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Panthers sign Gustav Forsling, Jonah Gadjovich to extensions
The Florida Panthers are giving defenseman Gustav Forsling an eight-year contract extension....

Leafs acquire D Joel Edmundson from Capitals
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals on Thursday, one day before the NHL trade deadline....

The Golden Knights are trying to build the wall
No, not that wall. Calm down, Jethro. ...

Predators' top line aims to stay hot in matchup vs. Sabres
A few weeks ago, the Nashville Predators resided outside of a playoff spot and envisioned making roster moves for next season....

Kings, headed in 'good direction,' take on skidding Senators
Even after a defeat, the Los Angeles Kings believe they have something to build upon as they host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night....

Bruins bid to bring out broom in season series vs. Leafs
The Boston Bruins are following a different track of a season than the one that led to the Presidents' Trophy in 2022-23....

NHL roundup: Avs' Cale Makar nets hat trick vs. Wings
Cale Makar notched his first career hat trick and added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to extend his home point streak to 31 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Denver on Wednesday....

Surging Islanders square off with skidding Sharks
The New York Islanders headed west Wednesday, secure in the awareness they would remain together after the trade deadline — and growing increasingly confident in their ability to mount another playoff run with one of the NHL's oldest cores....

After adding reinforcements, Knights host Canucks
After starting the season with a 12-game point streak, it looked as if the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights were going to run away with another Pacific Division title....

Badly needing wins, Wild visit struggling Coyotes
Led by the red-hot Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild will continue to battle toward a playoff spot when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz....

Cale Makar's hat trick highlights Avs' rout of Red Wings
Cale Makar notched his first career hat trick and added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to extend his home point streak to 31 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Denver on Wednesday night....

Ducks edge Senators for rare home victory
Lukas Dostal made 29 saves to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night....

Penguins, Caps await trade news ahead of matchup
The game Thursday between the host Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals normally would be defined by the matchup between future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. It's been that way for years....

Blues, Devils in similar situations prior to matchup
The St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils share the similarities of having changed coaches while chasing wild-card berths....

Flames take on Lightning with new faces ahead of trade deadline
The Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning will close out their two-game season series Thursday in Florida with their immediate futures heading in opposite directions....

Flyers, Panthers face off sporting different looks
The Philadelphia Flyers are one of the surprise teams of the season. The Florida Panthers, Stanley Cup finalists last season, enter Thursday with an NHL-best 90 points....

Golden Knights acquire Noah Hanifin from Flames
The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, in a tight battle to make the playoffs, added to their defense on Wednesday by acquiring Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames....

Auston Matthews' goal in OT sends Leafs past Sabres
Auston Matthews, the NHL leader in goals scored, tallied at 4:20 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Wednesday night....

Oilers bring 5-game win streak into Columbus
The Edmonton Oilers will look to stretch their win streak to six games when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday....

Rangers acquire C Alex Wennberg from Kraken
The New York Rangers acquired center Alex Wennberg from the Seattle Kraken for two draft picks, Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced on Wednesday....