Hockey Page 423 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Canucks' blowout win ends Kraken's point streak
Sam Lafferty, elevated to the first line, scored a goal and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves as the Vancouver Canucks pulled away in the third period to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Friday....

Kurtis MacDermid scores game-winner as Avalanche tame Wild
Kurtis MacDermid's first goal of the season came early in the third period and proved to be the game-winner as the Colorado Avalanche knocked off the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Flames overtake Stars with five unanswered goals
Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm scored goals 29 seconds apart early in the third period during their two-point games as the visiting Calgary Flames erased a two-goal deficit with five unanswered goals to beat the Dallas Stars 7-4 Friday night....

Lightning mark Andrei Vasilevskiy's return with rout of Hurricanes
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in his return and the Tampa Bay Lightning received a hat trick from Brayden Point in an 8-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C....

Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Panthers, extend win streak
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves to lead the Winnipeg Jets to their fifth straight win, a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla....

Two goals in six-second span help Isles sink Sens
Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored within a six-second span in the second period to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-3 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday....

Avs D Samuel Girard enters player assistance program
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Friday, and he will be away from the team indefinitely....

Sabres rally in third period to down Penguins
Alex Tuch scored the game-winner with 2:44 left in regulation Friday as the Buffalo Sabres used a three-goal third period to top the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2....

Road-test Golden Knights welcome struggling Coyotes
The Vegas Golden Knights will make a short pit stop during a stretch that sees them play eight of nine games on the road when they host the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night in Las Vegas....

Canadiens charge back, beat lowly Sharks in shootout
Cole Caufield scored the tying goal and also had an assist and Jesse Ylonen scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the host San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Friday afternoon....

Kings own the road again, getting past rival Ducks
The Los Angeles Kings made easy work of their trip down the freeway to face the Anaheim Ducks on Friday afternoon, earning a 5-2 victory in a feisty affair befitting regional rivals....

Predators extend win streak with 8-3 rout of Blues
Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg each scored two goals with an assist each as the visiting Nashville Predators scored four times in the second period and routed the St. Louis Blues 8-3 on Friday....

Oilers end skid with shutout win over Capitals
Leon Draisaitl scored twice in a three-point game and Connor McDavid collected four assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing skid with a 5-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday....

Blue Jackets end road woes by edging Devils
Elvis Merzlikins made 33 of his season-high 38 saves in the final two periods and the Columbus Blue Jackets halted an eight-game road losing streak by holding on for a 2-1 victory over the slumping New Jersey Devils Friday afternoon in Newark, N.J....

Kevin Korchinski lifts Blackhawks to OT win over Maple Leafs
Chicago's Kevin Korchinski scored a wild goal with 30 seconds left in overtime as the Blackhawks broke a five-game losing streak, edging the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Black Friday....

Red Wings get better of Bruins again
The Detroit Red Wings remain the only team that has handed the Boston Bruins a regulation loss this season as a pair of power-play goals helped them to a 5-2 road win on Friday afternoon....

Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider lead Rangers over Flyers
Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider continued their success against the host Philadelphia Flyers on Friday afternoon, combining for three goals in a 3-1 victory....

Lightning G Andrei Vasilevskiy to make season debut vs. Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was activated off injured reserve Friday and will make his season debut against the host Carolina Hurricanes later in the night, coach Jon Cooper announced....

Jets coach Rick Bowness returns after leave of absence
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness returned to the team Friday after taking a leave of absence to attend to his wife....

Kraken hope offense stays hot against Canucks
For the first time this season, the Seattle Kraken are back to "hockey .500" as Kraken play-by-play announcer John Forslund calls it....