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Avalanche reaffirm dominant status, roll to 5-1 win against red-hot Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Add league’s best streak buster to the growing list of platitudes for this Colorado Avalanche team.
For the third time this season, the Avs have faced a team riding at least a seven-game winning streak. For the third time, they ended it.
The Avs (26-2-7) came to the Twin Cities and put at least a temporary halt to the ...Read more
Sidney Crosby breaks Mario Lemieux's record in Penguins' victory over Canadiens
Pittsburgh — As reporters surrounded his locker stall inside the cramped Bell Centre visitors’ dressing room on Saturday, Sidney Crosby swatted away the idea like an old-school NBA center.
Two points to pass Mario Lemieux’s career points record? Those weren’t the two that had Crosby’s attention.
“It’s more about winning hockey ...Read more
Bruins thumped by Senators, 6-2, for 3rd straight loss
BOSTON — What the Boston Bruins hoped would be a hay-making homestand is producing more uncomfortable questions than points.
After beating the Utah Mammoth to start the five-game residency, the B’s lost to the Edmonton Oilers, squandered a winnable game in a shootout to the Vancouver Canucks and, on Sunday night, took a thorough beating at ...Read more
Golden Knights' 3rd-period rally comes up short in loss to Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights turned a four-goal deficit into one in the third period, but lost 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place Sunday.
The Knights trailed 4-0 with 12:15 left in the second period following Oilers forward Zach Hyman’s goal.
Tomas Hertl ended the shutout at the 12:59 mark of the frame.
Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner ...Read more
Moritz Seider's OT goal leads Red Wings to victory over Capitals
DETROIT — It's now accurate to consider this weekend's Detroit Red Wings moms' trip a complete success.
The Wings made sure of it Sunday, back home at Little Caesars Arena, and with all the moms in a suite for themselves, with a 3-2 overtime win over the Washington Captials.
Moritz Seider, building on arguably his best season of his pro ...Read more
Jason Mackey: Now that they're under new ownership, the next steps for the Penguins will be fascinating
PITTSBURGH — Whether they were for sale or not, it doesn't really matter at this point. The Penguins have new ownership for the second time in four years, with Hoffmann Family of Companies purchasing them from Fenway Sports Group for $1.7 billion, per Friday's announcement.
Turns out the Million Dollar Man was right. Everybody has a price —...Read more
Seattle Kraken beat Sharks to snap 4-game skid after roster shake-up
The Kraken ended their latest losing streak at four games, responding to a roster shake-up with a 4-2 road victory against the San Jose Sharks.
Defenseman Ryan Lindgren’s first Kraken goal offered his team a third-period lead Saturday night. Unlike the previous two games, they held onto it.
Their most recent regulation win came a month ...Read more
Golden Knights can't overcome slow start, fall to Flames
The Golden Knights fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday night.
The Knights (16-7-10) had their eight-game point streak end. They played their second straight game without center Jack Eichel (illness, lower body) and defenseman Shea Theodore (upper body).
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Bruins can't close deal in shootout, lose to Canucks, 5-4
BOSTON — The Bruins appeared to have the Vancouver Canucks gripped by the collar with their collective fist cocked for the knockout punch all night on Saturday at TD Garden. But the suddenly tenacious Canucks bobbed, weaved and came away with a 5-4 shootout win in a highly entertaining game.
After the B’s coughed up a one-goal third period ...Read more
Lightning snap 4-game home losing skid with comeback win over Hurricanes
TAMPA, Fla. — For the third time in their last four games, the Lightning on Saturday fell into a multi-goal hole early, heading to the first intermission trailing the Hurricanes by three goals.
Whatever was said in the dressing room between periods worked, as Tampa Bay rallied with three second-period goals to tie the score and grab momentum ...Read more
Sloppy Penguins fall in Montreal, see losing streak extend to eight games
MONTREAL — After hitting the post on a second-period scoring chance, Justin Brazeau turned to the glass and smacked it with his stick out of frustration. It was that kind of night for the Penguins.
Again.
They struggled managing the puck, they didn't defend the neutral zone particularly well, and they suffered yet another loss, this time 4-0...Read more
Jake Neighbours, Robert Thomas score twice as Blues beat Panthers, 6-2
SUNRISE, Fla. — If the Blues wanted an inspiration, there was one on the other bench on Saturday night during their 6-2 win in Florida.
The Panthers, two-time defending Stanley Cup champions and without two of their best players, have rallied despite their injuries to challenge for the Atlantic Division lead. The Blues, down five injured ...Read more
Wild winning streak hits seven with 5-2 victory over Oilers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild are finally healthier, and getting the band back together didn’t mess up their rhythm.
They held off the Oilers, 5-2, on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena for a seventh consecutive victory that pushed their point streak on home ice to a franchise-record 14 games.
Since Nov. 1, the Wild are 12-0-2 in St. Paul.
Their...Read more
Moms watch Red Wings turn in sterling road performance vs. Capitals
WASHINGTON — The Red Wings' mothers couldn't have asked for a better road trip.
Playing in front of their moms, the Wings put forth one of their best road games of the season Saturday, defeating the Washington Capitals, 5-2.
John Leonard, James van Riemsdyk, Elmer Soderblom, Moritz Seider and Dylan Larkin (empty net) scored Wings goals, and ...Read more
Flyers squander four-goal second period, lose to Rangers in shootout
NEW YORK — The Flyers had the game in hand but struggled to hold off the surging New York Rangers.
Leading 3-1 and 4-2, the Flyers allowed the Rangers to tie the game in the third period, capped off by a power-play goal by Mika Zibanejad. The Swede beat his countryman, Samuel Ersson, with a one-timer from the left circle after Rasmus ...Read more
Avalanche's home heater continues with chippy 3-2 win vs. Jets
DENVER — The Avs on home ice remain as close to invincible as a sports team can get.
Colorado beat Winnipeg, 3-2, on Friday at Ball Arena, improving to 14-0-2 in Denver. The win extended the longest home point streak to start a season in franchise history, and the Avs’ 12th straight victory at home is the longest in the NHL this season and ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Is a Penguins sale the best thing right now?
PITTSBURGH — If you've been watching the Penguins lately, you know that nothing is decided until it's decided. Four-goal, third-period leads disappear like smoke. One-goal leads with a tenth of a second on the clock and your team on the power play can vanish, too.
That is my first thought with news of an expected sale between the Fenway ...Read more
Michigan native Ben Johnson seeks second chance at NHL, nine years after sexual assault conviction
DETROIT — Out of jail for seven years, Michigan native Ben Johnson said he's "learned lessons the hard way" and seeks a second chance to play in the National Hockey League.
A high school hockey prodigy from Calumet, Mich., a village of 692 people in the Upper Peninsula, Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a ...Read more
Kraken's free fall continues against Flames
The Kraken have one win in their past 11 games after they failed to dispatch the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Floundering Seattle opened a four-game road trip with a 4-2 loss at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Flames goals leader Matt Coronato scored the winner with less than nine minutes to go in the third period. Pulling goaltender Joey ...Read more
Sharks unable to overcome goalie's costly miscue in loss to Dallas Stars
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have created some excitement in recent weeks, enough to believe that they can make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2019.
That’s the good news. The other part of that equation is that if the Sharks make the postseason, they’ll likely have to face an elite team like the Dallas Stars in ...Read more
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