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Kings thump Bruins, 7-2, as losing streak continues
The Boston Bruins may have wanted to put up a fight with the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night, but the hollowed-out roster is just not equipped to do that against a team that may yet prove to be a Stanley Cup contender.
Jeremy Swayman, thwarted in his attempt to get in a goalie fight in the second period, allowed seven goals on 23 shots and ...Read more
Golden Knights subdue Lightning, sweep homestand
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights swept their three-game homestand with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
Centers Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl and Nicolas Roy scored in the first period, and goaltender Ilya Samsonov made 36 saves to give the Knights (42-20-8) their third straight win.
The Knights were playing the ...Read more
Blues grind their way to sixth straight win, beating Predators 4-1 on Sunday
The St. Louis Blues are probably happy to be done with back-to-backs this season.
Sunday's 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators was the team's final one of the season, and St. Louis slugged through the evening on its way to its sixth straight win. With the win, the Blues moved four points ahead of Calgary for the second wild-card spot in the ...Read more
Bryan Rust scores two beauties but can't saves the Penguins in shootout loss to Panthers
Bryan Rust scored two highlight-reel goals Sunday against the Florida Panthers. But the Pittsburgh Penguins winger will be kicking himself after he was unable to tuck in one more.
The Penguins lost, 4-3, in a shootout at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., when a deke by Rust got Sergei Bobrovsky to drop, but Rust couldn’t lift his shot over...Read more
Flyers lose their fifth straight as defense crumbles in a 7-4 loss to the Blackhawks
CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Flyers have played well and failed to get results lately, but they simply struggled to find their game on Sunday.
It culminated in a sloppy, disconnected 7-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, who have already been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“It’s tough because we were putting some good efforts ...Read more
Jason Mackey: Kyle Dubas must step on the gas this summer. The other Penguins legend deserves it.
PITTSBURGH — The common narrative around the Penguins these days involves affording Sidney Crosby another kick at the can.
Using 2024-25 as a transition year. Stockpiling assets. President of hockey operations Kyle Dubas essentially doing everything within his power to keep the competitive window open.
But we might be missing something ...Read more
Seattle Kraken's struggles against Oilers continue with 5-4 loss
Kaapo Kakko scored twice and the Seattle Kraken put up a spirited fight on Saturday night. But even without their superstars, the Edmonton Oilers continued to dominate their Pacific Division neighbor.
The Kraken lost 5-4 at Rogers Place fell to 2-11-1 all-time against Edmonton. Their last win against the Oilers was Jan. 3, 2023, and the drought...Read more
Defenseman scores winning goal in first game in San Jose Sharks uniform
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Defenseman Lucas Carlsson scored a go-ahead goal with 3:23 left in regulation time to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday before a sold-out crowd at SAP Center.
Carlsson, stationed near the Bruins’ net, took a pass from Will Smith and chipped the puck past goalie Joonas Korpisalo for ...Read more
Hertl's quick hat trick powers Golden Knights past Red Wings
LAS VEGAS — The city of Las Vegas may soon run out of hats, thanks to Tomas Hertl.
Hertl recorded his second hat trick of the season, the third straight three-goal game to take place at T-Mobile Arena, as the Golden Knights defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Saturday.
Hertl finding the back of the net three times comes two days after ...Read more
Red Wings' playoff dreams flickering away after 6-3 loss in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — In this city where many hopes and dreams are dashed, the Red Wings saw their playoff aspirations take another massive hit.
Vegas sank the Wings further from the playoff picture Saturday with a 6-3 victory.
Alex DeBrincat's 32nd goal, at 9 minutes, 36 seconds of the third period, cut the Vegas lead to 5-3. But Vegas' Jack Eichel ...Read more
Avalanche collapse late but prevail in shootout on wild night in Montreal
MONTREAL — The Colorado Avalanche ran out of gas Saturday night, about 11 minutes from what would have been a fantastic road trip through eastern Canada.
The new guys salvaged it, anyway.
Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle scored in the shootout to help the Avs shake a late collapse and claim a 5-4 win Saturday night at Bell Centre. In the end, ...Read more
Blues overcome slow start to win fifth in a row, beat Blackhawks, 4-1
ST. LOUIS — It wasn’t the same hockey the Blues had been playing, but the two points add up all the same.
During a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon, the Blues did not resemble the same group that had dominated possession consistently and controlled games at will. Instead, they were sometimes sloppy, other times ...Read more
Flyers fall to Stars in overtime, extend losing streak to four games
DALLAS — The Flyers showed some heart in Texas.
After spotting the Stars a two-goal lead in the first period, they battled back and earned a point with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars. Thomas Harley scored five-hole on Sam Ersson, who came in relief for Ivan Fedotov after the first 20 minutes, just 9 seconds into overtime.
The Flyers...Read more
Wild defeat Sabres for third win in a row, each tied to the goaltending of Filip Gustavsson
ST. PAUL, Minn. — This is the kind of goal rut that works for the Minnesota Wild.
Since shedding their own slump, they keep stymieing opposing offenses, on Saturday afternoon snubbing the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 in the finale of their season-long seven-game homestand at Xcel Energy Center.
“Everything is going really good,” Marco Rossi said, ...Read more
With two fists and a goal, Boko Imama makes a statement in Penguins' win over Blue Jackets
PITTSBURGH — Think these last dozen games for the lowly Penguins are completely meaningless?
Dare you to walk up to Boko Imama and tell the bruising forward that to his face.
Imama is one of several players who are trying to convince Penguins management that they should remain in Pittsburgh beyond this season. And with two fists and his ...Read more
Younger, less-experienced Sharks unable to slow down Hurricanes
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks roster seems to be getting younger and less experienced with each passing week.
The Sharks shipped a handful of veterans to contending teams before the NHL trade deadline on March 7, and on Thursday, defenseman Luca Cagnoni made his NHL debut and goalie Georgi Romanov made his first NHL start.
Predictably, the ...Read more
Dorofeyev's hat trick propels Golden Knights to victory over Bruins
LAS VEGAS — Right wing Pavel Dorofeyev recorded the second hat trick of his career, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Dorofeyev, who had a hat trick on Jan. 14 in Nashville, reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career.
Center Jack Eichel recorded two assists to tie his ...Read more
Alex Ovechkin scores, Flyers' rally falls short in 3-2 loss at Capitals
WASHINGTON — A couple of records were reached on Thursday in the Flyers' 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.
No, Alex Ovechkin didn’t score his famous “Ovechtrick” of nine goals, which he joked about in a commercial back in the day. But he did score his 888th career goal, putting him seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s goal ...Read more
Blues beat Canucks in overtime, 4-3, to claim sole possession of wild-card spot
ST. LOUIS — The biggest game of the Blues' season delivered on the hype.
Tight-checking. Hard-hitting. Stress-inducing.
It ended with a 4-3 Blues overtime win over the Canucks on Thursday night at Enterprise Center.
Philip Broberg scored the game-winning goal for St. Louis with 1:18 remaining in overtime. Brock Boeser tied the game for ...Read more
Wild's revival builds with 4-0 victory over Kraken
Kirill Kaprizov — and everyone else, for that matter — was healthy, the Wild seldom trailed, and they were second overall in the NHL.
That’s the last time they blitzed a team like they did the Kraken on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center, their fast start leading to a 4-0 finish to officially end their scoring slump.
Matt Boldy ...Read more
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