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The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Seattle Kraken 2–0 on Thursday night in Denver, securing a franchise-record 121 points in a single NHL season. The win also earned Colorado the Presidents’ Trophy, surpassing the previous club record of 119 points set by the 2021–22 team. Nick Blankenburg opened the scoring in the second period after having an earlier goal overturned due to an offside challenge. Parker Kelly added a goal in the third period to extend the lead, while Scott W

SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds, rallying the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. With Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov pulled for an extra attacker, Verhaeghe first tied the game at 3-3 with 1:30 remaining. Fifteen seconds later, he scored the game-winning goal on a pass from Matthew Tkachuk, as the puck deflected off Detroit defenseman Justin Faulk and past goalie Josh Gibson. Vinnie Hino

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice during the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Sunday, completing a sweep of their four-game road trip through Western Canada. Kindel, an 18-year-old native of nearby Coquitlam, British Columbia, recorded his second multi-goal performance of the season in front of a large group of family and supporters. After going 20 games without scoring, he now has 10 goals and 12 assis