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Devon Toews scores in overtime as Mackeznie Blackwood leads Avalanche past Rangers
The Colorado Avalanche’s power play had a very bad Tuesday night, and the head coach called it the least of his worries.
That’s how little Jared Bednar thought of his team’s performance — even if the result ended up being much better than the process. Devon Toews scored with 36.1 seconds left in overtime and the Avalanche rallied for a ...Read more
Penguins give away another game in the third, end disappointing homestand with loss to Kraken
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins on Tuesday ended their homestand with another frustrating defeat.
Despite Evgeni Malkin’s return, the Penguins could not pull away from the visiting Seattle Kraken and lost, 4-2, after blowing a third-period lead at PPG Paints Arena.
They dropped four of their five games on the homestand, including the last three....Read more
Bruins exact revenge over Lightning, win 6-2
BOSTON — For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway.
With bad blood spilling all over TD Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Boston Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Memo to the NHL: Let’s have more of this.
After making 39 stops for ...Read more
Flyers earn a point despite losing in 3-2 shootout to Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s been an emotional few days for the Flyers.
They dismantled Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday before mounting their eighth comeback in the third period — an NHL-best — on Monday against the defending champion Florida Panthers.
Tuesday, they faced a Columbus Blue Jackets team that had won four ...Read more
Blues begin two-game set by quieting Flames in 2-1 win
ST. LOUIS — It's tough to say that two-game stretches in January are pivotal to the season's outcome, but this week's two-game set vs. the Flames could qualify.
The Flames entered Tuesday in the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the exact team that the Blues are trying to chase down. They entered winners of three in a row, and ...Read more
Golden Knights lose to Predators, Marchessault despite Dorofeyev's hat trick
Right wing Pavel Dorofeyev recorded his first NHL hat trick, but the Golden Knights couldn’t complete the comeback in a 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.
Dorofeyev, after scoring twice on Sunday, increased his team lead to 19 goals this season, but the Knights (29-12-3) fell behind 4-0 midway through the ...Read more
Sharks skate past Red Wings with barrage of third-period goals
William Eklund, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro all scored third-period goals to help lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday to open a five-game road trip.
Eklund and linemate Macklin Celebrini also had two assists each, and goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves for just his second win in ...Read more
Luke DeCock: Eric Staal arrived at a franchise with no history, and helped make some worth celebrating
RALEIGH, N.C. — As a player, Eric Staal didn’t have to sit through many of the ceremonies like the one celebrating his career Sunday afternoon. The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t have a Hall of Fame. There wasn’t a long list of former greats waiting patiently for their moment of honor.
There were two in his early years, both in seasons more...Read more
Noah Cates scores game-winning goal as Flyers overcome early deficit to defeat Panthers, 4-3
PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday night, a raucous, wild crowd helped fuel the Flyers to a victory against Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks.
On Monday night, it was a scrappy Flyers squad that helped get the fans into it, and together they skated away with a 4-3 win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The Flyers have ...Read more
Dorofeyev strikes twice as Knights beat Wild without Eichel
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights won for the first time in three games, defeating the Minnesota Wild 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
Left wing Pavel Dorofeyev had two power-play goals and an assist. Right wing Keegan Kolesar and center Tomas Hertl also scored for the Knights (29-11-3), who played for the second straight day after losing 2-1 to...Read more
Hurricanes raise Eric Staal's No. 12 to the rafters, rally for a point against the Ducks
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes retired Eric Staal’s jersey Sunday, then put him to work.
Staal was the siren sounder at the Lenovo Center as the Canes took the ice to face the Anaheim Ducks. Batting leadoff, with former teammates Mike Commodore and Cam Ward to follow on the siren, Staal gave it a long, determined crank.
The ...Read more
Nikita Kucherov scores late in the third period to push the Lightning past the Penguins
PITTSBURGH — Nikita Kucherov scored twice Sunday, including the winner late in the third period, to push the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Penguins, 5-2, at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins scored early in the third to tie the score, but Kucherov stole the puck from Noel Acciari at the Pittsburgh blue line and beat Tristan Jarry on a breakaway. ...Read more
Scorching power play carries Red Wings to 7th straight win, 6-2 over Kraken
DETROIT — The Red Wings have won in different ways during this, what is now, a seven-game winning streak.
On Sunday, they did it in a relatively quick and easy fashion.
The Wings breezed to a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena, exploding for four first-period goals and coasting the final 40 minutes.
The last time ...Read more
Wild and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury persevere for 3-1 victory over San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. – How did the Minnesota Wild combat the speed, skill and spunk of the much younger San Jose Sharks?
By having their 40-year-old goalie school the kids.
In the age-old battle of youth vs. experience, future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury prevailed to backstop the Wild to a 3-1 victory Saturday night at SAP Center for their ...Read more
Knights fall to Rangers in rare 2nd straight defeat
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have dropped consecutive games for the first time in almost two months after a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Captain Mark Stone scored, but the Knights (28-11-3) couldn’t generate any offense on Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who finished with 27 saves.
Goaltender ...Read more
Blues woes vs. Columbus continue in 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets
ST. LOUIS — It's probably a good thing the Columbus Blue Jackets are in the Eastern Conference.
That way, the Blues can only lose to them twice a season.
The Blues lost 2-1 to Columbus on Saturday night at Enterprise Center, marking the fourth straight game that they've lost to the Blue Jackets. St. Louis hasn't beaten the Jackets since ...Read more
Jamie Drysdale and Flyers 'welcome' Cutter Gauthier to Philly with a 6-0 statement win vs. Ducks
PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers stuck to the script.
In front of a raucous crowd, the Flyers dominated the visiting Anaheim Ducks from the opening faceoff to the final buzzer, winning 6-0 and snapping a four-game losing streak.
And it was a script Hollywood couldn’t have written any better.
With Cutter Gauthier at the Wells Fargo Center for the...Read more
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck shuts out Avalanche in Winnipeg again
If Colorado has another trip to Winnipeg this season, it will be during the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche will have to hope it can find its mojo from the 2024 postseason.
The Avs made the second of two regular-season appearances at Canada Life Centre on Saturday, and for the second time, they did not score a goal. Connor Hellebuyck ...Read more
Kaapo Kakko leads third-period flurry in Kraken comeback win over Sabres
Prone to weak starts, the Kraken haven’t figured out how to eliminate them. But they can occasionally win in spite of them.
It took another Herculean effort to avoid a five-game skid. Newest recruit Kaapo Kakko scored twice in a third-period goal flurry that carried the Kraken to another multi-goal comeback, 6-2 Saturday afternoon in Buffalo....Read more
How did the Penguins follow up one of their best wins of the season? Getting smacked by the Senators.
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins hoped to follow up their impressive win over the Edmonton Oilers by taking care of business Saturday against a fellow wild card hopeful in the East.
Instead, in the words of Erik Karlsson, the Penguins “lay an egg” on their home ice.
In their worst performance since their Thanksgiving upswing, they got smacked ...Read more
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