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Connor McDavid (2 goals, assist) continues torrid pace as Oilers top Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid continued his scoring surge with two goals and an assist Saturday night and the visiting Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,McDavid has seven goals and eight assists in his past five games.,Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice while Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman scored...
Islanders get scoring from all over in win over Lightning
Mathew Barzal and Emil Heineman scored in the shootout Saturday for the New York Islanders, who completed a perfect three-game homestand by edging the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in Elmont, N.Y.,Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie scored in the first for the Islanders, who won despite being outshot 34-...
Sharks rally from 4-goal 3rd-period deficit to stun Penguins in OT
John Klingberg's second goal of the game, 2:57 into overtime, gave the San Jose Sharks a remarkable 6-5 comeback win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,The Sharks trailed 5-1 with 13 minutes left in the game.,Tyler Toffoli had two goals and two assists, Macklin Celebrini added a goal and...
Wild's late goal drops Sens, nets third straight win
Joel Eriksson Ek scored with 23 seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Eriksson Ek's hard-angle shot from near the sideboards gave Minnesota its third win in a row. Tyler Pitlick and Ryan Hartman also scored for t...
Devils overcome early deficit, race past Ducks 4-1
Stefan Noesen had a goal and Paul Cotter added the go-ahead score as the New Jersey Devils earned a 4-1 victory against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,Cody Glass and Connor Brown also scored goals, Juho Lammikko and Ondrej Palat had two assists each, and Jake Allen ...
Acquiring Quinn Hughes, Wild confident entering clash vs. Sens
The Minnesota Wild are missing a handful of key players but keep finding ways to win.,"We have belief, and we know what we're capable of," Wild forward Matt Boldy said. "There's never been a doubt in that.",And now they'll be missing a few more players, though they're definitely expecting the winnin...
Red Wings look to bounce back vs. Connor Bedard-less Blackhawks
Aiming to secure a winning record on their season-high, six-game road trip, the Detroit Red Wings visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday coming off a lopsided loss that almost felt fulfilling.,"I actually think -- this is going to sound strange -- I think this is one of our better-played games on ...
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard hurt on faceoff, out Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard suffered an apparent right shoulder injury in Friday night's loss at the St. Louis Blues and has been ruled out of Saturday's home matchup against the Detroit Red Wings.,Bedard, 20, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, was injured on a faceoff ju...
Mammoth tallies 3 in the third to outlast Kraken
Dylan Guenther scored the tiebreaking goal on the power play at 12:55 of the third period as the Utah Mammoth defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-3 Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, Kailer Yamamoto scored against his former team and JJ Peterka and Lawson Cr...
Quick-striking Blues hold off rival Blackhawks
Joel Hofer made 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Friday night.,Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored their first goals in a Blues' uniform. Justin Faulk also scored for St. Louis and Robert Thomas recorded two assists.,St. Louis had lost their previous two...
Kings rue penalty problems, try to clean them up vs. Flames
Leading the NHL with six short-handed goals is a notable achievement for the Los Angeles Kings, but they're intent on not relying on them as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,The Kings have scored a half-dozen times while down a skater or two, but their 3-2 overtime road loss to t...
Canucks trade former Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to Wild
The Vancouver Canucks traded captain and 2024 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal Friday.,In return for the coveted defenseman, Vancouver will receive center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, forward prospect Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.,"We wo...
League-best Avalanche seek payback vs. surging Predators
The Colorado Avalanche have lost twice in regulation this season, and they narrowly escaped a third at Nashville on Tuesday night.,Colorado tied the game with eight seconds left in the third period, but then lost in a shootout to the Predators. The Avalanche get a chance to avenge that rare loss whe...
Stars return home to face Panthers with bounce-back in mind
The Dallas Stars will be looking for a 60-minute effort when they return home to face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.,Dallas wrapped up a brief two-game road trip with a 5-2 loss in Minnesota on Thursday, two nights after squeezing out a 4-3 win in Winnipeg.,"That was a little bit in the mak...
Slumping Jets look to reverse lengthy slide vs. surging Capitals
The Winnipeg Jets are trying to reverse what has been a nearly month-long slide, and that task won't get any easier when they host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,Despite absorbing a 3-2 shootout loss to the visiting Hurricanes on Thursday night, the Capitals have earned points in nine st...
Connor McDavid, Oilers coming to town with Leafs in need of rebound
The host Toronto Maple Leafs must deal with a surging Connor McDavid and a new-look Edmonton Oilers team Saturday night.,McDavid had four assists and Zach Hyman scored three goals Thursday when the Oilers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 to complete a 3-1-1 homestand. Over his past four games, McD...
Flyers, Hurricanes begin weekend home-and-home in City of Brotherly Love
The Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers will be seeing a lot of each other over the next few days.,The Hurricanes and Flyers have a home-and-home series over the weekend, beginning with Saturday's matchup in Philadelphia.,Carolina enters with five wins in its last seven games, including an e...
Rangers in midst of yet another tough skid with Canadiens on deck
The New York Rangers expressed satisfaction with their performance when they took the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights in overtime on a home back-to-back set last week, but the follow-up was highly disappointing.,Coming off one of their more lackluster showings of a middling season, the R...
Golden Knights out to take trip from 'good' to 'great' vs. Blue Jackets
The Vegas Golden Knights hope to put the finishing touches on what has been a productive five-game road trip when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Vegas has picked up seven of a possible eight points following a 3-2 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. It was th...
Lightning visit Islanders in clash of East heavyweights
The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning are both trying to cement themselves as contenders despite the absence of multiple key players.,They will continue their fight for the top spot in the Eastern Conference on Saturday afternoon when the Islanders host the Lightning in Elmont, N.Y.,Both te...