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Panthers look to KO Knights in Stanley Cup Final rematch
The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers will meet for the first time since last season's Stanley Cup Final when they face off on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla....

Stars, Predators look to wrap up 2 points in pre-holiday meeting
The Dallas Stars visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday, knowing two vital points are up for grabs in the chase for playoff positioning in the Central Division....

Blackhawks look to build off win in clash vs. Canadiens
The Chicago Blackhawks enter Friday night's game against the visiting Montreal Canadiens tied with San Jose for the fewest points in the NHL (21) and with the second-worst goal differential (minus-38) behind only the Sharks....

This week in the NHL: Sidney Crosby is having a moment; Devon Toews is not happy; the Flyers, well, they're the Flyers
It hasn’t worked in Pittsburgh. While the Penguins made perhaps the offseason’s splashiest move by trading for Erik Karlsson, pairing another surefire Hall of Famer with the three they already had, they’re still only being propped up in the Metro Division by the pointless Blue Jackets. They’re only ...

Oilers, with momentum from comeback win, face Rangers
For most of the game on Thursday, it looked as if the Edmonton Oilers were in the process of finding another unique way to lose....

Red Wings stumble into rematch with Flyers
The Detroit Red Wings have seen their offense go cold over the past two weeks. Facing a team that shut them out less than a week ago won't make a turnaround any easier....

NHL roundup: Nathan MacKinnon hits milestone in Avs' win
Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals, including the 300th of his career, for his fifth career hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Thursday in Denver....

Coyotes extend win streak with victory over Sharks
Clayton Keller and Alex Kerfoot each had a goal and two assists to lead the visiting Arizona Coyotes to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night....

Jacob Markstrom earns 200th career win as Flames blank Ducks
Goalie Jacob Markstrom earned his 200th career win and Nick DeSimone scored his first career goal as the visiting Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to a season-long three games with a 3-0 victory Thursday over the Anaheim Ducks....

Nathan MacKinnon scores 4, including No. 300, as Avs top Sens
Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals, including the 300th of his career, for his fifth career hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 in Denver on Thursday night....

Kirill Kaprizov scores in OT for 2nd straight game as Wild beat Habs
Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Minnesota Wild edged the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday....

Stars' Matt Duchene beats Canucks late in overtime
Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in the overtime as the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday and extend their home-ice winning streak to four games....

Four-goal third vaults Oilers past Devils
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a 69-second span early in the third period for the Edmonton Oilers, who squandered an early lead before storming back to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Thursday in Newark, N.J....

Sidney Crosby lifts Penguins past Hurricanes in shootout
Sidney Crosby scored in regulation, then produced the only goal in a shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday....

Lightning edge Golden Knights 5-4 on late goal
Tampa Bay's Nicholas Paul scored the go-ahead goal with 1:13 remaining in regulation as the Lightning won a wild 5-4 affair over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night....

Predators end Flyers' point streak at 9 games
Philip Tomasino scored two goals to lift the Nashville Predators past the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Thursday....

Alex Ovechkin comes through in OT as Capitals edge Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin snapped a career-long 14-game scoring drought when he scored with 53 seconds left in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night....

Big second period lifts Blues past Panthers
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice in a three-point game while Jordan Kyrou netted one goal and one assist as the visiting St. Louis Blues rode a three-goal second period to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Florida Panthers on Thursday....

Jeff Skinner (3 points), Sabres erupt in 9-3 rout of Leafs
Jeff Skinner scored two goals and Jordan Greenway also tallied to highlight their respective returns to the lineup, lifting the host Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday....

Red-hot Gabriel Vilardi, Jets tangle with Bruins
The only two NHL teams with unbeaten interconference records clash Friday night as the Boston Bruins play the first of a road back-to-back before Christmas against the Winnipeg Jets....