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03-09-23 | Devils -135 v. Capitals | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 12 m | Show | |
A lengthy skid put the Washington Capitals in the unfamiliar position of selling at the NHL trade deadline. But beginning Thursday night, the Capitals have one more chance to make a run at extending their streak of consecutive postseason berths. The Capitals will look to begin crawling back into the playoff picture when they host the New Jersey Devils in the first of four straight games against teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference wild card race. The Capitals have been off since Monday, when they fell to the host Los Angeles Kings, 4-2. The Devils last played Tuesday, when they lost to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-3. The loss was the eighth in the last 11 games (3-8-0) for the Capitals, who have gone 10-15-1 since Jan. 1 to fall into a tie for 10th place in the Eastern Conference entering Wednesday with the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators. While the Senators and Sabres made moves to bolster their rosters at the trade deadline, the Capitals -- who have made the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons, tied with the Nashville Predators for the second-longest active streak in the NHL behind the Penguins -- made six deals in which they traded six veterans and acquired six draft picks. |
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03-06-23 | Flames v. Stars -125 | 5-4 | Loss | -125 | 11 h 34 m | Show | |
The Dallas Stars head into Monday's home game with the Calgary Flames riding high. A three-game winning streak and a 4-0-1 record in its last five outings has Dallas three points ahead of the pack in the Central Division, and that's not the only good news. The Stars are coming off Saturday's dominant 7-3 home-ice victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, making an impressive statement to the rest of the league and to themselves. "We're not planning any parades," Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. "It was a really good effort, and now we have to keep building on it. I don't want to undersell the importance of the win because it's an important win, but that doesn't mean all of a sudden we're the best team in the league." The victory not only was a huge confidence booster for the Stars as a team, but also saw a couple of key players break lengthy goal-scoring slumps. Joe Pavelski snapped an 18-game goal drought with a two-point outing, while Mason Marchment scored for the first time in 33 outings. |
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02-28-23 | Red Wings +118 v. Senators | 1-6 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 60 m | Show | |
The Ottawa Senators on Tuesday will be seeking back-to-back home victories over the Detroit Red Wings -- on back-to-back nights. Claude Giroux led the Senators on Monday with a goal and three assists in a 6-2 win. A postponement in December led to the unusual back-to-back set. The Senators now hold a 2-1 lead in the season series. Detroit will look to bounce back by playing cleaner hockey. The Red Wings took six penalties in the first two periods, leading to the Senators' first two goals. "It was just clear as day -- taking penalties and giving their skill (players) a little too much time and space," Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. "We didn't execute enough. We took way too many penalties against a power play like that. There's things to clean up for (Tuesday)." Detroit has lost two straight after winning seven of its previous eight games to jump into the playoff chase. Backup goaltender Magnus Hellberg made a career-high 36 saves against the Senators, but the defense gave up too many odd-man rushes when the teams were at even strength. |
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02-27-23 | Red Wings v. Senators -1.5 | Top | 2-6 | Win | 185 | 9 h 6 m | Show |
Derek Lalonde hopes a frustrating loss won't bring his team down. The first-year Detroit coach watched his players put 45 shots on goal against Tampa Bay on Saturday night and still get shut out 3-0. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy cooled down a Red Wings team that had won seven of its previous eight games. Detroit now plays back-to-back nights at Ottawa on Monday and Tuesday. "With all the winning we've done a good job not getting too high. That has led to good performance after good performance, good start after good start," he said. "It's the same message with a low -- don't get too low. We've got to move on from this. It's going to be a really fun chase for a playoff spot. Embrace it." The Red Wings were blanked for just the third time this season. Tampa Bay scored a first-period goal and another with seven seconds left in the second period. Detroit outshot the Lightning in that period 19-3. Tampa Bay added an empty-net goal. |
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02-26-23 | Lightning +101 v. Penguins | 3-7 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 47 m | Show | |
Both teams will be playing the second half of back-to-back games, but the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning will be on shorter rest than the Pittsburgh Penguins when they meet early Sunday evening. Pittsburgh played an afternoon road game Saturday, a 3-2 overtime win against the St. Louis Blues, and were home well before the end of Tampa Bay's 3-0 nighttime win at Detroit. The Lightning have been sputtering a bit since a three-game winning streak in the middle of the month. They had lost three of four (1-1-2) before Saturday. Even at that, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper wasn't thrilled with his team's execution against the Red Wings, particularly defensively, beyond goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy's 45-save shutout. |
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02-26-23 | Blue Jackets v. Wild OVER 5.5 | 2-3 | Loss | -119 | 3 h 53 m | Show | |
Some strong defensive play has keyed the Minnesota Wild's surge over the past two weeks. The Columbus Blue Jackets experienced that firsthand earlier this week. Looking to extend their point streak to six games, the host Wild will try to beat the Blue Jackets for the second time in four days on Sunday at Saint Paul, Minn. Minnesota allowed 12 goals while losing its first three games in regulation out of the All-Star break. However, the Wild have since yielded just 13 non-shootout goals during their current 5-1-2 stretch. The Wild's four-game winning streak ended Friday night at Toronto, but they still managed to earn a point in the 2-1 overtime setback. Brandon Duhaime scored for the third time in four games and Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves for the Wild, who are 4-0-1 since losing back-to-back games versus Florida and Colorado - both at home - on Feb. 13 and 15. |
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02-25-23 | Flames v. Avalanche -113 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 10 h 12 m | Show | |
