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Banged-up Panthers score 6 goals in rout of Senators
Aaron Ekblad, Anton Lundell and Mackie Samoskevich scored power-play goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,It's the first time since 2002 the Panthers have scored with the man advantage in each of their first three games of a season. In tot...
Red Wings trail early, surge past Maple Leafs
Lucas Raymond had a pair of goals, including the go-ahead score for his 100th career goal, and the host Detroit Red Wings notched a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Raymond's milestone goal snapped a 3-all tie.,Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists for the Red Wings. Mar...
Bruins stay unbeaten with 2 points from Mark Kastelic vs. Sabres
The Boston Bruins improved to 3-0-0 to start the season for just the fourth time in the past 20 years, defeating the visiting Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night.,Mark Kastelic led the Bruins with the game-winning goal and an assist. Boston never trailed, taking a 2-0 lead on Kastelic's second-peri...
Adam Fox, Rangers overwhelm Penguins
Adam Fox scored twice and had an assist for the New York Rangers, who defeated the Penguins 6-1 in coach Mike Sullivan's return to Pittsburgh on Saturday.,Sam Carrick, Adam Edstrom and Noah Laba each had two assists for the Rangers, who have won two in a row after dropping their season opener at hom...
Jake Neighbours' 2 goals help Blues take down Flames
Calgary native Jake Neighbours scored two goals and Joel Hofer made 27 saves, lifting the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Flames on Saturday.,Robert Thomas collected a power-play goal and an assist and Pius Suter also tallied for the Blues, who rebounded from a 5-0 season-opening ...
Mark Scheifele scores twice to get Jets past Kings 3-2
Mark Scheifele scored two goals, Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday.,Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets, who bounced back after losing their opener to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Gabriel Vilardi had two assists for...
Rangers F Vincent Trocheck (upper body) week-to-week
New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Saturday.,Trocheck appeared to sustain the injury during the first period of New York's 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. He did not return to the bench during the second...
Maple Leafs move start time to accommodate ALCS
Monday's game in Toronto between the Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings will move from a 4 p.m. start time to 2 p.m. ET to accommodate Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.,The hometown Blue Jays will host the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre in a best-of-seven series that begins on Sun...
Canes G Pyotr Kochetkov sidelined at least one week
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will be out at least one week with a lower-body injury, coach Rod Brind'Amour said on Saturday.,Kochetkov sat out Thursday's season-opening 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils and will miss at least three more games, based on that recovery timeline.,Vete...
Sabres coach: Josh Norris to miss 'significant amount of time'
Buffalo Sabres star Josh Norris is expected to miss a "significant amount of time" with an upper-body injury, coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Saturday.,Norris was injured during a faceoff in Buffalo's season-opening 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday. The forward was in obvious pain following t...
Sharks reset, host Ducks after late collapse in opener
The San Jose Sharks will try to bounce back from a devastating season-opening loss when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.,The Sharks missed two empty-net chances with just under two minutes remaining against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas, and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic ...
Avs get shot at Stars after consecutive playoff exits
The Colorado Avalanche have been in a championship window for several years, but that window was slammed shut by the Dallas Stars in each of the past two seasons.,Last season was particularly painful for the Avalanche, who blew a 2-0 lead in the third period of Game 7. Saturday night the rivalry res...
Kraken ride Joey Daccord, host Golden Knights after opening win
Coming into the season, the Seattle Kraken knew they would have to rely on goaltender Joey Daccord and generate offensive production throughout the lineup to be successful.,That's precisely what happened on opening night.,Daccord made 35 saves, and eight players each contributed a point as the Krake...
Oilers look to correct course, aim for first win vs. Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks will look to make it back-to-back victories to open the season when they visit their division-rival Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,Vancouver scored four third-period goals in a 5-1 season-opening win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,Filip Chytil scored twice, Jona...
Predators look to build momentum in home tilt vs. Mammoth
Nashville began the 2024-25 season with five straight losses en route to a disappointing seventh-place finish in the Central Division. The Predators, who didn't pick up their second win until Game 7, will try to open the season with back-to-back victories when they host the Utah Mammoth on Saturday....
Filip Gustavsson, Wild seek strong encore in home opener against Columbus
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson remembers a lesson from two seasons ago.,Gustavsson is coming off a shutout victory in the Wild's season opener Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues. The same thing happened to start the 2023-24 campaign, when Gustavsson blanked the Florida Panthers i...
Lightning regroup after collapse, host Devils in first-win bid
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try again Saturday to earn their first win, just as the visiting New Jersey Devils will, coming off an opening night that rang hollow for both.,Coach Jon Cooper's offensive-minded bunch, which was the top-scoring NHL team last season, sprinted out to a 2-0 lead seven min...
Rangers, Mike Sullivan get second crack at downing Penguins
The New York Rangers came up empty in coach Mike Sullivan's first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this week. They'll get a second crack at it when Sullivan returns to Pittsburgh for the first time with his new squad Saturday., ,The Penguins shut out the Rangers 3-0 in the season opener ...
Islanders, Capitals look to rebound after losing season openers
There's no way for the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals to recreate the unique set of circumstances that surrounded their two clashes at UBS Arena in April.,But the Islanders are hoping they can spend this season mimicking the blueprint the Capitals authored last season.,The Islanders will...
Panthers accruing wins, injuries as Senators arrive
More adversity for the Florida Panthers, but it's still no problem.,The Panthers, who are hoping to make it a perfect three-game homestand on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators, are suffering through a rash of injuries.,The latest case is defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, who suffered an apparent r...