Tag: NHL

NHL Roundup: Mark Scheifele’s Hat Trick Guides Jets Past Wild

Mark Scheifele recorded his fifth career hat trick and second of the season to propel the host Winnipeg Jets to a 6–3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. Captain Blake Wheeler had four assists, Scheifele added one of his own and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for the Jets, who improved to 3–1–1 in…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby Nets 500th Goal in Pens’ OT Win

Kris Letang scored off a two-on-one 31 seconds into overtime and Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal as the host Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth in a row, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 on Tuesday. Dominik Simon, Jake Guentzel and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for the Penguins. Letang and Crosby each added an assist,…


NHL Roundup: Matt Boldy’s First Hat Trick Boosts Wild Past Wings

Matt Boldy notched his first career hat trick as the Minnesota Wild downed the Detroit Red Wings 7–4 on Monday in Saint Paul, Minn. Boldy, a 20-year-old rookie who entered the night with four goals on the season, also had an assist. Kirill Kaprizov supplied two goals and an assist for Minnesota, and Joel Eriksson…


NHL Roundup: Jeff Skinner Tallies 4 Goals as Sabres Beat Canadiens

Jeff Skinner scored four goals and had an assist in a 5–3 win for the visiting Buffalo Sabres over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Tage Thompson also scored and Craig Anderson made 29 saves for the Sabres, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Skinner completed the hat trick on a delayed penalty at 8:16 of…


NHL Roundup: Flames’ Jacob Markstrom Posts NHL-Best 8th Shutout

Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 6–0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals and Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists for the Flames, who have won four games in a…


NHL Roundup: Jackets Score Late to Fend Off Capitals

Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaker with 44.2 seconds left in regulation and Patrik Laine recorded his third straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 5–4 victory over the struggling Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Jenner scored a little less than two minutes after Washington tied the game on Tom Wilson’s goal…


NHL Roundup: Mason Marchment Ties Panthers’ Record With 6 Points

Mason Marchment tied a club record with six points, leading the Florida Panthers to an 8–4 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Marchment posted two goals and four assists on the night. He matched the franchise single-game points mark set by Olli Jokinen on March 17, 2007, against the New York Islanders….


Oesterle Scores in OT, Red Wings Beat Ducks 2–1

DETROIT—Jordan Oesterle scored 2:11 into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 2–1 on Monday night. Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist to help Detroit win for the second time in six games. Alex Nedeljkovic, starting for the 10th time in 11 games, had 14 saves. In the extra period,…


NHL Roundup: Maple Leafs Tally 5 Third-Period Goals in Win

Michael Bunting notched his second career hat trick, and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored five unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the host Detroit Red Wings 7–4 on Saturday night. Rasmus Sandin scored the go-ahead goal, his first goal of the season. Pierre Engvall, Mitchell Marner and John Tavares also scored for the…


Makar, Avs Rally Past Bruins 4–3 for 17th Straight Home Win

DENVER—Gabriel Landeskog tied the game with 36.5 seconds left in regulation and Cale Makar scored a power-play goal 3:01 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Wednesday night for their 17th straight home victory. With Mike Reilly serving a tripping penalty, Makar took a feed from Nazem Kadri and…