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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard returns to practice, considered day-to-day
Nearly four weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury, Chicago Blackhawks leading scorer Connor Bedard returned to practice on Tuesday with potential to play as soon as Friday against the Washington Capitals.,Bedard, who piled up 19 goals and 25 assists in 31 games before getting hurt on Dec. 12 a...

Rangers G Igor Shesterkin lands on IR after noncontact injury
The New York Rangers placed top goaltender Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve Tuesday, one day after he suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of a loss to Utah.,Shesterkin must miss at least seven days while on IR, and ESPN reported that the Rangers feel they avoided a "worst-case scenari...

Canadiens surge back home, Flames look for road resurgence
The Montreal Canadiens hope to bring their winning ways home when they play host to the once-again struggling Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Canadiens ended a run of seven consecutive road games with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Thanks to the wild, back-and-forth victory...

Avalanche F Gabriel Landeskog, D Devon Toews out weeks
The Colorado Avalanche expect forward Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Devon Toews to miss numerous weeks with upper-body injuries.,Landeskog will probably return after Toews, who has been ruled out for at least two weeks, coach Jared Bednar said Tuesday ahead of the Avalanche's road game against th...

Hurricanes acquire D Juuso Valimaki from Mammoth
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up defenseman Juuso Valimaki in a late-night trade with the Utah Mammoth on Monday.,Utah received future considerations in the deal.,Valimaki played 43 games for the Mammoth in 2024-25 but had yet to log an NHL appearance this season as he recovered from a torn ACL. Th...

Well-rested Bruins will try to exploit Kraken on back-to-back
As the Seattle Kraken were preparing to play Monday night in Calgary, the Boston Bruins were leaving the ice at Climate Pledge Arena following a lengthy practice.,The Bruins, who last played Saturday at Vancouver, will wrap up a five-game trip Tuesday against the host Kraken.,"It's a good opportunit...

Ducks feel the end of their skid is coming with Flyers up next
The Anaheim Ducks have lost six straight games and 10 of their last 12 contests, but coach Joel Quenneville sees good things on the horizon., ,The Ducks will try to snap out of their slump Tuesday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers., ,Anaheim is playing the second half of a back-to-back after f...

NHL roundup: Mammoth rally to beat Rangers in OT
Sean Durzi scored 66 seconds into overtime to help the visiting Utah Mammoth rally for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, who lost goalie Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury in the first period.,Michael Carcone ensured the game reached the extra period by tying the affair at two 6:15 into t...

Kings beat Wild for 2nd time in 3 days, snap Minnesota's 6-game point streak
Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each scored goals in the final five minutes of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings finished off a 4-2 home victory Monday to end the Minnesota Wild's six-game point streak.,Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe had a goal and Darcy Kuemper mad...

Flyers sign Christian Dvorak to 5-year extension
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension.,The average annual value is worth $5.15 million for a total of $25.75 over the length of the deal, which runs through the 2030-31 season.,"We're very happy to have Christian be a part of the Philadelphia Flyers f...

Shane Wright celebrates birthday with go-ahead goal as Kraken beat Flames
Shane Wright celebrated his 22nd birthday with the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Calgary Flames 5-1 on Monday night.,Jacob Melanson, Vince Dunn, Freddy Gaudreau and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle, which extended its point streak to eight games...

John Gibson carries Red Wings to win in Ottawa
John Gibson made 35 saves and James van Riemsdyk had a goal and two assists as he Detroit Red Wings skated to a 5-3 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.,The result ended a brief two-game (0-1-1) winless streak for the Wings and a two-game winning streak for the Senators.,The Senators outshot...

Rangers G Igor Shesterkin being evaluated for lower-body injury
New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin is being evaluated for a lower-body injury following a collision sustained in the Rangers' 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth Monday.,Shesterkin left Monday's game against visiting Utah following a collision with another player in the crease with seven minutes remai...

Justin Sourdif nets 1st hat trick as Caps hold off slumping Ducks
Justin Sourdif had three goals and two assists and the Washington Capitals hung on to beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Monday night.,Connor McMichael had four assists, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, and Ryan Leonard and John Carlson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who built a ...

Mammoth beat Rangers in OT after Igor Shesterkin leaves with injury
Sean Durzi scored 66 seconds into overtime Monday night to help the visiting Utah Mammoth rally for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, who lost goalie Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury in the first period.,Michael Carcone scored the tying goal 6:15 into the third period before Durzi went ...

Blue Jackets want to protect late leads better with Sharks on tap
Holding onto third-period leads has been a struggle for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. They've lost six of 18 games when leading at the start of the third period, the second-worst winning percentage in the NHL in that situation.,The Blue Jackets hope to get another chance to buck that trend ...

Predators bring momentum into battle with struggling Oilers
The Nashville Predators skate into Edmonton to face the Oilers on Tuesday night with a lot of momentum.,The Predators have won six of their last eight, including Saturday night's 4-3 road victory over the Calgary Flames, in which defenseman Nicolas Hague broke a 3-3 tie with 29 seconds left.,Nashvil...

Jets, Golden Knights each looking to end long droughts
Two teams striving to snap long losing streaks face off Tuesday when the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Winnipeg Jets.,Vegas, which entered Monday's action atop the Pacific Division with 46 points, has lost a season-high five straight games and has won just once in its last nine (1-5-3).,Things are ...

Rangers G Igor Shesterkin won't return vs. Mammoth after collision
New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin left Monday's game against the visiting Utah Mammoth and will not return after a collision in the crease with seven minutes remaining in the first period.,The Rangers announced that Shesterkin had a lower-body injury.,Shesterkin made a pad save on Utah's Dylan...

Leafs, new franchise record-holder Auston Matthews take on Florida
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will return home Tuesday night to play the Florida Panthers on a roll that has made him the team's all-time leading scoring leader.,Matthews has six goals and four assists over his past four games. He scored twice in a 4-3 overtime road loss to the New Yor...