Hockey Page 50 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Joey Daccord, Kraken snap Hurricanes' 12-game point streak
Joey Daccord made 35 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated visiting Carolina 2-1 on Monday, ending to the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes' 12-game point streak (10-0-2).,Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers scored and Adam Larsson had two assists for Seattle, which improved to 2-0-0 on a six-game homesta...
Stars crush Canucks for franchise-record 9th straight win
Lian Bichsel scored twice, including the eventual game-winner, as the visiting Dallas Stars extended their win streak to a franchise-best nine games with a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.,Colin Blackwell, Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson each added a goal and an assist for the St...
Sharks lean on youth for playoff chase with hot Habs in town
Michael Misa is making the most of his opportunity with the San Jose Sharks.,The 19-year-old rookie scored the overtime winner that lifted the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, giving him points in all three games since the Olympic break.,"He's earned it. He has earned it by ...
Senators cruise into matchup with leaky Oilers at full speed
The Ottawa Senators have seemingly found their game at the right time.,Ottawa enters Tuesday's road tilt with the stumbling Edmonton Oilers at 6-1-1 over their past eight games, most recently ousting their biggest rival.,The Senators dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, outshooting t...
Wild, Lightning eager to shed two-game slides
The Minnesota Wild will try to end a two-game losing skid Tuesday evening when they host the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning in Saint Paul, Minn.,Comfortably locked into the top three in the Western Conference's Central Division, third-place Minnesota will clash with the Lightning to e...
Dan Vladar, Flyers hold off Maple Leafs in shootout
Trevor Zegras scored the decisive goal of a shootout as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday.,Philadelphia finished 2-for-2 in the shootout, as Matvei Michkov also succeeded. Toronto went 1-for-3, getting a goal from William Nylander before Flyers goalie Da...
Blue Jackets blow four-goal lead, hold on for overtime win vs. Rangers
Kiril Marchenko scored his second goal of the game on a 2-on-1 66 seconds into overtime as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period.,The win ended Columbus's first losing streak under new ...
Jets praying to get job done in regulation vs. Blackhawks
Besides a win, Connor Hellebuyck and his Winnipeg teammates are looking for one thing when the Jets open an eight-game homestand Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.,Only 60 minutes of play.,The Jets have played in three straight overtime games since the NHL restarted after the Olympics. Hellebuy...
Barnstorming Sabres finally back home to take on Golden Knights
After resuming the NHL season with an impressive sweep of a three-game road trip, the Buffalo Sabres return for their first home game in almost a month when they host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.,The Sabres, second in the Atlantic Division four points behind the Tamp...
Capitals, Mammoth each reeling from surprise lopsided losses
The Washington Capitals will look to rebound from a rare misstep and extend their home winning streak to six games on Tuesday when they host the Utah Mammoth.,Superstar captain Alex Ovechkin snapped a seven-game goal drought by scoring twice in Washington's 6-2 setback to the Montreal Canadiens on S...
Desperation rising for Panthers, Devils in fading playoff hunt
The Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils both have reason to feel more desperate about their thinning playoff hopes, adding extra import to Tuesday's meeting between the two clubs in Newark, N.J.,The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers sit eight points behind the Boston Bruins for the...
Red Wings hang on to win Monday matinee over Predators
Defenseman Albert Johansson broke a tie with a short-handed goal late in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 4-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday afternoon.,Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist apiece and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red...
Wild F Marcus Foligno (lower body) placed on IR
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Folingo was placed on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury.,The specifics of the injury are unclear, and the Wild did not release any further details.,Foligno last played in the Wild's 5-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Friday, when he logged 12:34 of ice time o...
Vastly improved Penguins, Bruins clash in first of two this week
As February has turned to March, a big week across the NHL is underway.,The trade deadline is now just days away, but the Boston Bruins look to keep controlling their own destiny in a heated playoff race. Thus, a Tuesday night win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins is next on the agenda.,Despi...
NHL roundup: Surging Ducks edge Flames in shootout win
Mason McTavish scored the shootout-winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks an entertaining 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday to run their winning streak to five games.,Cutter Gauthier scored twice for the Ducks, who have won 12 of 14 games and moved within one point of the Vegas Gold...
Mason McTavish nets shootout winner as Ducks down Flames
Mason McTavish scored the shootout winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks an entertaining 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday to run their winning streak to five games., ,Cutter Gauthier scored twice for the Ducks, who have won 12 of 14 games and moved within one point of the Vegas Go...
D.J. Smith hopes to kickstart Kings vs. NHL-best Avalanche
The Los Angeles Kings will have a new coach behind the bench when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.,Jim Hiller was fired Sunday morning and replaced by D.J. Smith, who will try to kickstart a team that's just three points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference with 23 games ...
Stars aim for franchise-best winning streak on trip to Canucks
Confidence is riding high in Dallas as the Stars take their franchise-tying eight-game winning streak on the road to face the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.,Wyatt Johnston and Nathan Bastian scored in regulation, and Jason Robertson added the overtime winner as the Stars erased a 2-0 deficit to ...
Anders Lee's game-winner downs Panthers, caps another Islanders comeback
Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 30.9 seconds left Sunday night for the surging New York Islanders, who overcame another two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Elmont. N.Y., ,Lee got a step on Aaron Ekblad, extended his stick to draw out goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and buried...
Kraken hope to finish hat trick this time vs. red-hot Hurricanes
Business is presumably booming at the Seattle Kraken's souvenir store.,Because a lot of fans are again unnecessarily in need of a new hat entering Monday's game against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.,For the second time in five weeks, Kraken fans rained their headwear down on the ice at Climate P...