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Kirill Kaprizov's two late goals make certain Wild overcome Lightning

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a game of excess — from players to pucks — the Wild stayed on script to outlast the Lightning.

They prevailed, 5-3, on Friday night at Xcel Energy Center to improve to 7-1-2 in their return home from winning five on the road.

Kirill Kaprizov scored with 5 minutes, 24 seconds left in the third period, breaking a ...Read more

Smith has unforgettable night as Sharks stretch win streak to three

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Will Smith scored twice for the first points of his NHL career, and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood came up with several key saves in the late going as the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday for their third straight victory.

After scoring his first goal at the 6:52 mark of the opening period, Smith ...Read more

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Flyers keep their momentum rolling with 2-1 win vs. Blues

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PHILADELPHIA — The last time the Flyers played at the Wells Fargo Center, it was a house of horrors in a loss to the Montreal Canadiens. But after a solid 2-0 win at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, the Flyers hoped the ghosts of the last game in Philly wouldn’t haunt them on Thursday night.

And it didn’t as the Flyers skated away with a 2-1...Read more

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Sidney Crosby scores twice as Penguins top Ducks in overtime, end 6-game losing streak

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PITTSBURGH — For much of the evening, the small smattering of fans who chose PPG Paints Arena as the venue for their Halloween festivities were dealt their lion’s share of tricks.

The Penguins thrice squandered power-play opportunities on Thursday evening, and struggled mightily to break through against the Ducks and their netminder Lukas ...Read more

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No tricks, all treats: How Hurricanes battered Bruins to win fifth in a row

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RALEIGH, N.C. — There were seven power plays and three power-play goals. There were three goals scored in 52 seconds. There were two players celebrating the same goal, five goals in all and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called on Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour.

And all that in the first period.

After spending six games on ...Read more

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With Panthers in Finland, the team's Finnish players are soaking in 'really meaningful trip'

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A lot has changed since the last time the Florida Panthers played in Finland as part of the NHL Global Series in 2018.

Tampere native Aleksander Barkov was 23 years old and in his first season as the Panthers’ captain, still well on his way to becoming one of the league’s top two-way forwards who would ultimately find his name at the top of...Read more

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Slow start dooms shorthanded Avalanche in loss to Lightning

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For 54 minutes Wednesday night, the severely shorthanded Colorado Avalanche played about as well as expected, considering the circumstances.

That, however, came after the first six minutes went about as poorly as someone could imagine. The big guns on the Tampa Bay Lightning had a huge night, and the Avs’ pushback was met by one of the best ...Read more

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Slow start dooms shorthanded Avalanche in loss to Lightning

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For 54 minutes Wednesday night, the severely shorthanded Colorado Avalanche played about as well as expected, considering the circumstances.

That, however, came after the first six minutes went about as poorly as someone could imagine. The big guns on the Tampa Bay Lightning had a huge night, and the Avs’ pushback was met by one of the best ...Read more

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Knights' road woes continue in blowout loss to Kings

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The Golden Knights went to Los Angeles in search of their first road win of the young season.

They are going to have to continue their search elsewhere.

A four-game winning streak came crashing to a screeching halt in a 6-3 loss to the Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night as the Knights (7-3-1) left their offense at home until a late ...Read more

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Slow start dooms shorthanded Avalanche in loss to Lightning

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For 54 minutes Wednesday night, the severely shorthanded Colorado Avalanche played about as well as expected, considering the circumstances.

That, however, came after the first six minutes went about as poorly as someone could imagine. The big guns on the Tampa Bay Lightning had a huge night, and the Avs’ pushback was met by one of the best ...Read more

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High-flying Jets score early, often to pummel Red Wings, 6-2

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DETROIT — The Red Wings found out Wednesday how good the Winnipeg Jets are playing these days.

The Jets won their ninth game in the first 10 this season, flying to an early lead and eventually defeating the Wings, 6-2.

The Jets took a 3-0 first-period lead, saw the Wings crawl back with two second-period, power-play goals, but pulled away in...Read more

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Avalanche injury woes continue: Ross Colton has broken foot, Miles Wood joins walking wounded

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DENVER — Just when it seemed like the Colorado Avalanche’s injury situation couldn’t get worse, it did.

Jared Bednar said Wednesday morning that Ross Colton will miss six to eight weeks with a broken foot after leaving the Avalanche game early Monday night. The coach also said Miles Wood is likely out seven to 10 days with an upper-body ...Read more

Late goals help Sharks beat L.A. Kings for second straight win

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SAN JOSE — Tyler Toffoli scored the game-winning goal with 8:58 left in regulation time, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Tuesday for their second straight victory after starting the season with nine consecutive losses.

Toffoli took a pass from Jake Walman and beat Kings goalie David Rittich from in close for his ...Read more

Blues blown out, 8-1, by Senators in worst loss in almost four years

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OTTAWA, Ontario — About 90 minutes after a power outage stalled proceedings at the Canadian Tire Centre, a repeat would have been helpful for the Blues after a toothless first period in an eventual 8-1 loss to the Senators on Tuesday night.

At the first intermission on Tuesday night, the Blues already trailed by three goals, courtesy of poor ...Read more

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Flyers grab much-needed win, as Sam Ersson shuts out the Bruins, 2-0

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BOSTON — Don’t ever mess with a mama bear — or 15 of them.

Needing a jumpstart with just two wins over the first nine games, the Philadelphia Flyers were hooked up to a battery packed with mom energy on Tuesday night with the mom’s trip in full swing.

As forward Scott Laughton said before the game, “Yeah, we’ve got to put on a show...Read more

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Trick or treat: Montour's hat trick leads Kraken to 8-2 rout of Canadiens

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Over the first three seasons of the franchise only two players in Seattle Kraken history recorded a hat trick.

It took Brandon Montour all of 10 games to become the third to add his name to the list with the first of his career.

Montour’s natural hat trick was the highlight of another goal-scoring outburst by the Kraken in an 8-2 win over ...Read more

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Wild beat Penguins, 5-3, as Marc-Andre Fleury gets sendoff from Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH — In a different rink with another team, the sights and sounds would have been peculiar.

Home fans lined the away side of the ice for warmups, the boards plastered with homemade signs for a visiting player who was cheered enthusiastically when he was shown on the video board.

But in Pittsburgh where Marc-Andre Fleury is still ...Read more

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3 takeaways from Knights' win: Defense dominates win over Flames

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The Golden Knights scored goals aplenty during their four-game homestand.

Monday was the defense’s turn to shine.

The Knights beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 at T-Mobile Arena to win their seventh straight home game to start the season. It’s the longest home winning streak to begin a campaign in franchise history.

Right wing Keegan Kolesar ...Read more

Sharks rally late, earn dramatic win over Utah to finally end skid

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Alexander Wennberg scored at the 1:26 mark of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a remarkable, come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday as they ended their season-long nine-game losing streak in unbelievable fashion.

With the Sharks on a power play, Wennberg won a faceoff deep in the offensive zone and went straight to the...Read more

Appreciating Marc-Andre Fleury through the eyes of one of his former Penguins backups

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PITTSBURGH — You may remember Brad Thiessen. He played five games for the Penguins in 2011-12 and served as a shooter tutor in practice during their 2009 Stanley Cup run.

Thiessen was mostly paid to stop pucks for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton or Wheeling. However, on the occasions when his presence was required in Pittsburgh, he said Marc-Andre ...Read more