Category: NHL

NHL Roundup: Flyers’ Keith Yandle Sets Ironman Mark, but Isles Get Win

Zach Parise scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:09 left as the New York Islanders spoiled Keith Yandle’s historic night and extended the Philadelphia Flyers’ winless streak to a franchise-record 13 games with a 4–3 win in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday. Noah Dobson, Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal also scored for the Islanders, who overcame an…


Islanders 1980s Dynasty Star Clark Gillies Dies at 67

Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders’ dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67. The Islanders announced Gillies’ death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is devastated by the loss.” The…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby’s SO Goal Lifts Pens Past Jets

Sidney Crosby notched the only goal in a shootout Sunday as the Pittsburgh Penguins erased a two-goal deficit to win their fifth straight game, 3–2 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. After Pittsburgh got goals from Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter nine seconds apart in the third period for a 2–2 tie, Crosby, the Penguins’ second…


NHL Roundup: Oilers Turn Back Flames, End Skid at 7 Games

Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal as part of his four-point game and led the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5–3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night, snapping their seven-game skid. Evan Bouchard scored twice, Brendan Perlini also scored and Connor McDavid collected two assists for the Oilers. Goaltender Mikko Koskinen made 44…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby Scores Hat Trick for Streaking Penguins

Sidney Crosby had a hat trick plus an assist Friday to lift the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to their fourth straight win, 5–2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brian Dumoulin added a goal and two assists, Mike Matheson had one goal and one assist, and Bryan Rust contributed two assists for the Penguins. Pittsburgh goaltender Casey…


NHL Roundup: Adam Fox, Ryan Reaves Each Score Twice as Rangers Rally

Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal, Chris Kreider scored his 25th of the season and Adam Fox and Ryan Reaves each scored twice as the New York Rangers rallied for a 6–3 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Reaves recorded his second career two-goal game as the Rangers won for the seventh…


Sam Montembeault Stops 48 Shots as Habs Stymie Stars

Sam Montembeault made a career-high 48 saves as the Montreal Canadiens ended their long road drought by beating one of the NHL’s best home teams, recording a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. The victory snapped the Canadiens’ nine-game winless drought in away games (0-6-3). It was just the third win (3-15-4) on…


NHL Roundup: Timo Meier Sets Sharks Mark With 5 Goals

Timo Meier scored a franchise-record five goals to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6–2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon. Meier scored three goals in the first period and two more in the second to break the previous record of four goals shared by Owen Nolan, Tomas Hertl, Patrick…


Canucks Down Capitals to End 3-Game Skid

Elias Pettersson scored twice as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4–2 victory against the host Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon. Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller both had a goal and an assist and Quinn Hughes added two helpers for Vancouver, which improved to 9-3-1 since Bruce Boudreau took over as…


First-Timers Dominate NHL All-Star Game Rosters

The NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 5 will be a celebration of the next generation after 18 of the 36 players named to represent their respective divisions by the league’s hockey operations department were chosen for the showcase contest for the first time. The midseason game at Las Vegas still will have its fair share…