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Golden Knights captain Mark Stone placed on injured reserve
Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone was placed on injured reserve Thursday due to an upper-body injury sustained during Tuesday's game against the Nashville Predators....

Bruins, facing Flames, shoot for Alberta sweep
The Boston Bruins have put a swoon to the side with consecutive victories. The next order of business for the Eastern Conference leaders is to maintain their winning ways when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday....

Slumping sides clash as Canadiens take on Penguins
Two teams whose playoff hopes have been dimming by the game meet Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens visit the Pittsburgh Penguins....

Knights, without Mark Stone, look to end home skid vs. Leafs
After learning captain and top scorer Mark Stone will be sidelined "for a while," the Vegas Golden Knights will try to snap a season-worst, three-game home losing streak on Thursday night when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Las Vegas....

NHL roundup: Auston Matthews scores Nos. 50, 51
Auston Matthews scored twice, surpassing the 50-goal mark, as the Toronto Maple Leafs stretched their win streak to a season-best five games with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz....

Bruins recover to edge Oilers 6-5 in overtime
Charlie McAvoy scored the overtime winning goal to cap a two-point performance and the visiting Boston Bruins recovered from blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in a wild clash Wednesday night....

Kings, Pierre-Luc Dubois look to stay hot vs. Predators
It wasn't long ago when Los Angeles Kings forward Pierre-Luc Dubois was receiving some of the blame for the team's sudden downturn, a 2-8-6 stretch after the Christmas break that ultimately led to the firing of coach Todd McLellan....

Auston Matthews reaches 50-goal mark as Leafs top Coyotes
Auston Matthews scored twice, surpassing the 50-goal mark, as the Toronto Maple Leafs stretched their win streak to a season-best five games with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz....

Canucks, on season-worst skid, aim to recover at Seattle
In Major League Soccer, the teams from Seattle, Vancouver and Portland play for the Cascadia Cup....

Blue Jackets blow lead, recover to dump Ducks
Zach Werenski and Sean Kuraly each scored two goals and the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets held off an Anaheim Ducks rally to earn a 7-4 victory Wednesday while completing a successful three-game run through California....

Islanders, Blues face off while chasing wild-card spots
The New York Islanders have been hanging around the Eastern Conference playoff race, but they are still struggling to sustain traction....

Flyers take down Blackhawks to end skid
Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny and Garnet Hathaway scored to back a 21-save effort from Samuel Ersson as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers earned a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday....

Sabres use strong second period to edge Habs
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night....

Stars, Senators have been coming up just short lately
The Dallas Stars are looking to end a three-game winless streak filled with near-misses when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday....

Alex Ovechkin, Caps moving up as Lightning aim to rebound
A sudden revitalization of the Great Eight — Alex Ovechkin — has given the Washington Capitals a better outlook on securing a postseason berth....

Sizzling Rangers seek 9th consecutive win with Devils up next
During their longest winning streak in nearly a decade, the New York Rangers are earning a mix of low- and high-scoring victories....

Panthers, Hurricanes meet in Eastern Conference finals rematch
Not much has changed since the last time the Florida Panthers visited Raleigh, N.C....

Wings hope to keep riding momentum vs. Avs
The Red Wings' four-game road trip got off to a rocky start, followed by two exhilarating victories. Detroit will return to home ice on Thursday when it hosts the Colorado Avalanche....

Rangers agree on 2-year extension with F Jonny Brodzinski
The New York Rangers have come to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Jonny Brodzinski....

Panthers F Ryan Lomberg fined $2K for elbowing
Florida Panthers winger Ryan Lomberg was fined $2,083.83, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for elbowing Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun during Tuesday night's game....