TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored 3:37 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Coyle picked up a loose puck to the right of Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, came out in front and scored on a quick wrist shot. Jake DeBrusk scored
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Rick Vaive knew his record wouldn’t stand forever. The hometown of the Toronto Maple Leafs player to eventually surpass him was the surprise — at least until recently. “If someone had told me 20 or 30 years ago a kid from Arizona was going to break it,” Vaive said with a laugh, “I would have
New York Islanders (32-28-9, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (46-17-8, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -180, Islanders +151; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit Carolina after Sebastian Aho scored two goals in the Hurricanes’ 5-3 win over the Sabres.
Auston Matthews has the most goals ever in a single season for the Toronto Maple Leafs — and the most in the NHL by an American-born player. Matthews set the franchise record with his 55th goal in regulation Thursday night in Dallas, then scored No. 56 in overtime to break the American record and give
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kale Clague had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist as a part of a three-goal first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 7-4 on Thursday night. Christian Dvorak had a goal and two assists, and Chris
Kale Clague had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist as a part of a three-goal first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 7-4 on Thursday night. Christian Dvorak and Chris Wideman each had a goal and two assists, while Joel Armia and Jake
Calgary Flames (42-19-9, first in the Pacific) vs. San Jose Sharks (29-31-9, seventh in the Pacific) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sharks +198, Flames -244; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Johnny Gaudreau and Calgary square off against San Jose. He currently ranks fourth in the in the NHL with 96
Elias Pettersson scored twice and had two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, snapping a five-game winning streak for the Golden Knights. The victory gave the Canucks’ slim playoff hopes a boost as they chase a Western Conference wild card. Both the Golden
WINNIPEG – Sam Gagner recorded his 500th NHL career point with a shorthanded goal and added an empty-netter to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Wednesday. Michael Rasmussen scored at 9:11 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie. The win gave Detroit coach Jeff Blashill 200 victories as
Sam Gagner recorded his 500th NHL career point with a shorthanded goal and added an empty-netter to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Wednesday in Winnipeg. Michael Rasmussen scored at 9:11 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie. The win gave Detroit coach Jeff Blashill 200 victories as
Philadelphia Flyers (22-37-11, seventh in the Metropolitan) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (33-32-6, sixth in the Metropolitan) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia takes on Columbus in Eastern Conference action. The Blue Jackets are 9-15-0 against the rest of their division. Columbus has scored 225 goals and ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference
Connor McDavid scored 31 seconds into overtime to extend his points streak to 14 games and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tied it with a short-handed goal with 8:04 remaining in regulation before McDavid won it. Mike Smith made
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils will be without leading goal-scorer Jack Hughes for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury. The Devils made the announcement about the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft in between the first and second periods of Tuesday night’s game against
Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf will retire at the conclusion of the regular season, ending his 17-year NHL career spent entirely with one club. The 36-year-old Getzlaf made his announcement Tuesday. The Ducks (28-31-12) have 11 games left in what’s almost certain to be their fourth consecutive non-playoff season. Getzlaf has been one of the
Tampa Bay Lightning (43-19-7, third in the Atlantic) vs. Washington Capitals (37-22-10, fourth in the Metropolitan) Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington takes on Tampa Bay in Eastern Conference play. The Capitals are 24-12-4 in Eastern Conference games. Washington has scored 221 goals and ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference averaging 3.2 goals
Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals with 54, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday night. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games. completed his seventh career hat trick — and fourth this season —
Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid has been selected the National Hockey League’s first star of the week after collecting five goals and three assists in four games. The offensive outburst pushed McDavid, 25, past the 100-point milestone for the fifth time in seven seasons. The Oilers’ superstar leads the NHL in scoring with 40 goals
The family of Hall of Fame member and New York Islanders great Mike Bossy says he is resting peacefully at home while continuing his battle with lung cancer, according to Quebec-based sports channel TVA Sports on Monday. The news comes contrary to a reports by The Hockey News saying Bossy, 65, had entered palliative care.