Islanders Squeak by Devils in Shootout The Canadian Press | February 8, 2019 NEWARK, N.J. — Josh Bailey scored in the fourth round of the shootout, Thomas Greiss made 30 saves and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night to sweep the four-game season series. Mathew Barzal scored in regulation to h…
Capitals Hand Avalanche 5th Straight Loss The Canadian Press | February 8, 2019 WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal, backup Pheonix Copley made 34 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Thursday night to hand struggling Colorado its fifth consecutive loss. The Avalanche have lost 10 …
Rangers Rally Against Bruins – DeAngelo Scores SO Winner The Canadian Press | February 7, 2019 NEW YORK — Tony DeAngelo scored the decisive goal in the seventh round of the shootout and the New York Rangers rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday night. Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes and Filip Chyt…
Maple Leafs Sink Senators – Rielly Tallies Winner The Canadian Press | February 7, 2019 TORONTO — Morgan Rielly scored the winner midway through the third period of a back-and-forth game as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Ottawa Senators 5-4 Wednesday night. Rielly started the rush after a Sens turnover. After racing up the ice, he…
NHL Notebook: Names on the Trade Deadline Watchlist The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 A few dominoes already have tumbled ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the other names that could be moved between now and Feb. 25. ARTEMI PANARIN AND SERGEI BOBROVSKY With both s…
Standings Tight & Trade Action Slow Ahead of Deadline The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 When the Maple Leafs sent a first-round pick and two prospects to the Kings for Jake Muzzin, it didn’t exactly open the flood gates a month before the trade deadline. That is because the standings are slowing everything down. With less than three weeks…
Blue Jackets Bury Avalanche – Snap 5-Game Skid The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 DENVER — Josh Anderson scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:31 remaining, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a five-game skid by beating the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Tuesday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice for …
Blues Rally Late to Beat Panthers The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Vince Dunn scored with 3:53 left to cap a third-period rally from a two-goal deficit and lift the St. Louis Blues over the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Aleksander Barkov put Florida ahead 2-0 with a goal 30 seconds into the fi…
Blackhawks Down Oilers With 5 Third-Period Goals The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 EDMONTON — Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks scored four goals in under three minutes during the third period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Tuesday. Erik Gustafsson, John Hayden, Dylan Strome, Drake Caggiula an…
Sharks Down Jets – Pavelski Gets OT Winner The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 WINNIPEG — Joe Pavelski had a short-handed goal 2:49 into overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Pavelski’s 29th goal of the season came on a two-on-one with Brent Burns after a Winnipeg turnover, givin…
Golden Knights Edge Lightning in Shootout The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Tuch scored the only goal in a shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights halted a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Vegas got goals from Cody Eakin and Valentin Zykov in regulation….
Sabres Survive Wild – Reinhart Gets Shootout Winner The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Reinhart scored the lone shootout goal and the Buffalo Sabres won for just the third time in nine games by beating the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Tuesday night. Reinhart also had a goal and an assist in regulation for the Sabres, who led…