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Mattias Janmark and the Edmonton Oilers can score goals in bunches but have had their problems preventing opponents from doing the same. The Oilers hope Thursday night was a step in the right direction to changing that as Janmark scored twice to lead Edmonton to a second straight win, a 4-1 decision over the visiting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Stalock made 35 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Thursday night. Lukas Reichel and Joey Anderson scored for Chicago, which has won two straight. Roman Josi scored late and Juuse Saros stopped 19 shots for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The

Jeremy Swayman stopped 36 shots for his third shutout of the season as the visiting Boston Bruins defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Thursday. The win also halted the league-leading Bruins’ only regulation two-game losing skid of the season. Trent Frederic, Pavel Zacha and Tomas Nosek, into an empty net, scored for Boston (51-11-5), which was

St. Louis Blues (29-32-5, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (33-29-7, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals after Pavel Buchnevich recorded a hat trick in the Blues’ 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Wild. Washington has a 33-29-7 record overall

The son of former Gatineau, Que., hockey great Daniel Brière says he’s “deeply sorry” for his actions after he was captured on camera pushing a wheelchair down a set of stairs. The incident involving Carson Brière, a hockey player at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., happened at a bar on the weekend. In a security camera video shared widely online, the

GATINEAU, Que. – Isaac Belliveau had a goal and an assist and the Gatineau Olympiques picked up their 19th consecutive win, defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-2 on Wednesday. Cam MacDonald, Alexis Gendron and Zachary Dean added the others for Western Conference-leading Gatineau (45-12-4-2). Francesco Lapenna made 27 saves. Jérémy Lapointe and Sam Oliver responded for

Nathan MacKinnon saw his five-game goal streak come to an end Wednesday. The Avalanche sniper still put the puck in the opposing net to clinch another crucial victory for the reigning — and surging — Stanley Cup champions. MacKinnon scored the only goal of the shootout as Colorado put in a stifling defensive effort to

Columbus Blue Jackets (20-38-7, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (38-20-9, second in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Los Angeles Kings after the Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 in overtime. Los Angeles has a 38-20-9 record overall

Two players have hit 100 points in the NHL this season, and both are on the Edmonton Oilers. Leon Draisaitl scored twice to hit the century mark as the Oilers moved into third place in the Pacific Division with a 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. He joined teammate Connor McDavid, who hit

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Avery Hayes scored three goals as the Peterborough Petes defeated the Mississauga Steelheads 5-2 Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Owen Beck and Brennan Othmann also for Peterborough (33-25-4), which has won seven of its last 10 games. Lucas Karmiris and Jack Van Volsen scored for Mississauga (29-27-6) , which has just

Anthony Richard scored the winning goal in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Richard scored at 3:05 of the third period. He took a stretch pass from Justin Barron and beat Casey DeSmith to the glove side. Montreal rebounded from an 8-4 home loss against Colorado

Montreal Canadiens (26-35-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (34-22-10, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -331, Canadiens +261; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Montreal Canadiens after the Penguins knocked off the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime. Pittsburgh

The Bell Centre rarely cheers for an away goal, but Monday night was different. Making his first trip back to Montreal since being traded to the Avalanche last March, Arrtturi Lehkonen scored twice, registering his 99th and 100th regular-season NHL goals as Colorado took a decisive 8-4 win over the Canadiens. The Finnish forward buried

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Tuch had two goals in his return from injury and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday night. Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo, and Owen Power and JJ Peterka each had two assists for Buffalo. Craig Anderson

Alex Tuch had two goals in his return from injury as the Buffalo Sabres battled back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday. Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo (33-28-5), which got 25 saves from Craig Anderson. Owen Power and JJ Peterka added two assists each.

Winnipeg Jets (38-26-3, third in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (43-14-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes play the Winnipeg Jets. Carolina has a 23-8-2 record at home and a 43-14-8 record overall. The Hurricanes are 15-2-0 in games they convert

WINNIPEG – Zack Ostapchuk scored a goal and added two assists as the Winnipeg ICE defeated the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 4-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Owen Pederson, Evan Friesen and Connor McClennon also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading ICE (52-9-1-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and 4-0 heading into

Nino Niederreiter and Morgan Barron scored second-period goals, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Lightning 3-2 on Sunday night in Tampa Bay. Nate Schmidt scored in the first period and Hellebuyck stopped all 14 shots he faced in the third for the Jets, who improved to 8-3-0 in the