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Former 'Hawks captain, current Jet Jonathan Toews returns to Chicago
Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews checked the box of facing the Chicago Blackhawks for the first time when he earned an assist in a lopsided home win in October.,But skating against his longtime former team at the United Center, as Toews is set to do for the first time when the teams meet in Chica...

Reports: Flames trade D Rasmus Andersson to Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired veteran defenseman Rasmus Andersson from the division rival Calgary Flames on Sunday, according to several reports.,Vegas will send defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defenseman prospect Abram Wiebe, a 2027 first-round draft pick and a 2028 second-rounder to Calgary in the...

Mark Stone seeks to tie scoring mark as Golden Knights welcome Flyers
In the midst of a season-long six-game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers head to Las Vegas to start a challenging three-game western road trip with a Monday night game against the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.,Talk about bad timing. Vegas has won a season-high seven straight ga...

Maple Leafs, Wild out to build off resilient road wins
The Minnesota Wild visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night in a matchup of teams riding the momentum of comeback overtime wins on the road.,After enduring a 0-2-1 homestand, the Wild opened a three-game road trip on a positive note on Saturday. They tied the game late in the third period and went...

Panthers make rare January home appearance as Sharks invade
The Florida Panthers look to build off the solid end to a road trip and keep pace in the crowded Eastern Conference race for a playoff spot when they host the San Jose Sharks on Monday.,Florida just finished a six-game road trip with a 3-3-0 record. The Panthers lost the first two games but then bou...

Shootout-shaken Penguins visit Kraken aiming to flip late-game script
One might assume a team featuring future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin would excel in the shootout.,But that hasn't been the case for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.,The Penguins are just 1-7 when they fail to reach a decision in regulation or overtime entering Monday's game at...

Lightning run point streak to 13 games with thorough win over Stars
Dominic James and Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist apiece, and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning stretched their point streak to 13 games with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday afternoon.,That point streak is tied for the fourth-longest in franchise history. The team record is 18 set in...

Avalanche concerned with rare lull as slumping Capitals visit
Every team experiences lulls throughout an 82-game season, but the Colorado Avalanche seemed immune to that in the first half of the schedule.,Finally, a lull has hit Colorado, which dropped four of its last six games and suffered its first loss in regulation on home ice. The Avalanche will try to b...

Sabres F Josh Norris (upper body) out week-to-week
Josh Norris' awful injury luck persisted Sunday as the Buffalo Sabres center was ruled out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body issue.,Norris missed Buffalo's last two games after being cross-checked in the ribs Wednesday, which forced him to depart in the second period of a 5-2 win over the P...

Predators' Steven Stamkos fined for unsportsmanlike conduct
Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos was fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct by the NHL on Sunday following an incident in Saturday's matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights.,Golden Knights defenseman Jeremy Lauzon hit Nashville forward Jonathan Marchessault into the Predators' bench during...

Hurricanes ride offensive outburst into showdown with Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes have been a couple of point-hungry teams of late and will get a chance to feast on each other when they meet Monday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes are the second team in the NHL to reach 30 wins, behind the Colorado Avalanche. The Sabres have poi...

Without Leon Draisaitl, Oilers open 8-game homestand vs. Blues
Leon Draisaitl will miss his second straight game when the Edmonton Oilers host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.,The former Hart Trophy recipient has taken a leave of absence and returned home to Germany due to an illness in his family.,"Obviously, we're going to miss Leon, and hopefully, it's n...

Red Wings on playoff quest; Senators trying to 'turn around'
The Detroit Red Wings will have a big opportunity to help their playoff push and strike a blow to a rival's chances when they host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,The Red Wings, winners of five of six outings, sit second in the Atlantic Division. Ottawa is seven points out of a playoff position and a...

NHL roundup: Hat trick for Mika Zibanejad as Rangers ground Flyers
Mika Zibanejad notched a hat trick to lift the visiting New York Rangers to a much-needed 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.,Artemi Panarin contributed two goals and an assist for New York and Brennan Othmann scored his first NHL goal. Rangers goaltender Spencer Martin finis...

Blue Jackets keep new coach unbeaten with shootout win over Penguins
Charlie Coyle scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets kept new coach Rick Bowness' record perfect by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.,With the shootout knotted 1-1 on goals by Columbus' Kent Johnson and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov, Coyle deked ...

Ducks beat rival Kings for 2nd straight night in extra time
Mikael Granlund scored with 58 seconds remaining in overtime and the Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 overtime victory at home over the rival Los Angeles Kings on Saturday., ,Granlund scored on a breakaway after rookie Beckett Sennecke forced a turnover as the Du...

Mark Stone extends streak as Vegas throttles Nashville
Mark Stone extended his point streak to a career-best 11 games with his 10th goal in those 11 games and the Vegas Golden Knights scored five goals in the third period to rout the Nashville Predators, 7-2, on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Shea Theodore, Mitch Marner, Alexander Holtz, Cole Reinhardt an...

Oilers ride 6-goal period, goalie Tristan Jarry to shutout win over Canucks
Kasperi Kapanen and Jack Roslovic had two goals each in a six-goal second period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-0 blowout victory on Saturday over the host Vancouver Canucks, who are still looking for their first win of 2026.,Zach Hyman and Vasily Podkolzin also scored, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two ...

Bruins score 5 straight goals to overwhelm Blackhawks
Mason Lohrei posted his first career multi-goal game as the visiting Boston Bruins came from behind with five unanswered goals to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday night.,Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which has won six straight and eight ...

Cole Caufield's OT goal propels Canadiens past Senators
Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game, a slapshot off an assist from Lane Hutson, 33 seconds into overtime, to give the Montreal Canadiens a 6-5 victory over the host Ottawa Senators.,Caufield's winning tally completed a furious rally for Montreal, which trailed by two goals with less tha...