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Martin Necas has four-point night to propel Hurricanes past Blues
Martin Necas scored two goals and earned two assists to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas extended his point streak to 13 games. He has 10 goals and 17 assists during that span.,Eric Robinson had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who hav...
Coming off season-high goal total, Ducks visit Stars
It took Cutter Gauthier 17 games to celebrate an NHL goal, but now that the 20-year-old left wing has crossed that bridge, the Anaheim Ducks hope he speeds up his progress as one of the key fixtures in their rebuild.,Gauthier will be back in the lineup on Monday when the Ducks visit the Dallas Stars...
Slumping Red Wings plan to treat Sharks as 'very, very big game'
The Detroit Red Wings are in dire need of turning the corner when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Monday.,The Red Wings arrive in San Jose with only one victory in their last five outings and having dropped the first two clashes in their set against the trio of California teams. Detroit opened a f...
As Canadiens prepare to host Oilers, are both teams on track?
The Edmonton Oilers seem to be emerging from their early-season slump, and they'll look to continue the turnaround when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.,After reaching the Stanley Cup Final last summer, the Oilers started this season with a modest 6-7-1 record. However, Edmonton is now r...
Flyers riding high entering home matchup vs. Avalanche
After a productive four-game homestand, the Colorado Avalanche hit the road for four games, beginning with Monday's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers., ,Colorado went 3-1-0 at home over the last week, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings before falling t...
Leafs' Ryan Reaves suspended 5 games for illegal check
Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves was suspended five games without pay following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday night in Toronto.,The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the punishment on Sunday after his disciplinary hearing. Reaves will fo...
Bruins, looking to 'grind' through inconsistent play, face Blue Jackets
With a 2-2-2 record in their previous six games, the Boston Bruins continue searching for more consistent effort and energy when their three-game homestand picks up Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Jim Montgomery's team was unable to find both in a 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues o...
Jets D Neal Pionk fined $5K for clipping Panthers' Jesper Boqvist
The NHL fined Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk $5,000 on Sunday for clipping Florida defenseman Jesper Boqvist during the host Panthers' 5-0 victory on Saturday.,The fine is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.,Pionk received a 10-minute misconduct penalty on the play in...
Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves to have hearing following illegal check
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves' hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety is scheduled for Sunday, one day following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.,Reaves hit Nurse in the head with his shoulder as the latter was attempting to skate out fro...
Canucks vie to pick up steam in encounter vs. Predators
Success at home has been tough to achieve so far this season for the Vancouver Canucks. ,But after their 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, the Canucks head into Sunday's clash with the visiting Nashville Predators on a winning note and with proof of what they can do when they play...
Hot Hurricanes face Blues, aim to extend home dominance
The Carolina Hurricanes would like to reaffirm their home-ice advantage before they head back onto the road for a three-game trip.,The Hurricanes will bring a 6-1-0 record at Lenovo Center into their game with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 12...
Rangers, likely without Filip Chytil, set to face Kraken
It appears the New York Rangers will be without forward Filip Chytil when they open a four-game trip Sunday night in Seattle.,Whether Chytil will join the Rangers later on the trek, which also will comprise stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, is uncertain.,"Right now he's still getting evaluat...
NHL roundup: Blues escape Boston with OT win
Brayden Schenn scored with 2:07 remaining in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday, four days after losing at home to the Bruins by the same score.,Colton Parayko dished a pass to Schenn in transition, who buried a wrist shot past Boston goaltender Joonas Ko...
Canucks extend mastery over Blackhawks to 9 straight games
Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first vic...
Canucks extend mastery over Blackhawks to nine straight games
Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first vic...
Golden Knights make brief stop at home vs. Caps amid series of road games
After sweeping a two-game road trip to Anaheim and Utah, the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights return home to Las Vegas for a quick pit stop where they face the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,It's the lone home game during a 15-day stretch that has Bruce Cassidy's squad playing seven of ...
Adrian Kempe maintains scoring touch as Kings handle Red Wings
Goaltender David Rittich missed a shutout by less than 90 seconds, but the Los Angeles Kings were still able to easily beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in Los Angeles on Saturday night.,Adrian Kempe scored two goals for the second consecutive game and defenseman Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot also ...
Mason Marchment scores twice, gives Stars 2-1 win over Wild
Mason Marchment scored two goals to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ilya Lyubushkin earned a pair of assists for Dallas, which won its third game in a row. Tyler Seguin and Sam Steel collected one assist apiece.,Kirill Kaprizov scored...
Flyers zip past Sabres for 4th win in 5 games
Travis Konecny collected two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Travis Sanheim and Egor Zamula each had a goal and an assist and Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves for Philadelphia, which improved to 4-0-1 in its past five gam...
Andrei Vasilevskiy brilliant again as Lightning shut out Devils
Andrei Vasilevskiy capped a night of celebration with his second shutout this season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. ,The 2019 Vezina Trophy winner stopped 29 shots for his 36th career shutout after also starting the evening on a high note. ,Befo...