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Panthers top Rangers in battle of Eastern Conference heavyweights
Ryan Lomberg scored the tie-breaking goal early in the third period Monday night for the visiting Florida Panthers, who continued surging with a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in a battle of Eastern Conference division leaders....

Alexander Nylander's hat trick guides Jackets past Knights
Alexander Nylander scored his first career hat trick to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-3 victory over the slumping Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night....

Bruins tackle Maple Leafs to put season sweep of rival in sight
Pavel Zacha scored two goals, Jeremy Swayman stopped 32 shots and the visiting Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 Monday night....

Kings in a groove, have rematch with Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks won't have to wait long for a rematch with the Los Angeles Kings....

Winners of 8 straight, Predators seek No. 9 vs. Canadiens
Focused and confident, the Nashville Predators are primed to extend their longest winning stretch of the season....

Devils fire Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim coach
The New Jersey Devils fired head coach Lindy Ruff on Monday afternoon....

Kraken F Alex Wennberg to sit over 'trade-related issues'
Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg won't play Monday night against the Calgary Flames amid a potential trade....

Preds F Tommy Novak signs three-year, $10.5M extension
The Nashville Predators signed center Tommy Novak to a three-year, $10.5 million contract on Monday....

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin out two weeks
Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin will miss the next two weeks with a lower-body injury....

The Penguins lasted longer than they were supposed to
In the salary-cap era of the NHL, no team gets to go out on their shield, really. The Datsyuk-and-Zetterberg era of the Wings fled to the Eastern Conference, took a couple first-round beatdowns, and then slipped into the playoff-less ooze that the organization only might just be emerging from. Ovech...

Zach Hyman scores twice as Oilers roll over Penguins
Zach Hyman scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers extended their win streak to four games with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday....

NHL roundup: Kirill Kaprizov's hat trick guides Wild past Sharks
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, completing it with the go-ahead score with 3:59 remaining in the third period, to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn....

Canucks get past Ducks, reclaim top spot in West
Conor Garland scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the visiting Vancouver Canucks picked up a much-needed 2-1 victory over the short-handed Anaheim Ducks on Sunday amid a rough two-week stretch....

Kirill Kaprizov (hat trick), Wild come back to sink Sharks
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, completing it with the go-ahead score with 3:59 remaining in the third period, to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday evening in St. Paul, Minn....

Jets beat Sabres thanks to another third-period surge
Morgan Barron scored the tiebreaker with 6:05 left in regulation, highlighting the Winnipeg Jets' four-goal third period during Sunday's 5-2 comeback win over the host Buffalo Sabres....

Kraken travel to face Flames team they'd like to emulate
The Seattle Kraken and the host Calgary Flames are in the same situation heading into Monday's meeting at the Saddledome....

Could Panthers-Rangers contest be a playoff preview?
The two games this month between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers might be a preview of a playoff duel almost 30 years in the making....

Avs out to defend NHL-best home record vs. Blackhawks
After absorbing their second four-goal road loss in the past month, the Colorado Avalanche will aim to build upon their NHL-best home record on Monday when they take on the Chicago Blackhawks in Denver....

Phillip Danault's hat trick carries Kings past stumbling Devils
Phillip Danault registered his second career hat trick and scored his first goals on home ice this season as the Los Angeles Kings overcame an early deficit and cruised to a 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon....

Maple Leafs hosting Bruins with chance to make up more ground
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the struggling Boston Bruins Monday night with a chance to tighten the race in the Atlantic Division....