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Yaroslav Askarov makes career-high 41 saves in Sharks’ win over Senators
Yaroslav Askarov set a career high with 41 saves for the San Jose Sharks, who won their second straight game by taming the host Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Thursday night.,Collin Graf and Jacob Trouba both finished with a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who won in regulation for the first time this se...
David Pastrnak scores 2 goals, Bruins thrash Predators
David Pastrnak notched two goals and two assists, and Michael DiPietro stopped all 28 shots he faced in his first career shutout as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Nashville Predators 6-0 on Thursday night.,Boston, which is 6-0-1 in its last seven games, scored twice in each period to cruise to ...
Arturs Silovs stops 26 shots as Penguins blank Panthers
Nick Robertson scored two goals, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the host Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday.,Evgeni Malkin and Hendrix Lapierre each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who were 1-6-1 in their previous...
Arseny Gritsyuk scores in fourth straight game as Devils blow by Ducks
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the fourth straight game to help the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.,Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Nico Hischier and Anthony Mantha also scored, and Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils, who have won...
Canadiens begin road trip without Nick Suzuki against Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is expected to miss the first game of his NHL career Friday as the club visits the Chicago Blackhawks to kick off a four-game road trip.,Suzuki sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks and is expected to miss 2-4 week...
Senators G Linus Ullmark put on IR with lower-body injury
The Ottawa Senators placed starting goaltender Linus Ullmark on injured reserve Thursday due to a lower-body injury.,The injury occurred Wednesday night in the third period of Ottawa's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Ullmark was replaced by backup Samuel Ersson.,Ersson is expected to take over as...
Penguins, following positive news about Ben Kindel's condition, face off with Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice against the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night, two days after a health scare involving Ben Kindel.,The 19-year-old forward fainted on the team flight out of Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The flight returned to the airport, and Kindel was taken to the ...
Penguins F Ben Kindel back in Pittsburgh after fainting on team plane
Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh after he was hospitalized in Salt Lake City and might even return to practice as soon as next week, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday.,Kindel, 19, had an urgent medical issue about 10 minutes after the team charter departed Salt Lake City Inte...
Pens F Bryan Rust (lower body) to be re-evaluated in 6 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be re-evaluated in six weeks after he sustained a lower-body injury, head coach Dan Muse said Thursday.,Rust was injured in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. The slumping Penguins have dropped four in a row and seven of their last eight games (1-6-1)....
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki (upper body) out 2-4 weeks
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday.,The recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy last season as the best defensive forward in the NHL, Suzuki was injured while blocking a shot with his hand in Montreal's 4-3 overtim...
Former NHL player Ron Duguay dies after bout with cancer
Ron Duguay, known for his flowing hair and celebrity lifestyle while playing the majority of his 12-season career with the New York Rangers, died Thursday at the age of 69.,The former forward announced in February that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and had lost his appendix and gal...
Penguins, worried about Ben Kindel's condition, face off with Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice against the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night, two days after a health scare involving Ben Kindel.,The 19-year-old forward experienced a medical episode on the team flight out of Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The flight returned to Salt Lake City, and...
Sharks, Senators tasked with refocusing after emotional wins
Two teams coming off emotional highs will face off in Ottawa on Thursday night as the Senators welcome the San Jose Sharks.,The Sharks snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) with a 4-3 overtime victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. San Jose rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period...
Red Wings, Canucks seek 60-minute efforts coming off uneven losses
The Vancouver Canucks and the visiting Detroit Red Wings will each be looking for a 60-minute effort coming off a frustrating loss when they face off Thursday night.,The Canucks, winless in eight straight (0-7-1), are coming off a 6-3 loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,Carolina and...
Kraken, Mammoth enter matchup riding hot streaks
If the Seattle Kraken have shown anything thus far this season, it's that they're surprisingly resilient.,Even after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period Tuesday night against Detroit -- allowing the tying goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation on a turnover in front of their own net,...
Oilers, Hurricanes bring high-powered offenses into clash
Two of the highest-scoring teams in the young season meet Thursday night in Edmonton.,The Carolina Hurricanes have excelled despite a rash of injuries among their forwards, while the Oilers could be getting even stronger a few weeks into the season.,Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is set to make his seas...
Wild's top line likely to test Flames at both ends
The Minnesota Wild's top line is known for its offense.,Yet the trio of Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek takes at least as much pride in its defense. Their coach thinks it means as much to them to shut down opposing lines as it does to score at the other end of the rink.,The star-pow...
Brady Tkachuk scores in Ottawa return, but Senators pound Panthers
Tim Stutzle and Stephen Halliday each had a goal and an assist for the Ottawa Senators, who spoiled the return of former teammate Brady Tkachuk with a 5-1 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Wednesday.,Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto and Warren Foegele also scored for Ottawa, which has won five ...
Newcomer Cole Knuble powers Flyers past Sabres for third straight win
Playing in just his second NHL game, Cole Knuble scored twice to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Knuble's strong effort guided Philadelphia to its third straight win since the team started the season 0-6-3. The Flyers have scored three goals i...
Knights try to shake off blowout as Blues continue homestand
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to rebound from their most lopsided defeat of the season when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,The Golden Knights remain near the top of the NHL standings, but Tuesday's 6-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning was one they would prefer to forget. The tea...