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Kirill Kaprizov scores in OT for 2nd straight game as Wild beat Habs
Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Minnesota Wild edged the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday....

Stars' Matt Duchene beats Canucks late in overtime
Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in the overtime as the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday and extend their home-ice winning streak to four games....

Four-goal third vaults Oilers past Devils
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a 69-second span early in the third period for the Edmonton Oilers, who squandered an early lead before storming back to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Thursday in Newark, N.J....

Sidney Crosby lifts Penguins past Hurricanes in shootout
Sidney Crosby scored in regulation, then produced the only goal in a shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday....

Lightning edge Golden Knights 5-4 on late goal
Tampa Bay's Nicholas Paul scored the go-ahead goal with 1:13 remaining in regulation as the Lightning won a wild 5-4 affair over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night....

Predators end Flyers' point streak at 9 games
Philip Tomasino scored two goals to lift the Nashville Predators past the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Thursday....

Alex Ovechkin comes through in OT as Capitals edge Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin snapped a career-long 14-game scoring drought when he scored with 53 seconds left in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night....

Big second period lifts Blues past Panthers
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice in a three-point game while Jordan Kyrou netted one goal and one assist as the visiting St. Louis Blues rode a three-goal second period to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Florida Panthers on Thursday....

Jeff Skinner (3 points), Sabres erupt in 9-3 rout of Leafs
Jeff Skinner scored two goals and Jordan Greenway also tallied to highlight their respective returns to the lineup, lifting the host Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday....

Red-hot Gabriel Vilardi, Jets tangle with Bruins
The only two NHL teams with unbeaten interconference records clash Friday night as the Boston Bruins play the first of a road back-to-back before Christmas against the Winnipeg Jets....

Capitals bring tight-game expertise to Columbus
The Washington Capitals, coming off consecutive extra-time wins, will look for a third straight victory when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night....

NHL roundup: Joey Daccord stonewalls Kings in Kraken win
Joey Daccord made 43 saves to help the visiting Seattle Kraken hold on for a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night....

Joey Daccord (43 saves) lifts Kraken to win over Kings
Joey Daccord made 43 saves to help the visiting Seattle Kraken hold on for a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night....

Coyotes hope recent home success translates on road
Currently on pace to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2020, the Arizona Coyotes begin a two-game road trip on Thursday at San Jose....

Suddenly hot Flames, Ducks face off in SoCal
Two teams in the midst of a revival meet Thursday when the Anaheim Ducks play host to the Calgary Flames....

Senators hope to get back on track, visit Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche were expecting to face an alum when Ottawa came to town, but the Senators fired head coach D.J. Smith beforehand....

Capitals down Isles on Dylan Strome's OT goal
Dylan Strome scored a power play goal 1:41 into overtime Wednesday night for the host Washington Capitals, who edged the New York Islanders 3-2....

Surging Jets add to Red Wings' woes
Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and two assists to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday....

Streaking Canadiens set for clash with Wild
The Montreal Canadiens will look to extend their win streak to three games when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night....

Golden Knights coming off 'miserable' game, visit Lightning
Looking to finish December on a high note, the Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a good start on Tuesday in a rousing win with an unlikely offensive contributor....