NHL Page 242 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Riding a 12-game win streak, Blues face tough test in Jets
The St. Louis Blues are on the biggest roll in team history going into Monday night's game at the Winnipeg Jets., ,The Blues (43-28-7, 93 points) won their franchise-record 12th straight when they held on for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. That broke the previous team record ...
With playoff berth clinched, Lightning visit slumping Rangers
While the Tampa Bay Lightning officially are headed to the postseason for the eighth straight season, the New York Rangers are inching closer to missing the playoffs a year after being the NHL's best team in the regular season.,The Lightning will look to move within two points of the Atlantic Divisi...
Alex Ovechkin nets goal No. 895, breaks Wayne Gretzky's record
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his career 895th goal on Sunday, breaking the record held by Wayne Gretzky for 31 years.,Ovechkin reached the milestone on a power play at the 7:26 mark of the second quarter against the New York Islanders. Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones, were on hand to watch...
Capitals' Aliaksei Protas week-to-week with lower-body injury
Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery announced Sunday.,Protas sustained the injury when a skate cut into his foot during the third period of the Capitals' 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Friday. He has been...
Knights visit Canucks looking to hang onto Pacific Division lead
The Vegas Golden Knights head into Sunday night's game at Vancouver clinging to a three-point lead in the Pacific Division and attempting to sweep a back-to-back for the third straight time., ,Vegas (46-22-8, 100 points), which held a nine-point lead in the Pacific just a week earlier on March 29, n...
Reeling Blackhawks bid to shut down Sidney Crosby, Penguins
The Chicago Blackhawks allowed an NHL icon to tie one of Wayne Gretzky's league records in their most recent game.,On Sunday, they'll aim to stop another superstar who recently broke one of Gretzky's marks as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Blackhawks.,Chicago is coming off Frida...
Canadiens continue playoff push against struggling Predators
The Montreal Canadiens will continue their push for a playoff spot when they visit the struggling Nashville Predators on Sunday.,The Canadiens (37-30-9, 83 points) arrive in Music City riding a four-game winning streak that was extended with a 3-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturda...
Bruins visit Sabres in battle of NHL also-rans
The Boston Bruins have ended a lengthy skid and are back on the road.,A night after convincingly breaking their 10-game losing streak (0-9-1) with a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, the Bruins have an opportunity to pass Atlantic Division rival Buffalo in the standings when they visit the Sabre...
Playoff angles loom large in Panthers-Red Wings matchup
The Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings will have the playoffs on their minds when they meet Sunday in Detroit.,The Red Wings hope for one last surge to reach the postseason for the first time since 2016. Detroit (35-33-7, 77 points) is six points behind Montreal for the second and final wild-car...
Senators face Blue Jackets, aim to continue pursuit of playoffs
The Ottawa Senators can take another step toward ending a long playoff drought when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand.,The Senators inched closer to their first playoff spot since 2017 after blanking the visiting Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday aft...
Stars bid to rebound from 'learning experience' in clash vs. Wild
After seeing their seven-game winning streak snapped, the Dallas Stars will look to regain their footing on Sunday afternoon against the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Stars (50-22-4, 104 points) are looking rebound after dropping a 5-3 decision at home to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturda...
NHL roundup: Blues set club mark with 12th straight win
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night for their team-record 12th straight victory.,Zack Bolduc scored twice for the Blues, who improved to 19-2-2 in their last 23 games. Jake Neighbours and Pavel Buchnevich also ...
Knights top Flames in OT, clinch playoff spot
Reilly Smith's second goal of the night was the overtime winner to give the visiting Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for the Golden Knights (46-22-8, 100 points), who snapped a two-game skid and have a three-point lead on the Los An...
Kraken finish off Sharks with 3-goal second period
Jared McCann scored two goals and added an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Saturday night.,Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist and Chandler Stephenson and Jaden Schwartz also tallied for the Kraken (33-38-6, 72 points), who have won their past two games by...
Utah Hockey Club uses power play to down Jets
Clayton Keller, Barrett Hayton, and Kevin Stenlund each had a goal and an assist as the Utah Hockey Club defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Saturday night.,Nick Bjugstad also scored for Utah, while Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Guenther, Mikhail Sergachev, John Marino, and Olli Maatta provided assist...
Blues nip Avs, win team-record 12th straight game
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night for their team-record 12th straight victory.,Zack Bolduc scored twice for the Blues (43-28-7, 93 points), who improved to 19-2-2 in their last 23 games.,Jake Neighbours and P...
Sabres rally, upend playoff-bound Lightning in shootout
Tage Thompson scored his 40th goal and James Reimer made 22 saves and stopped both shootout attempts to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to their third straight win, 3-2, over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday., ,Jason Zucker also scored for Buffalo (33-36-6, 72 points), which extended its ho...
Canadiens edge Flyers with 3-goal 3rd period
Nick Suzuki scored and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens erased a third-period deficit to edge the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night., ,The victory, coupled with the New York Rangers' loss earlier Saturday, gives the Canadiens (37-30-9, 83 points) a four-point advantage in t...
Leafs pull away in 3rd, lower Jackets' playoff chances
Nicholas Robertson and William Nylander each scored twice, Anthony Stolarz earned his 10th career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night.,Stolarz made 27 saves to earn his second shutout of the season as the Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 poin...
David Pastrnak's hat trick, 5-point night carry Bruins past Hurricanes
David Pastrnak recorded a hat trick and season-high five points as the Boston Bruins ended their 10-game losing streak with an emphatic 5-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.,Pastrnak finished off the trick when he took Morgan Geekie's cross-ice pass and slithered to the fr...