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Morgan Geekie's hat trick helps Bruins edge Knights
Mason Lohrei scored the game-winning goal with 4:37 left in the third period and Morgan Geekie netted his first career hat trick as the Boston Bruins held off the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday night....

Joseph Woll returns as Leafs hand Coyotes 14th straight loss
William Nylander had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes 4-2 Thursday night....

Spencer Martin, Hurricanes stay hot in win over Jackets
Defenseman Brady Skjei collected a goal and an assist to lift the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday....

Islanders halt Red Wings' winning streak at six
Mathew Barzal scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Brock Nelson scored twice and the visiting New York Islanders snapped the Detroit Red Wings' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Thursday night....

Division race heating up as Flyers, Capitals clash
The Washington Capitals can inch closer to a playoff spot when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday....

Senators lose C Josh Norris for 'extended period' due to injury
Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris will be sidelined "an extended period of time" with an upper-body injury, interim coach Jacques Martin said Thursday....

Leafs' Sheldon Keefe, Sabres' Don Granato fined $25K by NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe and Buffalo Sabres bench boss Don Granato were each fined $25,000 by the NHL on Thursday "for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials."...

Stars acquire D Chris Tanev in three-team deal
The Dallas Stars, tied for first place in the Central Division, beefed up their blue line late Wednesday night by acquiring defenseman Chris Tanev in a three-team trade....

Hurricanes aim to extend road streak at Columbus
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their road point streak to five games on Thursday when they oppose the Columbus Blue Jackets to conclude a three-game trek....

Struggling Sharks, reeling Ducks look for glimmer of hope
Two of the bottom three teams in the NHL will try to find some positives when the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night....

Canucks fighting through cold spell with Kings coming to town
The perch atop the league standings held by the Vancouver Canucks is becoming tenuous as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in a clash of two struggling squads....

Avalanche need to improve road record, beginning at Chicago
The Colorado Avalanche look to keep pace in the battle for the top spot in the Central Division when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday....

Pens, Kraken face off with eye on moving up in wild-card race
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken both find themselves seven points out of NHL wild-card playoff berths in their respective conferences entering Thursday night's matchup at Climate Pledge Arena....

Connor McDavid's OT goal lifts Oilers past Blues
Connor McDavid scored the winning overtime goal and earned two assists as the Edmonton Oilers edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 Wednesday night....

Rangers heat back up, get 40th win at expense of Blue Jackets
Artemi Panarin scored his 250th career goal in the second period and added a second tally in the final seconds as the New York Rangers became the NHL's first team to 40 wins with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night....

Jets flying high with Stars on deck
The Winnipeg Jets are once again on a roll....

Wild trying to gain ground on Predators in wild-card race
Six points out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with just 23 games left to go, the Minnesota Wild depart on a critical two-game road trip that begins Thursday night against one of teams they're trying to catch, the Nashville Predators....

Improving Sabres out to short-circuit Lightning
Despite a tough loss in South Florida on Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres have not found winning on the road to be their biggest problem in a season in which they will most likely miss the playoffs....

Canadiens eye consecutive wins, visit defensive-minded Panthers
Matthew Tkachuk is heating up — and so are the Florida Panthers....

Maple Leafs host Coyotes, fight the revenge factor
The Toronto Maple Leafs again face a team seeking revenge Thursday night when they take on the visiting Arizona Coyotes....