Hockey Page 45 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 1st NHL player to score 900 goals
Alex Ovechkin scored his milestone 900th career goal on Wednesday night in the Washington Capitals' home matchup with the St. Louis Blues.,Ovechkin increased his league-record total, becoming the first player to 900 goals by corralling a missed shot from teammate Jakob Chychrun and spinning to backh...
Lightning out to get back on track vs. Golden Knights
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to complete a two-game regular-season series sweep of the Vegas Golden Knights in the final game of their three-game Western Conference road trip on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,The Lightning, who started the trip with a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth in Salt La...
Stunned Predators out to move forward vs. Flyers
The Nashville Predators will look to move past the disappointment of a wild conclusion to a 3-2 overtime loss at Minnesota when they play host to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,The Predators' Steven Stamkos tied the game with just 0.3 seconds remaining to force overtime on Tuesday, but the joy...
Fresh of 1st home win, Kings eager to extend Panthers' woes
The Los Angeles Kings finally enjoyed some home cooking in their last outing.,Now the Kings will look for another helping when they host the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night.,The Kings not only snapped a modest two-game skid with a 3-0 victory over the Winni...
As young Ducks take flight, surging Stars up next
The Anaheim Ducks will try to continue their best start in more than 10 years when they visit the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.,The Ducks have won four straight and six of seven to build an early 8-3-1 record -- their best start since the team opened 10-3-0 in 2014-15.,"We had a good homestand," D...
Reeling Devils return home to face Nick Suzuki, Canadiens
The New Jersey Devils will try to shake themselves from their doldrums when they host the Montreal Canadiens in Newark, N.J., on Thursday night.,The Devils have lost three of their last four after winning eight of the first nine games of the season.,Their recent struggles have coincided with an uppe...
Wild looking to continue surge against Hurricanes
The Minnesota Wild might have found something of a spark and will put it to the test against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C.,The Wild's 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday gave the team its first two-game winning streak of the season.,"I would s...
Surging Bruins set for latest clash with Senators
Although first-year coach Marco Sturm did not want to say his team was turning a corner, the Boston Bruins' four-game winning streak has optimism soaring in advance of a home game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday,The Bruins are coming off a 4-3 road victory over the New York Islanders on Tues...
Penguins G Tristan Jarry (lower body) out at least 3 weeks
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to an impressive start, but they will be without three key pieces for a few weeks due to injuries, including starting goaltender Tristan Jarry.,Jarry, 30, has a lower-body injury and will miss a minimum of three weeks. In seven starts this season, he is 5-2-0 with a 2...
Mammoth, Maple Leafs out to build off uplifting wins
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to carry the momentum of a four-goal third period in a comeback win into Wednesday night, when they host the rising Utah Mammoth.,The Maple Leafs trailed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 after two periods on Monday before erupting with four goals -- two by William Nylander -- ...
NHL roundup: Mikko Rantanen tops 300 goals in Stars' shootout win
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice to eclipse 300 career goals and had an assist, and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched thei...
Mikko Rantanen's 300th, 301st goals help Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice to eclipse 300 career goals and had an assist, and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched thei...
Darcy Kuemper shuts out Jets in Kings' first home win
Adrian Kempe scored the eventual game-winner and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves as the Los Angeles Kings blanked the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night., ,Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty also scored for the Kings, who snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) and won for the first time on home ice (1-3-2)....
Behind Cutter Gauthier's first hat trick, Ducks down Panthers again
Cutter Gauthier recorded his first career hat trick and added an assist as the host Anaheim Ducks claimed their fourth consecutive victory, trouncing the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Tuesday.,Nikita Nesterenko collected one goal and one assist for the Ducks, while Jacob Trouba, Chris Kreider and Jansen H...
Akira Schmid, Golden Knights blank Red Wings 1-0
Akira Schmid made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in Las Vegas., ,Ivan Barbashev scored the game's lone goal for Vegas, which won for just the second time in its last five games (2-2-1)., ,It w...
Victor Olofsson's 2-goal output powers Avs' win over Lightning
Victor Olofsson scored twice, Ross Colton also had a goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night to end the Lightning's five-game winning streak.,Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for Colorado, which survived a furious surge at the end of the third period to improve to ...
Wild allow last-second goal, recover to beat Predators in OT
Marcus Johansson scored the winning goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Kirill Kaprizov and Zeev Buium also scored for Minnesota, which won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Brock Faber had two assist...
Mikko Rantanen's 300th goal helps Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice, including his 300th career goal, and had an assist and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched...
Bruins edge Islanders in shootout to extend win streak to 4
Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game late in the third period and collected the only goal in the shootout Tuesday night for the visiting Boston Bruins, who edged the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Viktor Arvidsson and Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have won four straight and five of...
Canadiens finally fall after regulation as Flyers win shootout
Trevor Zegras scored in the first round of the shootout to lift the visiting Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Zegras, who notched two assists in regulation, took his time before wiring his shootout attempt between the pads of Sam Montembeault.,Dan Vladar s...