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Avalanche score first 4 goals, cruise past Flames
Artturi Lehkonen had two goals, Brock Nelson also scored before briefly leaving the game in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night in Denver.,Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each collected one goal and one assist, Cale Makar had four assists and...
Jake Oettinger leads Stars past Blue Jackets
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves and the Dallas Stars scored twice in the opening period before skating to a 3-1 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley and Arttu Hyry scored in the finale of a six-game homestand for the Stars, who were coming off ...
Josh Anderson, Canadiens edge Penguins
Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist and the host Montreal Canadiens held on for a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Chris Kreider contributed a goal and an assist while Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier also scored for the Canadiens, who have won five in a row. Defensem...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs keep Canucks reeling
William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,Max Sasson brought the Canucks within one 9:27 into the third period before Blueger sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:24,...
Capitals seek fourth straight win against surging Wild
The Minnesota Wild feel happy about their performance during October.,A new challenge -- and a new month -- arrives Sunday afternoon when the Wild face off against the Washington Capitals in Washington, D.C.,Minnesota has earned at least one point in four consecutive games. Despite injuries, the Wil...
Tage Thompson tallies twice to lift Sabres past Kings
Tage Thompson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist and Zach Benson and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists for the Sabres, who have won three in a row....
Senators erupt in second period, knock off Sharks
Dylan Cozens and Tim Stutzle each had a goal and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators scored three second-period goals en route to a 5-1 win over the host San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,Shane Pinto had an empty-net goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson and Ridly Greig also scored for the Senators, wh...
Preds' Steven Stamkos burns Lightning in third period, shootout
Former Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored the only goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the host Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Lightning 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Stamkos, who tied it 4-4 with a power-play tally at 7:27 of the third period, beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vas...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores twice, Oilers shut out Islanders
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened and closed a three-goal second-period flurry Saturday afternoon for the visiting Edmonton Oilers, who cruised past the New York Islanders 4-0.,Vasily Podkolzin scored the middle goal in the second while Jason Dickinson added an empty-netter late in the third for the Oilers...
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scores 1st goal, Blues defeat Red Wings
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career goal with 6:45 remaining to cap St. Louis' rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit and give the Blues a 5-4 victory over the host Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon.,Kaskimaki tipped in an Alexey Toropchenko pass to complete the comeback. Kaskim...
Lindholm's game-winner caps Bruins' OT comeback win over Blackhawks
Elias Lindholm scored at 2:32 of overtime as the Boston Bruins rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Lindholm took Charlie McAvoy's assist, drove hard to the front of the net and slotted the game-winner past outstretched Ch...
Flyers spiraling again as they host inconsistent Mammoth
After a brief stretch of success, the Philadelphia Flyers are mired in another losing streak.,The Flyers hope to avoid a fourth straight defeat Sunday when they host the Utah Mammoth, who are seeking a bit of consistency themselves.,Philadelphia opened the season with nine straight losses (0-6-3) be...