NHL Page 357 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Knights look to rebound from 'frustrating' loss, visit Senators
After starting a season-long five-game road trip with a shutout loss, the Vegas Golden Knights will look to avoid a third straight setback on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. ,The 3-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday dropped Vegas to just 3-4-2 on the road this season. It also marke...
NHL roundup: Surging Canes pull away from Flyers
Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday., ,The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Car...
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Sabres stymie Kings, 1-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves in his return from an injury and Jason Zucker scored the lone goal to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 1-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.,Luukkonen, who missed two games with a lower-body injury, earned his sixth career shutout to improve to...
Kraken cap strong homestand with shutout of Predators
Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist and Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 3-0 on Wednesday.,Daniel Sprong scored his first goal in his second stint with the Kraken, and Yanni Gourde tallied on an empty-...
Amid rare speed bump, Panthers to visit lowly Blackhawks
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will try to escape their first mini-slump of the season when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,Florida is 1-3-0 in its past four games, including its 6-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. After two straight losses, the P...
Gaining confidence, Rangers take aim at surprising Flames
Despite having one of the league's best records, the New York Rangers were not enamored with their play early in the season.,Heading into their road clash with the Calgary Flames on Thursday, however, the Rangers are happier with their execution of late.,"We were definitely playing not our best hock...
Jason Robertson logs three points as Stars beat Sharks
Jason Robertson scored once in a three-point outing while Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston both collected one goal and one assist to pace the host Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Stars, who have won four of five ga...
Road-dominant Wild travel to face Oilers
The Minnesota Wild will try to continue their dominance on the road when they meet the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening.,The Wild opened their three-game trip with a 4-2 win at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, improving to 8-1-2 as the visiting team this season. Their 18 road points lead the NHL.,...
Joseph Woll stops 31 shots as Leafs blank Golden Knights
Fraser Minten scored his first career NHL goal, Joseph Woll earned his second career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday.,Woll made 31 saves while earning his first shutout of the season.,William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the ...
Hurricanes score 3 goals in third, top Flyers to stay hot
Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday., ,The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Car...
Streaking Capitals, without Alex Ovechkin, face challenge in Avalanche
The Washington Capitals aim to continue their ascent without the face of the franchise on Thursday when they host the Colorado Avalanche.,Sure, the Capitals have scored a whopping 27 goals during their five-game point streak (4-0-1), including 16 during an emphatic sweep of a three-game road trip th...
Blue Jackets hunting rare win streak as Lightning surge into Columbus
The Tampa Bay Lightning have bounced back nicely from their longest losing streak of the young season. ,Meanwhile, it's been nearly a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets won back-to-back games. ,After losing four straight, the Lightning will aim to notch their fourth straight win when they visit t...
Isles, Wings try to shore up issues ahead of matchup
The New York Islanders have been collecting points if not victories lately. They will wrap up a five-game road trip at Detroit on Thursday night.,The Islanders have at least one point in six of their last seven games (3-1-3), but they've lost four of their last five. A pair of those defeats came in ...
Utah HC in town for Joe Sacco's Bruins coaching debut
Stuck in a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) for the second time this season, the Boston Bruins begin a new chapter as Joe Sacco debuts as interim head coach Thursday in a three-game homestand finale against Utah Hockey Club.,Something had to give amid Boston's current sluggish start. The Bruins were...
Blackhawks D Seth Jones (foot) out 4 weeks
The Chicago Blackhawks will be without top defenseman Seth Jones for four weeks after he sustained a right foot injury against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14.,Jones, 30, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. He may have been hurt while blocking a shot in Chicago's 3-1 loss to Seattle, coach Luke...
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin (lower body) goes on IR
The Washington Capitals placed captain Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve Wednesday as he recovers from a lower-leg injury.,Ovechkin, 39, exited with 14:30 remaining in Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City following a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain.,Ovechkin scored two...
Boston Bruins Fire Jim Montgomery as First NHL Coach Dismissal of the Season
The Boston Bruins fired head coach Jim Montgomery for Joe Sacco. It's officially firing season in the NHL as teams look to save their seasons....
NHL roundup: Mark Scheifele's hat trick helps Jets beat Panthers
Mark Scheifele scored in each period for his ninth career hat trick and the host Winnipeg Jets beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Three days after Winnipeg lost 5-0 at Florida to suffer back-to-back losses for the first time this season, it got back at the Panthers to close a home-and-h...
Chris Kreider's go-ahead goal pushes Rangers past Canucks
Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the visiting New York Rangers won their third straight game, 4-3, over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko each had a goal and an assist and Ada...
Flames emerge from goaltending battle with SO win vs. Isles
Andrei Kuzmenko scored the game-winning goal in a shootout to give the host Calgary Flames a 2-1 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.,Rasmus Andersson scored in regulation for the Flames, who have won two straight games and three of their past four outings. Goaltender Dustin Wolf...