NHL Page 237 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Back on track, Panthers look to move up vs. Sabres
The Florida Panthers have gotten back to their winning ways after a five-game losing streak and will look to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Florida (46-29-4, 96 points) is coming off a 4-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday and a 3-1 triumph against the T...
Jets continue quest for Presidents' Trophy, face Blackhawks
The Winnipeg Jets look to put themselves in prime position to lock up the Presidents' Trophy when they head on the road to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,The Jets (54-21-4, 112 points) can inch themselves closer towards their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history in Saturday's clas...
Avs F Gabriel Landeskog continues comeback in AHL
Out since hoisting the Stanley Cup on June 26, 2022, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will suit up for the AHL's Colorado Eagles on Friday night as he continues his comeback from right knee issues. ,Landeskog, 32, is eligible to play in three games with the Eagles as part of his conditio...
Kings fighting for playoff home ice in matchup vs. Avs
The Colorado Avalanche are locked into their playoff position with two games left in the regular season, and that's good news for the Los Angeles Kings.,Colorado's 4-1 loss to Vancouver on Thursday night finalized a matchup with the Dallas Stars in the first round, which means there's nothing on the...
Blue Jackets face must-win game vs. playoff-ready Caps
The visiting Washington Capitals continue their pursuit of the Presidents' Trophy when they open a home-and-home series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,The Capitals (50-19-9, 109 points) trail the Winnipeg Jets by three points for the top seed in the NHL playoffs but have a game in ha...
Rangers desperately need win vs. 'Canes to keep playoff hopes alive
Nearly a year ago, the New York Rangers eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6 of a second-round series via a hat trick by Chris Kreider.,Eleven months later, things are drastically different for the Metropolitan Division foes. Two days after clinching home ice in the opening round, the Hurric...
Sinking Islanders have no margin for error vs. Flyers
The New York Islanders have not resembled a playoff team in recent weeks.,The fading Islanders may be facing elimination from postseason contention Saturday afternoon when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers to kick off the final weekend of the regular season.,New York (34-33-11, 79 points) entered F...
Canes sign D Alexander Nikishin to two-year contract
The Carolina Hurricanes signed Russian defenseman Alexander Nikishin to a two-year contract Friday.,The entry-level deal will pay him $832,500 for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, plus a $185,000 signing bonus.,Nikishin, 23, tallied 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) in 61 games as the SKA St. Petersb...
On verge of elimination, Red Wings face off with Lightning
The window has not completely shut on the Detroit Red Wings' playoff chances, but the gap to the windowsill is shrinking fast and about to be latched.,Chasing the No. 2 wild-card spot held by the hot Montreal Canadiens, Detroit will complete a Sunshine State back-to-back set when it faces the Tampa ...
Kings score 3 power-play goals, blow past Ducks
Kevin Fiala scored two power-play goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield each had a goal and an assist, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe had three assists apiece, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the King...
Knights edge Kraken, close in on Pacific Division title
Adin Hill made 24 saves to notch his 31st win of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights took another step closer to a Pacific Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and William Karlsson scored for Vegas (48-22-9, 105 points), which m...
Kings score 3 PP goals, blow past Ducks
Kevin Fiala scored two power-play goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield each had a goal and an assist, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe had three assists each, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Kings ...
Filip Forsberg, Predators earn shootout win over Utah
Filip Forsberg scored the lone goal of a shootout, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased a 2-0 deficit by scoring three goals within a six-minute span bridging the second and third periods. Dylan Guenther brought Utah l...
Loss to Canucks leaves Avs locked into 3rd in Central
Kiefer Sherwood and Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist apiece as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Thursday night.,Jake DeBrusk and Nils Hoglander also scored and Kevin Lankinen turned away 31 shots for Vancouver (37-29-13, 87 points), which has won two in a row....
NHL roundup: Jets all but wrap up No. 1 seed in West
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 25 shots, earning his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the visiting Winnipeg Jets blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday, tightening their grip on home-ice advantage.,Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period for the first-place Jets, who vaulted six...
Caps prevail in shootout, hand Canes 4th straight loss
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the game's first goal and then finished it with a shootout tally as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a matchup between the Metropolitan Division's top teams Thursday night.,Both teams overcame two-goal deficits in regulation.,Dylan Str...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Stars, close in on division title
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 24 shots, earning his league-leading eighth shutout of the season, as the visiting Winnipeg Jets blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday, tightening their grip on home-ice advantage.,Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period for the first-place Jets (54-21-4, 112 p...
Rangers' blowout win all-but eliminates Islanders
Rookie Brett Berard had his first career two-goal game for the visiting New York Rangers, who remained mathematically alive in the Eastern Conference wild-card race while all but ending the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 9-2 win on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Artemi Panarin added two goals an...
Blue Jackets rally in third period to edge Sabres
The Columbus Blue Jackets scored twice in less than three minutes in the third period to rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,James van Riemsdyk, Zach Aston-Reese and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets (36-32-9, 81 points), who have won two in a row and after a ...
Brad Marchand breaks through as Panthers top Red Wings
Brad Marchand scored his first goal as a member of the Panthers as host Florida defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night in Sunrise.,Marchand, after 15-plus seasons with the Boston Bruins, made his Panthers debut on March 28, acquired to provide veteran leadership as the reigning Stanley...