Hockey Page 397 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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....

Lightning surging toward postseason while Islanders desperate for points
With just 10 games remaining in the regular season and their spot in the playoffs very solid, the Tampa Bay Lightning seem as locked in as they have been all season....

Flyers look to stop ill-timed skid against Blackhawks
While losing three games never is ideal, the Philadelphia Flyers have succumbed to the slump at one of the worst possible times....

Penguins find meaningful games; Jackets seek end to losing skid
And so they meet again....

Predators, Avalanche each aim to recapture recent magic
Entering this week, the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche were two of the NHL's hottest teams and each had a point streak to back it up....

Rangers eye five-game winning streak, face Coyotes
Facing some of the NHL's other top teams of late, the New York Rangers acquitted themselves well and more importantly padded their point total to stay atop the Metropolitan Division....

Golden Knights try to polish off strong road trip vs. Wild
The Vegas Golden Knights will finish a four-game road trip when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn....

Oilers out to extend late push in visit from Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers will look for the sweep of the season series when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday for the fourth and final meeting between the two clubs....

Panthers aim to pick up pace vs. desperate Red Wings
It promises to be a battle between two good, albeit struggling teams, on Saturday afternoon when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla....

Maple Leafs D Simon Benoit inks 3-year extension
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Simon Benoit signed a three-year contract extension worth $4.05 million on Friday....

NHL roundup: Stars, Hurricanes win, seal playoff bids
Jamie Benn's power-play goal broke a tie late in the third period and helped give the visiting Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs....

Surging Stars sink Canucks, clinch playoff spot
Jamie Benn's power-play goal broke a tie late in the third period and helped give the visiting Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs....

Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller lead Coyotes past Predators
An offensive second period powered the Arizona Coyotes to an 8-4 win in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday night, snapping Nashville's franchise-record 18-game point streak....

Igor Shesterkin shuts down Avs as Rangers win in shootout
Igor Shesterkin made 39 saves and two more in the shootout, Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored the only goals in the shootout, and the New York Rangers beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver on Thursday night....

Kraken drop Ducks for 2nd straight win
Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left and Jared McCann had three assists to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night....

Connor McDavid's 3 points propel Oilers past Kings
Connor McDavid scored a goal and contributed two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to 4-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night....

Ivan Barbashev scores twice as Knights top Jets
Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period and Logan Thompson made 39 saves to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night....

Blues stay hot in wild-card pursuit, extend Flames' skid
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Calgary Flames 5-3 Thursday night....

Matt Boldy's two points lead Wild past Sharks
Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal in the first minute of the third period, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen blanks Wings for 2nd shutout in 5 games
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves for his second shutout in his last five games and the Carolina Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth by ripping the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C....