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Blues spot Predators early 2-goal lead, storm back for win

Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn produced two goals and two assists each to rally the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Nashville Predators 5-3 Monday.The Blues overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit… MORE

Barry Trotz returns as Isles extend Flyers’ skid

Brock Nelson scored shortly beyond the midway point of the second period Monday night for the New York Islanders, who never relinquished the lead in a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Elmon… MORE

NHL roundup: Timo Meier sets Sharks mark with 5 goals

Timo Meier scored a franchise-record five goals to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon.Meier scored three goals in the first period and… MORE

Stars aim to continue home success vs. lowly Canadiens

While their struggles on the road continue, the Dallas Stars will try to maintain their dominance on home ice when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.Dallas is a sterling 14-3-1 in home ga… MORE

Lightning begin road swing thin on defense vs. Kings

The good news for the Tampa Bay Lightning is that they have won three in a row heading into their three-game West Coast trip, beginning with a game against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.Th… MORE

Upbeat Senators return home to face struggling Sabres

The Ottawa Senators look to build off a successful road trip and eye a third straight win when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.The Senators return home after sweeping an Alberta road trip w… MORE

Kraken beat Blackhawks in shootout to halt nine-game slide

Joonas Donskoi, who has yet to score a goal this season, netted the clincher in a shootout as the Seattle Kraken snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory against the visiting Chicago Black… MORE

Schmaltz powers Coyotes past Canadiens

Nick Schmaltz produced a goal and two assists Monday afternoon as the Arizona Coyotes finished a long stretch of home games with a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Glendale, Ariz.In the b… MORE

Timo Meier nets five goals as Sharks rout Kings

Avalanche G Darcy Kuemper exits game with possible head injury

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper has left Monday’s game against the Minnesota Wild with a possible head injury.Kuemper left the game after getting hit up high by Jordan Greenway midway t… MORE

Miikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon lead Avs past Wild

Mikko Rantanen scored the only goal in the shootout and had a goal and an assist in regulation, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Den… MORE

High-flying Panthers take on burned-out Flames

The Florida Panthers are breathing rarefied air as they take their show on the road.Heading into Tuesday’s clash with the Calgary Flames that kicks off a five-game road trip, the Panthers sit atop… MORE

Red Wings rally past Sabres on Dylan Larkin’s OT tally

Dylan Larkin scored two goals, including the game-winner 2:07 into overtime, and the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Monday… MORE

Bruins to retire Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 as Hurricanes visit

When Boston hosts the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, the Bruins will retire the No. 22 of Hall of Fame wing Willie O’Ree — 64 years to the day since he broke the NHL’s color barrier.O’Ree s… MORE

Capitals look to regain home success vs. Jets

The start of 2022 has not been kind to the Washington Capitals, who hope to halt a season-high three-game home losing streak Tuesday night when they host the Winnipeg Jets.The Caps closed out 2021… MORE

Uneven Penguins wrap up long trip at Golden Knights

The Pittsburgh Penguins conclude their longest road trip of the season on Monday night when they face the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights at Las Vegas.For the Penguins, who have won 1… MORE

Bottom-feeding Isles face struggling division rival Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders are separated by just five points at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division.But the host Islanders will have the chance to close the gap early starti… MORE

Depleted Blues hope to bounce back vs. Predators

The St. Louis Blues could move closer to full strength when they host the Nashville Predators on Monday night.The Blues were missing forwards Vladimir Tarasenko, Pavel Buchnevich, David Perron and… MORE

Blackhawks seek fifth straight win while Kraken plummet

Running their winning streak to a season-best five games is the carrot for the Chicago Blackhawks when they hit the road to face the struggling Seattle Kraken on Monday.It has been quite the turnar… MORE

Canucks down Capitals to end three-game skid

Elias Pettersson scored twice as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory against the host Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon.Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller both… MORE

Close calls haven’t slowed Colorado’s momentum as Wild visit

The Colorado Avalanche have been living dangerously since returning from a seven-game hiatus due to coronavirus issues.Colorado has won 13 straight at home and is 7-0-1 since restarting its season,… MORE

Gutsy Kings hope to continue rise vs. San Jose

The bruise on Alex Iafallo’s leg says a lot about how the Los Angeles Kings are performing lately.The Kings have won four in a row and six of seven heading into their next game on Monday night at t… MORE

Habs get Josh Anderson back as they face Coyotes

Not much has gone the way of the Montreal Canadiens this season, but they should get a major piece back Monday afternoon when they continue a 10-game road trip by facing the Arizona Coyotes in Glendal… MORE

Capitals’ Dmitry Orlov, Carl Hagelin exit COVID-19 protocol

The Washington Capitals activated defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Carl Hagelin from COVID-19 protocol prior to Sunday’s game against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.Both players sat out the Capi… MORE

Blackhawks D Jake McCabe exits COVID-19 protocol

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe joined the active roster Sunday after being removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.McCabe, 28, missed the team’s last three games while in protocol.He… MORE

Red Wings try to complete 4-game series sweep of Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres were disappointed in themselves after the way they were blanked in Detroit on Saturday.They’ll get a chance to redeem themselves Monday afternoon in a rematch against the Red Win… MORE

Canucks mired in road skid heading into Washington

The good mojo Bruce Boudreau brought with him to the Vancouver Canucks seems to have run out.The Canucks suffered their third straight defeat Saturday, dropping a 4-1 decision to the host Carolina… MORE

NHL roundup: High-scoring Panthers score nine times in blowout

Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell scored two goals each as the Florida Panthers continued to dominate at home, crushing the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.The Panthers… MORE

Jake Guentzel OT winner gives Pens win over Sharks

Jake Guentzel scored 37 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.Guentzel, who had an 18-game point streak come to a… MORE

Senators rally with 5 goals in 3rd period to stun Oilers

Josh Norris scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 3:42 to go, and the Ottawa Senators scored five third-period goals to rally for a 6-4 victory over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday… MORE

Kings extend Krakenâs losing skid to nine

Phillip Danault scored twice and Adrian Kempe set a career high for goals in a season as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-1 Saturday night.Trevor Moore had two assists for t… MORE

Avalanche clobber hapless Coyotes, 5-0

Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon each had two goals and an assist for the visiting Colorado Avalanche in a 5-0 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.Darcy Kuemper recorded his first shutou… MORE

Blackhawks top Ducks on Marc-Andre Fleury’s 70th shutout

Brandon Hagel, Patrick Kane and Dominik Kubalik scored to back a 37-save shutout from goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturd… MORE

Rangers hand Flyers seventh straight loss

Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil each scored one goal to lift the New York Rangers past the host Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday.Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox contributed two assist… MORE

Lightning pull away in 3rd to down Stars

Ross Colton scored the tiebreaking goal on a breakaway in the third period as the host Tampa Bay Lightning topped the short-handed Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday night.Just after the Stars’ first pow… MORE

Red Wings blank Sabres to end four-game skid

Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves in goal to pace the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 home win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.It was the first shutout of the season for Nedeljkovic and the fourt… MORE

Six players score for Maple Leafs in win over Blues

Ilya Mikheyev scored the game-winning goal with 3:15 left as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs edged the St. Louis Blues 6-5 Saturday night, ending their 13-game home point streak.Michael Bunting, J… MORE

Panthers demolish Blue Jackets, 9-2

Vitek Vanecek records shutout as Capitals topple Islanders

Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves, Tom Wilson scored early in the first period and Alex Ovechkin scored his 755th career goal in the waning seconds as the visiting Washington Capitals beat the New York Isla… MORE

Hurricanes put icing on 4-1 victory over Canucks

Martin Necas celebrated his 23rd birthday with a goal and an assist and Vincent Trocheck matched that output as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Saturday at Raleigh,… MORE

Taylor Hall’s OT goal lifts hot Bruins past Predators

Taylor Hall flipped in a loose puck in the crease for the winning goal 1:41 into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins over the visiting Nashville Predators 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.Hall’s goal was h… MORE

Avalanche eye home-and-home sweep of Coyotes

The Colorado Avalanche look to bring their home success on the road when they visit the Arizona Coyotes in the second half of a back-to-back, home-and-home set on Saturday.The Avalanche took the op… MORE

Improving Lightning take on short-handed Stars

The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to win without exceptional special teams play, but their power play and penalty kill are getting better.The Lightning hope to showcase that improvement Saturday nig… MORE

NHL roundup: Wild score twice in four seconds, dump Ducks

Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored four seconds apart in the third period Friday to highlight the Minnesota Wild’s 7-3 rout of the Anaheim Ducks in Saint Paul, Minn.Zuccarello had two goals and… MORE

Blue Jackets aim to slow high-scoring Panthers

The Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets, who are set to meet on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla., are both coming off blowout wins.Florida, which has the best home record in the NHL at 20-3-0… MORE

Avalanche avoid huge upset, beat Coyotes in shootout

Nazem Kadri scored the only shootout goal to help the Colorado Avalanche avoid a major upset with a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes in Denver on Friday night.Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an ass… MORE

Mats Zuccarello guides Wild to blowout of Ducks

Mats Zuccarello finished with two goals and one assist Friday as the Minnesota Wild routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-3 in Saint Paul, Minn.Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman each had a goal and an assist; Victo… MORE

Sharks get season’s second shot against Penguins

The San Jose Sharks seem to be catching the Pittsburgh Penguins at another bad time.The Penguins are scheduled to visit San Jose on Saturday, two nights after playing what many concluded was Pittsb… MORE

Sam Bennett’s hat trick propels Panthers past Stars

Sam Bennett scored three goals and added an assist, leading the Florida Panthers to yet another home win, 7-1 over the Dallas Stars on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves to… MORE

Senators shoot for revenge against layoff-laden Oilers

The Ottawa Senators showed little signs of rust when they played for just the second time in 26 days and for the first time in 12 days on Thursday night at Calgary, where they defeated the Flames 4-1.… MORE

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