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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Olivier Joseph had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists to become the third player in franchise history to reach 1,200 career points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 Friday night. Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist. Jeff

John Tavares scored twice and Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Friday night to snap a three-game road losing streak. Pierre Engvall also scored and Mitch Marner added two assists for the visiting Maple Leafs, who remains in

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have signed rookie defenceman Jordan Harris to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 campaign, carries an average annual value of $1.4 million. Harris has registered one goal and 10 assists in 47 games with Montreal in 2022-23. The 22-year-old played four

WINNIPEG – Connor McClennon had a hat trick and the Winnipeg Ice used a run of four unanswered goals in the third period to claw their way back and top the Calgary Hitmen 7-6 on Thursday. Zack Ostapchuk, Matthew Savoie, Carson Latimer and Owen Pederson each contributed a goal for Winnipeg (39-7-1). Mason Beaupit gave

Elias Pettersson scored twice in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks snapped a two-game skid with a 6-5 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brock Boesser, Nils Aman and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for the visiting Canucks. Collin Delia made 24 saves in the third game of a four-game trip

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes has an upper-body injury and is considered week to week. Coach Lindy Ruff gave the injury update following the Devils morning skate ahead of their home game Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken. Hughes left practice early Wednesday. “He’s a young guy — that’s going

Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson was sent to hospital Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Detroit. The team said Thursday that the incident occurred around 6 p.m. while Andersson was riding a scooter to dinner. The 26-year-old Andersson was released from hospital later Wednesday night after undergoing a

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil got New York off to a strong start in the first period and the Rangers held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who have won four straight

Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil got New York off to a strong start in the first period and the Rangers held on to beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who have won four straight and 11 of

Nathan MacKinnon still sees a path to the top. Such is Western Conference life in 2022-23. MacKinnon and his Colorado Avalanche — the reigning Stanley Cup champions pummeled by injuries in the first half of NHL the schedule — currently sit right at the playoff cutline. But unlike the East, where the Boston Bruins have

U.S. labour Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans, and other media reports. The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr. An association spokesperson had no official

Connor McDavid extended his point streak to 13 games and Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period, helping the visiting Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Tuesday night. Foegele, a fourth-round winger, had his first two-goal game of the season one game after he was a healthy scratch. “It’s one of

San Jose Sharks (15-25-11, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (32-16-1, third in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -283, Sharks +231; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Logan Couture’s two-goal game against the Pittsburgh

Two days after being named MVP of the NHL all-star game on home ice, Matthew Tkachuk had a five-point night with two goals as the Florida Panthers beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 on Monday night. Tkachuk, who was also named NHL first star of the week for his all-star performance, had a hand

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jakob Chychrun had two goals, Jack McBain scored the tie-breaking goal on a breakaway with seven minutes remaining and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night. McBain put a back-hander past Marc-Andre Fleury moments after the Coyotes killed off an abbreviated 55-second power play. Karel Vejmelka had

Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:37 into overtime and Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Monday night. Lafreniere led a 2-on-1 rush and then tracked down the rebound of Mika Zibanejad’s shot, beating netminder Jacob Markstrom for his seventh goal this season. That ended a frenzied game

PRAGUE (AP) — Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart. Jágr, who will turn 51 on Feb. 15, scored for the Kladno Knights on Sunday in 5-4 loss at Trinec in the Czech league. The winger, who

LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants could have called it Ty Night as they defeated the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Ty Halaburda, Tyler Thorpe, Ty Thorpe and Ethan Semeniuk scored for the Giants (19-24-4-2), who play their home games at Langley Events Centre. Mazden Leslie and Jaden Lipinski