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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

Boston — In a breaking update Tuesday night, David Pastrnak scored just 15 seconds into overtime as the Boston Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 3 to 2, closing a tightly contested game that carried playoff positioning and roster health implications for both teams. Pastrnak redirected a pass from defenseman Charlie McAvoy past Juuse Saros to end the game quickly in overtime, sealing a win after Nashville erased a 2 goal deficit in the third period. The result improved B

NEW YORK — Jason Tucker scored twice, and goaltender Alex Lyon made 26 saves, tying a Buffalo Sabres record with his ninth consecutive win, as Buffalo defeated the New York Islanders 5-0 on Saturday. Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, and Alex Tuch also scored for the Sabres, who earned their third straight victory and fifth win in seven games. Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson each contributed two assists. Lyon, who joined Buffalo in July after two seasons with Detroit, earned t

CALGARY, Alberta — Rookie Beckett Sennecke scored at 2:54 of overtime to complete his first NHL hat trick, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night. Sennecke’s overtime goal came on a 2-on-1 break, where he maintained control of the puck and snapped it past Flames goalie Dustin Wolf just inside the post. Chris Kreider also scored for Anaheim (28-21-3), which extended its winning streak to seven games. Mikael Granlund and Alex

Defenseman Tobias Björnfot recorded the first two-goal performance of his NHL career, helping the Florida Panthers surge past the Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 on Sunday night. Florida erupted for four goals in the third period to secure its third consecutive victory. Björnfot, a journeyman blueliner with just three career goals across seven NHL seasons and 139 games, opened the scoring late in the second period. Off a faceoff in the Chicago zone, he circled behind the net and force

SEATTLE — Matty Beniers and Berkly Catton found the net just 18 seconds apart early in the third period to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 4–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Goaltender Joey Daccord stopped 27 shots as Seattle earned its third win in its last 10 games. The contest marked the 300th NHL game of Beniers’ career. Ryker Evans and Jordan Eberle also scored for the Kraken. New Jersey goals came from Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes, while Jacob Markstrom

The Colorado Avalanche continued their dominant NHL season with a 4–1 road victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, powered by a hat trick from Brock Nelson. Nelson scored twice in a span of 1:12 during the first period, giving Colorado early control of the game. He later completed his fifth career hat trick with an empty-net goal. Jack Drury added the Avalanche’s remaining goal, while goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood turned aside 32 shots to secure the win. With the vic

Boston, Massachusetts — Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, extending Boston’s home winning streak to seven games at TD Garden. Geekie’s game-winning goal, his second of the night, came on the power play just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten tied the game at 3-3 with a backhand shot past Montreal goalie Samuel Montembeault. Viktor Arvidsson also s

Columbus, Ohio — Mason Marchment scored three times as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5 on Saturday, ending Tampa Bay’s 15-game streak without a regulation loss and delivering one of the most dominant first-period performances for the franchise in two decades. Columbus scored four goals in the opening frame, its highest total since March 15, 2003. Cole Sillinger opened the scoring at 5:47 off a neutral-zone turnover. Tampa Bay responded quickly w