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Martin Necas logs 2 goals, 2 assists as Avs down Sabres
Martin Necas had two goals and two assists, Gavin Brindley scored a tiebreaking goal late in the second period and added an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 in Denver on Thursday.,Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen and Brock Nelson also had goals and Mackenzie Blackwoo...
Flames' Dustin Wolf needs just 16 saves to shut out Sharks
Dustin Wolf recorded his first shutout of the season, backstopping the host Calgary Flames to a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Blake Coleman and Sam Honzek scored for the Flames, who snapped a three-game losing streak.,Wolf made 16 saves to record his fourth career shutout.,Sharks...
Mathieu Olivier's 3-point night lifts Blue Jackets over Oilers
Mathieu Olivier had two goals and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-4 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Charlie Coyle scored a goal and added two assists, Denton Mateychuk and Adam Fantilli also scored and Jet Greaves made 23 saves for the Blue Jackets, who ble...
Alex DeBrincat's 3-point night powers Red Wings past Ducks
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings ended a three-game slide by defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 on Thursday.,Detroit's Moritz Seider and Dylan Larkin each supplied a goal and an assist.,Michael Rasmussen and Axel Sandin-Pellikka had the other goals for t...
Brad Marchand reaches 1,000 career points as Panthers drop Capitals
Brad Marchand dished two assists to reach 1,000 career points, and Sam Reinhart scored two goals as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Thursday night.,Two Panthers players -- Seth Jones and Evan Rodrigues -- each scored their 100th career goal.,Daniil Tarasov (1-3-1) m...
Tim Stutzle's 2 goals help Senators spoil Bruins' rally
Tim Stutzle's pair of third-period goals included the eventual game-winner with 5:43 remaining, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 5-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday night.,Stutzle finished with three points while Claude Giroux and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist for the Se...
Quinton Byfield lifts Kings past Maple Leafs in overtime
Quinton Byfield scored at 0:35 of overtime Thursday night and added an assist as the visiting Los Angeles Kings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.,Byfield scored on a one-timer from the right faceoff dot on a pass from Drew Doughty to give the Kings their third straight win.,Warren Foegele, Kevin...
Jason Robertson tallies twice as Stars shut out Canadiens
Jason Robertson scored twice and Casey DeSmith made 24 saves as the visiting Dallas Stars routed the Montreal Canadiens 7-0 to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.,Robertson added an assist for his second straight three-point game as the Stars scored more than six goals for the f...
Canadiens F Alex Newhook helped off ice after collision with boards
Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook slammed skates-first into the boards and was helped off the ice Thursday night against the visiting Dallas Stars.,The puck went behind the goal line as Newhook and Ilya Lyubushkin raced toward it. Replays showed the Stars defenseman clipped Newhook's skates, f...
Canucks, Canes out to shore up deficiencies ahead of clash
The Carolina Hurricanes have grown quite familiar with Western Conference teams this season, facing seven in a row in one stretch, and will welcome two more to North Carolina this weekend.,After a lackluster outing earlier this week, the Hurricanes will try to get back on track Friday night against ...
Jackets captain Boone Jenner (upper body) out indefinitely
With what Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Everson on Thursday called a "not short term" upper-body injury, veteran captain Boone Jenner will be out of action for the foreseeable future.,Jenner, 32, was injured in the second period of a 2-1 shootout victory against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday and ...
Blues finding right fourth-line mix as streaking Flyers visit
St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery keeps juggling his forward lines in search of combinations capable of producing his desired playing style.,His new fourth line of center Oskar Sundqvist between wingers Nathan Walker and Alexey Toropchenko became his top line as the Blues held on for a 3-2 victor...
Avalanche sign G Scott Wedgewood to 1-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a one-year contract extension on Friday.,The contract runs through the 2026-27 season. No financial terms were announced, but TSN pegged the value at $2.5 million.,Wedgewood, 33, has 14 starts for the Avalanche this season and a 10-1-2 reco...
Penguins and Predators seeking spark in Sweden
The Pittsburgh Penguins have cooled off after a hot start. The Nashville Predators have struggled to even get warm.,Both squads hope a trip overseas will provide a spark when they square off in Friday's opener of a two-game set in Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2025 NHL Global Series.,The Penguins surpr...
Report: Leafs' Auston Matthews to miss at least 1 week
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will be sidelined at least a week because of a lower-body injury, TSN reported Thursday.,The outlet also reported the injury is not considered serious.,Matthews, 28, was hurt Tuesday night in the Leafs' 5-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins, Toronto's third cons...
Senators F Shane Pinto inks 4-year, $30M extension
Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto signed a four-year, $30 million contract extension on Thursday.,Pinto, who turned 25 on Wednesday, was in line to become a restricted free agent after this season. The extension begins with the 2026-27 campaign.,Pinto has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 17...
Nathan MacKinnon-led Avalanche pursue another win in clash vs. Sabres
Nathan MacKinnon has been on a two-week scoring binge, and the Colorado Avalanche would like him to keep it going when they meet the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in Denver.,MacKinnon is riding a 10-game point streak and leads the NHL in scoring with 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists). His offense ...
Blue Jackets get chance to even score with Oilers
The Columbus Blue Jackets didn't have to wait long for another shot at the Edmonton Oilers.,Three days after squandering a two-goal lead late in regulation against the Oilers and then losing in overtime, the Blue Jackets will host Edmonton on Thursday evening.,The Blue Jackets should be in a better ...
NHL roundup: Jack Roslovic's 2nd straight OT goal lifts Oilers
Jack Roslovic scored in overtime for the second straight game, lifting the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.,Just over a minute into OT, Philadelphia's Cam York mishandled a puck near center ice, giving Matt Savoie and Roslovic a 2-on-0 breakaway. Savoi...
Devils' Simon Nemec completes hat trick in OT to beat Blackhawks
Simon Nemec notched a hat trick, including the game-winner at 3:26 of overtime, boosting the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Nemec registered the first multigoal game of his three-season career as New Jersey won for the third time in four game...