When the Avalanche went to Calgary on Oct. 13, Flames center Nazem Kadri was presented with the Stanley Cup ring he won with Colorado last June. Kadri earned the jewelry, scoring an overtime goal in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to give the Avalanche a 3-1 series lead over Tampa Bay, and two games later, they closed out the Lightning. Colorado wanted to re-sign Kadri but salary-cap limitations prevented it, so he went north to Calgary. He will return to play in Denver for the first time when the Flames face the Avalanche on Saturday night. After stumbling for a while, the Avalanche have surged, winning their past four games and going 5-0-1 in the past six. Colorado recorded a dominant 5-1 road win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday and will try to cap a string of three straight back-to-back sets with a win over Calgary. The recent stretch has moved Colorado within three points of the first-place Dallas Stars in the tight Central Division, and the fourth-place Avalanche have two games in hand. |
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02-25-23 | Ducks v. Hurricanes -1.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -175 | 7 h 15 m | Show | |
The Anaheim Ducks haven't had many highlights this season, but a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes would be something to add to the end-of-season reel. Anaheim will face the Hurricanes on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Ducks beat Carolina 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 6 in Anaheim, their only win in a 10-game stretch. The Hurricanes sit atop the Metropolitan Division standings, while the Ducks are at the bottom of the Pacific Division standings. "It's been tough sledding this year for us," said Anaheim center Ryan Strome, who scored the overtime winner against Carolina earlier this season. "In such a tough season, you want to ride the highs as much as you can." Anaheim will arrive at PNC Arena on a high note after beating the host Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday. Making the victory even more satisfying was the way Anaheim found success without two of its best players, co-leading goal-scorer Adam Henrique and defenseman John Klingberg, both of whom were out with lower-body injuries and remain questionable to face Carolina. |
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02-25-23 | Rangers v. Capitals +130 | 3-6 | Win | 130 | 1 h 18 m | Show | |
Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals only to find his team in an unfamiliar situation, mired in a lengthy losing streak and a seller ahead of next week's trade deadline. Rapidly fading in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Capitals are mired in their first six-game regulation losing streak of Ovechkin's career heading into a visit from the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Ovechkin missed four games following the death of his father in Russia and rejoined the Capitals on Thursday when they allowed the final three goals of a 4-2 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks. Ovechkin was held without a goal for a fifth straight game, and Washington's latest loss occurred after dealing Garnet Hathaway along with longtime defenseman Dmitry Orlov to the league-leading Boston Bruins. The streak is Washington's longest skid of regulation losses since Oct. 14-29, 2003, when they were engaged in a full-blown rebuild that eventually netted them Ovechkin with the top overall pick of the 2004 draft. |
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02-20-23 | Islanders v. Penguins -1.5 | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 48 m | Show | |
Two frustrated teams meet Monday when the New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in a Metropolitan Division clash. The Islanders improved their playoff hopes with a comeback 5-4 win over Pittsburgh at home Friday, but both teams got smacked Saturday. New York not only fell to the Boston Bruins 6-2, but top-line forward Mathew Barzal left that game because of an unspecified injury after he took a hard hit in the first period. Pittsburgh dropped a 5-2 decision to the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders-Penguins rematch is important for teams trying to claw their way into the playoffs, but both clubs are out of sorts. Potentially being without Barzal is far from ideal for New York. He is second on the team with 51 points, first with 37 assists and has meshed well with newly acquired forward Bo Horvat. |
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02-20-23 | Flyers +1.5 v. Flames | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 52 m | Show | |
A case could be made both forward Jonathan Huberdeau and goaltender Jacob Markstrom had their best games of the season when the Calgary Flames beat the red-hot New York Rangers on Saturday. Now, the onus is on the Flames, and specifically that duo, to build on that performance when they play host to the struggling Philadelphia Flyers on Monday afternoon. The Flames remain in the thick of the playoff chase, but have won consecutive games only twice since the start of January. A big reason for the lack of the success has been the struggles of Huberdeau and Markstrom. Against the Rangers, Huberdeau collected two assists, including the overtime winner in their 3-2 victory, while Markstrom's performance was much closer to last year's top-tier level, even though he only faced 20 shots. |
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02-20-23 | Senators v. Bruins -1.5 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 1 h 56 m | Show | |
The Boston Bruins will look for their second consecutive home win when they host the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators for the first time this season on Monday afternoon. League-leading Boston has won three straight after cruising to Saturday's 6-2 win over the Islanders, its first home action since losing to Washington a week earlier. "(Last Saturday) we didn't get one here coming back off the break and it ticked us off," Bruins forward Nick Foligno said. "Something we talked about at the start of the year was being a real hard team at home. ... We wanted to get back to that (Saturday)." It was a memorable Saturday for the Bruins. Not only did Trent Frederic score twice and captain Patrice Bergeron assured his 10th consecutive 20-goal season, but Jake DeBrusk posted a goal and an assist as he returned from a 17-game absence due to hand and lower-body injuries. It all added up to the seventh six-goal effort of the season for Boston, which is a whopping 23-2-3 at home. |
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02-19-23 | Predators v. Wild UNDER 6 | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -115 | 4 h 1 m | Show |
The Nashville Predators will look to build on a rare offensive explosion when they visit the stingy Minnesota Wild in a Central Division matchup on Sunday. Nashville, which had lost three of four games while totaling five goals, erupted for a new season high in a 7-3 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday. Tommy Novak scored two goals, Roman Josi had a goal and two assists, and Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist as Nashville rallied from a 2-1 first-period deficit. Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves, and Ryan McDonagh tied his career high with three assists. The Predators revert back to their lack of offense today. |
