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Jackets halt 6-game slide, edge Pens in shootout
Damon Severson, the ninth shooter, deked and scored on a backhander Saturday as the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 shootout win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins....

Anthony Cirelli scores twice as Lightning take down Islanders
Anthony Cirelli notched two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their point streak to nine games in a 4-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Saturday night....

Auston Matthews scores 60th goal as Leafs blank Sabres
Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 60th goal of the season and Ilya Samsonov made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season, leading the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night....

Hurricanes blank Canadiens, eclipse 100 points
Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes reached another milestone while winning without an even-strength goal, defeating the host Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Saturday night....

Brady Tkachuk, Sens stay hot, extend Jets' skid to 6
Brady Tkachuk scored the game-winner and picked up an assist as the Ottawa Senators topped the host Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday night....

Blackhawks dump Flyers for 3rd win in 4 games
Lukas Reichel, Philipp Kurashev, and Joey Anderson each had a goal and assist and Arvid Soderblom made 30 saves to boost the visiting Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 win against the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday....

Avalanche defeat Predators to clinch playoff spot
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff spot with a 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators in Denver on Saturday night....

Alexis Lafreniere (hat trick, 2 assists), Rangers beat Coyotes
Chris Kreider snapped a third-period tie with his 300th career goal and Alexis Lafreniere recorded his first career hat trick in the New York Rangers' 8-5 victory over the host Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz....

Connor McDavid scores twice, helps Oilers crush Ducks
Connor McDavid scored twice and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-1 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday....

Golden Knights work overtime to edge Wild
Jonathan Marchessault scored an empty-net goal with 1:30 remaining in overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn....

Aleksander Barkov lifts Panthers to shootout win over Red Wings
Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the final eight minutes of regulation, helping the Florida Panthers rally to a 3-2 shootout win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon at Sunrise, Fla....

Tage Thompson, Sabres take aim at Maple Leafs
After rallying from an early two-goal deficit to win their most recent game and keep their slim playoff hopes alive, the Buffalo Sabres will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the second contest of a back-to-back set....

Stars look to maintain momentum as they face Kraken
The Dallas Stars became the first Western Conference team to clinch a Stanley Cup playoff berth when they beat the host Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday....

Win streak over, Kings aim to rebound vs. floundering Flames
If the Los Angeles Kings needed a reminder of the importance of every game, they received it in their last outing. The Kings saw their four-game winning streak end after they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, dropping Los Angeles into the Western Conference's second wild-card position....

Trying to stay alive in playoff race, Blues face struggling Sharks
As the St. Louis Blues try to stay alive in the Western Conference playoff race, they will take points any way they can get them....

Tage Thompson scores 4 goals as Sabres top Devils
Tage Thompson scored four goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 comeback win over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Friday....

Strong showing vs. Sens could get Jets back into division race
The host Winnipeg Jets will attempt to end their five-game skid against the streaking Ottawa Senators on Saturday....

Playoff-bound Bruins trying to improve, visit Capitals
The Boston Bruins clinched an eighth consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs while sitting idle on Thursday....

Hurricanes face Canadiens with sights set on bigger goals
The Carolina Hurricanes have marked off one item on the to-do list, but there's more to accomplish....

Canadiens D Kaiden Guhle suspended 1 game for slashing
The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle for one game on Friday for slashing an opponent from the bench during a game....