Vegas' fortunes could change significantly this we...
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers hand Isles second straight OT loss
Leon Draisaitl scored two goals Tuesday night, including the game-winner 1:52 into overtime, as the host Edmonton Oilers edged the New York Islanders 4-3.,Anders Lee scored twice in the final seven-plus minutes for the Islanders before the Oilers collected all four shots in overtime. With the New Yo...
Darcy Kuemper, Cup winner with Avs, returns with Kings
The Los Angeles Kings sit atop the Pacific Division early in the season but have been consistently inconsistent for the past month.,Los Angeles started the campaign by dropping three of four games, but since then, it has not won or lost more than two in a row. If the up-and-down play continues, the ...
Bruins come from 2 goals down to edge Blues
David Pastrnak scored the game-winning goal after an earlier assist as the visiting Boston Bruins rallied past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night.,Charlie McAvoy also had a goal and an assist and Morgan Geekie added a goal for the Bruins, who erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period to improve to...
Jack Hughes, Devils halt Panthers' win streak at 7
Timo Meier scored the go-ahead goal and Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory and snapping the Florida Panthers' seven-game winning streak on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,New Jersey's Jack Hughes became the fastest player in franchise history to record 300 career ...
Linus Ullmark, Sens hand Leafs rare shutout loss at home
Linus Ullmark earned his first shutout of the season and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Ullmark turned aside 27 shots to pick up the ninth shutout of his career in the first meeting of the season between the teams. Ottawa has won four games in a r...
Jets double up Rangers, become fastest to 15 wins
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored twice apiece and the Winnipeg Jets continued their historic start with a 6-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Tuesday.,The Jets became the fastest in NHL history team to reach 15 wins, moving to 15-1-0 on the season as they began a stretch of nine out o...
Hurricanes make first trip to Utah on a 9-1-0 roll
The red-hot Carolina Hurricanes make their first-ever visit to Salt Lake City when they face the struggling Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday.,Carolina is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games. The only blip in that stretch was a 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in the first game of the Hurricanes' t...
Capitals acquire F Lars Eller from Penguins
The Washington Capitals acquired center Lars Eller from the rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2025 and a third-round pick in 2027.,The 2025 pick in the deal originally belonged to the Chicago Blackhawks.,Eller, 35, spent parts of seven seasons with the ...
Penguins, Red Wings try to brush off recent stumbles
Both the Detroit Red Wings and host Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling as they prepare to square off Wednesday.,The Red Wings have lost their past two games while being outscored 7-1, and the Penguins have lost three of their last four.,Detroit fell 4-0 to the New York Rangers at home on Saturday af...
Jets claim G Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from Avs
The Winnipeg Jets reclaimed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.,The Jets sent Kahkonen, 28, to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.,Kahkonen had spent the preseason with the Jets before being selected by Colorado off waivers on Oct. 11.,He playe...
Canucks' Jonathan Lekkerimaki to make debut vs. Flames
The Vancouver Canucks expect to receive a boost with the NHL debut of 2022 first-round draft pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki when they host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,After Vancouver's most recent outing, which continued the club's home-ice struggles, the Canucks could use it.,Lekkerimaki, who was sel...
NHL roundup: Stars stomp Pens behind 6-goal first period
The Dallas Stars and Mason Marchment tied franchise records Monday night en route to a 7-1 rout of the host Pittsburgh Penguins.,Dallas, which entered Monday with just 39 goals in 13 games, feasted on the league's third-worst scoring defense. The Stars' six-goal first period tied the then-Minnesota ...
Hurricanes pin Golden Knights with first home loss
Jordan Staal, Eric Robinson and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first home loss of the season, prevailing 5-2 on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Tyson Jost and Jordan Martinook also scored goals for Carolina, which picked u...
Samuel Girard's OT goal pushes Avalanche past Predators
Samuel Girard scored at 2:47 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Nashville defenseman Brady Skeji had the puck just inside the blueline in the Colorado zone but lost an edge. Girard took the puck, skated in on Juuse Saros ahead of Skeji...