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Kopitar leads Kings to 3-2 win over Canucks for fourth straight victory
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Blake Lizotte and Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, and Cam Talbot finished with 21 saves. ...
Canucks beat Sabres 3-2 and move atop the Western Conference standings
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks moved atop the Western Conference standings with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Conor Garland scored and Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller each had a pair of...
Ovechkin gets No. 841 as Capitals beat Canucks 2-1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 841st career goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson also scored as the Capitals pulled into a tie with the New York Islanders, one point behind Detroit for the second...
Nichushkin scores in OT and Colorado erases a 3-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored 30 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist for the...
Health issues forced Cody Hodgson to retire from hockey at 26. Eight years later, he's playing again
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The health issues that drove former NHL forward Cody Hodgson away from hockey eight years ago were frightening enough for him to fear the worst. He was shaking often. His body felt unusually hot. He had an abnormal heartbeat. He was having a tough time breathing....
Vladimir Tarasenko scores first 2 goals as a Panther, Florida beats Calgary 5-1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first two goals as a Panther and Florida beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Saturday. Tarasenko, acquired by the Panthers from the Ottawa Senators in a trade Wednesday, scored his first by stealing Jonathan Huberdeau's pass with a long...
First-place Canucks hand struggling Golden Knights 3-1 loss
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Conor Garland each scored as the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks maintained their stranglehold on the Pacific Division while handing the struggling Vegas Golden Knights a 3-1 loss Thursday night. Canucks center...
Blue Jackets beat Oilers 4-2 as McDavid gets 100th point of season for Edmonton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Olivier, Alex Nylander and Dmitri Vornkov scored in the first period and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the Edmonton Oilers' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Thursday night. Jack Roslovic added an empty-netter with 20 seconds remaining...
J.T. Miller's overtime goal gives Vancouver a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.T. Miller scored on a power play 1:36 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night. Miller scored from the right faceoff circle on a slap shot for his 31st of the season. Vancouver earned its second straight win and...
New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim replacement
The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season. General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with just over 20 games left to play. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall...