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Leafs come back from down 3-0, top Bruins in OT
Mitch Marner scored his second goal with 51.3 seconds left in overtime to lead the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a come-from-behind, 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.,Marner picked up a long Auston Matthews feed and deked Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to slide home the deciding g...
Flames score early, tame surging Capitals
First-period goals by Martin Pospisil and Matt Coronato held up as the visiting Calgary Flames upset the red-hot Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday.,Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who have won consecutive games and moved into the Western Conference's second wild-card position.,Goalte...
Sabres score 3 in 3rd period to rally for win over Ducks
JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch and Henri Jokiharju scored third-period goals to help the Buffalo Sabres rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,Dylan Cozens assisted on all three goals and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have won six of seven after rall...
Sam Montembeault, Canadiens blank visiting Hurricanes
Sam Montembeault made 20 saves for his fifth career shutout and fourth of the season, while Patrik Laine and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and two assists in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.,Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson also scored for the Can...
Kirill Marchenko, Blue Jackets turn back Stars
Kirill Marchenko collected two goals and an assist to fuel the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.,Ivan Provorov and Adam Fantilli each recorded a goal and an assist for Columbus, and Mathieu Olivier and James van Riemsdyk also tallied.,Elvis Merzlikin...
Flyers hammer Penguins in opener of home-and-home set
Noah Cates had two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in the opening game of a home-and-home series.,Philadelphia's line of Cates, Bobby Brink and Tyson Foerster was on the ice for four of the team's six goals. Brin...
Jets look to keep record win streak going in visit to Senators
The Winnipeg Jets have won a franchise-record 10 straight going into their road game against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.,The Jets' latest win was a 2-1 come-from-behind overtime decision over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Monday night.,Mark Scheifele got the game winner 1:33 into the O...
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk eyes Wednesday return
Holding the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot entering Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators may have their captain back on Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk practiced briefly Tuesday. ,Tkachuk, who told reporters his lower-body injury happened while playing for the United Stat...
Red Wings F Andrew Copp (pectoral) out for season
Detroit Red Wings forward Andrew Copp has been ruled out for the remainder the season after undergoing surgery on his left pectoral tendon. ,Copp, who is expected to be sidelined four-to-six months, was injured in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.,He has 23 points (10 goals, 13 ass...
Wild place Joel Eriksson Ek on IR
Joel Eriksson Ek suffered a lower-body injury in practice on Monday and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.,Per The Athletic, the 28-year-old Eriksson Ek could miss "significantly longer" than the required week. ,Also on Tuesday, the Wild activated forward Jakub Lauko from injured reserve.,The Wi...
Quinton Byfield's four assists propel Kings past Knights
Quinton Byfield recorded four assists to lead the Los Angeles Kings' 5-2 comeback win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.,Down 2-1 at the second intermission, the Kings surged ahead with four unanswered goals. Warren Foegele scored the game-winner 8:31 into the third period, set up by ...
Jets' Mark Scheifele becomes franchise goals leader with OT winner vs. Sharks
Mark Scheifele completed the 2-1 overtime comeback over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Monday night, becoming the Winnipeg Jets' all-time leader in goals while extending their win streak to 10 games. ,Scheifele left the puck for Nikolaj Ehlers in the high slot, went to the net, and knocked in the r...
Jets score late to force OT, win on Mark Scheifele goal over Sharks
Mark Scheifele scored at 1:33 of overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets complete the comeback over the visiting San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday for their 10th straight win.,Scheifele left the puck for Nikolaj Ehlers in the high slot, went to the net, and knocked in the rebound after Vitek Vanecek made the...
Ducks acquire veteran G Ville Husso from Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings traded veteran goaltender Ville Husso to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for future considerations.,Husso, 30, has not played for Detroit since a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 14. He was 1-5-2 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .866 save percentage.,The Red Wings se...
Surging Utah can pull closer to playoff berth vs. Chicago
Fighting for a playoff spot in their inaugural season, the Utah Hockey Club look to keep rolling against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Utah owns a 4-2-0 record in its last six games, which includes an important 2-1 victory Sunday over the Vancouver Canucks. Because Van...
Red Wings' depth at center to be tested against Wild
The Detroit Red Wings will be without two key centers when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Andrew Copp and Michael Rasmussen will not make the trip because of injuries, Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. Copp was placed on IR because of an undisclosed in...
Minus Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers hope to prey on Predators
Even with star Matthew Tkachuk out indefinitely, the Florida Panthers seem poised to maintain their spot among the best in the Eastern Conference.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators are still searching for anything positive down the stretch of a disappointing season.,The Panthers aim to rebound from...
Red Wings place C Andrew Copp (undisclosed) on IR
The Detroit Red Wings placed center Andrew Copp on injured reserve on Monday because of an undisclosed injury with no timeline given for his return.,In a corresponding move, the Red Wings recalled center Sheldon Dries from AHL affiliate Grand Rapids,Copp, 30, was injured in the second period of the ...
Blues leaning on 'physical' play, conclude homestand vs. Kraken
Coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery staged an intense minicamp to instill a stronger work ethic and better attention to details.,That work paid off over the weekend when the Blues earned three of four points in home games against two Western Conference po...
Ducks F Trevor Zegras suspended 3 games for interference
Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras received a three-game suspension after his hit to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen on Sunday.,The discipline came down Monday, after Zegras had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety.,Rasmussen had already chipped the puck up the...