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Markstrom sharp as Canucks top Predators 6-2

February 11, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jacob Markstrom stopped 36 shots, and Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller each had a goal and an assist to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.Zack MacEwen, Brandon Sutter,...

Coyotes rally for 3-2 win over Canadiens

February 10, 2020

MONTREAL (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with a minute left, and the Arizona Coyotes topped the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday night.Derek Stepan and Taylor Hall also scored for the Coyotes (28-23-7), who scored three unanswered...

Islanders keep Ovechkin at 698 goals, beat Capitals 5-3

By STEPHEN WHYNO | February 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barry Trotz would've been OK if Alex Ovechkin reached 700 goals as long as his New York Islanders won the game.Thanks to Trotz's trademark defensive structure, he didn't have to worry about witnessing Ovechkin reach another milestone.The...

Kucherov’s OT goal lifts Lightning over Blue Jackets 2-1

By MITCH STACY | February 10, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their seventh straight, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday night.Columbus’ Zach Weresnki turned the puck...

MacKinnon scores 32nd goal; Avalanche beat Wild 3-2

By BRIAN HALL | February 9, 2020

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his 32nd goal of the season, Pavel Francouz made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche ended their road trip with four wins in five games, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Sunday night.Pierre-Edouard Bellemare...

NHL-worst Red Wings beat league-best Bruins 3-1 for 2nd time

By LARRY LAGE | February 9, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou snapped a tie midway through the third period and scored an empty-net goal in the final minute, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.Detroit is easily the worst team in the NHL,...

Dube has goal, 2 assists as Flames beat Canucks 6-2

February 9, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — illon Dube had a goal and an assist for a career-high three-point night, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 Saturday might.Milan Lucic and Derek Ryan each had a goal and assist for the Flames,who...

Carolina tops Vegas in shootout, spoils DeBoer’s home debut

By W.G. RAMIREZ | February 9, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a brief moment, after the jumbotron inside T-Mobile Arena played a highlight reel and Erik Haula's name was announced the same way as when the forward starred for the Vegas Golden Knights, the veteran got a bit emotional as an announced...

Bozek’s power-play goal in OT lifts U.S. to win over Canada

By JOE REEDY | February 9, 2020

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Megan Bozek provided a perfect ending to the Rivalry Series for the United States.The defenseman's power-play goal 42 seconds into overtime gave the U.S. a 4-3 victory over Canada on Saturday night in front of the largest crowd...

Hintz scores 2, Dallas beats St. Louis 3-2 in overtime

By WARREN MAYES | February 8, 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Style points don't matter to the Dallas Stars' Roope Hintz. Results do.Hintz scored the game-winner at 2:19 of overtime and finished with two goals, leading the Stars to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.Hintz...

Kovalchuk scores in OT, Canadiens rally past Maple Leafs 2-1

February 8, 2020

MONTREAL (AP) — Ilya Kovalchuk scored 1:43 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Marco Scandella tied the score late in the third period for the Canadiens, who have won three straight...

Draisaitl scores 2, Oilers rally to beat Predators 3-2

February 8, 2020

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night.“At this time of year it’s about sticking with it, it doesn’t have to be pretty,” Draisaitl said. “Two...