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02-17-23 | Rangers v. Oilers -120 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -120 | 11 h 54 m | Show |
Two of the hottest teams and hottest offenses in hockey match up Friday when the New York Rangers visit the Edmonton Oilers. The Rangers are on a six-game winning streak and an eight-game points streak (7-0-1), outscoring their opponents by a 39-22 margin over those eight games. New York has scored six goals in each of its last three games, marking the team's longest six-goal streak since the 1988-89 season. Edmonton saw an 11-game points streak (9-0-2) end with a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, but the Oilers picked up another point in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings. It was a hard-earned point for the Oilers, who had to overcome three two-goal deficits to force overtime despite outshooting Detroit by a 45-23 margin. |
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02-17-23 | Rangers v. Oilers UNDER 7 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -125 | 11 h 46 m | Show |
The Rangers are one of the NHL's least-penalized teams, which could help neutralize the Oilers' deadly power play. But New York might be one of the few teams that could rival Edmonton in a scoring duel, given how well Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad are performing. Both players are on five-game points streaks, with Zibanejad collecting nine points (seven goals, two assists) and Panarin 12 points (six goals, six assists). All of Panarin's goals in the stretch have come in New York's last two games, making him the fifth player in Rangers history to tally six goals in a two-game span. New York forward Jimmy Vesey described Panarin and Zibanejad as "world-class players, and they can be game-breakers every night. So if one's not going, the other one might be going that night, but (if they're both scoring), we're tough to beat." Of course, the Oilers have their own powerhouse duo in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. McDavid leads the NHL in goals (42) and points (99) and is on the verge of the sixth 100-point season of his eight-year career. With 31 goals and 49 assists over 53 games, Draisaitl is also on pace for his fourth 100-point season. The Oilers have a seven-game points streak (4-0-3) on home ice, while the Rangers are 5-0-3 in their last eight road contests. |
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02-17-23 | Stars v. Wild OVER 5.5 | 1-2 | Loss | -106 | 10 h 6 m | Show | |
Even though the Dallas Stars sit atop the Western Conference, wins have been hard to come by of late. It's a similar grind for victories with the Minnesota Wild, who are trying to move into playoff position in the West. Each team looks to avoid a third consecutive defeat when they meet Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn. With 71 points, Dallas is first in a Western Conference race that features nine teams with at least 61. The Wild currently round out that group, entering play Thursday 10 points behind the Stars, in ninth place and just outside of playoff position. Dallas has earned at least one point in eight of the last nine games. However, the Stars went just 3-1-4 on a lengthy homestand, capped by a 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday and Tuesday's 3-2 overtime setback to Boston. |
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02-16-23 | Canadiens v. Hurricanes UNDER 6 | 2-6 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 58 m | Show | |
If special teams are going to make a difference, the Carolina Hurricanes are aiming to get better in those areas. They're bound to come up again when the Montreal Canadiens visit for Thursday night's game in Raleigh, N.C. The Canadiens have won three games in a row since returning from the All-Star break, outscoring their opponents 14-5 during that stretch. Carolina is 1-1-0 since its layoff. Montreal is coming off Tuesday night's 4-0 victory against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. "Just trying to stay sharp here as we're moving forward," said Canadiens goalie Jake Allen, who stopped 22 shots in the shutout. "Keep this ball rolling. Three wins in a row, it has been a while since that has happened here." The Hurricanes edged the host Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night, scoring the tiebreaking goal on their only power-play chance of the game. |
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02-11-23 | Penguins +102 v. Kings | Top | 0-6 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 56 m | Show |
After recording a pair of victories as they returned from the All-Star break, the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins now face the well-rested Los Angeles Kings in a matchup on Saturday. The freshness scales are tilted even further considering the Penguins played Friday, earning a 6-3 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings have been off since Jan. 31, plotting their course for the final two months in an attempt to earn a playoff berth. Both teams own the top wild-card spot in their respective conferences. The Penguins followed a 2-1 overtime victory at home over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday by thrashing the Ducks. |
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02-11-23 | Avalanche +120 v. Panthers | 5-3 | Win | 120 | 7 h 31 m | Show | |
The Panthers squandered a three-goal lead in the third period but beat Colorado, 5-4 on Jan. 10 as Matthew Tkachuk scored on the power play with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. They're trying to sweep the season series for the first time since 2016-17. Avs get their revenge today.Â
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02-11-23 | Capitals v. Bruins OVER 6 | 2-1 | Loss | -106 | 4 h 4 m | Show | |
With the NHL All-Star break and their bye week behind them, the Boston Bruins return to the ice for a Saturday contest against the Washington Capitals. Boston is a league-best 39-7-5 (83 points) this season despite going just 1-2-1 in its final four games before the break, concluding a five-game road trip with a 5-2 win in Toronto on Feb. 1. The team's win total is the highest in NHL history through the first 51 games of the season. "You can tell the energy here (Thursday). The break was good for everybody," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said following the team's first practice of the unofficial second half of the season. "Looking at what's ahead, we know it's going to get harder here in the regular season and then, obviously, in the playoffs it gets even harder and we're getting ready for that." The Bruins will play just three of their remaining nine February games on home ice, hitting the road for Dallas and Nashville following Saturday's game. |
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02-11-23 | Canucks v. Red Wings -125 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 1 h 42 m | Show | |
The Canucks overcame a 4-2 deficit to beat the Islanders, 6-5, on Thursday. It was their sixth win in a game in which they trailed by two goals or more this season. That's the most such wins for the Canucks in one season since they had seven in 2014-15 and twice as many as they recorded last season (three). Expect the Canucks to come back down to earth today.
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02-10-23 | Coyotes v. Blackhawks +100 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 6 m | Show | |
Two teams battling to stay out of the Central Division cellar will square off on Friday when the Arizona Coyotes visit the Chicago Blackhawks. Arizona holds a five-point lead over Chicago for seventh place heading into the contest but the Blackhawks, who have dropped four of their last five games, still have two games in hand. Both teams are also among the top four in the Connor Bedard draft sweepstakes. Columbus (34) currently has the fewest points in the NHL, one point ahead of Chicago (35) with Arizona and Anaheim tied for third-fewest (40). The team with the worst record has an 18.5 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick, expected to be Bedard, who is regarded as a generational talent in the Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid mold. Second place has a 13.5 percent shot in the lottery while third comes in at 11.5 percent. The contest also could be one of the final home games for Patrick Kane in a Blackhawks uniform. |
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02-10-23 | Seattle Kraken +1.5 v. Rangers | 3-6 | Loss | -145 | 5 h 45 m | Show | |
For portions of the season, Patrick Kane was the marquee name linked to the New York Rangers in their search to boost an offense that ranked around the middle of the NHL pack. Instead of turning to the Chicago Blackhawks and getting Kane, the Rangers turned to another Midwestern city and acquired Vladimir Tarasenko and his expiring contract from the St. Louis Blues. The Rangers will get 31 regular-season games to see whether Tarasenko can boost their offense, starting Friday night when they host the slumping Seattle Kraken. A little over a week after the rival New York Islanders acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks, the Rangers landed Tarasenko along with defenseman Niko Mikkola on Thursday afternoon. The Rangers gave up conditional 2023 first- and 2024 fourth-round picks, forward Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner. Kane has yet to decide whether he wants to be dealt from Chicago, so instead of waiting closer to next month's deadline, the Rangers struck early to acquire Tarasenko, whose 29 points ranked fifth on the Blues. Tarasenko, who has scored 10 goals, missed nearly a month with a right hand injury before returning Jan. 24. |
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02-08-23 | Wild v. Stars UNDER 6 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 51 m | Show | |
With their hold on a playoff spot rather tenuous, the Minnesota Wild know they wasted an opportunity in their first game back from the All-Star break. The Wild will try to produce a bounce-back performance when they hit the ice Thursday night against the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars to finish a quick road trip. Minnesota held a 2-1 lead in the middle of the third period but lost 3-2 in regulation to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. "I don't think we should look for excuses," Wild forward Mats Zuccarello said. "We should go player by player and say what can we do better. We need to win. We're in the race here and can't take games off. "We have a huge game in Dallas against a really good team. We've got to step it up." The loss snapped a two-game winning streak, but the Wild have lost four of their last six games, all in regulation time. The Wild sit third in the division but could have fallen to the second wild-card spot in the conference if the hard-charging Colorado Avalanche were able to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night. |
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01-31-23 | Kings +181 v. Hurricanes | 4-5 | Loss | -100 | 18 h 47 m | Show | |
The Carolina Hurricanes have drawn from various sources on their latest winning streak, with nothing more impressive than Sebastian Aho's scoring burst and the contributions from a number of goalies. The Hurricanes' latest chance to unveil their winning formula will come Tuesday when they wrap up a three-game homestand against the visiting Los Angeles Kings in Raleigh, N.C. Aho has scored a goal in four consecutive games, racking up seven total goals during that stretch. "He's emerging, I think, this whole year," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "He's playing at a high level, that's for sure." Aho and Martin Necas share the team lead with 21 goals apiece, two more than All-Star selection Andrei Svechnikov. Those three players all had one goal in the first meeting this season with Los Angeles, a 4-2 Hurricanes road victory on Dec. 3. The Hurricanes are coming off Sunday's 4-1 victory against the Boston Bruins in a matchup of the teams with the best records in the NHL. |
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01-30-23 | Blues v. Jets UNDER 6 | 2-4 | Push | 0 | 10 h 24 m | Show | |
The Winnipeg Jets will try to snap out of their midseason funk Monday when they host the slumping St. Louis Blues in their final game before the All-Star break. "We haven't loved our last few games and we've got one left going into the break," Jets forward Adam Lowry said after his team's 4-0 loss at home to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. "It feels like the sky is falling a bit, but we're still in a good spot. "Obviously we're disappointed with the effort, disappointed with the outcome, three games in a row that we've kind of let slip away. You're going to want to stop this slide as soon as we can." The Jets have lost three straight games and five of their last seven heading into Monday's contest. |
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01-28-23 | Sabres +165 v. Wild | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 33 m | Show | |
The surging Buffalo Sabres eye a sixth straight win when they wrap up their road trip with a visit to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The Sabres head into the contest after dispatching the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, taking a 3-0 lead before the Jets scored twice in the final minutes. Buffalo is 6-1-1 in its past eight games and 14-5-1 since Dec. 13, when the Sabres kicked off their most recent six-game winning streak. "This team is fantastic," goalie Eric Comrie said. "It's the most fun I've (had) playing hockey in my whole life. It's just fun to be a part of, it's a fun group to be around. We love the game of hockey and we love each other. It's that kind of atmosphere that just breeds performance. Guys want to come here now and it's so much fun to be a part of that. Seeing these guys just battle every single night is pretty special." Rasmus Dahlin continues his remarkable campaign, surpassing last season's career-high assists (40) and point total (53) with a pair of helpers against the Jets, giving him 55 points through 47 games. The 22-year-old has seven points in his past five games. |
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01-28-23 | Bruins -146 v. Panthers | 3-4 | Loss | -146 | 7 h 5 m | Show | |
The Boston Bruins still haven't lost back-to-back games this season. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers must halt another extended losing streak. Looking to rebound from just their sixth regulation loss, the visiting Bruins aim to get back on track by handing the Panthers a season-high fourth straight loss on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla. The NHL leader with 80 points, Boston took a six-game winning streak into Thursday's 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay. Though the Bruins were held to fewer than three goals for the first time in seven games, they haven't allowed more than three during all 12 games on the new year. "We know every team is gonna give us their best now," said Boston forward David Krejci, who has nine points in his last six games. "They look at us as a statement game. We talk about it a lot. We try to get ready for every game." Boston last suffered consecutive defeats during a three-game slide from April 10-14 of last season. It last happened on the road in February 2022. |
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01-26-23 | Blues v. Coyotes +145 | 0-5 | Win | 145 | 6 h 18 m | Show | |
The St. Louis Blues will continue playing catch-up in their quest for the postseason when they face the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz. The Blues lost ground in the playoff race when they won just three times during a seven-game homestand that ended Tuesday. That struggle left them six points out of the final Western Conference playoff slot through Tuesday's games. The predicament puts extra focus on Thursday's matchup at Mullett Arena. The game will open the Blues' three-game road trip leading into the NHL All-Star break. "We have to go into Arizona and take care of business there and then focus on the next one after that," Blues defenseman Justin Faulk said. "There's nothing more to it. We're in a hole, and we got to start digging out. If we look too far ahead, we're not gonna get anywhere." The rebuilding Coyotes have lost 12 of their last 14 games. But the Blues can't take anything for granted after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres by 5-3 scores in their last two games. In both losses, St. Louis failed to defend the center of its defensive zone in front of goaltender Jordan Binnington. |
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01-26-23 | Devils -122 v. Predators | 4-6 | Loss | -122 | 5 h 23 m | Show | |
The New Jersey Devils understand their trend of winning games in overtime on power-play goals by Dougie Hamilton probably isn't sustainable. But it sure is exciting. The Devils look to remain hot Thursday night when they begin a two-game Western Conference road trip by visiting the Nashville Predators. Both teams were off Wednesday after earning wins at home on Tuesday night. Hamilton forced overtime by scoring with 1:10 left in regulation before he tallied the game-winner in the extra session for the second straight game to lift the Devils past the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2. Tanner Jeannot scored the tiebreaking goal 5:38 into the third period to lead the Predators past the Winnipeg Jets, 2-1. The dramatic game-winner by Hamilton continued a longer trend by the Devils, who have won three of their last four games in overtime and earned four victories after regulation during a 7-0-1 stretch dating to Jan. 7. |
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01-26-23 | Sabres v. Jets -174 | 3-2 | Loss | -174 | 5 h 20 m | Show | |
Winners of four straight and 5-1-1 in their past seven games, the Buffalo Sabres will look to keep rolling when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. The current winning streak comes after the Sabres dropped five of their previous six outings. "I think whether we're on the road or at home, I just think we have a group that loves hockey, loves to compete, and I think that's just kind of where we're at as a team right now," Tage Thompson said. "We've got a lot of guys that are just hungry to win and hungry to perform every night, and I think you see it." The goals have tailed off a touch for Thompson, with just two in his past 10 games, but he's still picking up the points, riding a five-game point streak in which he has two goals and six assists. |
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01-26-23 | Penguins v. Capitals -120 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 5 h 39 m | Show | |
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals currently hold the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference, but both clubs are far from polished products. While the visiting Penguins try to win consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, the banged-up Capitals look to avoid their third straight defeat when the rivals meet Thursday night. Pittsburgh and Washington each own 56 points in the competitive Eastern Conference, and both are pursuing the third spot in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh won the season's first meeting, 4-1 at Washington on Nov. 9. The Penguins are amid a 3-0-2 stretch, but they last won back-to-back contests on Jan. 8-10. On Tuesday, Kris Letang had two goals and two assists in his first game since Dec. 28. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby each posted one with two assists as Pittsburgh recorded its most goals of the season during a 7-6 overtime win versus Florida. |
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01-26-23 | Bruins -110 v. Lightning | 2-3 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 28 m | Show | |
The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning meet for the third time this season Thursday night in what is shaping up to be a potential second-round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins claimed victories in the first two contests between the Atlantic Division foes. Boston was victorious 5-3 on Nov. 21 in the first visit to Tampa -- Thursday night's match is the final one there -- and won again eight days later with a 3-1 decision at home. All-Star forward David Pastrnak is a large reason for the Bruins' success, which reached history-making proportions Tuesday night against bitter rival Montreal. Pastrnak earned his third point in the match by assisting on captain Patrice Bergeron's game-winning goal with less than three minutes remaining. The right winger then added an empty-net tally inside the final minute to cap Boston's 4-2 win and his four-point showing. The win gave the Bruins an NHL-best 80 points in 47 games. They are the fastest club to reach the point total in league history, overtaking the 1943-44 Canadiens and 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers, who needed 49 games to reach 80. |
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01-26-23 | Red Wings -160 v. Canadiens | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 25 m | Show | |
Overtimes and shootouts haven't been kind to the Detroit Red Wings this season. That's what made their overtime victory over San Jose even more satisfying on Tuesday. They'll look to carry that momentum into a road back-to-back, beginning at Montreal on Thursday. Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into overtime to beat the Sharks 3-2. The goal was set up by Michael Rasmussen, who pounced on the puck after Copp lost a faceoff in the San Jose zone. Rasmussen peppered the net until Copp scored on a rebound. "It wasn't too tough. He did all the work," Copp said. "Won the battle off the faceoff after I kind of lost it and took it right to the cage and both guys (defenders) kind of went to him." Detroit was 3-8 in extra sessions prior to the victory. While the Red Wings picked up a point in those losses, a few more victories after regulation would have put them in a much better position in the wild-card chase. |
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01-25-23 | Canucks +165 v. Seattle Kraken | 1-6 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 27 m | Show | |
Barely a season and a half into their existence, the Seattle Kraken are about to face their third different Vancouver Canucks head coach. They're still looking for the first win against any of them. The Kraken will look to snap that streak Wednesday night when they play host to the Canucks and new coach Rick Tocchet. Tocchet, hired Sunday to replace Bruce Boudreau after the Canucks struggled to an 18-25-3 start, made his debut behind the Vancouver bench Tuesday night in a 5-2 home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice in the second period, the Canucks broke away from a 2-2 tie with goals 34 seconds apart midway through the third, and Bo Horvat added a short-handed empty-netter to equal his career high with his 31st goal of the season. The Canucks, who outshot Chicago 48-14, snapped a three-game skid and won for just the third time in the past 13 games. |
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01-25-23 | Canucks v. Seattle Kraken OVER 6.5 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 25 m | Show | |
