Hockey Page 44 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lightning look to play with emotion, physicality vs. Predators
Charle-Edouard D'Astous has a strong idea of what he and his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates need the rest of the season. ,The defenseman said using emotion and playing with more physicality are the answers for the Lightning, who will conclude a back-to-back set on Sunday with a game against the visit...
Blue Jackets aim to slow down David Pastrnak, Bruins
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to cool off David Pastrnak when they host the Boston Bruins on Sunday.,Pastrnak had two assists in the Bruins' 6-3 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday, extending his point streak to 12 games. The forward has 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) durin...
Surging Canadiens chase second win in a week vs. Hurricanes
The Montreal Canadiens will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens (41-21-10, 92 points) are coming off a 4-1 victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday to improve to 8-3-0 in their past 11 games. ,I...
Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers get look at Rangers' additions
In terms of the playoff race, the remaining games mean little for the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers.,Still there are things both teams would like to see continue when they meet on Sunday afternoon in New York.,For the Panthers, it is the continued strong play of Matthew Tkachuk, while the Ra...
NHL roundup: Caps storm back, hand Knights shootout loss
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Strome, who hit the post on the first shot of the game, tied it at 4-all midway through the period ...
Dylan Strome's heroics help Caps nip Knights in shootout
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Strome, who hit the post on the first shot of the game, tied it at 4-all midway through the period ...
Flames remain hot, beat up on Canucks
Matt Coronato and Morgan Frost each scored once in three-point performances and the host Calgary Flames rode a four-goal second period to a 7-3 victory over the floundering Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,Ryan Strome, Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh all collected one goal and one assist, while Joel Fara...
Alexander Kerfoot, Logan Cooley score twice as Mammoth rout Kings
Alexander Kerfoot and Logan Cooley each scored twice as the visiting Utah Mammoth thumped the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Saturday night.,With the win, Utah (38-30-6, 82 points), currently in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, holds a five-point lead over the Nashville Predators, owner...
Flyers gain ground on Red Wings as Owen Tippett gets hat trick
Owen Tippett notched his third career hat trick and fourth career four-point night as the Philadelphia Flyers survived a late scare to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 to match their franchise record with eight straight road wins.,Noah Cates and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers (35-24-12, 82 ...
Cole Caufield scores 45th as Canadiens begin road trip with fourth straight victory
Jacob Fowler stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced to help the Montreal Canadiens kick off their critical five-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Cole Caufield continued his chase for the Maurice Rocket Richard trophy as he found the back of the net for his 45t...
Cole Perfetti's late goal lifts Jets over Avalanche
Cole Perfetti scored a go-ahead goal with 5:11 left in the third period, Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Denver to gain ground in the Western Conference playoff race.,Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist and Cole Koepke and Kyle Connor sco...
Blues stay hot, crush Maple Leafs
The St. Louis Blues continued their dominant March with a 5-1 thumping of the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The win marked St. Louis' fourth in a row as they improved their March record to an NHL-best 10-1-2.,The Blues (31-30-11, 73 points) scored three in the third after Jake McCa...
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen comes up big in shootout win over Kraken
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped both attempts in the shootout, helping the Buffalo Sabres rally for a 3-2 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday evening.,Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs scored in regulation, and Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn ...
Miko Rantanen, Stars double-up Penguins
Miko Rantanen scored in his first game in nearly two months, and the Dallas Stars tallied three unanswered second-period goals to end a four-game skid and defeat the host Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.,Rantanen and Jason Robertson each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (44-18-11, 99 points),...
Igor Chernyshov scores late winner as Sharks edge Blue Jackets
Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:25 left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win against the Blue Jackets in Columbus.,Macklin Celebrini entered the zone on the rush and passed to the middle for Will Smith, who fed Chernyshov for a one-timer from the lef...
Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm lead Bruins past Wild
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm each capped off two-goal performances with insurance markers late in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,Zacha's first goal lifted him to the 25-goal mark for the first time in his career. Eleven of his...
Nikolaj Ehlers leads Hurricanes to comfortable win vs. Devils
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist to lead the host Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.,Jackson Blake, captain Jordan Staal, defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis also connected for the Hurricanes (46-20-6, 98 points), who have won four of their las...
Connor McDavid helps Oilers close gap on Ducks with win
NHL points leader Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon., ,McDavid increased his points total to 124 (42 goals, 82 assists) and stretched his point streak to four games (five goals, four assists)., ,Zac...
Lightning score two late goals in victory over Senators
Tampa Bay's Emil Lilleberg put in the tiebreaking goal at 8:51, and the Lightning rallied to earn points in their seventh straight game with a 4-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.,Lilleberg, who posted a career-high three points, gave the Lightning (45-21-6, 96 points) th...
Matthew Schaefer's assists, Islanders’ five-goal period subdue Panthers
Matthew Schaefer collected a pair of assists to tie the team record for points by a rookie defenseman as the New York Islanders scored five goals in the second period and rallied for a critical 5-2 victory over the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y., ,Schaefer ended the ...