Hockey Page 343 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Blues bid to slow down high-octane Auston Matthews, Leafs
After experiencing costly defensive breakdowns in their last game, the St. Louis Blues will need to clean up their play on Monday afternoon when they host the explosive Toronto Maple Leafs....

NHL roundup: Panthers beat Lightning for 11th straight road win
Florida scored six unanswered goals inside the match's first 22 minutes, and the Panthers — the NHL's road warriors — humbled the Tampa Bay Lightning 9-2 on Saturday to stretch their road winning streak to 11 games....

Boone Jenner's late winner pushes Blue Jackets past Sharks
Boone Jenner scored the game winner with 12.9 seconds remaining in regulation as the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday....

Hurricanes stick Knights with back-to-back home losses
Spencer Martin made 29 saves and Seth Jarvis scored a short-handed, go-ahead goal to go along with an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 3-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas....

Jets find scoring touch to top Canucks
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist and Mark Scheifele had a goal and three assists as the visiting Winnipeg Jets rediscovered their scoring touch Saturday with a 4-2 win over the league-leading Vancouver Canucks....

Nico Hischier, Devils double up on Flyers
Nico Hischier scored on a breakaway 32 seconds into the game, netted his second goal early in the third period and notched three points as the host New Jersey Devils never trailed in a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday in the "Stadium Series" at East Rutherford, N.J....

Penguins hope for home boost from Jaromir Jagr against Kings
The Pittsburgh Penguins' game Sunday against the visiting Los Angeles Kings comes at the end of a celebratory weekend, but their reality hasn't changed....

Aliaksei Protas scores clutch goal, Capitals edge Canadiens
Aliaksei Protas and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Washington Capitals in a 4-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night....

Auston Matthews gets another hat trick as Leafs crush Ducks
Auston Matthews had his second consecutive hat trick — and first five-point game of his career — as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks 9-2 on Saturday night....

Panthers dominate Lightning for 11th consecutive road win
Florida scored six unanswered goals inside the match's first 22 minutes, and the Panthers — the NHL's road warriors — humbled the Tampa Bay Lightning 9-2 on Saturday to stretch their road winning streak to 11 games....

Sabres rally, take down Wild 3-2 in OT
Dylan Cozens scored with 35.8 seconds left in regulation and Henri Jokiharju scored 1:29 into overtime to lift the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn....

Predators break open game in third, topple Blues
Juuse Saros made 35 saves as the visiting Nashville Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Saturday....

Red Wings cruise past floundering Flames, 5-0
Patrick Kane and Lucas Raymond both collected one goal and one assist, and goaltender James Reimer posted his second shutout of the season as the visiting Detroit Red Wings beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 Saturday afternoon....

Evan Bouchard scores OT winner as Oilers top Stars
Evan Bouchard scored his second goal of the game on the power play 30 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win against the host Dallas Stars on Saturday....

Blackhawks edge Senators to halt eight-game skid
Jason Dickinson scored the game-winning goal with 1:52 left, Connor Bedard had a goal and assist and Petr Mrazek made 40 saves as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday....

Avalanche see opportunity to rebound with Coyotes visiting
The Colorado Avalanche went into the extended All-Star break on a roll and atop the Central Division standings....

Kings, Brandt Clarke score late OT goal to down Bruins
Brandt Clarke came out of the penalty box and scored on a breakaway with 26.9 seconds left in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings came from behind for a 5-4 win over the host Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon....

John Tavares (undisclosed) day to day for Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, coach Sheldon Keefe said Saturday....

NHL 'tough guys' are always cheapshot artists; The cause of increased scoring revealed
For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little too m...

Hurricanes get off to fast start, extend Coyotes' skid
Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Arizona Coyotes their eighth straight loss with a 5-1 victory on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz....