NHL Page 371 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blackhawks feeling better as they head home to face Red Wings
Three victories on a five-game trip left the Chicago Blackhawks largely upbeat, especially after they rallied for wins at Los Angeles and Anaheim after a loss to struggling San Jose.,Make no mistake, though, the Blackhawks are far from content as they return home to face the Detroit Red Wings on Wed...
High-scoring Caps try to keep home win streak going vs. Predators
The Washington Capitals will look to stay hot at home when they host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,The Capitals have won six straight home games after opening the season with a home loss to the New Jersey Devils. They've scored at least four goals in all but one of those wins, includin...
Banged-up Blues aim to exploit shaky Lightning defense
The St. Louis Blues are struggling to remain viable amid a bevy of early-season injuries ahead of their home clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,St. Louis beat Toronto 4-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game skid, but Philip Broberg became the latest Blue to go down. The defenseman will miss f...
Lightning F Brayden Point (lower body) out vs. Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning top-line forward Brayden Point has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the host St. Louis Blues due to a lower-body injury.,Point sustained his injury during the first period of Tampa Bay's 7-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.,Anthony Cirelli likely will be elevated to t...
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (upper body) out vs. Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the visiting Boston Bruins due to an upper-body injury.,Matthews, who is considered day-to-day with the injury, had an assist and logged just over 22 minutes of ice time in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Min...
High-scoring Wild aim to extend win streak vs. Kings
The Minnesota Wild's hot start to the season has included a little bit of everything.,Minnesota has showcased plenty of offense, scoring 41 goals in its first 11 games to set a franchise record. The Wild have proven that they can win low-scoring contests, too, including a 2-1 overtime victory over t...
Jake Allen strong in net as Devils shut out Oilers
Jesper Bratt scored one goal and assisted another while goaltender Jake Allen posted his second shutout of the season as the visiting New Jersey Devils defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday.,Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who have won three of four games. Allen made 31...
Oilers' Connor McDavid skates for first time since injury
Connor McDavid did not play on Monday night, but he did participate in an optional morning skate earlier in the day, ahead of his Edmonton Oilers' game against the New Jersey Devils in Edmonton.,It was the first time that McDavid has skated since injuring his ankle in a game at the Columbus Blue Jac...
Anze Kopitar sets club record as Kings blank Preds
Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala found themselves at the right places at the right times Monday to propel the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 road victory against the Nashville Predators., ,Both players scored off rebounds to help the Kings recover from a shootout loss against Chicago on Saturday. The win ga...
Jackets eye better effort vs. '24 top pick Macklin Celebrini, Sharks
Amid a five-game road trip, the Columbus Blue Jackets will look to halt a two-game skid on Tuesday night when they visit the San Jose Sharks, who will welcome 2024 No. 1 overall pick Macklin Celebrini back from injury.,The 18-year-old Celebrini hasn't played since sustaining a lower-body injury in h...
Ducks out to find offense, halt Canucks' road success
The Vancouver Canucks look to keep rolling on the road when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.,The Canucks are 4-1-0 in their first five away games, including four consecutive wins away from home. A victory on Tuesday would tie the fifth-longest road winning streak in franchise history.,Extend...
Soaring Jets look for fourth straight win when stumbling Utah visits
A complete team effort has the Winnipeg Jets surging amid the best start in franchise history.,Meanwhile, the Utah Hockey Club has come down to earth following its successful introduction.,The Jets will try on Tuesday night to win their fourth consecutive game and hand Utah its fifth straight road d...
Avalanche will host Kraken in battle of cold clubs
The Seattle Kraken were a surprise team in their second year of existence, coming within a game of reaching the Western Conference finals in 2023.,The Kraken haven't been to the playoffs since, but they were optimistic about this season under new coach Dan Bylsma. However, their current 1-5-1 stretc...
Short-handed Islanders aim to quell Penguins' momentum
The New York Islanders know the task at hand is to make sure the season isn't lost by the time their injured stars return.,The Islanders aim to emerge from a slump Tuesday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a battle of longtime Metropolitan Division rivals.,The Islanders were off Monday...
Hurricanes carry league-leading win streak into clash vs. low-scoring Flyers
Boasting the NHL's longest active winning streak at six games, the Carolina Hurricanes will aim to keep the good times rolling against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Martin Necas has been key to Carolina's 8-2-0 start - the forward has tallied 18 points across his last nin...
Flames, Canadiens get together while searching for spark
Two struggling clubs in need of a spark will meet Tuesday when the Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens.,After opening the season with points in six straight games (5-0-1), Calgary virtually erased that hot start with a 1-5-0 record its next six outings. The Flames' latest setback was a 4-2 h...
Sharks’ No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini to return from injury Tuesday
No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini, who hasn't played since sustaining a lower-body injury in his NHL debut, plans to take the ice with the San Jose Sharks in Tuesday's home game against Columbus.,The 18-year-old forward tallied a goal and an assist in the Oct. 10 season opener against the S...
Bruins look to make Maple Leafs their latest shutout victim
The Boston Bruins will be going for their third consecutive shutout Tuesday night when they visit the sputtering Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Bruins defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-0 at home on Sunday with Jeremy Swayman stopping 23 shots. That followed a 3-0 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Satur...
Senators pointed in right direction, face Sabres next
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk likes what he sees from his team, and for good reason.,Tkachuk and the upstart Senators will continue to put the pieces together on Tuesday night when they visit the skidding Buffalo Sabres.,In Tkachuk's eyes, the picture became clearer with Ottawa's response fo...
Devils bid for bounce-back effort in encounter vs. Oilers
The New Jersey Devils are attempting to regroup and reload. ,The Devils head into Monday night's road clash with the Edmonton Oilers looking to bounce back from a disappointing 3-0 loss to the Calgary Flames on Friday.,"It's 82 games. You're not going to have your best every game, but we were in tha...