Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored a goal and an assist, while Jack Campbell made 45 saves to push the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. However, Matthews ran face-first into the crossbar of the Maple Leafs net as he pursued Penguins captain Sidney Crosby with 13:19 remaining
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Wednesday night. Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Avalanche bounced back from Tuesday’s 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars and improved
Mark Scheifele credited a mini vacation for helping spark his five-game goal streak. Scheifele recorded the fifth hat trick of his career and added an assist to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. His trio of goals gave him seven goals and four assists in five games
HAMILTON – Ty Tullio scored twice but it wasn’t enough for the Oshawa Generals as they fell 3-2 to the Hamilton Bulldogs in a shootout. George Diaco bagged the only shootout goal to give Hamilton (25-11-2-2) the win. Zachary Paputsakis stopped 35 of 37 in regulation for Oshawa (23-16-1-2). — OTTERS 6, ICEDOGS 2 ERIE,
Sidney Crosby felt the pressure. He always does. The Pittsburgh Penguins star could sense it as he crept closer and closer to 500 career goals. In typical Crosby fashion, his concern wasn’t so much about his pursuit of a milestone only 45 other players in NHL history have reached, but how much it would inconvenience
Detroit Red Wings (22-22-6, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. New York Rangers (31-13-4, third in the Metropolitan) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Detroit. The Rangers are 19-5-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York leads the Eastern Conference
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kailer Yamamoto, Zach Hyman and Evander Kane scored third-period goals Tuesday as the visiting Edmonton Oilers rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday to give new coach Jay Woodcroft his third victory in three tries. Connor McDavid added a goal and Mike Smith made 30 saves for the
BUFFALO, N.Y (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:55 left in the game, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive win. Alex Tuch added a goal and assist for Buffalo. Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo, Henri Jokiharju also scored. Dylan Cozens
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is the latest member of the NHL’s 500-goal club. Crosby reached the mark with a power-play goal in the first period of Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia. Crosby is the 46th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau and the 18th to do it with one franchise. He
Florida Panthers (32-10-5, first in the Atlantic) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (32-11-3, second in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau leads Florida into a matchup with Carolina. He currently ranks third in the NHL with 64 points, scoring 17 goals and totaling 47 assists. The Hurricanes are 16-7-2 in
Mitch Marner made sure to collect all the gear he could after joining some rare company. Marner scored once and added two assists to reach 400 career points, and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. Marner became the second player from
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel will make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, playing for the first time since being acquired from Buffalo and since he became the first NHL player to undergo artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck in November. “I’m sure there will be a lot of emotions
The Calgary Flames acquired forward Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens for forward Tyler Pitlick, prospect Emil Heineman, a 2022 first-round pick (top-10 protected) and 2023 fifth-round selection. The six-foot, 195-pound Toffoli has nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games this season. The 29-year-old Toronto native has appeared in 614 career NHL games with
The financial hit is one thing. An organization with deep pockets like Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment can deal with that aspect of provincial restrictions that have forced it to stage games in an empty arena since the start of January. But the competitive hit? That’s a little more difficult for the Maple Leafs to
Last season, Jeff Skinner had just seven goals. On Sunday, he had more than half that, putting up his first-ever four-goal performance as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-3. “It’s nice, any time you can contribute to the team’s success it’s a good feeling. That’s why you play the game,” Skinner said. “To
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Remi Delafontaine stopped 54 shots and the Cape Breton Eagles captured a rare win Sunday, topping the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-4 in Quebec Junior Hockey League action. Jeremy Langois, Carter McCluskey and Nicholas Girouard each had a goal and assist, while Cam Squires, Lucas Canning and Francois-James Buteau also scored for the Eagles
Brady Tkachuk scored his team-leading 15th goal and added an assist, Connor Brown also had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators completed a long-awaited 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Alex Formenton and Adam Gaudette added early goals as the Senators jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first period,
Ottawa Senators (16-24-4, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Washington Capitals (26-14-9, fourth in the Metropolitan) Washington; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -260, Senators +207; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts Ottawa looking to break its four-game home skid. The Capitals are 17-7-4 in conference matchups. Washington ranks sixth in the Eastern