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Dylan Larkin and Patrik Nemeth scored in the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Tuesday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for the Red Wings, who won for the first time since Oct. 10 against Montreal. Larkin converted on a power play 7:41
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When fans stop Washington Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom in restaurants, the rink or on the street to ask for autographs or photos, he’ll occasionally turn to his six-year-old daughter, Haley, to run through a list of questions. “Why are they doing that?” he’ll ask his wide-eyed daughter. “Do you know?” “Yeah, because they love you,”
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Two breakaway goals by Jonathan Drouin gave the Montreal Canadiens a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia and Nick Suzuki also scored for the Canadiens (5-4-2), who snapped a two-game losing skid. Carey Price stopped 29-of-31 shots. Jake Muzzin and Andreas Johnsson scored for the Maple Leafs
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DETROIT—In Chevrolet Plaza outside Little Caesars Arena, a place where thousands of Detroit Red Wings fans could theoretically gather to watch their favourite team outdoors on a giant screen, it’s all but silent on game night. Two small children do cartwheels. Otherwise, it’s empty, waiting for excitement to return. The rink itself is gorgeous, the
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Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals completed a massive comeback to beat the Canucks 6-5 in Vancouver on Friday night. The Canucks (6-3-1) had a four-goal lead late in the second period but couldn’t withstand a late surge from the Capitals (8-2-3). Evgeny Kuznetsov and Michal Kempny each put away two
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RALEIGH, N.C.—In the Carolina Hurricanes’ first five games this season, all victories, there was little for Jordan Staal to say other than, “Keep it going, boys.” But the Canes now have encountered their first rough patch of the season, losing three of their past four games entering Thursday night’s date with Columbus. It’s a first
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