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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

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl reached a major career milestone on Tuesday, recording his 1,000th point in the NHL. This achievement makes him the first German-born player and the fifth-fastest international player to reach 1,000 points. Draisaitl assisted on Zach Hyman’s power-play goal in the first period and added another assist on Connor McDavid’s goal just 14 seconds later during the Oilers’ 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. In total,

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice while Cale Makar and Brock Nelson each recorded a goal and two assists as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Sunday night (Hillesheim). Martin Necas also contributed a goal, and Gabriel Landeskog added two assists for Colorado, extending the team’s winning streak to five games. Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves for the Avalanche. For Minnesota, Ryan Hartman scored, and Jesper Wallstedt made 37 saves. The Wild suf

BOSTON — Connor McDavid scored a short-handed goal and assisted on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play tally to help the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night. Quinn Hutson, a former Boston University player, recorded his first NHL goal as Edmonton earned its sixth win in eight games. Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry exited the game with an apparent injury with 3:52 left in the second period after sliding to make a save. He had stopped 12 of 13 shots, whi