San Jose Sharks (29-33-10, seventh in the Pacific) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (24-38-11, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Jose travels to Chicago looking to stop its five-game road slide. The Blackhawks are 13-22-8 against Western Conference opponents. Chicago is last in the Western Conference shooting 28.7 shots per game.
Canada
Johnny Gaudreau’s major milestone sparked a big third period comeback for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Gaudreau had two assists to give him 101 points, Matthew Tkachuk scored three goals to set a career high in a season with 37, and the Flames roared back from a 3-1 deficit with four third-period goals in a
CHICAGO (AP) — Blake Lizotte scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Trevor Moore and Jordan Spence also scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick finished with 18 saves. Taylor Raddysh and Patrick
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night in Toronto. Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Asplund, into an empty net, scored goals for Buffalo (27-37-11). Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson added two assists each. Craig Anderson made 23 saves as the Sabres won the season series
Montreal Canadiens (20-42-11, eighth in the Atlantic) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (34-33-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit Columbus after the Blue Jackets knocked off Detroit 5-4 in overtime. The Blue Jackets are 19-24-2 in Eastern Conference games. Columbus ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference
Evgeni Malkin has been suspended four games without pay for cross-checking Nashville’s Mark Borowiecki in the face, a significant blow to the Pittsburgh Penguins as they hope to hold on to their playoff position. Malkin will miss upcoming games against the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins after the NHL’s department of player safety announced
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Danick Martel had two goals to lead the Laval Rocket to a 5-1 win over the Belleville Senators in American Hockey League action Monday. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard had a goal and two assists for Laval (35-23-5), which has won four games in a row. Nicolas Mattinen and Kevin Roy also scored. Cole Reinhardt
Evgeny Svechnikov’s third-period goal lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Monday night. Morgan Barron had a goal and an assist while Paul Stastny also scored for Winnipeg (35-28-11). Adam Lowry added an empty-netter, and Dylan Samberg recorded two assists. Starting on back-to-back games, Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves. Josh
San Jose Sharks (29-33-9, seventh in the Pacific) vs. Nashville Predators (41-26-5, fourth in the Central) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Roman Josi leads Nashville into a matchup against San Jose. He’s 10th in the NHL with 87 points, scoring 19 goals and totaling 68 assists. The Predators are 26-13-2 against Western
It was one of those games that was a shame to see decided by a shootout, as both the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers seemed to already be playing playoff-level hockey. Nathan MacKinnon scored the shootout winner and had his team’s lone goal in regulation as the Avalanche won their sixth straight, getting past the
WINNIPEG – Benjamin Zloty, Matthew Savoie and Connor McClennon each scored two goals as part of the Winnipeg Ice’s 8-2 demolishment of the Medicine Hat Tigers to help them clinch the WHL regular-season title on Sunday. It’s the second time in franchise history the Ice (51-10-5) have won a regular-season title. Winnipeg has already amass
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists Sunday night in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. With nine games remaining the Jets’ (34-28-11) playoff hopes are slim to none, but they’re keeping things intriguing. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves. Brady
Anaheim Ducks (29-32-12, sixth in the Pacific) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (46-18-8, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -406, Ducks +311; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim visits the Carolina Hurricanes after Trevor Zegras scored two goals in the Ducks’ 5-3 win over the Flyers. The Hurricanes
With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Vancouver Canucks may have been fortunate to skate out of Rogers Arena with a 4-2 win on Saturday night in Vancouver. “It wasn’t a Picasso,” said coach Bruce Boudreau, as the Canucks moved within four points of a wild-card playoff spot. “We didn’t play our best
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Justin Faulk scored twice in a 96-second span in the second period and Jordan Binnington made 29 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues to their fifth straight victory with a 6-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Nick Leddy, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev and Robert Thomas also
Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 57th and 58th goals of the season 27 seconds apart in the first period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday. The sniper’s opener marked his 50th goal in his last 50 games, making him the first player to accomplish the feat since Mario Lemieux
Florida Panthers (50-15-6, first in the Atlantic) vs. Nashville Predators (41-25-4, fourth in the Central) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Predators +111, Panthers -133; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Florida will try to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory over Nashville. The Predators are 22-11-0 at home. Nashville ranks
Josh Morrissey believes the Winnipeg Jets showed their no-quit character in a 5-4 overtime loss to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Friday. The Jets scored twice in the final four minutes of the third period to send the game into overtime, but Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar sealed the visitors’ victory with a power-play goal 2:42