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Owen Pickering makes NHL debut as Penguins eke out shootout win over Sharks
PITTSBURGH — Kyle Dubas’ youth movement may have begun in earnest Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Top defense prospect Owen Pickering made his NHL debut — and notched his first point, too — in the Penguins’ 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena. It was also the first game in black and gold for Vasily Ponomarev. Sam Poulin made ...Read more
Flyers' hot streak continues against Sabres on Star Wars night at Wells Fargo Center
PHILADELPHIA — There was nothing left to say after the Flyers' overtime win on Thursday night in Ottawa. It was a game they didn’t deserve to win — but they did.
Even riding a four-game point streak heading into Saturday’s matchup with the Buffalo Sabres, they could have had their heads filled with doubt but as Travis Konecny said in ...Read more
Fourth line shines again as Kraken top Islanders for fourth win in a row
SEATTLE — For some teams, having the fourth line at times be the most productive group of forwards would be a concerning problem.
For the Kraken, it’s become a proven path to victory.
Seattle’s fourth line again stole the spotlight in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday as the Kraken won their season-high fourth straight ...Read more
Blues' losing streak ends with 3-2 overtime win vs. Bruins
BOSTON — For the first time in three weeks, the Blues outshot their opponent. It paid off in a 3-2 overtime win over the Bruins on Saturday afternoon, snapping a four-game losing streak.
With 2:07 remaining in overtime, Brayden Schenn scored the game-winning goal for St. Louis. The Blues outshot the Bruins, 31-17.
Radek Faksa and Nathan ...Read more
Wings fail to protect two-goal lead, upended by Ducks, 6-4
This was two games in one, but in the end Friday, the Red Wings' poor part of the game was costly.
Anaheim scored four straight goals, including two in a span of 38 seconds midway in the third period, leading the Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Wings.
The Wings (7-8-1) led 3-1 early in the second period after Lucas Raymond's goal, but Anaheim ...Read more
Key forwards return for the Avalanche, but so does goaltending woes in loss to Capitals
DENVER — The much-needed reinforcements arrived Friday night for the Colorado Avalanche, but another early-season headache also returned.
The Ball Arena crowd seemed primed for a party, but the Avs’ goaltending issues snuffed that out early in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Justus Annunen, starting for the first time in five games ...Read more
Late goal completes Knights' comeback against Utah
Center William Karlsson scored the game-winning goal with 1:18 remaining and added an empty-net goal seconds later, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from two goals down to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 at Delta Center on Friday.
Center Tomas Hertl scored twice, and goaltender Adin Hill made 32 saves for the Knights (11-4-2) as they swept ...Read more
Tristan Jarry, Penguins struggle mightily against Blue Jackets in goaltender's return
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It felt like Tristan Jarry never left.
The embattled Penguins goaltender saw his first NHL action since Oct. 16 on Friday, and what transpired during a 6-2 victory for the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena looked scarily similar to what we've seen out of Jarry this season.
His teammates, too.
There were odd-man ...Read more
Kraken match season-high with third straight win topping Chicago 3-1
SEATTLE — Kraken 3, Blackhawks 1 at Climate Pledge Arena
Notable: The Seattle Kraken (8-8-1) matched their season high winning their third straight game but there was concern about captain Jordan Eberle after he left the game in the opening seconds of the second period following a hard crash into the end boards.
Quotable: “Talked to him ...Read more
Wild's victory over Canadiens comes at a cost: Injuries to Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The line juggling continued for the Wild, but this time for a different reason.
After Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek left injured in the first period, the short-handed Wild used patchwork combinations to blank the Canadiens, 3-0, on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in their return home from a trip that already had ...Read more
Second-period meltdown dooms Sharks in 3-2 loss to Rangers
The San Jose Sharks did just about everything they wanted to do in the first period of Thursday’s game against the New York Rangers.
Then, as the second period wore on, they began to do the exact opposite.
The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three ...Read more
Matvei Michkov scores game-winning goal in overtime as Flyers win wild game at Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario — In a game that had a lot go wrong, the Flyers somehow ended up on top.
Struggling to find their structure and identity throughout much of the game, the Flyers came to life and tied things up before Matvei Michkov sealed the deal in overtime. He found some daylight at the right post to give the Flyers a 5-4 win over the ...Read more
Brandon Saad's two goals not enough as Blues lose in overtime to Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y — The St. Louis Blues needed this one.
Losers of three in a row and victims of a Boston comeback on Tuesday, the Blues needed a result in Buffalo. They didn't get one.
Rasmus Dahlin scored the game-winning goal with 3:27 remaining in overtime, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 overtime win on Thursday night.
Brandon Saad scored twice...Read more
Knights pick up road victory over Ducks
Whenever the Golden Knights need a boost, they just need to bring the dads on the road.
The Knights turned in a strong defensive performance and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday.
Centers Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl scored, and defenseman Shea Theodore had two assists for the Knights (10-4-2) for their first win in ...Read more
Red Wings open trip with Simon Edvinsson's OT goal to beat Penguins, 3-2
The Red Wings started this four-game road trip exactly the way they wanted.
Simon Edvinsson scored a goal 1 minute, 30 seconds into overtime, giving the Wings a 3-2 victory in Pittsburgh.
Alex DeBrincat had the puck in the corner and found Edvinsson skating free into the slot. Edvinsson made no mistake, snapping in his second goal of the ...Read more
Kraken score 5 unanswered to dump Blue Jackets
That intermission talk must have been something.
After a rough first period Tuesday, the Kraken charged back, scoring five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Seattle won its second in a row at Climate Pledge Arena.
Winger Tye Kartye struck first for Seattle and snapped a jersey-matching, 12-game ...Read more
Bruins score three third-period goals for 3-2 comeback win over Blues
A win over a fragile St. Louis Blues team may not be a big deal for a team with high expectations.
But for where the Bruins are right now, the manner in which they won on Tuesday in St. Louis could be a good start for them to get to where they want to go.
After spotting the Blues and their 32nd-ranked power play a 2-0 lead, the B’s stormed ...Read more
Lightning coach Jon Cooper's 'Coop's Catch' charity surpasses $1 million raised to help kids with cancer
TAMPA, Fla. — When Lightning coach Jon Cooper thinks about the legacy he wants to leave in Tampa Bay, winning games and hoisting the Stanley Cup is certainly part of it.
But when you hear him grab a microphone and talk about the kids he has met who have been stricken with cancer, it’s clear that this is where he really wants to make a ...Read more
Samuel Girard scores in overtime to help Avalanche fend off Predators
DENVER — Samuel Girard scored on a breakaway in overtime Monday night to help the Colorado Avalanche hold off the Nashville Predators in a 3-2 win at Ball Arena.
Girard took the puck from a stumbling Brady Skjei, drew a penalty and skated in to score anyway, giving the Avs their second straight victory and getting them back to .500 on the ...Read more
Penguins allow franchise-worst six goals in first period in 7-1 loss to Stars
PITTSBURGH — Even Elvis never left the building this quickly.
The Penguins had an embarrassing opening period Monday at PPG Paints Arena. They gave up six goals to the Dallas Stars and standout rookie Joel Blomqvist got an early hook, prompting frustrated fans to head home before the first intermission.
Hey, at least they showed up. The team...Read more
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