Hockey Page 47 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Shot-starved Rangers search for offense vs. Maple Leafs
The New York Rangers know they need to take more shots on goal Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Rangers (28-34-9, 65 points) managed only 10 shots on goal Monday in a 2-1 home loss to the Ottawa Senators.,They will catch the Maple Leafs (30-29-13, 73 points) on the second...
Sabres, trying not to get too excited about playoff prospects, face Bruins
On the verge of ending their NHL-record, 14-season playoff drought, the Buffalo Sabres are staying in the moment.,Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins likely can't afford to give up too many points as they fight for their own playoff positioning.,Back home from another successful road trip, the Sabres aim t...
NHL roundup: Connor McDavid hits 400-goal milestone in Oilers' win
Connor McDavid scored his 400th and 401st career goals, the first of which gave the Edmonton Oilers the lead for good in a 5-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Eight seconds after Utah's Lawson Crouse tied the game 2-2 at 11:59 of the second period, McDavid caught a break o...
Ducks dump Canucks in another come-from-behind win
Mikael Granlund scored twice and John Carlson had three assists for the visiting Anaheim Ducks in a 5-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist, Leo Carlsson logged two assists and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for the Ducks (40-27-4, 84 points), who st...
Connor McDavid nets Nos. 400, 401 as Oilers topple Mammoth
Connor McDavid scored his 400th and 401st career goals, the first of which gave the Edmonton Oilers the lead for good in a 5-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Eight seconds after Utah's Lawson Crouse tied the game 2-2 at 11:59 of the second period, McDavid caught a break o...
Flames outlast Kings in shootout for 4th straight win
Yegor Sharangovich scored the shootout-winning goal to give the host Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and run their winning streak to a season-best four games.,Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh tallied during regulation for Calgary (30-34-7, 67 points).,Goaltender Dustin...
Mark Scheifele tallies goal, 2 assists in Jets' win over Knights
Mark Scheifele scored a goal and had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to lead the host Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored goals for Winnipeg (30-29-12, 72 po...
Devils score 4 goals on first 5 shots, hold off Stars
The visiting New Jersey Devils scored four times in their first five shots and then held off a Dallas Stars rally to win 6-4 on Tuesday.,Jack Hughes' hot streak continued as the Olympic hero scored twice. Jesper Bratt added a goal and an assist, while Connor Brown, Tino Meier and Dougie Hamilton als...
Joel Hofer pitches shutout as Blues stay hot, down Capitals
Joel Hofer made 21 saves and the Blues defeated the Washington Capitals 3-0 in St. Louis on Tuesday.,It was Hofer's sixth shutout of the season and the eighth of his career.,Jimmy Snuggerud, Ott Stenberg and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues (29-30-11, 69 points), who have points in 10 of 11 (8-1-2)...
Predators erupt for 5 first-period goals, top Sharks for 5th straight win
The Nashville Predators scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a 6-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.,Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, defenseman Brady Skjei a goal and an assist and Matthew Wood, defenseman Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista and Steven Stamk...
Lightning score 5 unanswered goals to sink Wild
Erik Cernak scored a quirky, tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes left, and the Lightning opened a season-long seven-game homestand with five unanswered tallies in a 6-3 win to split the season series with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.,With the game tied at 3, Cernak chased down a pu...
Martin Necas scores twice as Avalanche crush Penguins
Martin Necas scored twice and Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves in the Colorado Avalanche's 6-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Colorado is on a three-game winning streak and a four-game (3-0-1) points streak. The Avalanche (47-13-10) lead the NHL with 104 points, including a leagu...
Panthers edge Kraken in shootout in Paul Maurice's 2000th game
Vinnie Hinostroza scored the only goal in the shootout, and Paul Maurice coached his 2,000th game as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday night in Sunrise.,Seattle trailed 4-1 with less than six minutes remaining before tying the game on goals by Matty Beniers, Jordan...
Blackhawks sink Islanders with midgame 4-goal surge
Nick Lardis, Ilya Mikheyev, Tyler Bertuzzi and Frank Nazar scored consecutive goals in a 13-minute span bridging the first and second periods for the Chicago Blackhawks, who held off a furious rally to edge the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday in Elmont, N.Y.,Arvid Soderblom made 44 saves -- includ...
Senators down Red Wings to gain playoff positioning
Carter Yakemchuk scored a second-period goal and added an assist in his NHL debut as the streaking Ottawa Senators edged the host Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on Tuesday.,Yakemchuk, a 20-year-old defenseman and No. 7 pick of the 2024 draft, was called up from the American Hockey League's Belleville Senat...
Maple Leafs collect rare win as Matthew Knies strikes twice vs. Bruins
Matthew Knies scored twice while William Nylander had the eventual game-winner and added an assist to leading the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.,Max Domi also scored, John Tavares dished out three assists and Anthony Stolarz made 18 saves for the M...
Blue Jackets edge Flyers to seize second in Metropolitan
Zach Werenski and Mason Marchment each delivered a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets rebounded from a rare regulation defeat to post a 3-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Columbus had been 8-0-4 in its previous 12 games before falling to the New York Islanders 1-0 on ...
Canadiens rally from early deficit to down Hurricanes
Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky scored three and a half minutes apart in the second period and Jakub Dobes made 41 saves, helping the host Montreal Canadiens rally to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,Caufield scored his team-leading 44th goal of the season and 12th in his la...
Red Wings optimistic Dylan Larkin will return to face Senators
The Detroit Red Wings could have their team captain back in action when they host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Dylan Larkin, who missed the past seven games due to a lower-body injury, participated in practice on Monday and is considered a game-time decision.,"I'm confident that he is improving,"...
Senators hold Rangers to historic low, continue playoff push
The Ottawa Senators are producing historic lows -- for their opponents -- in their push for the playoffs.,Shane Pinto and Warren Foegele scored in the first two periods and the Ottawa defense held the host New York Rangers to nine shots on goal en route to a 2-1 win on Monday night.,The nine shots s...