Hockey Page 78 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rangers, Capitals each skidding entering quick rematch
When the Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers on Wednesday afternoon, it will have a familiar feel.,The Rangers beat the Capitals 7-3 in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 23 in the final game for both teams before the three-day holiday break.,That was the last time New York won. The Rangers have lo...
Flyers coach Rick Tocchet emotional ahead of return to Vancouver
Rick Tocchet is set to make his return to Vancouver on Tuesday night, nearly eight months after his surprise exit to coach the Philadelphia Flyers. ,Tocchet had mixed results in his 2 1/2 seasons with the Canucks, who declined to exercise the team option on his contract once they learned he wanted o...
Penguins, facing banged-up Hurricanes, chase rare win streak
The Penguins are looking for their first winning streak in nearly a month, but to get it on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, they will need to take down the first-place Carolina Hurricanes.,Pittsburgh came out of the holiday break to record a 7-3 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, spurr...
Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers
Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.,The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games headin...
NHL roundup: Sabres best Blues for 9th straight win
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, defeating the host St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday.,Buffalo is one victory short of matching the franchise record achieved three times, in 1983-84, 2006-07 and 2018-19.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Pe...
Nathan MacKinnon, Avs top Kings as win streak hits 8
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 21 shots for Colorado, which...
Sabres double up Blues for ninth straight victory
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, 4-2, against the host St. Louis Blues on Monday.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs also scored, and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for the Sabres.,Brayden Schenn and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for th...
Canucks G Kevin Lankinen stops Kraken, stays perfect in shootouts
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen remained perfect in shootouts this season as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Monday night.,Liam Ohgren was the only player to score in the shootout, putting a wrist shot between the pads of Seattle's Joey Daccord on the final attempt in the thi...
Macklin Celebrini extends point streak as Sharks edge Ducks
Macklin Celebrini registered a goal and two assists as the San Jose Sharks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday to win for the fourth time in their past five road games.,Mario Ferraro, Igor Chernyshov and William Eklund added goals as the Sharks improved to 5-3-0 since Dec. 11....
Marcus Johansson (4 points), Wild cruise past skidding Knights
Marcus Johansson had a goal and three assists as the Minnesota Wild jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 27 minutes and then cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Las Vegas., ,It was the second four-point game of Johansson's career and first since March 28, 2017,...
Connor Zary pots OT power-play goal as Flames squeak by Bruins
Connor Zary scored a power-play goal at 1:53 of overtime to propel the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Monday night.,After Boston's Jonathan Aspirot was penalized for high-sticking as the regulation buzzer sounded, Zary was credited with the winning goal after a deflec...
Steven Stamkos' 599th goal propels Preds past Mammoth
Steven Stamkos scored twice in the third period to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 comeback win over the Utah Mammoth on Monday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased three separate Utah leads, with Stamkos recording the final equalizer with a power-play tally 11:39 into the third period. Just 1...
Brock Nelson, Nathan MacKinnon guide Avalanche past Kings
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for Colorado, which...
Sabres win ninth straight game with OT victory over Blues
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, 4-2, against the host St. Louis Blues on Monday.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs scored, and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for the Sabres.,Brayden Schenn and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blu...
Calvin Pickard makes 41 saves to lead Oilers past slumping Jets
Calvin Pickard made 41 saves as the Edmonton Oilers defeated host Winnipeg 3-1 on Monday night to hand the Jets their sixth straight loss and ninth in their last 10.,Max Jones and Jack Roslovic beat Jets' netminder Connor Hellebuyck for goals, while Zach Hyman added one into the empty net.,Adam Lowr...
Damon Severson pushes Blue Jackets past Senators
Defenseman Damon Severson had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,Boone Jenner, defenseman Denton Mateychuk and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their third straight. Cole Sillinger -- moved to c...
Hurricanes complete comeback with overtime win vs. Rangers
Jackson Blake scored a power-play goal with 12.6 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho, who also had an assist, and Jordan Martinook posted Carolina's earlier goals. Nikolaj Ehlers provided two assists. Brando...
Third-period surge propels Panthers past Capitals
Aaron Ekblad scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart also scored twice, including an empty-netter with 35 seconds left that clinched the win.,The Panthers, who are 9-3-0 ove...
Isles hope to brush off blown lead as Blackhawks sort through hard stretch
After surrendering three goals in the closing minutes to lose at Columbus on Sunday, the New York Islanders are eyeing a turnaround Tuesday as they visit the slumping Chicago Blackhawks to close a two-game road trip.,Bo Horvat, who had one of New York's goals, called the 4-2 defeat in Columbus "two ...
Devils honing in on offense ahead of trip to Toronto
The New Jersey Devils could find out if their scoring touch is returning Tuesday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Devils took some encouragement from a 4-3 home overtime loss Saturday to the Washington Capitals. They had not scored more than two goals in their five previous games (...