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Jiri Kulich's goal in overtime gives Sabres a 3-2 victory over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds remaining in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Friday night. Anaheim goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defensemen Owen Power on a 2-on-1 breakaway, but...
Connor has goal and assist as Jets beat Penguins 4-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Connor became the third player in Jets history to record at least 25 points through 20 games in a season. Gabriel Vilardi scored a power-play goal, while...
Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season. He needs 27 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of...
Gaudreeau has 2 goals, assist as Wild beat Oilers 5-3 for 5th win in 7 games
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night. Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, who have won five of their last seven games (5-1-1). Marc-Andre...
Connor Zary scores 3rd-period goal to lift Flames to 3-2 win over Rangers
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor Zary scored about midway through the third period to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Matt Coronato and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist and MacKenzie Weegar had three assists for the...
Mrazek makes 32 saves as the Blackhawks beat the Panthers 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Petr Mrazek made 32 saves and Teuvo Teravainen scored, helping the Chicago Blackhawks top the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night. Craig Smith and Nick Foligno also scored as Chicago stopped a three-game slide. The Blackhawks also improved to 3-5-0 at home this...
Jake Neighbours' shootout goal gives Blues 3-2 win over Sharks
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours scored the lone shootout goal, Jordan Binnington denied all three San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Binnington bounced back after allowing Alexander Wennberg’s tying...
Sacco soaks up the experience in his 1st game as Bruins interim coach
BOSTON (AP) — The hours leading up to the Boston Bruins' game against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night had a different vibe for Joe Sacco. The longtime Bruins assistant was named the team's interim coach on Tuesday after Jim Montgomery was fired following a lackluster start...
Samsonov makes 38 saves as Golden Knights beat Senators 3-2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ilya Samsonov made 38 saves, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night. Samsonov had given up 10 goals in his previous two outings but made key saves on Josh Norris, David Perron, Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk to keep the...
Zach Werenski’s goal in OT and 5-point game helps Blue Jackets to 7-6 win over Lightning
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski's goal at 1:25 of overtime punctuated a five-point game as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from an early three-goal deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-6 on Thursday night. Werenski had tied the game at 4 in the second period and added...
