St. Paul, Minnesota. – The Minnesota Wild ended the Buffalo Sabers’ five-game winning streak with a 3-2 shootout win at the Excel Energy Center on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT Marc Andre Fleury Made 29 saves, and Joel Erickson MI And Jared Spurgeon Record for Minnesota (27-17-4), which has lost three of four. This was the last game … Read more
pittsburgh – Logan Couture He had a career-high five NHL points, including hitting a green goal with 4:25 remaining in the third period, for the San Jose Sharks in a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Draws Arena on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT Couture, who finished with two goals and three assists, gave San Jose … Read more
Tampa – The Tampa Bay Lightning set a franchise record with a 12th consecutive home win over the Los Angeles Kings at Amalie Arena on Saturday, 5-2. ADVERTISEMENT Nick Burbix Three assists, and Andrey Vasilevsky He made 26 tackles for the Lightning (32-15-1), who won three in a row, all at home, and played their … Read more
Brooklyn Nets coach Jack Vaughn seems increasingly frustrated with Australian Ben Simmons. ADVERTISEMENT For the second time this season, Simmons failed to watch the second game of a consecutive game, Left in the third quarter of the Nets’ loss to the lowly Detroit Pistons with soreness in the knee. Simmons has missed a number of … Read more
ELMONT, NY — Ilya Sorokin With 23 saves, the New York Islanders finished off a six-game save with a 2-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings at UBS Arena on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT It was Sorokin’s fourth shutout of the season, and his fourteenth in 109 NHL starts. “It was a tough game,” the New York … Read more
Tampa – Victor Hedman Breaking the tie in the third period, the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the Boston Bruins’ six-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Amalie Arena on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Brayden Point He had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov He had three assists for the Lightning (31-15-1), who tied their … Read more
Tampa – Corey Perry Scored two goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Nikita Kucherov He had a goal and help, and Ross Colton And Mikhail Sergachev They each had two assists for Tampa Bay (30-15-1), who lost two straight games but … Read more
chicago — Jarrett Anderson Dolan He scored twice for the Los Angeles Kings, who ended a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Kevin Fiala He had two assists for Kings (26-17-6). Phoenix Copley He made 18 saves after being pulled in each of … Read more
columbus – Gustav Nyquist Breaking the tie in the third, the Columbus Blue Jackets rally to defeat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT nyquist, Johnny Goudreau And Patrick Lane Each of them had a purpose and help, and Kent Johnson And Nick Blankenberge They both had assists for the Blue … Read more
Buffalo – Victor Olofsson And Peyton Crips They each scored twice for the Buffalo Sabers in a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks at KeyBank Center on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT “I feel like I’m off to a great start (I scored nine goals in his first 11 games of the season) and that helped me a … Read more