The Canadian Press

Jets Squeak by Canucks on Scheifele Late Goal

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

VANCOUVER — Mark Scheifele’s goal with 1:32 left in the third period game the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night.
Scheifele scored his 22nd of the season from the left face-off dot on a give-and-go play with defenceman Du…

Radulov’s OT Goal Lifts Stars Past Wild

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Alexander Radulov was at the end of his shift and tired, but he was on the other side of the ice from the bench when he entered the offensive zone with the puck and time winding down in overtime.
Radulov’s decision to stay on the ice …

Sabres Shoot Down Ducks – Ullmark Gets Shutout

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Linus Ullmark made 36 saves and the Buffalo Sabres got goals from Rasmus Dahlin and Jeff Skinner in beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday night.
Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret was taken out of the press box on a stretcher early i…

Coyotes Beat Avalanche on Richardson’s 2 Late Goals

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Brad Richardson scored twice in the final 3:39 and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Saturday night.
Richardson’s ninth goal of the season broke a 4-all tie and his empty-net goal was his 10th and gave him the…

Capitals Blank Senators – Copley Gets 1st Shutout

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

OTTAWA — Pheonix Copley made 35 saves for his first career shutout as the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Saturday.
Brett Connolly, Matt Niskanen, Jakub Vrana and Michal Kempny scored for the Capitals (22-10-3). Washington is n…

Marner Tallies Two to Lead Maple Leafs Over Rangers

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored twice in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night.
Morgan Rielly, with and goal and an assist, Patrick Marleau and Andreas Johnsson also scored for Toro…

Penguins Pummel Hurricanes – Crosby With 3 Helpers

The Canadian Press | December 23, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sidney Crosby set up three goals and Matt Murray made 38 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 Saturday night.
Jake Guentzel scored twice and Kris Letang added a goal for the Penguins, who won for the fif…

Kings Beat Sharks – Kovalchuk Returns With OT Winner

The Canadian Press | December 22, 2018

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ilya Kovalchuk scored in overtime in his return from an ankle injury to lift the Los Angeles Kings over the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday.
Kovalchuk also scored in the first period, and Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist. Kovalc…

Canadiens Overcome Golden Knights in OT

The Canadian Press | December 22, 2018

LAS VEGAS — Phillip Danault completed a hat trick late in the third period, Paul Byron scored in overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday.
Danault entered the game with two goals this season. His third score of …

Blues Hand Flames 3rd Straight Loss

The Canadian Press | December 22, 2018

CALGARY — David Perron had a goal and an assist, while Jake Allen had 28 saves as the St. Louis Blues rode a couple early first-period goals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.
Perron has been a Flames killer. His 21 po…

Panthers Sneak Past Red Wings – Luongo Makes 33 Saves

The Canadian Press | December 22, 2018

DETROIT — Roberto Luongo made 33 saves and the Florida Panthers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday.
Mike Hoffman and Evgeni Dadonov scored for Florida. Panthers leading scorer Jonathan Huberdeau and captain Aleksander Barkov each had two as…

Blue Jackets Sneak Past Flyers – Atkinson Scores Twice

The Canadian Press | December 22, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Cam Atkinson scored two goals and Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Zach Werenski also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois added three assists …