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NHL roundup: Wild end Kings' winning streak
Mats Zuccarello's power-play goal with 4:38 left in the final period allowed the Minnesota Wild to snap the Los Angeles Kings' five-game winning streak with a 3-1 come-from-behind victory on Monday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild, who had lost four of their past five (1-3-...
Auston Matthews' 2-goal game powers Leafs past Flames
Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 6-2 on Monday night.,William Nylander added a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs (40-24-3, 83 points), who won for the second time in seven games (2-4-1).,Toronto's Max Domi had a goal a...
Wild snap Kings' winning streak with comeback victory
Mats Zuccarello's power-play goal with 4:38 left in the final period allowed the Minnesota Wild to snap the Los Angeles Kings' five-game winning streak in a 3-1 come-from-behind victory Monday at St. Paul, Minn.,Ryan Hartman scored the other goal for the Wild, who had lost four of their last five, a...
Auston Matthews' two-goal game powers Leafs past Flames
Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 6-2 on Monday night.,William Nylander added a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who won for the second time in seven games (2-4-1).,Toronto's Max Domi had a goal and an assist, and Nic...
Alex Tuch, Owen Power push Buffalo past Boston in OT
Alex Tuch netted the game-winning power-play goal with 10.7 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the visiting Buffalo Sabres past the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Stationed at the front of Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo's net, Tuch deflected Owen Power's shot from the top of the left cir...
Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 21 shots as Lightning blank Flyers
Nikita Kucherov netted an unassisted first-period breakaway goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made it stand with 21 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from a loss in Philadelphia four days earlier with a 2-0 of the visiting Flyers on Monday.,In the lone home match right in the middle of a seven-gam...
Jesper Bratt, Jake Allen help Devils defeat Blue Jackets
Jesper Bratt scored the eventual game-winner as the New Jersey Devils edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday night.,Timo Meier also scored for New Jersey (37-26-6, 80 points), which has won four of five and improved to 20-15-2 on the road this season.,Jake Allen made 45 saves in the vict...
Amid heated playoff race, Canucks face tough test vs. Jets
Aiming to maintain a high level of intensity as the playoffs approach, the Winnipeg Jets head to Vancouver to face the Canucks on Tuesday.,Just trying to stay afloat, the Canucks (31-25-11, 73 points) were dealt a 3-1 defeat on Sunday against Utah -- one of the teams they're trying to hold off in th...
Riding 18-game point streak, Leon Draisaitl's Oilers host Utah
Leon Draisaitl will try to extend his 18-game point streak when he leads the Edmonton Oilers against the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,Draisaitl has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) during his red-hot streak, which is both the longest in the NHL this season and the lengthiest of the fo...
Blackhawks seek rare home win streak as Kraken visit
After slumping through a winless four-game road trip, the Chicago Blackhawks will aim to earn consecutive home victories for the first time in three months on Tuesday as they host the Seattle Kraken.,Chicago (20-38-9, 49 points) is set to skate at the United Center for the first time since edging th...
Surging Blues aim to keep run going vs. Predators
The St. Louis Blues broke gravitational pull of .500 and climbed back into the Western Conference playoff chase with a 9-2-2 surge.,They got their offense into high gear while beating the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on the road Saturday and routing the Anaheim Ducks 7-2 at home Sunday. Jordan Kyrou had three...
Mikko Rantanen, Stars ready to move on to face Ducks
Now that the homecoming for Mikko Rantanen is over, the Dallas Stars can get back to focusing on playoff positioning.,The Stars are scheduled to host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday evening, two days after losing 4-3 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche.,It was Rantanen's first game back in Denver sin...
Alex Ovechkin continues record climb as Capitals host Red Wings
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin enters Tuesday night's home game against the Detroit Red Wings eight goals short of becoming the most prolific scorer in NHL history.,Ovechkin has 887 career goals after a tally in Saturday's 5-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks. He is chasing Wayne Gretzky...
Penguins, Islanders still vying to keep postseason hopes alive
Impressive third periods by the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders on Saturday and Sunday ensured they'd each still remain on the fringes of the Eastern Conference wildcard race for at least another game.,On Tuesday night, the Penguins and Islanders will try to damage the other's long-shot h...
Senators, Canadiens have playoffs in sight ahead of latest tilt
It's been eight years since the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs in the same season. That could change in 2025.,Seeking a seventh consecutive victory, the surging Senators try to avoid a third loss in as many tries this season to the Canadiens, who eye a fifth straight home w...
NHL roundup: Dylan Samberg's OT goal lifts Jets past Kraken
Dylan Samberg had a goal and an assist, scoring the winner at 1:47 of overtime, as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Sunday night to regain first place in the NHL's overall standings.,Cole Perfetti also had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor tallied and Vladislav Namestn...
Cale Makar's OT goal lifts Avalanche over Stars
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche recovered to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 ...
Red Wings blank Golden Knights for much-needed win
Petr Mrazek made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and the host Detroit Red Wings blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.,Rookie defenseman Albert Johansson scored his second career goal. Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings, who had lost seven of...
Dylan Samberg's OT winner lifts Jets over Kraken
Dylan Samberg had a goal and an assist, scoring the winner at 1:47 of overtime, as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Sunday night to regain first place in the NHL's overall standings.,Cole Perfetti also had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor tallied and Vladislav Namestn...
Goals are plentiful for Blues in win over struggling Ducks
Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues rolled past the visiting Anaheim Ducks 7-2 on Sunday.,The Blues won their 10th straight game against the Ducks and improved to 9-2-2 overall in their last 13 games.,Brayden Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, ...