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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar outshine Oilers' superstars in wild 5-4 win
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers produce brilliant hockey games when they face each other.
Colorado showed Friday night that it can throw haymakers with arguably the best roster in the NHL. Now the Avs have 25 games to make sure they don’t need to see Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and friends until the second ...Read more
Penguins top Rangers, win first game without both Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby in nearly 4 years
With history serving as a precedent, the odds were surprisingly in the Penguins’ favor without either Evgeni Malkin or Sidney Crosby.
Entering Friday night, the Penguins were a robust 36-18-10 in 64 regular-season games without both Crosby and Malkin in their lineup. Add another tally to the win column following an impressive showing in the ...Read more
Kraken get good news on Jordan Eberle, scuffle in 3-1 loss to Maple Leafs
SEATTLE — The highlight of the Seattle Kraken’s Thursday came just before 10 a.m., when captain Jordan Eberle donned a regular blue contact jersey for morning skate for the first time since November.
Winger Eberle, 34, sustained a relatively rare and serious pelvis injury in a collision with the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Murphy on Nov. ...Read more
Vanecek shines, Toffoli scores late, but Sharks lose in overtime
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Drew O’Connor scored on a penalty shot 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.
After Macklin Celebrini was called for hooking on a breakaway in overtime, O’Connor beat Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek with a wrist shot to the glove side.
With ...Read more
Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas help Avalanche roll in Calgary
The Colorado Avalanche have a new dynamic duo, and they lit up the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Nathan MacKinnon had three assists, while his new linemate Martin Necas had two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche shrug off a slow start before rolling past the Flames, 4-2, at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Necas now has three goals and eight ...Read more
Matthew Tkachuk's late third-period goal lifts Panthers to 3-2 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS — The Blues were seconds away from forcing overtime against the defending Stanley Cup champions for a second time this season.
Instead, St. Louis left Thursday night without a point in hand.
St. Louis native Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal for Florida with 11.8 seconds remaining in the third period, boosting the ...Read more
Wild find a spark at Xcel Energy Center, end skid by defeating Hurricanes, 2-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild probably wish they played the Hurricanes more than twice.
After one of their best games of the season last month in Carolina, the Wild used the rematch as a fresh start: Not only did they snap their scoreless slump, but holding off the Hurricanes, 2-1, Thursday at Xcel Energy Center also ended their two-game losing ...Read more
Flyers lose fifth in a row with 4-3 setback vs. Capitals
PHILADELPHIA — It was a roller coaster of a night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Although the Flyers lost, 4-3, to Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the Orange and Black’s future was on display. Finally arriving after being acquired from the Calgary Flames in the early minutes of Jan. 31, Jakob Pelletier and Andrei Kuzmenko...Read more
Phil Thompson: Blackhawks star Connor Bedard taking his share of hits from TV analysts -- but is it fair game?
CHICAGO — For those Chicago Blackhawks fans who aren’t triggered and tortured by the mere memory of the Winter Classic, you might recall the “showdown” Connor Bedard and Paul Bissonnette filmed together for TNT to tease the outdoor game on New Year’s Eve at Wrigley Field.
Bedard and Bissonnette engaged in skating, shooting and faceoff...Read more
Golden Knights clamp down on Devils, end 4-game losing skid
The Golden Knights snapped their four-game losing streak behind a dominant defensive performance, defeating the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, at Prudential Center on Thursday.
Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore and Nicolas Roy scored, and Adin Hill made 16 saves for his 20th win of the season.
The Knights (32-17-6) held the Devils (30-20-6) to nine shots ...Read more
Bruins victimized by short-handed goal in 3-2 loss to Rangers
When the Bruins have been at their best lately, they’ve played a simple, defensive game and done their best not to beat themselves.
They got the first part right in Manhattan on Wednesday, but not the second part.
The B’s lost a third-period lead and coughed up the game-winner on a short-handed goal by Chris Kreider, losing to the New York...Read more
Kane shootout goal lifts Wings to another 7-game win streak
The thought of the Red Wings going on a seven-game winning streak earlier this season might have been a bit unbelievable.
The idea of the Wings putting two such win streaks together in a span of 20 games would have been laughed out of reality.
But this is a different looking Wings team. Tuesday in Seattle they accomplished the impressive feat,...Read more
Sharks rookie scores first NHL goal, but game's end has a familiar feel
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks needed a night to feel good about themselves again after everything they experienced last week.
It didn’t quite happen Tuesday night.
On the power play with a chance to take the lead, the Sharks instead gave up a shorthanded goal to Joel Armia with 4:04 left in regulation time in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal ...Read more
NJ driver accused of killing Gaudreau brothers claims they were drunker than he was
An attorney for the New Jersey man accused of killing hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother, Matthew, in a drunken crash last August claims the victims drank more than the defendant and has asked for the charges to be dropped.
The Gaudreau brothers were riding their bicycles along a rural road in Salem County when Sean M. Higgins ...Read more
Penguins overcome Sidney Crosby injury scare and 2-0 deficit but fall to Devils in shootout
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins survived a Sidney Crosby injury scare and overcame a 2-0 deficit on Tuesday. But they lost again to the New Jersey Devils, falling 3-2 via the shootout.
Pittsburgh is 1-7-2 in the last 10 games against New Jersey, losing both this season.
The Penguins trailed, 2-1, with 16:02 to go in the third period when their ...Read more
Brandon Saad's 1st goal with Golden Knights not enough in 4th consecutive defeat, 2-1 to Islanders
The Golden Knights lost their fourth straight game in a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday.
Brandon Saad scored the game-tying goal at 7:40 of the third period, his first tally since signing a one-year deal with the Knights on Friday.
It was Saad’s first goal since scoring a hat trick with the St. Louis Blues on Jan. ...Read more
Oilers come back to beat Blues, 3-2 in overtime
ST. LOUIS — The Blues have limited chances to build momentum going into the 4 Nations break later this week.
The first one came in a 3-2 overtime win over/loss to the Oilers on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center.
Connor Brown scored the game-winning goal for the Oilers with 2:27 remaining in overtime, on a dish from Connor McDavid.
Leon ...Read more
Jeremy Swayman pitches 33-save shutout in 3-0 win for Bruins over Wild
BOSTON — The Bruins scored a pair of second period goals and Jeremy Swayman made them hold up with a 33-save shutout for a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild at the TD Garden on Tuesday.
Charlie McAvoy and Trent Frederic scored in the second and Morgan Geekie finished it off with an empty-net goal to grab the two precious points.
It was ...Read more
NHL hits 'repeat offender' Wild forward Ryan Hartman with 10-game suspension
BOSTON – Ryan Hartman will be out of action for the next month-plus after the NHL Department of Player Safety issued its stiffest punishment of the season.
The Minnesota Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing — “using his forearm to violently slam the head of Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice” — during the Wild’s ...Read more
Panthers celebrate 'a tremendous championship' with White House visit
The Florida Panthers started their upcoming two-game road trip with a visit to the White House to celebrate the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup championship.
“A tremendous championship,” President Donald Trump said Monday with Panthers owner Vincent Viola and captain Aleksander Barkov flanking him in the East Room.
The Panthers, who ...Read more
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