Hockey Page 550 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Red Wings aim to build on momentum vs. Wild
The Detroit Red Wings have played two of their best games this season since returning from Sweden. Detroit will seek its third straight victory when it hosts the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon....

Flames look for continued teamwork on visit to Avalanche
The Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche traveled on a similar path over the past week....

Contrasting teams take ice as Canucks visit Sharks
As the NHL's highest-scoring team, the Vancouver Canucks have received plenty of production from their top-end players....

Islanders bid to continue ascent in rematch vs. Flyers
A three-game winning streak for the New York Islanders is salvaging what had been a disastrous November....

Penguins look to shake off rough patch in meeting vs. Leafs
It's hard to know which team might have a more sour attitude on Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins....

Slumping Devils aim to turn around fortunes vs. Sabres
November likely can't end soon enough for the New Jersey Devils....

Habs, Kings both chase second victory in two days
The Montreal Canadiens, off to a 2-1-0 start on their five-game road trip, continue the trek with a Saturday matinee against the Los Angeles Kings....

Bruins, after 2nd regulation loss, face off with Rangers
Faced with the rare challenge of bouncing back from a regulation loss, the Boston Bruins hit the road to face another division leader, the New York Rangers, on Saturday afternoon....

NHL roundup: Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy wins season debut
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in his return and the Tampa Bay Lightning received a hat trick from Brayden Point in an 8-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C....

Canucks' blowout win ends Kraken's point streak
Sam Lafferty, elevated to the first line, scored a goal and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves as the Vancouver Canucks pulled away in the third period to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Friday....

Kurtis MacDermid scores game-winner as Avalanche tame Wild
Kurtis MacDermid's first goal of the season came early in the third period and proved to be the game-winner as the Colorado Avalanche knocked off the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Flames overtake Stars with five unanswered goals
Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm scored goals 29 seconds apart early in the third period during their two-point games as the visiting Calgary Flames erased a two-goal deficit with five unanswered goals to beat the Dallas Stars 7-4 Friday night....

Lightning mark Andrei Vasilevskiy's return with rout of Hurricanes
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in his return and the Tampa Bay Lightning received a hat trick from Brayden Point in an 8-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C....

Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Panthers, extend win streak
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves to lead the Winnipeg Jets to their fifth straight win, a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla....

Two goals in six-second span help Isles sink Sens
Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee scored within a six-second span in the second period to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-3 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday....

Avs D Samuel Girard enters player assistance program
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Friday, and he will be away from the team indefinitely....

Sabres rally in third period to down Penguins
Alex Tuch scored the game-winner with 2:44 left in regulation Friday as the Buffalo Sabres used a three-goal third period to top the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2....

Road-test Golden Knights welcome struggling Coyotes
The Vegas Golden Knights will make a short pit stop during a stretch that sees them play eight of nine games on the road when they host the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night in Las Vegas....

Canadiens charge back, beat lowly Sharks in shootout
Cole Caufield scored the tying goal and also had an assist and Jesse Ylonen scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the host San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Friday afternoon....

Kings own the road again, getting past rival Ducks
The Los Angeles Kings made easy work of their trip down the freeway to face the Anaheim Ducks on Friday afternoon, earning a 5-2 victory in a feisty affair befitting regional rivals....