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Jonathan Quick stands strong in net as Rangers top Lightning
Jonathan Quick made 19 saves, Jimmy Vesey scored twice and the New York Rangers earned a 3-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night....

Lightning D Mikhail Sergachev leaves game on stretcher
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev left Wednesday's game against the host New York Rangers on a stretcher because of a lower-body injury....

Avs, Hurricanes hope to shake off post-All-Star break woes
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to shake off an uneven performance when they take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C....

Losing streak behind them, Flyers take on short-handed Jets
The Philadelphia Flyers careened to five consecutive losses before the All-Star break....

NHL's best collide as Bruins welcome Canucks to town
The NHL's top two teams will clash for the first time this season when the Boston Bruins host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night....

Flames look to build momentum in road game vs. Devils
The Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils will look to follow up an impressive win over tough competition when they face off on Thursday in Newark, N.J....

Caps lug 5-game skid into Florida, first of tough stretch
The Washington Capitals, who have lost a season-worst five straight games, are about to play four of the top five teams in the NHL — all in a row....

Edmonton can’t beat the team they want to beat most
With all apologies to the Vancouver Canucks, actually, no, no one should ever apologize to the Canucks for anything. They know what they are and what they’ve done. While they may be on top of the Pacific Division, the other teams in that division are still going to measure themselves against the Veg...

Jets D Brenden Dillon to have hearing with NHL
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon is scheduled to have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday, one day following his illegal check to the head on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari....

Streaking Stars cap back-to-back with visit to Toronto
The Dallas Stars will put a four-game winning streak on the line Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs....

NHL roundup: Knights extinguish Oilers' 16-game win streak
Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and also had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped the Edmonton Oilers' 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night in Las Vegas....

Oilers fail in bid for history as Knights end streak
Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and also had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped the Edmonton Oilers' 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night in Las Vegas....

Wild return from break to face lowly Blackhawks
Despite skidding into the All-Star break with consecutive one-goal defeats, the Minnesota Wild assure fans they're operating more like the group that won four of five before the slump....

Late surge pushes Devils past Avalanche
John Marino scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:17 remaining, and the New Jersey Devils beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J....

Jake Oettinger stops 47 shots as Stars edge Sabres
Jake Oettinger made a career-high 47 saves and Sam Steel scored the go-ahead goal at 9:04 of the second period on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Dallas Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres....

Flames score early, knock off Bruins
Two goals in the first period and two more in the third propelled the visiting Calgary Flames to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night....

Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky steer Habs past Capitals
Nick Suzuki scored twice in a three-point outing and the visiting Montreal Canadiens netted three first-period goals en route to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Washington Capitals on Tuesday....

Elias Lindholm helps Canucks down Hurricanes in team debut
J.T. Miller scored the go-ahead goal in the third period after two goals from Elias Lindholm as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C....

Tristan Jarry notches NHL-high 6th shutout, Penguins beat Jets
Goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped all 23 shots he faced Tuesday for his league-leading sixth shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-0....

Noah Cates ends goal drought, lifts Flyers over Panthers
Noah Cates scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped their season-worst five-game losing streak, defeating the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla....