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Resurgent Sharks, amid turnaround season, challenge Golden Knights
Led by dynamic 19-year-old center Macklin Celebrini, the San Jose Sharks have been one of the top turnaround stories of the NHL season., ,San Jose, which finished just 20-50-12 and with a league-worst 52 points last season, goes into its game on Sunday against visiting Vegas in third place in the Pa...

Process-oriented Mammoth aim to stay hot vs. Blue Jackets
The Utah Mammoth look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday in Salt Lake City.,The Mammoth picked up their most recent triumph on Friday with a 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues. It's the first time they've won three games in...

Alex Ovechkin heating up ahead of Caps' encounter vs. Predators
The Washington Capitals will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 3 when they visit the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.,Both teams are coming in off games against the Chicago Blackhawks. Washington posted a 5-1 victory over Chicago on Friday night before the Blackhawks bo...

Bruins ride momentum of offensive eruption into clash vs. Pens
The Boston Bruins look to continue rolling along on a five-game homestand as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday in the finale of a weekend back-to-back for both teams.,It was a historic Saturday for the Bruins as Marat Khusnutdinov (four goals, one assist) and Pavel Zacha both recorded thei...

NHL roundup: Two Bruins combine for 7 goals in 10-2 rout of Rangers
Marat Khusnutdinov netted four goals and an assist, Pavel Zacha registered his first career hat trick, and David Pastrnak tied a Boston franchise record with six assists, helping the Bruins roll past the visiting New York Rangers 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Khusnutdinov and Zacha became the first Br...

Mark Stone scores in 7th straight game as Golden Knights double up Blues
Mark Stone tied the team record with a goal in his seventh consecutive game and Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Stone scored an empty-netter with 2:24 remaining to tie the team mark set b...

Lightning extend winning streak with 7-2 win over Flyers
Three impressive streaks continued Saturday as Nikita Kucherov registered two goals and two assists to highlight the Tampa Bay Lightning's 7-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers.,With his latest dazzling effort, Kucherov has points in nine straight games and multiple points in each of his last ei...

Alex DeBrincat's three points help Red Wings shut out Canadiens
Alex DeBrincat scored a goal and recorded two assists while Lucas Raymond added a goal to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 road win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday., ,Dylan Larkin chipped in with a power-play goal and Andrew Copp notched an empty-netter with both also recording an assist ...

Trent Miner, Avalanche blank Blue Jackets to run home win streak to 17
Trent Miner made 29 saves to record a shutout in his first career victory, Brent Burns had a season-high two goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 in Denver on Saturday.,Ilya Solovyov scored his first NHL goal, Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist, and Parker Kelly ...

Adrian Kempe's shootout winner lifts Kings past Oilers
Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner as the visiting Los Angeles Kings edged the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night.,Corey Perry, Andre Lee, and Alex Laferriere scored in regulation for the Kings, who avoided a third straight loss and improved to 5-7-3 over their past 15 games overall.,Brandt ...

Golden Knights players hit milestones in doubling up Blues
Mark Stone tied the team record with a goal in his seventh consecutive game and Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Stone scored an empty-netter with 2:24 remaining to tie the team mark set b...

Simon Holmstrom's 2nd goal lifts Islanders past Wild in OT
Simon Holmstrom scored in overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Holmstrom finished with two goals and one assist to lead New York, which has earned at least one point in five of its past six games. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and ...

Blackhawks' Drew Commesso walls off Predators for shutout win
Drew Commesso pitched a 36-save shutout for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-0 victory against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Commesso was making his second start in two nights after being recalled at the last minute on Friday to fill in for Spencer Knight. He was previously 0-2 in NHL start...

Panthers propel past Senators in divisional battle
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced to help the Panthers pick up a much-needed 3-2 road win over the faltering Ottawa Senators on Saturday., ,Evan Rodrigues, Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling all found the back of the net for the Panthers., ,Fabian Zetterlund and Drake Batherson ...

William Nylander, Maple Leafs cruise past slumping Canucks
William Nylander had a goal and two assists Saturday night, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 5-0.,Joseph Woll made 29 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the fourth of his career.,Matias Maccelli, Max Domi, John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson also sc...

Alex DeBrincat's thee-points helps Red Wings shutout Canadiens
Alex DeBrincat scored a goal and recorded two assists while Lucas Raymond added a goal to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 road win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday., ,Dylan Larkin chipped in with a power play goal and Andrew Copp, -- who also notched an empty-netter -- Patrick Kane and Mo...

Jaccob Slavin makes impact in return as Hurricanes edge Kraken
Jaccob Slavin returned to the lineup after another extended injury absence and assisted William Carrier's go-ahead goal with 6:10 remaining as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricane...

Torrid Sabres score on first shot, coast to win over Ducks
Jack Quinn scored two goals for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-3 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.,Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, Bowen Byram and Josh Norris also scored, Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson both had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves for the Sabres,...

Lightning extend winning steak with 7-2 win over Flyers
Three impressive streaks continued Saturday as Nikita Kucherov registered two goals and two assists to highlight the Tampa Bay Lightning's 7-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers.,With his latest dazzling effort, Kucherov has points in nine straight games and multiple points in each of his last ei...

Kings place F Anze Kopitar on IR, get back F Corey Perry
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar was placed on injured reserve Saturday after being listed as day-to-day following a lower-body injury in Monday's 4-2 home win against the Minnesota Wild.,The Kings also activated forward Corey Perry from non-roster designation ahead of the game Saturday night ...