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Kraken match season-high with third straight win topping Chicago 3-1

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SEATTLE — Kraken 3, Blackhawks 1 at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: The Seattle Kraken (8-8-1) matched their season high winning their third straight game but there was concern about captain Jordan Eberle after he left the game in the opening seconds of the second period following a hard crash into the end boards.

Quotable: “Talked to him ...Read more

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Wild's victory over Canadiens comes at a cost: Injuries to Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The line juggling continued for the Wild, but this time for a different reason.

After Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek left injured in the first period, the short-handed Wild used patchwork combinations to blank the Canadiens, 3-0, on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in their return home from a trip that already had ...Read more

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Second-period meltdown dooms Sharks in 3-2 loss to Rangers

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The San Jose Sharks did just about everything they wanted to do in the first period of Thursday’s game against the New York Rangers.

Then, as the second period wore on, they began to do the exact opposite.

The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three ...Read more

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Matvei Michkov scores game-winning goal in overtime as Flyers win wild game at Senators

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OTTAWA, Ontario — In a game that had a lot go wrong, the Flyers somehow ended up on top.

Struggling to find their structure and identity throughout much of the game, the Flyers came to life and tied things up before Matvei Michkov sealed the deal in overtime. He found some daylight at the right post to give the Flyers a 5-4 win over the ...Read more

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Brandon Saad's two goals not enough as Blues lose in overtime to Sabres

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BUFFALO, N.Y — The St. Louis Blues needed this one.

Losers of three in a row and victims of a Boston comeback on Tuesday, the Blues needed a result in Buffalo. They didn't get one.

Rasmus Dahlin scored the game-winning goal with 3:27 remaining in overtime, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 overtime win on Thursday night.

Brandon Saad scored twice...Read more

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Knights pick up road victory over Ducks

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Whenever the Golden Knights need a boost, they just need to bring the dads on the road.

The Knights turned in a strong defensive performance and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday.

Centers Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl scored, and defenseman Shea Theodore had two assists for the Knights (10-4-2) for their first win in ...Read more

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Red Wings open trip with Simon Edvinsson's OT goal to beat Penguins, 3-2

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The Red Wings started this four-game road trip exactly the way they wanted.

Simon Edvinsson scored a goal 1 minute, 30 seconds into overtime, giving the Wings a 3-2 victory in Pittsburgh.

Alex DeBrincat had the puck in the corner and found Edvinsson skating free into the slot. Edvinsson made no mistake, snapping in his second goal of the ...Read more

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Kraken score 5 unanswered to dump Blue Jackets

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That intermission talk must have been something.

After a rough first period Tuesday, the Kraken charged back, scoring five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Seattle won its second in a row at Climate Pledge Arena.

Winger Tye Kartye struck first for Seattle and snapped a jersey-matching, 12-game ...Read more

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Bruins score three third-period goals for 3-2 comeback win over Blues

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A win over a fragile St. Louis Blues team may not be a big deal for a team with high expectations.

But for where the Bruins are right now, the manner in which they won on Tuesday in St. Louis could be a good start for them to get to where they want to go.

After spotting the Blues and their 32nd-ranked power play a 2-0 lead, the B’s stormed ...Read more

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Lightning coach Jon Cooper's 'Coop's Catch' charity surpasses $1 million raised to help kids with cancer

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TAMPA, Fla. — When Lightning coach Jon Cooper thinks about the legacy he wants to leave in Tampa Bay, winning games and hoisting the Stanley Cup is certainly part of it.

But when you hear him grab a microphone and talk about the kids he has met who have been stricken with cancer, it’s clear that this is where he really wants to make a ...Read more

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Samuel Girard scores in overtime to help Avalanche fend off Predators

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DENVER — Samuel Girard scored on a breakaway in overtime Monday night to help the Colorado Avalanche hold off the Nashville Predators in a 3-2 win at Ball Arena.

Girard took the puck from a stumbling Brady Skjei, drew a penalty and skated in to score anyway, giving the Avs their second straight victory and getting them back to .500 on the ...Read more

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Penguins allow franchise-worst six goals in first period in 7-1 loss to Stars

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PITTSBURGH — Even Elvis never left the building this quickly.

The Penguins had an embarrassing opening period Monday at PPG Paints Arena. They gave up six goals to the Dallas Stars and standout rookie Joel Blomqvist got an early hook, prompting frustrated fans to head home before the first intermission.

Hey, at least they showed up. The team...Read more

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Flyers let early lead slip away against Sharks but secure a 4-3 shootout win

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PHILADELPHIA — Will Smith, meet the new Fresh Prince.

After being a healthy scratch for two games, Matvei Michkov returned to the Flyers lineup on Monday night against the San Jose Sharks with vengeance. He notched his fourth multi-point game with his goal in the second period, but he also took a roughing penalty at the end of regulation, ...Read more

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Wild fall to Chicago Blackhawks in overtime after Matt Boldy's late goal turns a sloppy shutout into a tie

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CHICAGO – One of their most timid periods of the season was nearing a merciful conclusion when the Wild finally looked like they had a chance to flip momentum in their favor.

They hemmed the Blackhawks in their zone, long enough to make a change and recruit Kirill Kaprizov into the action, and the pressure caused Chicago goaltender Petr ...Read more

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Sharks' Blackwood gets revenge on his former team

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NEWARK, N.J. -- Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves to shut out his former team as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday at the Prudential Center to start a four-game road trip.

Blackwood made 25 saves in the first two periods but was especially brilliant in the third when he made 19 saves, including six on a penalty kill ...Read more

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Jason Mackey: Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and appreciating a rivalry that continues to evolve

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WASHINGTON — They've been in scoring races and Stanley Cup chases. Their respective trophy cases are stocked. Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Penguins and Capitals. A battle that has never disappointed and has certainly stood the test of time.

But as this rivalry nears legal drinking age — one more year — it's defined less by a sprint ...Read more

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Avalanche stars power stunning surge, comeback victory against Hurricanes

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The Carolina Hurricanes had a weird travel schedule because of the weather and played their third-string goalie.

That doesn’t make what the Colorado Avalanche did to one of the best teams in the NHL this season during a 10-minute stretch in a 6-4 win Saturday night at Ball Arena any less impressive. The Avs, still missing five key forwards, ...Read more

Blues blown out by Capitals, 8-1, as Ovechkin scores two

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ST. LOUIS — Alex Ovechkin continued his slow, inevitable progress toward Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record and the Blues continued make little progress toward much of anything as they lost for the fifth time in seven games, falling to the Washington Capitals, 8-1, on Saturday night at Enterprise Center.

It's the second time the Blues ...Read more

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Red Wings' offensive woes continue in 4-0 loss to Rangers

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DETROIT — Somehow or other, the Red Wings lost Saturday to the New York Rangers, 4-0.

The Wings outshot the Rangers 37-24, totally controlled the puck and game for stretches, but couldn't get anything past Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick.

Jimmy Vesey and Artemi Panarin scored 48 seconds apart late in the second period, after the Wings had ...Read more

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Bruins' offense fizzles out in 3-2 overtime loss to Senators

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BOSTON — Round 1 of the goalie battle between Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark went to the Ottawa Senators and Ullmark on Saturday night at TD Garden.

Ullmark can thank his old Bruin teammates for that.

In a 2-2 game, the Bruins got zero shots on net in the third period and then, after forcing Ullmark to make one great save in overtime on a ...Read more