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Hurricanes acquire Rantanen from Avs, Hall from Blackhawks in 3-team trade
For the second straight year, the Carolina Hurricanes are taking a significant swing to bolster a perennial playoff team. The Hurricanes acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade Friday night. In the...
Perfetti gets 1st career hat trick, Ehlers reaches 500 career points as Jets beat Utah 5-2
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2 on Friday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach 500 points for his career, and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg....
Robertson scores twice, Benn adds tally as Stars beat Golden Knights 4-3
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored twice, captain Jamie Benn tipped in a goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night. Roope Hintz also scored and Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov had two assists apiece as the Stars evened the season...
Kucherov scores in OT to give Lightning 4-3 win over Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Mitchell Chaffee also scored and Victor Hedman had two assists to...
Duclair and Horvat score 55 seconds apart as Islanders down Flyers 3-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves as the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. Brock Nelson also scored...
Islanders sign veteran defenseman Tony DeAngelo for rest of season
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders have signed veteran defenseman Tony DeAngelo for the rest of the season. The deal announced Friday is for a prorated share of the league minimum $775,000 for the remaining games. DeAngelo must clear waivers before he can be added to the...
Utah Hockey Club's bid to trademark 'Yeti' for team name hits snag
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has refused a request by the NHL’s Utah Hockey Club to trademark the name Utah Yetis. The USPTO issued a refusal Jan. 9, citing the “likelihood of confusion” with other notable brands using the name, such as Yeti...
New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom out 4-6 weeks with knee injury
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be out 4-6 weeks with a sprained MCL in his knee, the team announced Friday. Markstrom was injured in the second period of the Devils’ 5-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday when Boston forward Justin Brazeau...
Filip Forsberg scores twice in the Predators' 6-5 victory over the Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals streak to seven games, Fedor Svechkov broke a tie on a power-play midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. ...
Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, Capitals beat Kraken 3-0
SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his...
