Wild Douse Flames, Spoil Iginla’s Jersey Retirement The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 CALGARY — Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves as the Minnesota Wild beat Calgary 4-2 on Saturday night as the Flames retired Jarome Iginla’s number. Matt Read gave the Wild the lead for good in the third period by deflecting a puck off the skate of Calgary…
Stars Outshine Blues – Benn Gets Hat Trick The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Jamie Benn had three goals for his fifth career hat trick, and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Saturday night. John Klingberg had a goal and an assist, and St. Louis native Ben Bishop made 29 saves as the Stars improved to …
Coyotes Down Red Wings for 6th Straight Win The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Vinnie Hinostroza each had a goal and assist, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Saturday night for their sixth straight victory. The Coyotes have won six in a row for the first time since …
Lightning Sink Senators for 50th Win of the Season The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning earn their 50th victory of the season in their 66th game by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night, tying the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings…
Hurricanes Survive Panthers – Aho Nets OT Winner The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Sebastian Aho scored at 1:46 of overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Aho tipped in the puck from the edge of the crease for his team-leading 27th goal. Brett …
Penguins Pound Canadiens – Crosby & Guentzel With 4 Points The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel each had four-point performances as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night as both teams continue to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Gue…
Maple Leafs Down Sabres – Tavares Tallies 3 Points The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 TORONTO — John Tavares scored on what Maple Leafs fans had dubbed “TavaresDayTO,” and Nic Petan got the game-winner in his Leafs debut, as Toronto beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday. Morgan Rielly, Nikita Zaitsev and Mitch Marner, with an emp…
Bruins Keep Rolling With Win Over Devils The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 BOSTON — Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal early in the opening period and Tuukka Rask made it stand up with 20 saves for his third shutout of the season, lifting the surging Boston Bruins to a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday ni…
Kings Beat Blackhawks – End 10-Game Losing Streak The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings stopped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Dustin Brown scored twice for the Kings, who avoided tying the longest losing streak …
Oilers Bury Blue Jackets – Draisaitl Gets 3 Points The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Mikko Koskinen made 30 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday. The Oilers used a three-goal second period to pull away from the Blue Jackets, who had won …
Iginla Reminisces as Flames Retire His No. 12 The Canadian Press | March 2, 2019 CALGARY — It was a nostalgic day at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday as Jarome Iginla returned to Calgary, ahead of his big night on Saturday when the Flames will retire his jersey. In a ceremony that will begin 90 minutes prior to Calgary’s game ag…
Stars Beat Kings – Hintz Gets OT Winner The Canadian Press | March 1, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Roope Hintz scored 3:19 into overtime and the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Thursday night. Hintz scored in a mad scramble in front of the net after Alexander Radulov’s shot bounced off Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Qui…
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