Barely a season and a half into their existence, the Seattle Kraken are about to face their third different Vancouver Canucks head coach. They're still looking for the first win against any of them. The Kraken will look to snap that streak Wednesday night when they play host to the Canucks and new coach Rick Tocchet. Tocchet, hired Sunday to replace Bruce Boudreau after the Canucks struggled to an 18-25-3 start, made his debut behind the Vancouver bench Tuesday night in a 5-2 home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice in the second period, the Canucks broke away from a 2-2 tie with goals 34 seconds apart midway through the third, and Bo Horvat added a short-handed empty-netter to equal his career high with his 31st goal of the season. The Canucks, who outshot Chicago 48-14, snapped a three-game skid and won for just the third time in the past 13 games. |
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01-25-23 | Blue Jackets +329 v. Oilers | 3-2 | Win | 329 | 8 h 9 m | Show | |
It's been more than 20 years since the Edmonton Oilers last won seven straight games in a season. Considering how well the Oilers have fared against the Columbus Blue Jackets at home all-time, they appear in good position to accomplish that feat again when the teams meet Wednesday night. Following a 1-3-1 stretch from Dec. 31-Jan. 9, Edmonton has won a season-high six in a row and has outscored opponents 31-13 in the process. The Oilers most recently won seven consecutive games during their club-record, nine-game winning streak in the 2000-01 season. "We're getting contributions from everybody, whether it's on the score sheet or playing physical, blocking a shot, or being solid defensively," said Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid, who has recorded 16 of his NHL-leading 88 points during his current 10-game point streak. "I think we're getting contributions up and down the lineup -- and then a little maturity." |
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01-25-23 | Blue Jackets v. Oilers OVER 6.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -125 | 8 h 5 m | Show | |
It's been more than 20 years since the Edmonton Oilers last won seven straight games in a season. Considering how well the Oilers have fared against the Columbus Blue Jackets at home all-time, they appear in good position to accomplish that feat again when the teams meet Wednesday night. Following a 1-3-1 stretch from Dec. 31-Jan. 9, Edmonton has won a season-high six in a row and has outscored opponents 31-13 in the process. The Oilers most recently won seven consecutive games during their club-record, nine-game winning streak in the 2000-01 season. "We're getting contributions from everybody, whether it's on the score sheet or playing physical, blocking a shot, or being solid defensively," said Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid, who has recorded 16 of his NHL-leading 88 points during his current 10-game point streak. "I think we're getting contributions up and down the lineup -- and then a little maturity." |
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01-25-23 | Hurricanes v. Stars -102 | 3-2 | Loss | -102 | 7 h 14 m | Show | |
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to extend their latest points streak when they visit the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are 4-0-1 over their last five games, continuing the team's knack for just about always leaving the rink with at least one point. Only the NHL-leading Boston Bruins have fewer regulation losses than Carolina's nine, and the Hurricanes' season included a 15-0-2 stretch that set new club records for consecutive games with a point (17) and consecutive wins (11). In Saturday's 5-2 road win over the New York Islanders, the Hurricanes faced some extra adversity. Max Pacioretty suffered a potentially season-ending Achilles tear in Carolina's previous game, and defenseman Jaccob Slavin was a late lineup scratch due to a lower-body injury. The lineup absences weren't enough to slow down the Hurricanes. Carolina scored twice in the first four minutes against New York, and Sebastian Aho scored the game's final three goals for his sixth career hat trick. |
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01-25-23 | Hurricanes v. Stars UNDER 6 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 11 m | Show | |
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to extend their latest points streak when they visit the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are 4-0-1 over their last five games, continuing the team's knack for just about always leaving the rink with at least one point. Only the NHL-leading Boston Bruins have fewer regulation losses than Carolina's nine, and the Hurricanes' season included a 15-0-2 stretch that set new club records for consecutive games with a point (17) and consecutive wins (11). In Saturday's 5-2 road win over the New York Islanders, the Hurricanes faced some extra adversity. Max Pacioretty suffered a potentially season-ending Achilles tear in Carolina's previous game, and defenseman Jaccob Slavin was a late lineup scratch due to a lower-body injury. The lineup absences weren't enough to slow down the Hurricanes. Carolina scored twice in the first four minutes against New York, and Sebastian Aho scored the game's final three goals for his sixth career hat trick. |
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01-25-23 | Rangers +140 v. Maple Leafs | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 3 m | Show | |
Reuniting William Nylander and John Tavares worked well on Monday and the Toronto Maple Leafs hope the success continues Wednesday night against the visiting New York Rangers. Nylander had two goals and two assists -- all in the second period -- and the Maple Leafs opened a five-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Tavares had a goal and an assist while Calle Jarnkrok, the other player on the line, also scored a goal. The Rangers also won Monday night, 6-2 over the visiting Florida Panthers. After losing 3-2 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, the Maple Leafs overcame a 1-0 first-period deficit with a four-goal outburst in the second period Monday. |
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01-25-23 | Rangers v. Maple Leafs OVER 6 | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 0 m | Show | |
Reuniting William Nylander and John Tavares worked well on Monday and the Toronto Maple Leafs hope the success continues Wednesday night against the visiting New York Rangers. Nylander had two goals and two assists -- all in the second period -- and the Maple Leafs opened a five-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Tavares had a goal and an assist while Calle Jarnkrok, the other player on the line, also scored a goal. The Rangers also won Monday night, 6-2 over the visiting Florida Panthers. After losing 3-2 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, the Maple Leafs overcame a 1-0 first-period deficit with a four-goal outburst in the second period Monday. |
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01-25-23 | Islanders +116 v. Senators | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
Ottawa coach D.J. Smith promised changes were coming after watching his Senators continue a month-long slump Saturday night. For New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert, the search for answers to what is ailing his team is already underway but doesn't appear to be anywhere close to complete. A pair of skidding teams will meet Wednesday night when the Senators host the Islanders. The Senators have been off since Saturday, when they lost to the visiting Winnipeg Jets 5-1. The Islanders are concluding a two-game Canadian road trip after squandering another early lead Monday and falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Some struggles are to be expected for the rebuilding Senators, who have missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons and entered Tuesday tied with the Montreal Canadiens for the second-fewest points in the Eastern Conference. But their latest skid has increasingly frustrated Smith. The Senators have lost 10 of 16 (6-9-1) since a 14-14-2 start and are 2-6-0 since Jan. 9, a span in which they've been outscored 36-17. Five of the losses in the latter stretch have been by at least three goals. |
