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Blues slip past Sharks on Robert Thomas' OT goal
Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the night in overtime, leading the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday.,Jimmy Snuggerud collected one goal and one assist and Dylan Holloway posted three assists for the Blues, who responded to seeing two key players tr...
Chris Kreider collects 4 points as Ducks down Canadiens in shootout
Chris Kreider scored the tying goal in the last minute of regulation and had three assists for the Anaheim Ducks, who recovered for a 6-5 shootout win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Friday.,Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson and Jackson LaCombe each had a goal and an assist and Alex Killorn s...
Jackson Blake scores twice in 3rd as Hurricanes top Oilers
Jackson Blake scored two third-period goals and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Oilers 6-3 in Edmonton on Friday night.,Nikolaj Ehlers scored his fifth goal in three games and added an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won seven of their last eight. K'Andre Miller recorded three assists and F...
Canucks snap 7-game skid with 3rd-period surge past Blackhawks
Brock Boeser scored the tiebreaker for one of his two third-period goals to help the visiting Vancouver Canucks snap a seven-game losing streak with Friday night's 6-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. ,Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist, Drew O'Connor and Teddy Blueger also scored and Max Sas...
Valeri Nichushkin plays hero as Avs top Stars in battle of NHL's best
Valeri Nichushkin forced overtime in the final minute of regulation, then added a shootout goal for the visiting Colorado Avalanche, who ended the Dallas Stars' 10-game winning streak with a 5-4 win Friday night.,Martin Necas, who had a goal and three assists in regulation, beat Jake Oettinger for t...
Stars F Roope Hintz (leg) won’t return vs. Avalanche
Roope Hintz's return to the Dallas Stars was short-lived on Friday as he left the game against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period with an apparent leg injury.,The Stars later announced Hintz would not return to the game, calling it a lower-body injury.,Hintz checked Colorado's Nathan MacKin...
Kraken, with newly extended captain Jordan Eberle, take on Senators
The NHL trade deadline was also contract-extension day for Seattle Kraken captain Jordan Eberle.,Just like they did during the 2023-24 season, the Kraken re-signed Eberle -- this time to a two-year deal with a reported average annual value of $5.5 million.,The Kraken, who play host to the Ottawa Sen...
Matthew Tkachuk's hat trick lifts Panthers over Red Wings
Matthew Tkachuk collected the sixth hat trick of his career as the Florida Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Tkachuk's three-goal game was his first since Jan. 9, 2024, against St. Louis.,Sergei Bobrovsky, whose name was prominently me...
Pens F Evgeni Malkin suspended 5 games for slash to the head
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended five games Friday night for slashing Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in the head.,The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the discipline after holding a hearing with Malkin earlier in the day. The hearing was conducted by phone, wh...
Lightning, Maple Leafs seek to escape post-break ruts
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night in a clash of teams who have struggled since the Olympic break and dabbled in the trade market on Friday.,The Maple Leafs were more active. They traded forward Bobby McMann to the Seattle Kraken at the trade deadline on Friday for ...
Blue Jackets face Mammoth, seeking fourth straight victory
Entrenched in their respective Wild Card battles heading into Saturday's matchup, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be aiming for their fourth straight win when they host the Utah Mammoth.,Both of these rising squads were bolstered by significant acquisitions before Friday's trade deadline.,The Blue Ja...
Penguins add size ahead of matchup with Flyers
With star center Sidney Crosby still sidelined with an injury and forward Evgeni Malkin facing a likely suspension, the Pittsburgh Penguins, who host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon, decided to go big at Friday's trade deadline.,How big? Try 6-foot-8, 252 pounds big.,The Penguins acqui...
Sabres, buyers at deadline, continue playoff push vs. Predators
With the trade deadline behind them, the visiting Nashville Predators and the Buffalo Sabres continue their sprint for the playoffs when they meet Saturday.,Buffalo, fighting for the lead in the Atlantic Division and looking like it will end a 14-year playoff drought, was active this week as it adde...
Quiet at deadline, Devils and Rangers renew rivalry
New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe wasn't going to let the uncertainty of the NHL's trade deadline alter his plans for the team's workout on Friday morning.,"In lots of ways, it's business as usual," Keefe said. "It's a distracting day, whether you feel you're involved in it or not, there's ...
Despite trading veterans, Capitals continue playoff push vs. Bruins
For the second straight game, the Boston Bruins are set to face a team that is fresh off making major moves ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.,Coach Marco Sturm's club still occupies the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot but has seen its lead shrink to a single point following a 6-3 loss Th...
Avalanche bring back F Nazem Kadri in swap with Flames
Veteran center Nazem Kadri, a key member of the Colorado Avalanche's 2022 Stanley Cup lineup, rejoined the franchise Friday via a trade with the Calgary Flames.,The Flames received a pair of conditional draft picks -- a second-rounder in 2027 and a first-rounder in 2028 -- along with forward Victor ...
Capitals land D Timothy Liljegren from Sharks
The Washington Capitals acquired defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks on Friday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The draft pick originally belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Liljegren, 26, has recorded 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in 43 games this se...
Islanders F Jean-Gabriel Pageau signs 3-year extension
The New York Islanders announced a three-year contract extension with forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed, but multiple reports put the total value at $14.55 million ($4.85 million per season).,The deal starts with the 2026-27 season and runs through 2028-29 for the 33-ye...
Reports: Maple Leafs offload F Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann
The Toronto Maple Leafs sold off two veteran forwards at the trade deadline, moving Scott Laughton to the Los Angeles Kings and Bobby McMann to the Seattle Kraken, according to multiple reports.,Toronto reportedly will receive a conditional third-round draft pick for Laughton and a 2027 second-round...
Reports: Blues trade away F Brayden Schenn, D Justin Faulk
The St. Louis Blues made a pair of significant trades Friday, shipping captain Brayden Schenn to the New York Islanders and defenseman Justin Faulk to the Detroit Red Wings, according to multiple reports.,Schenn waived his no-trade clause to join the Islanders in exchange for a first-round draft pic...