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Alex Ovechkin return near as Capitals face Blues
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin has been working his way back from a minor lower-leg injury that caused him to miss three games....

Hard-working Flyers put win streak up against Stars
The surging Philadelphia Flyers will look for their fifth consecutive victory when they host the Dallas Stars on Thursday....

Blues F Kasperi Kapanen (lower body) out through break
St. Louis Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen is likely out through the All-Star break with a lower-body injury that occurred in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers....

League-best Bruins back on a roll, host Avalanche
Looking to extend their points streak to seven games, the Boston Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche in a battle of NHL heavyweights Thursday night....

NHL postpones Sabres' home game vs. Blackhawks
The NHL postponed Wednesday night's game between the Chicago Blackhawks and host Buffalo Sabres due to local travel restrictions over the massive snowstorm blanketing the city....

Sabres, facing Blackhawks, chase elusive home win streak
Considering how poorly the Chicago Blackhawks have played on the road, the Buffalo Sabres might finally win consecutive home games for the first time this season....

NHL roundup: Oilers down Leafs, push winning streak to 11
Ryan McLeod scored the go-ahead goal with 3:05 remaining as the Edmonton Oilers extended their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night....

Flames score three straight, top Coyotes in OT
Yegor Sharangovich scored the overtime winner to give the host Calgary Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday for their season-high fourth consecutive win....

Oilers rally past Maple Leafs for 11th consecutive win
Ryan McLeod scored the go-ahead goal with 3:05 remaining as the Edmonton Oilers extended their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night....

Blackhawks outlast Sharks in 9-round shootout
Boris Katchouk scored in the ninth round of the shootout and Petr Mrazek stopped 37 shots to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday....

Sizzling Jets top slumping Islanders
Neal Pionk and Mason Appleton scored in a span of fewer than three minutes late in the second period Tuesday night for the host Winnipeg Jets, who beat the skidding New York Islanders 4-2....

Stars stay hot, roll past struggling Kings
Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, and Evgenii Dadonov each had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars topped the visiting Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Tuesday....

Avalanche score 5 unanswered goals, rally past Senators
Mikko Rantanen scored twice, helping the visiting Colorado Avalanche score five unanswered goals to rally past the Ottawa Senators 7-4 on Tuesday....

Darcy Kuemper gets 31st career shutout as Capitals blank Ducks
Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 2-0 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night....

Blake Wheeler's two goals power Rangers past Kraken
Blake Wheeler scored twice and as the host New York Rangers recorded a 5-2 victory over the short-handed Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night....

Canadiens eye rare 2-game win streak, face short-handed Devils
The New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens faced upper-echelon opponents with starkly different results Monday afternoon....

Panthers hope to halt skid against rising Red Wings
After weeks of being one of the hotter teams in the NHL, the Florida Panthers find themselves on a two-game skid, hoping to get back to their winning ways when they host the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday in Sunrise, Fla....

Golden Knights F Jack Eichel week-to-week following surgery
Golden Knights star forward Jack Eichel underwent surgery to address a lower-body injury and is considered week-to-week, the team announced Tuesday afternoon....

Can the Bruins win without any centers?
The Boston Bruins are the perfect team in the NHL to have the eternal-long fatalism vs. determinism debate. They sit atop the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference once again, just as they did last year. Just as last year, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand are two of the best players in the league...

Blackhawks F Jason Dickinson signs 2-year extension
Chicago Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson signed a two-year, $8.5 million contract extension on Tuesday that will span through the 2025-26 season....