NHL

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jackson Blake scored the decisive shootout goal as the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a late two-goal deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Tuesday night. Mark Jankowski and Seth Jarvis each scored in the third period just 59 seconds apart, helping the Hurricanes erase the Penguins’ lead. Logan Stankoven and Alexander Nikishin also contributed goals for Carolina, which extended its home-ice points streak to 12 games. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made

NEW YORK — Alexis Lafrenière scored his second career hat trick as the New York Rangers shut out the Calgary Flames, 4-0, on Tuesday night. Goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots to earn his second shutout of the season and the 65th of his NHL career, moving past Henrik Lundqvist for the 17th-most career shutouts and sitting just one behind Patrick Roy. Conor Sheary added his second goal of the season for New York, while Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault each recorded two

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

Columbus Blue Jackets Forward Conor Garland scored twice to help his team defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Tuesday night in Tampa, Florida. Garland, who was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks at the trade deadline, has now scored four goals in two games after failing to find the net in his previous 24 games with Vancouver. His second goal of the night came on a power play in the third period, providing an insurance goal for Columbus. Other Blue Jackets goal scorers incl

MONTREAL — Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th goal of the season as the Montreal Canadiens secured a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, handing Toronto its eighth consecutive loss. Phillip Danault also scored for Montreal, and Jake Evans added an empty-net goal. Goaltender Jakub Dobes stopped 17 shots to earn the win. For Toronto, William Nylander scored the team’s lone goal, while Joseph Woll made 30 saves in a solid effort between the pipes. The Maple Le

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Quinn led the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, capping off his three-goal performance with an empty-net goal. With the win, Buffalo extended its winning streak to eight games. Jason Zucker and Beck Malenstyn helped break the game open in the second period, scoring just four minutes apart. Alex Tuch also scored, marking his 300th career point with the Sabres in his 600th NHL game. Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin and Ryan Mc

Charlie McAvoy scored just 39 seconds into overtime, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night and securing their 13th consecutive home win. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves to help Boston maintain its strong record at TD Garden. Mason Lohrei opened the scoring in the third period, breaking a scoreless tie. Five minutes later, the Kings responded when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off Bruins forward Elias

Jake Guentzel scored with just 14 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a dramatic 4–3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in Tampa. The goal capped a late comeback after defenseman Darren Raddysh forced overtime by scoring with only 26 seconds left in regulation. Guentzel finished a long stretch pass from Nikita Kucherov near the Sabres’ blue line, skating in alone before beating goaltender Colten Ellis with a low shot. The win extended T

EDMONTON, Alberta — Quinn Hughes recorded a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, setting a new franchise record for Minnesota Wild defensemen in a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, and Brock Faber each contributed a goal and an assist as Minnesota captured its third consecutive victory and earned points in five straight games. Kirill Kaprizov, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Tyler Pitlick added goals, while

SALT LAKE CITY -- A breaking NHL update saw Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston score first-period power-play goals to propel the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday, extending Dallas’s winning streak to four games. Harley opened the scoring with a close-range snap shot 2:11 into the game, followed by Johnston tipping in a puck for his 29th goal of the season at 7:42. Matt Duchene added a third goal for Dallas before the first period ended. Jamie Benn

VANCOUVER -- A breaking NHL update saw Auston Matthews and William Nylander score in a shootout to help the Toronto Maple Leafs end a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Matthews earned a penalty shot in overtime after Conor Garland was called for hooking, but Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo made a key save, sending the game to a shootout. In the decisive round, Matthews and Nylander scored to secure Toronto’s first win s

BUFFALO -- A breaking update in the NHL saw Cole Caufield score twice in the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday night. Caufield’s goals, his 31st and 32nd of the season, erased a 2-1 deficit and secured Montreal’s third straight win, giving the Canadiens momentum as they continue a critical road stretch. Juraj Slafkovsky and Oliver Kapanen also contributed goals, while goaltender Jakub Do

PITTSBURGH -- A breaking update in the Metropolitan Division race unfolded Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their surge to six straight wins, holding off a late New York Rangers rally for a 6 to 5 victory at PPG Paints Arena. Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored two goals apiece to lead Pittsburgh, which built an early cushion and then endured a frantic final stretch. Mantha and Acciari each beat Jonathan Quick twice in a span of just over three minutes i

DETROIT -- The latest breaking update in the NHL scoring race arrived Saturday night when Nathan MacKinnon became the league’s first 40 goal scorer this season, powering the Colorado Avalanche to a 5 to 0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings and extending Colorado’s long standing dominance in the matchup. MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist, pushing his season total to 91 points and moving him within one assist of 700 for his career. After going five games without a goal

PHILADELPHIA -- Adrian Kempe delivered a decisive performance Saturday night, scoring twice in regulation and setting up the overtime winner as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3 to 2 in a tightly contested nonconference matchup. The breaking update came early when Kempe struck twice in the opening period, scoring two goals in a span of 3 minutes and 38 seconds to give Los Angeles a 2 to 0 advantage. The Kings controlled the tempo in the first period and

BUFFALO NY -- Buffalo continued one of the most impressive runs in the NHL on Thursday night as Alex Tuch recorded the fourth hat trick of his career and goaltender Alex Lyon set a franchise record in a 4 to 1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at KeyBank Center. Tuch scored three times to raise his season total to 22 goals, reaching the 20 goal mark for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in his career. The performance highlighted Buffalo’s offensive depth and r

St. Paul, Minn. — In a breaking update Tuesday night, Kirill Kaprizov scored the decisive shootout goal as the Minnesota Wild overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3, marking Minnesota’s 17th win in 18 games against Chicago. Kaprizov, Minnesota’s second shooter in the shootout, fired a wrist shot past Spencer Knight to seal the victory. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped all three of Chicago’s attempts, finishing with 29 saves on 32 shots. Yakov Trenin, Joel

St. Louis — In a breaking update Tuesday night, Thomas Harley scored with just over a minute remaining to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues, ending a late rally and extending Dallas’ dominance in the series. Matt Duchene recorded a pair of goals for his first multigoal game since February 8, while Roope Hintz added a power-play goal. Jake Oettinger made 23 saves as Dallas improved to 10-2-1 against St. Louis dating back to November 28, 2022, and

Montreal — In a breaking update Tuesday night, Jake Evans scored at 3:58 of overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3 to 2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, a result that reshaped the latest timeline for both clubs as the playoff race tightens. Evans finished a sustained shift in the offensive zone by snapping a shot past Akira Schmid, ending Montreal’s two game skid and giving the Canadiens a key home victory against a Western Conference contender. The overtime winner

Toronto — In a breaking update Tuesday night, Rasmus Dahlin delivered the first hat trick of his NHL career and added two assists as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7 to 4, a result that further shifted the latest timeline in the Atlantic Division playoff race. Dahlin controlled the game from the blue line, producing five points and driving offense at even strength and on the power play. The performance marked one of the most productive nights by a defense