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Scott Wedgewood's surge fuels Avalanche entering Rangers' visit
When the Colorado Avalanche turned over their goaltenders last November, Scott Wedgewood was acquired to be a solid backup to Mackenzie Blackwood.,Wedgewood hasn't played like a backup, and he has given head coach Jared Bednar a good problem to have -- deciding which goalie to start.,Wedgwood has pl...
In scheduling quirk, Mammoth host Golden Knights twice in five days
Having played just seven of their first 20 games on home ice in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth kick off a four-game homestand Thursday night against the Vegas Golden Knights.,It's the first of two meetings in a five-day span between the two teams, who will also play again Monday in the Delta Cente...
Young Blackhawks making their mark, aim to keep rolling vs. Kraken
Connor Bedard secured his second hat trick in three weeks on Tuesday with a pair of third-period goals that propelled the Chicago Blackhawks past Calgary.,A 5-2 victory hinged on his heroics, although other teammates are helping lately, too.,Chicago enters Thursday's visit from the Seattle Kraken at...
Maple Leafs hope home ice favors them vs. Blue Jackets
The Toronto Maple Leafs will have one more chance to take advantage of the home-heavy portion of their schedule Thursday night in their clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Toronto is 8-4-2 in 14 home games this season, playing over two-thirds of its schedule to date on home ice.,The Maple Leafs th...
Soaring Red Wings face another hot team in Islanders
The Detroit Red Wings are off to their best start in 14 seasons. They'll look to avenge their most lopsided loss when they host the New York Islanders on Thursday night.,The Red Wings recorded 12 wins through the first 20 games of a season for the first time since 2011-12, when they also posted an i...
Panthers' productive offense to test Devils' defense
Coming off their best offensive performance of the season, the Florida Panthers look to keep rolling when they host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers' 8-5 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday saw Florida post season bests in goals, shots (41), and fewest shots allow...
Blues seek payback in rematch vs. Flyers
The St. Louis Blues don't have to wait long to exact revenge on the Philadelphia Flyers., ,Less than a week after losing at home to the Flyers, the Blues will pay a visit to Philadelphia for a rematch on Thursday., ,When the teams met on Nov. 14, Philadelphia came back from a 5-3 deficit to tie the ...
Islanders place D Alexander Romanov (upper body) on IR
The New York Islanders placed defenseman Alexander Romanov on injured reserve Wednesday because of an upper-body injury.,Romanov was hurt with 27 seconds left in the Islanders' 3-2 road win over Dallas when Stars forward Mikko Rantanen hit him from behind and hurtled him headfirst into the back boar...
Panthers' Eetu Luostarinen week-to-week after barbecue mishap
Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen is considered week-to-week after sustaining burns during a barbecue accident, head coach Paul Maurice announced on Wednesday. ,"I'm going to list him as week-to-week because we don't have a lot of experience with this, and some of this is when he comes back ...
East-worst Sabres on uptick ahead of game vs. West-worst Flames
The Buffalo Sabres sit last in the Eastern Conference, but they have plenty of reasons to be confident as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Sabres may be looking up at all the other conference rivals, but it is a short distance between themselves and the club holding the seco...
NHL roundup: Sharks' Macklin Celebrini caps hat trick with OT winner
Macklin Celebrini's third career hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.,Celebrini snapped a shot past a screened Vitek Vanecek on a power play at 2:52 of the extra period as the Sharks avoided a third straight loss. Will Smith added a pai...
Macklin Celebrini’s hat trick carries Sharks past Mammoth in OT
Macklin Celebrini's hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.,Celebrini snapped a shot past a screened Vitek Vanecek on a power play at 2:52 of the extra period as the Sharks avoided a third straight loss.,Will Smith added a pair of assists,...
Golden Knights hand Rangers rare road defeat
Akira Schmid made 17 saves and Tomas Hertl had two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped the New York Rangers' six-game road winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton and Shea Theodore scored the goals for Vegas, which snapped a four-game home ...
Connor Bedard nets 3 as sizzling Blackhawks down Flames
Connor Bedard tallied his second career hat trick and Oliver Moore had a goal and assist to lift the surging Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 home win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.,Chicago won for the fifth time in six games and has collected 11 of 12 possible points over that span.,Though...
Isles survive as Stars' last-second goal is overturned
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead and game-winning goals in the third period Tuesday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who survived a chaotic late rally by the Dallas Stars to earn a 3-2 victory.,Calum Ritchie scored in the second for the Islanders, who improved to 5-1-0 on a ...
Mark Scheifele adds milestone as Jets take down Jackets
Mark Scheifele became the Jets' all-time games leader and recorded three assists in Winnipeg's 5-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Already the franchise's all-time leading scorer, Scheifele played in his 898th career game in a Jets uniform, moving ahead of Blake Wheeler for t...
Wild tab young F Danila Yurov for top line vs. Hurricanes
Danila Yurov's opportunity has arrived.,Yurov is slated to join the top line for the Minnesota Wild when they take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The highly touted 21-year-old forward has two goals and one assist in 15 games in his rookie season. The Ru...
Jake Guentzel's hat trick propels Lightning to win over Devils
Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick, Nikita Kucherov netted a milestone goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Kucherov, who also notched an assist, posted his 366th career tally and broke a tie for third in team hi...
Nate Danielson's 1st NHL goal helps Wings down Kraken
Nate Danielson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist and Dylan Larkin reached the 600-point mark as the host Detroit Red Wings defeated the Seattle Kraken, 4-2, on Tuesday.,Lucas Raymond, Emmitt Finnie and Dylan Larkin had the other goals for the Red Wings, who have won three of their last f...
William Nylander scores late in OT as scuffling Leafs edge Blues
William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night to end a five-game losing streak.,John Tavares started the play when three Blues converged on him along the boards. He kicked the puck to Morgan Rielly, who passed to Nylan...