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01-25-23 | Islanders v. Senators OVER 6 | 1-2 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 53 m | Show | |
Ottawa coach D.J. Smith promised changes were coming after watching his Senators continue a month-long slump Saturday night. For New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert, the search for answers to what is ailing his team is already underway but doesn't appear to be anywhere close to complete. A pair of skidding teams will meet Wednesday night when the Senators host the Islanders. The Senators have been off since Saturday, when they lost to the visiting Winnipeg Jets 5-1. The Islanders are concluding a two-game Canadian road trip after squandering another early lead Monday and falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Some struggles are to be expected for the rebuilding Senators, who have missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons and entered Tuesday tied with the Montreal Canadiens for the second-fewest points in the Eastern Conference. But their latest skid has increasingly frustrated Smith. The Senators have lost 10 of 16 (6-9-1) since a 14-14-2 start and are 2-6-0 since Jan. 9, a span in which they've been outscored 36-17. Five of the losses in the latter stretch have been by at least three goals. |
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01-24-23 | Blackhawks +200 v. Canucks | 2-5 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 56 m | Show | |
The Vancouver Canucks finally turned the page. Vancouver's home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday marks the next chapter for the club that hired Rick Tocchet as head coach after a drawn-out firing of Bruce Boudreau. Boudreau, who coached for a couple of weeks amidst rampant speculation that he would be replaced by Tocchet, was finally relieved of his duties on Sunday. Now Tocchet -- who has been a head coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Arizona Coyotes -- takes the reins of a team that has lost seven of its past eight games and 10 of its past 12. "I don't look at it as a tough start," Tocchet said. "I look at it as a new day tomorrow. All of that other stuff lessens and lessens (each day)." The Canucks are more than a dozen points out in the playoff race, and a miracle run is almost impossible, but Tocchet -- who reportedly has a contract through the 2024-25 season -- will look to create a new atmosphere for a franchise that has now had three head coaches in less than 14 months. |
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01-24-23 | Ducks +120 v. Coyotes | 5-2 | Win | 120 | 7 h 2 m | Show | |
Trevor Zegras is playing his best hockey of the season for the Anaheim Ducks and that could spell bad news for the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night at Tempe, Ariz. Zegras is riding an NHL career-high five-game point streak (five goals, four assists). He has scored seven goals in his past eight games to give him a team-leading 17 on the season. Zegras had two goals and an assist in a 6-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon, giving him six multigoal games for his NHL career, the second-most by an Anaheim player before turning 22 since Paul Kariya (13). "His play is greatly improving always," Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. "He's obviously an offensive threat all the time, he's gotten much better defensively and managing the puck, and his growth continues." Zegras and the Ducks might also have a chip on their shoulders when they step on the ice at the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena. |
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01-24-23 | Capitals v. Avalanche -118 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 59 m | Show | |
The last time Darcy Kuemper and Nicolas Aube-Kubel played hockey in Colorado, they were taking part in the Stanley Cup Final for the Avalanche last June. Aube-Kubel and Kuemper were essentially one-year rentals for Colorado and became salary cap casualties after the championship parade rolled through downtown Denver. Kuemper landed in Washington as the No. 1 goaltender, and Aube-Kubel went to Toronto before being waived by the Maple Leafs and claimed by the Capitals. Both former Avs will make their first trip back to Colorado when the Capitals visit Denver on Tuesday night. Colorado acquired Kuemper from Arizona ahead of last season with the hope he would stabilize the Avalanche's situation in net. He missed four postseason games due to injury but played all six Stanley Cup games. Cale Makar will not play again but we won't fall for that like against Calgary. |
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01-24-23 | Sabres +125 v. Blues | 5-3 | Win | 125 | 6 h 4 m | Show | |
The St. Louis Blues hope to get winger Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Torey Krug back in the lineup Tuesday when they host the Buffalo Sabres. Tarasenko has been sidelined since Dec. 31 with a hand injury while Krug has been on the shelf since Dec. 23 with a lower-body injury. Both players practiced at full speed ahead of Tuesday's game at Enterprise Center, which will conclude St. Louis' seven-game homestand. The Blues went 3-3 in the first six games without their two key veterans. "They practiced today full again, which is good," Blues coach Craig Berube said. "Kruger getting another one in there, Vladi's been with us and they both seem good. Kind of wait and see." Tarasenko skated on a line with Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev at even strength, and he moved back onto the net-front position on the top power-play unit. |
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01-24-23 | Golden Knights v. Devils -168 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 36 m | Show | |
The opener of a season-long six-game road trip Sunday afternoon appeared to provide the Vegas Golden Knights their best opportunity to regain the consistency they displayed while moving to the top of the Pacific Division. Instead, a loss to the lottery-bound Arizona Coyotes left the Golden Knights still seeking answers and another spark as they head across the country for a spate of games against fellow playoff contenders. The Golden Knights will look to get back on track Tuesday night, when they are scheduled to make their lone visit to face the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. Both teams were off Monday after playing Sunday, when the Golden Knights fell to the Coyotes 4-1 and the host Devils earned a 2-1 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The loss was the fifth in the last seven games (2-5-0) for the Golden Knights, who have been outscored 24-17 during the slump. On Sunday, Vegas fell behind the Coyotes -- who have the fourth-fewest points in the NHL -- just 1:59 after faceoff and trailed wire-to-wire fewer than 24 hours after scoring the first five goals in a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals. |
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01-24-23 | Panthers +141 v. Penguins | 6-7 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 7 m | Show | |
The Pittsburgh Penguins found their blueprint -- sort of -- and will be looking for more of the same Tuesday when the Florida Panthers visit. The Penguins, 4-2-2 in their past eight games, are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss on Sunday at New Jersey where nearly everything went right except the outcome. Pittsburgh controlled play and held the Devils at bay, including giving up just two shots in the second period. "I think if we continue to play with that kind of mindset, that kind of aggressiveness, then over time it's going to give us a chance to win," said Pittsburgh center and captain Sidney Crosby, who scored his team-leading 22nd goal in that game. "The challenge is doing it consistently. We've got to learn from it and bring a similar game and find a way to get two points." That would take a little more of a finishing touch on offense. |
