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Jaden Schwartz has hat trick, Joey Daccord makes 27 saves as Kraken beat Kings
SEATTLE — Kraken 4, Kings 2 at Climate Pledge Arena
Notable: Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord was the star of the third period, rewarded for his efforts when Jaden Schwartz completed a hat trick with an empty netter. That was, improbably, the Kraken’s first shot on goal of the period, and it came with 1:10 remaining.
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Wild even one score against Predators, but another gets out of hand
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Wild settled the score but fumbled the game.
After three fights in 4 1/2 minutes — the first in response to the slew foot that still has captain Jared Spurgeon sidelined — the Wild blew an early lead and got rolled, 6-2, by the Predators on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena for their third straight loss.
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In another chance to win third straight game, Blues fall flat in 4-2 loss to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — It's a bad punchline for the Blues at this point in the season.
Who's the only team in the NHL without a three-game win streak? The Blues.
The Blues missed another chance on Saturday night in Utah, losing 4-2 to damper the good vibes built after wins over the Flames on Tuesday and Thursday. St. Louis dropped to 0-7-1 this ...Read more
Lightning offensive explosion carries them over Red Wings, 5-1
TAMPA, Fla. — In case fans were watching the Detroit Lions' game, and that's understandable, well, the Red Wings' game in Tampa Bay on Saturday night wasn't worth watching for long.
The Lightning took an early lead, then pulled away early in the second period, skating to a 5-1 victory.
This game resembled one of those games five years ago ...Read more
Joel Blomqvist plays well in his NHL return but Penguins fall to rival Capitals
WASHINGTON — The Penguins kept Joel Blomqvist busy in his return to the NHL.
The rookie goalie made 29 saves, a few of them spectacular, to give the Penguins a chance at a comeback Saturday against the rival Washington Capitals on Saturday. But they couldn’t generate enough offense and lost, 4-1, at Capital One Arena.
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Sharks' meager offensive output continues in 4-1 loss to Islanders
The San Jose Sharks gave up three goals in the second period, including a backbreaker with just 27 seconds left before intermission in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena.
The Sharks managed just 11 shots in the first two periods, but one was a goal by Barclay Goodrow, whose shot from near the boards inside the ...Read more
Golden Knights fall to lowly Blackhawks for 5th loss in 6 games
The Vegas Golden Knights tied a season high with their third consecutive loss, 5-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Saturday.
Center Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist, and left wing Victor Olofsson scored his 100th career goal, but the Knights (29-14-3) allowed three goals in the first period and two on the power play.
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Sean Keeler: Avalanche, please don't make Nuggets' mistakes. Pay Mikko Rantanen. Help Cale Makar. Don't break up the band.
DENVER — Give Moose his juice.
Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player. The Avs get him in on a deal with an average annual value of $12.6 — the same number as MacKinnon’s $12.6 million per ...Read more
Bruins cough up late lead, lose to Senators in shootout, 6-5
If Bruins’ management does indeed decide to take the “retool” path at the trade deadline, then they may look back at Saturday’s game in Ottawa as the game that sent them down that road.
In a wildly entertaining and raucous game, the Bruins had their most emotional win of the season in their grasp only to cough up a two-goal lead late in...Read more
Mike Vorel: Why it's time for the Kraken to say the scariest word in sports
SEATTLE — It's time to say the scariest word in sports.
But first, let's mine a metaphor we learned in middle school, via the titular character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." In it, Jay Gatsby reaches for a green light that teases from the tip of Daisy Buchanan's dock. He reaches for a former flame, and an idyllic future ...Read more
Flyers knock off Devils to cap three-game road trip
NEWARK, N.J. — It wasn’t the most exciting game but sometimes, like goals, they don’t ask how wins happen they ask how many.
On a day when the teams were blocking pucks left and right — they combined for 32 on net — the Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, Saturday. Travis Konecny scored an empty-netter with 3 seconds remaining.
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Penguins start road trip with powerful display in Buffalo, snapping three-game skid
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rickard Rakell got things going. Cody Glass, Alex Nedeljkovic and a few others did the rest, as the Penguins opened a long road trip with a powerful display.
One so dominant that even their goaltender got involved, part of a two-point night for him.
Pittsburgh scored three times in the second period and cruised to a 5-2 ...Read more
Golden Knights' mini-slump continues with 4th loss in 5 games
The Golden Knights lost for the fourth time in five games, dropping a 3-2 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday.
Center Tomas Hertl and defenseman Shea Theodore scored, but the Knights (29-13-3) allowed three unanswered goals after taking a 1-0 lead in the second period.
Keegan Kolesar had an ...Read more
Avalanche blow early three-goal lead against Oilers as defense wilts in 4-3 defeat
DENVER — Thursday night’s high-powered showdown between the star-laden offenses of the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, featuring the league’s past two Hart Memorial Trophy winners, lived up to its billing.
Unfortunately for the Avs, the end result was undesirable, as Colorado blew a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-3 loss at Ball Arena.
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Kraken fall victim to bad bounce, lose to Jets in final minute
The Kraken managed to keep pace Thursday night against the best in the West, the Winnipeg Jets. Seattle watched the clock tick down, almost assured of at least one standings point.
Then a stroke of luck and quick reaction with 27 seconds remaining before overtime secured the Jets a regulation win, 2-1.
A routine Kraken clear up the boards hit ...Read more
Brayden Schenn's two goals lead Blues past Flames again
ST. LOUIS — That’s four small points for the Blues, and one giant leap in the Western Conference.
The Blues completed a two-game sweep of the Flames with a 4-1 win on Thursday night, taking all four points from a Calgary team that entered St. Louis earlier this week clinging to the final playoff spot in the West. St. Louis finished a four-...Read more
Sizzling power play leads Red Wings over Cup champion Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — If this is some sort of a defining road trip for the Red Wings, they began it Thursday in resoundingly impressive fashion.
The Wings skated past defending Stanley Cup champion Florida, 5-2, to open this difficult four-game road trip and rebound from a disappointing loss Tuesday at home to San Jose.
The difference for the ...Read more
Another slow start dooms Sharks in 4-1 loss to Blue Jackets
Bad things usually happen to the San Jose Sharks when they’re not moving their feet.
It gets even worse when they only manage a handful of shots on net.
The Sharks were a step behind the Columbus Blue Jackets throughout the first period on Thursday, then were outshot 12-2 in the second period in what became a 4-1 loss at Nationwide Arena.
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Flyers' point streak continues as they roll to 5-3 win over Islanders
ELMONT, N.Y. — The Flyers keep rolling.
With a 5-3 victory against the New York Islanders, the Flyers have earned a point in four straight games. It is their longest streak since they notched at least a point in five straight from Nov. 23-30.
But the win came after an emotional start. Ryan Poehling was injured halfway through the first ...Read more
Wild get only two-thirds of the way there against Oilers, sink 5-3 on final-period goals
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A first-period parade to the penalty box by the Edmonton Oilers wasn’t that advantageous for the Minnesota Wild.
Why?
Because Edmonton’s stars were rested and raring to go.
Despite the power play gifting the Wild a two-goal head start, the Oilers rallied 5-3 Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in another letdown for ...Read more
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