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Blackhawks face tall task to halt slide vs. red-hot Avalanche
The Chicago Blackhawks had a promising start to their season but things have not gone well lately. ,The Blackhawks followed up a 2-2-1 start with four consecutive losses, including a defeat to kick off a five-game road trip on Saturday on Da;;as. That trek continues on Monday in Denver against the C...

Daniil Tarasov, Blue Jackets look to slow down Oilers
Elvis Merzlikins was the opening-night starter for the Columbus Blue Jackets, but Daniil Tarasov has emerged as the No. 1 goaltender just 2 1/2 weeks into the season.,Tarasov is expected to start a fifth straight game when the Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers Monday night.,Merzlikins, who has s...

NHL roundup: Leon Draisaitl pushes Oilers past Wings in OT on birthday
Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to cap a two-goal, three-point performance on his 29th birthday and give the visiting Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.,Evan Bouchard scored once and added an assist while Mattias Ekholm and Connor McDavid each tallied two helpers f...

Avs hold off Senators' late charge for 5th straight win
Logan O'Connor and Ross Colton scored 1:32 apart in the third period, and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in Denver on Sunday night.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Nikolai Kovalenko scored his first NHL goal, and Josh Manson also scored in the win. Justus Annu...

Stefan Noesen scores twice in Devils' win over Ducks
Stefan Noesen scored consecutive goals in the second period Sunday night for the host New Jersey Devils, who rode a five-goal flurry to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Newark, N.J.,The two-goal game was the fourth of Noesen's career and his first since he scored twice for the San Jose Sharks aga...

Canadiens score three in second period, hold off Flyers
Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher each notched a goal and an assist to help the visiting Montreal Canadiens hold on for a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday evening., ,Jake Evans and Cole Caufield also scored and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves for the Canadiens, who have won consecutiv...

Seeking homestand sweep, high-powered Golden Knights to face Flames
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to complete a four-game homestand sweep on Monday night when they host the Calgary Flames in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights own the best home-ice record in the NHL (6-0-0), outscoring their opponents 34-16 in the process. Vegas has scored six or more goals in four of...

Leon Draisaitl, Oilers clip Wings in OT
Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to cap a two-goal, three-point performance on his 29th birthday and give the visiting Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.,Evan Bouchard scored once and added an assist while Mattias Ekholm and Connor McDavid each tallied two helpers f...

Something has to give when streaking Hurricanes, Canucks meet
The Vancouver Canucks will put their four-game winning streak on the line Monday when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes, who are riding a three-game winning streak and looking for their sixth victory in seven games to close out a fruitful road swing.,Not only are both the Canucks and Hurrica...

Clayton Keller looks to continue powering Utah against winless Sharks
The San Jose Sharks and Utah Hockey Club meet on Monday night in Salt Lake City, looking to snap their respective losing streaks.,Utah returns home to open a brief two-game homestand, trying to avoid a fourth straight loss.,On Saturday afternoon, the Utah Hockey Club dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ki...

Sabres try to keep streak alive vs. Aleksander Barkov, Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres will go for their fourth straight win when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday night.,Buffalo is coming off a 5-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, while the Panthers will be looking to make it three in a row after a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders the same d...

Facing falling Leafs, Jets eye franchise-record start to season
The Winnipeg Jets have remained focused amid their historic season-opening winning streak.,Meanwhile, victories have been hard to come by for the Toronto Maple Leafs lately.,Looking to remain undefeated, the surging Jets aim for a club-record ninth consecutive victory as they try to hand the visitin...

Preds' Steven Stamkos returns to Tampa for first time since exit
It did not take long for former Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos' homecoming to appear on the NHL schedule, and the Nashville Predators, his new club, will gladly take any kind of good feelings they can get.,Playing better after a slow start to a season brimming with high expectations, t...

Flyers F Garnet Hathaway fined $5K for elbowing
Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway was fined $5,000 by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday for elbowing Joel Eriksson Ek of the Minnesota Wild.,The incident occurred early in the second period of the Flyers' 7-5 victory over the visiting Wild on Saturday afternoon. Hathaway was as...

Flyers, Canadiens bid to build momentum at other's expense
The Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens couldn't spend much time celebrating after picking up much-needed wins on Saturday., ,The Flyers welcome the Canadiens to South Philadelphia on Sunday evening in a matchup of teams looking to complete a stellar weekend. ,Philadelphia won its season open...

No rest for weary as Devils host Ducks
The New Jersey Devils have a unique understanding of the challenges that the Anaheim Ducks are facing early this season.,A busy schedule continues for both teams Sunday night when the Devils host the Ducks in Newark, N.J. ,Both teams will be trying to bounce back from one-goal defeats. ,The Devils d...

NHL roundup: Jets 8-0-0 after dousing Flames
Cole Perfetti's power-play goal broke a third-period tie as the Winnipeg Jets continued their perfect season with a 5-3 road victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,The Jets are the ninth team in NHL history to open a season with eight consecutive victories.,Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each ...

Canucks strike in second period to rally past Penguins
Elias Pettersson scored one of four unanswered second-period goals for the host Vancouver Canucks, who stormed back for a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. ,Arshdeep Bains, J.T. Miller and Kiefer Sherwood also scored in the second for Vancouver, which won its fourth straight ga...

Kirby Dach back in goal column as Canadiens top Blues
Kirby Dach. Jake Evens and Joel Armia each scored a goal and earned an assist as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night to snap their four-game losing streak.,For Dach, who missed the last 80 games last season with a knee injury, it was his first goal sin...

Hurricanes continue successful trip with win at Seattle
Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-1 Saturday night.,Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Drury and Dmitry Orlov also scored for the Hurricanes, who are 4-1-0 on their six-game trip that wraps up Monday in Vancouver. Goaltender Frederik Andersen mad...