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Early power-play goals power Panthers over struggling Jets
Carter Verhaeghe scored two power-play goals and Matthew Tkachuk had four assists to lead the visiting Florida Panthers to a 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.,Brady Tkachuk contributed a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and an assist and Sam Reinhart also scored for the P...
Connor Hellebuyck wins Devils debut, stopping 16 saves to beat Stars
The Connor Hellebuyck era began with a win for the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, as the recently acquired star goaltender stopped 16 shots in a 5-1 victory over the host Dallas Stars.,New Jersey extended its winning streak to four games while snapping Dallas' five-game winning run.,Given his first s...
Blackhawks take down Kings to end 3-game skid
Wyatt Kaiser and Roman Kantserov scored and Spencer Knight made 25 saves as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday to stop a three-game losing streak.,Chicago capped a 3-4 homestand while Los Angeles ended a five-game road trip at 3-2.,The Blackhawks managed two go...
Canes edge Bruins in clash of Eastern Conference division leaders
Sebastian Aho scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov extended his hot start as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.,In a matchup of Eastern Conference division leaders, Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, ...
Kent Johnson scores 2nd goal in OT to lift Jackets over Flyers
Kent Johnson scored his second goal of the night 2:22 into overtime to lift the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Johnson scored off a feed from Adam Fantilli on the Blue Jackets' second 2-on-0 breakaway of overtime. Dan Vladar had stopped the f...
After surprising start to trip, Leafs search for stability at Kraken
The Toronto Maple Leafs opened their four-game trip with a pair of dates in Alberta, both which ended in lopsided final scores.,But the results weren't what one might have imagined.,The Maple Leafs opened with a 7-2 victory Saturday at Pacific Division-leading Edmonton, followed by a 5-2 defeat Mond...
Surprising Flames carry momentum into Battle of Alberta vs. Oilers
Heading into their first Battle of Alberta matchup of the season Wednesday, the visiting Calgary Flames are the hotter team, not the host Edmonton Oilers.,While the Oilers are unsurprisingly in the mix for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Flames are riding a four-game winning streak.,Comi...
Connor Hellebuyck to make Devils' debut vs. Stars
Connor Hellebuyck will make his debut with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday when he starts against the Dallas Stars, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced.,The Devils acquired the star goaltender from the Winnipeg Jets last Friday, the same day his suspension for failing to report to training camp ende...
Kings strive to continue improved play on road as Blackhawks await
Winless through their first six games of the season, the Los Angeles Kings enter Tuesday night's road contest against the Chicago Blackhawks with victories in three of the past four contests.,Each win has come away from home, a surge the Kings will aim to maintain against the slumping Blackhawks.,De...
Wings nip Oilers in shootout as Michal Postava wins first start
Michal Postava made 25 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries and Dylan Larkin scored a 6-on-5 goal with 1:17 remaining to force overtime as the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.,The 24-year-old Postava, making his first career NH...
NHL roundup: Wings' Michal Postava wins first start, tops Oilers in SO
Michal Postava made 25 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries and Dylan Larkin scored a 6-on-5 goal with 1:17 remaining to force overtime as the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.,The 24-year-old Postava, making his first career NH...
Michal Postava wins first start as Wings top Oilers in shootout
Michal Postava made 25 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries and Dylan Larkin scored a 6-on-5 goal with 1:17 remaining to force overtime as the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.,The 24-year-old Postava, making his first career NH...
Flames stay hot with fourth straight win, cool off Maple Leafs
Matvei Gridin scored two goals and added an assist as the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight, halting the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs' four-game winning streak in a 5-2 victory Monday night.,William Nylander brought the Maple Leafs within a goal 6:06 into the third, with Jack Roslovic forking...
Red Wings rally late, top Oilers in shootout
Michal Postava made 25 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries and Dylan Larkin scored a 6-on-5 goal with 1:17 remaining to force overtime as the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.,The 24-year-old Postava, making his first career NH...
Matvei Gridin scores twice as Flames defeat Maple Leafs
The Calgary Flames held on to top the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Monday night. Matvei Gridin scored two goals and an assist as Calgary won its fourth straight. ,William Nylander brought the Maple Leafs within a goal 6:06 into the third, Jack Roslovic forking the puck onto the Calgary's nati...
Drew Doughty, Kings end Rangers' home-ice winning streak
Drew Doughty collected a goal and two assists on Monday for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who scored three times in the first period and earned a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers.,The result snapped New York's season-opening six-game home winning streak.,Taylor Ward scored 1:15 into his seaso...
Sabres continue search for breakdown-free game in matchup with Sharks
The Buffalo Sabres know a hockey game is 60 minutes. Putting together a complete performance for that whole time, though, has been a struggle for them thus far this young season.,The Sabres are 4-4-3 through their first 11 games. They trailed after two periods 10 times but rallied for points in six ...
Predators aim for back-to-back wins as Isles hone in on details
The Nashville Predators will try to string together wins in consecutive games for the first time this season on Tuesday when they host the New York Islanders, who are trying to avoid their first two-game pointless streak.,Nashville rebounded from a disappointing 3-2 overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Sa...
Senators open 5-game road trip against slumping Golden Knights
The Ottawa Senators will try to match their franchise record for October victories when they begin a five-game road trip Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas.,Ottawa enters the trip second in the Atlantic Division, three points behind Boston, with three chances to match its fr...
Canucks, Ducks set out to reverse recent trajectories
A pair of teams eager to regain the form they showed when the season began will meet Tuesday when the Anaheim Ducks play host to the Vancouver Canucks.,Anaheim snapped a five-game skid Saturday in the finale of a four-game road trip, while Vancouver heads to California after losing ten straight.,Ana...