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01-24-23 | Kings -123 v. Flyers | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 39 m | Show | |
After a much-needed day off, the Philadelphia Flyers play their final home game before the All-Star break on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Flyers looked flat early in their last game against the Winnipeg Jets as they fell behind 3-0 before rallying for three goals in what was ultimately a 5-3 setback on Sunday. Kevin Hayes did provide a lift with two power-play goals in his 600th career game in the National Hockey League. Named to the All-Star team, Hayes now has 15 goals this season. "Hockey is a weird game," Hayes said. "You get a chance you should've scored on, and you miss. A goal that's kind of a little unlikely goes in. You joke around in practice and warmups working on that stuff. Sometimes it happens in a game." The Flyers had won nine of 12 before losing to Winnipeg at home for the first time since October of 2011. |
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01-24-23 | Wild v. Lightning -156 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 35 m | Show | |
After losing for the second time on their four-game road trip through the southern part of the Eastern Conference, the Minnesota Wild will try to improve even-strength play and hopefully get a little puck luck when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Following Thursday night's 5-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes, coach Dean Evason's Wild fell 5-3 to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, setting up a showdown with the Lightning, who are coming off a 3-2-0 road trip across the Western Conference. The setback against Florida happened despite the cards being stacked in Minnesota's favor. Without goaltenders Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight, the Panthers turned to the AHL tandem of Alex Lyon and Mack Guzda. The Atlantic Division club also lost defensemen Aaron Ekblad and Gustav Forsling early in the game, although Forsling returned, and top-six center Sam Bennett left the game with an injury. Still, Minnesota could not manage enough offense to defeat Lyon, who made 29 saves in only his 26th NHL game and did not allow a goal at even strength. The visitors went 2-for-2 on the power play and added their third with 90 seconds left to play trailing by two and with goalie Filip Gustavsson off for the extra skater. |
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01-24-23 | Sharks v. Red Wings -140 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 5 h 9 m | Show | |
The Detroit Red Wings are in danger of losing any realistic hope they can make a playoff run as the All-Star break approaches and will look to start a much-needed hot streak at home against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The Wings have gone 1-3-1 since Jan. 14 and 3-6-1 since Jan. 4, with a damaging 2-1 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. "We certainly feel we played good enough to win," said Red Wings team captain Dylan Larkin, who is a point away from 400 in his career. "The effort level is not the issue. It's just when we are on our game, we have to capitalize, we have to make teams pay. We're up 3-1 in Arizona and we don't put it away (in a 4-3 shootout loss). "We had chances, we just don't put it away. We need to start. That's the maturing and growing as a team. We need to find ways to put teams away." Once one of the undisputed powerhouses in the NHL, the Red Wings haven't made the playoffs the past six seasons. They've shown gradual improvement since they hired Steve Yzerman as their general manager but still can't match the talent of some of the league's elite clubs. |
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01-23-23 | Sabres v. Stars UNDER 6.5 | 3-2 | Win | 101 | 12 h 53 m | Show | |
The Dallas Stars and their stingy defensive ways will be put to the test when they host the high-octane offense of the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The Stars have allowed only 122 goals against through 48 games thus far, the fourth-fewest in the NHL prior to Sunday's action. Their 2.54 goals-against average ranks second only to the Boston Bruins. Dallas enters Monday's tilt with shutouts in three of its past four games, all ending in 4-0 scores. It's a credit to both the team's defensive play and their goaltenders. |
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01-23-23 | Islanders v. Maple Leafs UNDER 6 | 2-5 | Loss | -108 | 10 h 26 m | Show | |
After losing to the archrival Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Maple Leafs will open a five-game homestand Monday night against the struggling New York Islanders. The Maple Leafs lost 3-2 in overtime at Montreal on Saturday. The Islanders also lost Saturday, 5-2 to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. Toronto wasted a 2-0 first-period lead against the Canadiens, a team that has been hit by injuries and is struggling in the standings. |
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01-22-23 | Golden Knights v. Coyotes +181 | 1-4 | Win | 181 | 7 h 25 m | Show | |
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will begin a six-game road stretch on Sunday night when they face the Arizona Coyotes in the second game of a back-to-back. It will be the first time that Vegas faces Arizona at its new temporary home, 4,600-seat Mullett Arena on the Arizona State campus in Tempe. And when asked about the prospect of playing in a cozy college arena for the first time, defenseman Alec Martinez, who starred at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, had one question. "Is the ASU band going to be there?" Martinez said with a smile. "That's one thing I definitely miss. The Miami hockey band was pretty stellar. Obviously, we've never been there (Mullett). I'm interested to see how it's going to go and what it's going to feel like. Excited to get back at it (Sunday)." It was a much more upbeat locker room for the Golden Knights after they snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a lopsided 6-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Ovechkin was out with a lower-body injury. |
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01-22-23 | Golden Knights v. Coyotes OVER 6 | 1-4 | Loss | -114 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
The Golden Knights, called out by coach Bruce Cassidy for their lack of effort and intensity during the losing streak, finished their season-long seven-game homestand with a 3-4-0 record and a one-point lead over the Seattle Kraken in the Pacific Division. "It's definitely a momentum-changer," Martinez said of the win. "Obviously this homestand isn't what we want it to be, but we finished it off. ... We've just got to keep it rolling on the road now." Because of the All-Star break and bye week, Vegas won't play another home game until Feb. 12 against Anaheim. Considering the fact the Golden Knights are just 14-13-0 at T-Mobile Arena and 15-3-2 on the road, that might not be a bad thing. Arizona, seventh in the Central Division, also will play the second game of a back-to-back. The Coyotes, who are 1-11-0 over their past 12 games but 8-7-2 at Mullett Arena, lost 4-0 at Central-leading Dallas on Saturday night. |
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01-22-23 | Jets -158 v. Flyers | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 37 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Flyers will look for their 10th win in 13 games when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. The Flyers posted a hard-earned, 2-1 road victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday thanks in large part to 30 saves from goaltender Carter Hart. