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Hurricanes' offense flounders: Linus Ullmark, Senators shut down Carolina

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Sometimes, it’s a game of patience.

Not every hockey game involves dazzling rushes down the ice and beautiful goals mixed in with spectacular saves by the goalies that leave the crowd rowdy and roaring.

Sometimes, it’s just shift-by-shift grind, staying focused, waiting for your chance, waiting for the other team to blink...Read more

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Grubauer terrific in net, Bjorkstrand scores twice as Kraken thump Bruins

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SEATTLE — Kraken 5, Bruins 1, at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: The Seattle Kraken won for the fourth time in six games with a convincing win over the Boston Bruins and another solid performance from Philipp Grubauer in goal.

Grubauer finished with 33 saves and had arguably his best performance of the season. He looked calm in net and limited...Read more

Utah blasts Avalanche to snap three-game winning streak as Colorado can't solve goalie Karel Vejmelka

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DENVER — The Rocky Mountain region’s new hockey club sent a rude message to the Avalanche in their first game in Denver.

Utah blasted Colorado, 4-1, on Thursday night at Ball Arena, with the Avs undone by a cheap goal in the opening period, a two-goal blitz in the second period and a lack of finishing on offense.

The visitors took the lead...Read more

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Wild, in trouble from the start, endure a 7-1 loss to Oilers

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild might have the early MVP favorite, but the Oilers have a candidate, too.

Leon Draisaitl upstaged Kirill Kaprizov and his teammates, leading Edmonton to a 7-1 blitz on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center for the Wild’s most lopsided loss of the season, and it was worse than the final score.

The Wild were ...Read more

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Scott Laughton scores four goals in Flyers' 4-1 victory over Red Wings

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PHILADELPHIA — Home hasn’t been so sweet for the Flyers.

So it’s no surprise Scott Laughton was asked about the 6-8-1 record at the Wells Fargo Center during the first intermission of a 0-0 game. “What’s the key to being better at home?” Jason Myrtetus asked on 97.5 The Fanatic. “Simplicity,” Laughton said to start. Maybe he ...Read more

Macklin Celebrini puts on a show as Sharks beat Blues to end losing skid

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Nobody on the San Jose Sharks roster is more disappointed that their season series with the St. Louis Blues is over than Macklin Celebrini.

Celebrini was dazzling on Thursday night, scoring twice and adding an assist as the Sharks held on to beat the Blues, 4-3, to snap a three-game losing streak and finish a long road trip with a 3-3-0 record....Read more

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Golden Knights rally past Jets in OT to win 4th straight

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Left wing Ivan Barbashev scored with 1:15 remaining in overtime, and the Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 3-2, at Canada Life Centre on Thursday for their fourth straight win.

Left wing Victor Olofsson tied the game with 1:49 remaining in regulation with a five-on-three power-play goal. Right wing Keegan Kolesar also scored for the ...Read more

Bryan Rust tallies sixth hat trick of career as Penguins dominate Canadiens with nine goals

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Despite early-season injury and despite special teams obligations, Bryan Rust remains an offensive force for the Penguins. Thursday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal was the latest exhibition in as much.

Rust tallied the sixth hat trick of his NHL career, and first since Jan. 2, 2022, during the Penguins’ lopsided 9-2 victory against the ...Read more

Troy Renck: Mackenzie Blackwood, Scott Wedgewood make Avs' Stanley Cup goals possible again

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DENVER — Mackenzie Blackwood smiled and revealed what he is asking Santa Claus for Christmas.

“I can’t wait until I get the permanents back in,” said Blackwood as he flashed a goofy grin. “So hopefully in a couple of weeks, you will see me with a pearly white smile.”

Two weeks ago, the Avs were toothless. It’s OK to admit it. ...Read more

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Driver indicted by Grand Jury in death of Gaudreau brothers

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NEW YORK — A driver whose car allegedly hit NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, last August in New Jersey was indicted Wednesday.

Sean Higgins, 44, had a blood-alcohol level of .087 and failed a field sobriety test when arrested after his vehicle collided with the brothers around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 as they rode their bikes ...Read more

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Wild tie it late, then defeat Utah Hockey Club in shootout

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SALT LAKE CITY – The Wild put their signature stamp on their inaugural trip to Utah.

Like they have all season, they rebounded from a rare regulation loss with a victory by rallying 5-4 in a shootout Tuesday night at Delta Center to complete another winning road trip.

Matt Boldy scored in the shootout after Marco Rossi delivered a last-...Read more

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Bruins get thumped by Jets, 8-1

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The Boston Bruins received a spoonful of reality on Tuesday in Winnipeg and it did not go down smoothly.

The B’s slot defense and penalty-killing, which had been much improved under coach Joe Sacco, backslid in a big way with an 8-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, who went 3 for 6 on the power play at Canada Life Centre.

While going 7-2 in the ...Read more

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Travis Konecny scores twice in Flyers' 5-3 win over Blue Jackets

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Speaking to the media before the Philadelphia Flyers’ morning skate coach John Tortorella was asked about his team’s consistency of late.

“I thought the game [stunk], quite honestly,” he said of the Flyers 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday. “There wasn’t a lot of energy from either team. I don’t expect ...Read more

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Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon power Avalanche past Penguins

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PITTSBURGH — The Colorado Avalanche hockey club is still not whole, but it sure looks like a potential powerhouse again.

Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and two assists, and Nathan MacKinnon had one goal and four assists as Colorado’s stars dominated in a 6-2 victory Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

The Avs...Read more

Late goal by Hurricanes dooms Sharks in first game since Blackwood trade

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Part of goalie Mackenzie Blackwood’s brief legacy with the San Jose Sharks was his ability to keep his team in most of the games he played.

Vitek Vanecek did the same for the Sharks on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

But the Sharks, under siege for most of the third period, gave up two goals in the final 15:49 of regulation time in ...Read more

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The Flyers' visit to Columbus is another painful reminder of the void left by the late Johnny and Matty Gaudreau

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Garnet Hathaway went out for morning skate on Tuesday and looked skyward to the rafters of Nationwide Arena.

The Philadelphia Flyers forward found the white banner with the blue trim and the name Johnny Gaudreau in the heavens of the building. It is a permanent tribute to the South Jersey native who should have been squaring ...Read more

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Red Wings goalie Cossa wins NHL debut in shootout vs. Sabres

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BUFFALO, N.Y.— Somehow, a little incredibly, the Detroit Red Wings earned a much-needed victory Monday, a 6-5 shootout victory against the Buffalo Sabres, to turn around what was looking like a grim, ugly evening.

Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymmond scored in the shootout against former teammate James Reimer.

Goaltender Sebastian Cossa relieved ...Read more

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Avalanche sends Alexandar Georgiev to San Jose in multi-player trade that nets goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood

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NEWARK, N.J. — The Colorado Avalanche has made another significant shakeup to its goaltending depth chart.

Colorado traded starting goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 second-round pick and a 2025 fifth-rounder Monday to the San Jose Sharks for goalie MacKenzie Blackwood, forward Givani Smith and a 2027 fifth-...Read more

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After troubling start to season, Penguins' Tristan Jarry finally coming into his own

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PITTSBURGH — An ill-timed penalty against Bryan Rust meant all eyes turned to Tristan Jarry.

With the Penguins clinging to a 3-2 lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the waning minutes of regulation on Saturday night, a couple of All-Star forwards in Auston Matthews and John Tavares peppered Jarry with wrist shots. From the top of the crease,...Read more

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Sam Ersson struggles in his return as Flyers drop third straight game with loss to Utah

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PHILADELPHIA — Technically this was the Flyers’ first meeting with the Utah Hockey Club, although the cast of characters are generally the same.

When the Arizona Coyotes closed shop, Utah’s owner acquired all the hockey assets, from the front office to the players on the ice.

One thing that didn’t make the trip to Salt Lake City was ...Read more