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Sabres score four straight as Kings' woes continue
JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who scored four unanswered goals in a 5-3 win against the host Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday....

Tomas Tatar's two tallies take Kraken past Blackhawks
Tomas Tatar scored twice and Jared McCann added his team-leading 19th goal of the season as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Wednesday....

Brayden Schenn sends Blues past Canucks in OT
Brayden Schenn scored 1:54 into overtime, lifting the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday....

Nathan MacKinnon nets 4 goals as Avalanche crush Caps
Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals, three in a span of 6:37 of the second period, and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Wednesday in Denver....

Hurricanes end Bruins' nine-game point streak
Jordan Martinook scored a breakaway goal with 2:27 left in regulation as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes snapped the Boston Bruins' nine-game point streak with a 3-2 win on Wednesday night....

Leafs blank Jets on Auston Matthews' OT goal
Auston Matthews scored with 47 seconds left in overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Wednesday night....

Matthew Tkachuk scores twice as Panthers crush Coyotes
Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, and Carter Verhaeghe dished three assists as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla....

Flames hope to end three-game skid vs. Blue Jackets
The Calgary Flames are only four points out of a playoff position with 35 games remaining in the regular season, but they are already feeling the pinch of a make-or-break situation as they prepare to host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday....

Streaking Wild out to close gap on Predators
The Minnesota Wild will target their fourth win in a row when they host the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Stars try to stay offensive in duel with Ducks
The Dallas Stars will be in search of goals by the bunches Thursday when they play host to the Anaheim Ducks....

Patrick Roy leads Islanders into familiar territory vs. Canadiens
Back behind the bench, coaching the New York Islanders, Patrick Roy leads his new team into the place where he became an NHL superstar....

Defense-challenged Flyers try to stop skid at Red Wings
The Philadelphia Flyers left Detroit last month with a 7-6 shootout loss to the Red Wings. Their defense hasn't been any better in their past three games....

Hockey players asked to surrender in sexual assault case
Five players from Canada's 2018 World Juniors team reportedly will face sexual assault charges in the country, a case that could involve current NHL players....

Two Devils take indefinite leaves of absence
The New Jersey Devils have placed forward Michael McLeod and defenseman Cal Foote on indefinite leaves of absence at their request, the club announced Wednesday....

Blackhawks reach 2-year deal with G Petr Mrazek
The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with goaltender Petr Mrazek on a two-year, $8.5 million extension....

Salt Lake City launches push for NHL expansion team
A Salt Lake City group has moved a step closer to bringing the NHL to Utah....

5 players from 2018 WJC team to be charged with sexual assault
The hammer may be coming down on members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team faster than we thought. Over the past couple of days, two players — Carter Hart of the Flyers and Dillon Dube of the Flames — had taken indefinite leaves of absence from their teams. ...

Streaking Canucks look for another win vs. Blues
The torrid Vancouver Canucks will try to extend their point streak to 10 games when they host the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday....

Sliding Kings aim for resurgence vs. Sabres
Amid a tough stretch, the Los Angeles Kings will try to bounce back when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday....

Well-rested Avalanche face work-in-progress Caps
The NHL did the Colorado Avalanche a big favor when it rolled out the schedule for the season. At least for this week....