NHL Page 48 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Jets, Kraken both hope for late playoff push
Two teams going in different directions, but still outside the Western Conference playoff picture, meet Monday when the Seattle Kraken visit the Winnipeg Jets., ,Winnipeg (33-31-12, 78 points) sits three points behind the Nashville Predators for the final West wild card slot while the Kraken (32-32-...
Islanders fire Patrick Roy, tab Pete DeBoer as coach
The New York Islanders fired Hall of Famer Patrick Roy as the team's head coach Sunday and replaced him with Peter DeBoer.,The Islanders (42-31-5, 89 points) have lost a season-high four in a row and reside in third place in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers and C...
Avalanche face Blues, hoping to clinch top seed in the West
The Colorado Avalanche are a win away from clinching the top seed in the Western Conference after a gritty 2-0 road victory at Dallas on Saturday.,They will try for that victory when they host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.,Colorado (50-15-10, 110 points) has an eight-point lead over the Stars...
On cusp of playoff berth, Canadiens vie for sweep of Devils
The Montreal Canadiens have a basket of Easter eggs to hunt when they play host to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in the second half of a home-and-home series.,Not only are the Canadiens (45-21-10, 100 points) on a quest to claim both halves of the mini-series after winning a 4-3 shootout clash on ...
Capitals look to keep climbing, visit rookie-fueled Rangers
Suddenly the scoreboard is showing an abundance of favorable results for the Washington Capitals.,A late season surge is also helping their cause and the Capitals attempt to keep gaining ground in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race Sunday night when they visit the New York Rangers.,Washington...
Skidding Senators brace for tall task vs. Hurricanes
The Ottawa Senators may be running out of time as they run into one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.,The Senators do have a plan for Sunday's game against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.,"Simplify and try to work a little harder," Ottawa forward Shane Pinto said. "Yeah, (Sunday) is a b...
Bruins bid to strengthen grasp on playoff spot at Flyers' expense
The Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers are experiencing the Eastern Conference wild-card race from very different perspectives.,In either case, both teams are hungry for a win Sunday afternoon when the Bruins visit the Flyers in a late-season clash.,Boston (43-26-8, 94 points) currently sits atop...
Fresh off rout, Penguins eager to jolt Panthers again
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it back-to-back victories over the visiting Florida Panthers and sweep the season series on Sunday afternoon.,The Penguins (39-22-16, 94 points) topped the visiting Panthers 9-4 on Saturday night for their third win in the last four games.,With the victory, ...
NHL roundup: Despite loss, Sabres end NHL-record 14-year playoff drought
Despite taking a 6-2 loss to the host Washington Capitals on Saturday, the Buffalo Sabres ended their NHL-record 14-year postseason drought on Saturday thanks to Detroit's regulation loss to the New York Rangers earlier in the day.,Logan Thompson made 37 saves for Washington in the convincing win. ,...
Golden Knights win 3rd straight, glide past Oilers
Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and forward Brett Howden had a goal and an assist each to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,Colton Sissons, captain Mark Stone and defenseman Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Golden Knights (35-26-16, 86 points), ...
Optimistic Red Wings see 'opportunity' in matchup with Wild
The Detroit Red Wings are moving closer to a 10th consecutive season without a playoff game.,Following a damaging loss on Saturday, the desperate Red Wings will host the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon.,Facing a team out of the playoff picture, the Red Wings were nearly blanked by the New York Ra...
Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn 8th straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...
Tyson Jost facilitates Predators' key win over Sharks
Tyson Jost set up the game winner, the insurance marker and added an empty-netter in the third period as the visiting Nashville Predators doubled up the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg scored twice and added an assist, while Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Haula also sco...
Kraken suffer damaging loss to spoiler Blackhawks
Sacha Boisvert scored his first NHL goal as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated host Seattle 4-2 Saturday night, further damaging the Kraken's dwindling playoff hopes.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist, Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi also tallied and Wyatt Kaiser had two assists for the Blackh...
Morgan Frost helps Flames upend slumping Ducks
Morgan Frost scored twice while Joel Farabee and Matvei Gridin both collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames to a 5-3 upset of the slumping Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.,Ryan Strome also scored for the Flames (32-36-8, 72 points), who snapped a two-game losing skid.,Goalten...
Golden Knights win third straight, glide past Oilers
Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and forward Brett Howden had a goal and an assist each to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,Colton Sissons, captain Mark Stone and defenseman Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Golden Knights (35-26-16, 86 points), ...
Quinton Byfield scores OT winner as Kings down Maple Leafs
Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game at 2:33 of overtime Saturday night and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6.,The Kings took a 6-4 lead with three goals in 1:36 in the third period and Toronto rallied to tie the game.,Toronto's William Nylander was st...
Clayton Keller's hatty surges Mammoth past lowly Canucks
Clayton Keller collected his third career hat trick in a four-point game to lead the visiting Utah Mammoth to a 7-4 victory over the cellar-dwelling Vancouver Canucks on Saturday., ,Dylan Guenther and Lawson Crouse both scored once and added an assist for the Mammoth (40-30-6, 86 points), who pulled...
Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn eighth straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...
Logan Thompson (37 saves) helps Capitals wreck Sabres
Logan Thompson made 37 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 6-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (39-29-9, 87 points), who have won four of their past five games.,Rasmus Dahlin h...