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Takeaways: Wild reach season-high goal total with 7-3 rout of Oilers
Jesper Wallstedt had to be perfect to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 earlier this season.
The goaltender had a much bigger lead to work with in the rematch.
The Wild blitzed Edmonton 7-3 at Rogers Place on Saturday, Jan. 31, to sweep the Oilers 3-0 and extend their current win streak to three games after scoring a season high in goals.
Quinn ...Read more
Seattle Kraken beat first-place Golden Knights for 4th straight win
The Seattle Kraken got through a tense final minute and logged a fourth straight victory Saturday, winning a Pacific Division tussle with first-place Vegas 3-2.
Afterward the Kraken remained in third place but only three points behind the leaders.
Both of Seattle’s Finnish Olympians got a goal at T-Mobile Arena. Eeli Tolvanen kicked off the ...Read more
Blues drop final home game before Olympic break, lose to Blue Jackets, 5-3
ST. LOUIS — The Enterprise Center might as well been Highway 40 at rush hour with all the traffic on Saturday night.
Tips, deflections and screens were plentiful in a 5-3 Blues loss to the Blue Jackets in St. Louis' final home game before the Olympic break. Eight players scored, including Jimmy Snuggerud, Jonatan Berggren and Tyler Tucker for...Read more
Penguins extend winning streak to six games with high-scoring victory against Rangers
PITTSBURGH — On a day when the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their 2016 Stanley Cup title, the spotlight was on Sidney Crosby, Mike Sullivan and the other big names from that championship squad.
But it quickly became the Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari show.
The two veteran wingers scored twice apiece to help the Penguins beat the New York ...Read more
The reviews are in on Tampa's Stadium Series ice, and not all are raves
TAMPA, Fla. — When the Lightning took to the ice under the tent for their practice ahead of Sunday’s Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium, it didn’t feel like they were about to play in front of 65,000 fans.
“It felt like you were in a rural town in the north somewhere playing at a youth hockey rink,” Lightning coach Jon ...Read more
Bruins ready for outdoor game against Lightning in not-so-balmy Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — The weather predicted here for Sunday would be considered a disaster for vacationing snowbirds.
But for an outdoor hockey game? It should work just fine.
The motif of a winter wonderland is probably not what the National Hockey League was going for at Raymond James Stadium for the game between the Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning...Read more
Sharks finish Canadian road swing with 3-2 loss to Flames
The Sharks are continuing a five-game road trip with a bad taste in their mouth after back-to-back losses to end a three-game Canadian road swing.
After losing to Edmonton in overtime on Thursday, San Jose took two early leads in Calgary on Saturday, but a late short-handed goal by Joel Farabee gave the Flames a 3-2 lead and the win at the ...Read more
NHL-leading Avalanche bury Red Wings, 5-0
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings' rivalry with the Colorado Avalanche used to produce must-watch games, with two deeply talented rosters that were evenly matched.
Times have changed, and Saturday afternoon's 5-0 Colorado victory at Little Caesars Arena was the latest example.
To say Colorado has dominated the Wings would be an understatement....Read more
Flyers claw back to fall in overtime to Kings, drop fourth straight loss
PHILADELPHIA — After the Kings scored two goals to go up 3-0 in the first period, it looked like Saturday’s game was going to be another brutal loss for the skidding Flyers.
But the challenge and eventual overturn of the Kings’ third goal ended up being a key turning point. The Flyers fought back mightily from that point to force overtime...Read more
Snowmobile accident will keep Lightning owner Jeff Vinik from attending Stadium Series
TAMPA, Fla. — Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, who made it a mission to bring an outdoor hockey game to Tampa, will be unable to attend Sunday’s Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium after being injured during a snowmobiling accident in Norway.
Vinik suffered a major leg fracture in the accident, according to a statement released by the team ...Read more
Vegas Golden Knights rally, but lose to Dallas Stars in shootout
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down in the third period to earn the point but lost 5-4 to the Dallas Stars at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.
Reilly Smith kickstarted the comeback with a shorthanded goal 4:04 into the frame, and Ivan Barbashev ended a 16-game goal drought with 6:06 remaining.
Mitch Marner ...Read more
Seattle Kraken offense stays hot with 5 goals in win over Maple Leafs
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have gone streaking again as the Olympic break approaches. They won their third straight game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2.
Two of Seattle’s first-round draft picks combined for three goals at Climate Pledge Arena. Matty Beniers (2021) and Shane Wright (2022) put the Kraken up 2-1, then Wright put the ...Read more
Wild's early goals hold up in 4-1 victory vs. Flames
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild finally got the job done during regular business hours.
They held off the Flames, 4-1, on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Grand Casino Arena, to clock out on time after their previous three games went past regulation.
Danila Yurov and Vinnie Hinostroza scored during a less-is-more run for the Wild offense: Their first two ...Read more
Sharks blow big third-period lead, suffer stinging loss to Oilers
The San Jose Sharks blew a three-goal lead in the third period, then allowed a goal to Zach Hyman at the 1:06 mark of overtime in a stinging 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place.
With the Sharks leading 3-0, Leon Draisaitl scored at the 1:34 mark of the third period, then assisted on late goals by Connor McDavid and Evan ...Read more
Defenseman Darren Raddysh leads Lightning past Jets
TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning won for the 16th time in their last 18 games Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena and dodged a potentially huge loss.
They had plenty to celebrate from their 4-1 win over the Jets, but the arena fell silent when leading scorer Nikita Kucherov fell to the ice following a scary collision with 6-foot-7 ...Read more
Patrick Kane sets NHL record in Red Wings' shootout loss to Capitals
DETROIT — Patrick Kane set another incredible career milestone and the Red Wings provided a dramatic ending.
Just not a perfect ending.
Washington defeated the Wings, 4-3, in a shootout (3-2) in a wild game at Little Caesars Arena.
Kane set the mark for the highest-scoring, U.S.-born hockey player in NHL history Thursday with a second ...Read more
Blues' losing streak ends at five with 5-4 win over Panthers
ST. LOUIS — The Blues snapped their five-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Panthers on Thursday night at Enterprise Center.
Jimmy Snuggerud scored the game-winning goal with 7.6 seconds remaining in the third period on the power play, a one-timer from the circle that was his eighth goal of the season. The Blues were on the power play...Read more
Red Wings' Patrick Kane breaks career points record for US-born player
DETROIT — Patrick Kane is the new highest-scoring, U.S.-born hockey player in NHL history.
The Detroit Red Wings' forward bypassed Mike Modano with his 1,375th career point, against the Washington Capitals on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
At 9 minutes, 52 seconds of the second period, Kane passed to Alex DeBrincat, who whirled and set up...Read more
Avalanche continue to stumble, get blown out by Canadiens, 7-3
MONTREAL — It went from bad to worse for the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado struggled in all phases of the game Thursday night and got blown out, 7-3, by the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. It was the second loss in as many days, and eighth in the past 12 contests for the Avs after starting this campaign with a historic 31-2-7 record. They�...Read more
Penguins dominate Blackhawks for fifth consecutive win as Connor Dewar scores twice
PITTSBURGH — Thursday’s first period wasn’t pretty for the Penguins — and after not playing since Sunday and traveling across the continent earlier this week, that wasn’t too surprising.
But their second period against the Blackhawks was one of their finest of the season. Pittsburgh outshot Chicago 23-6 in the period, racking up four ...Read more
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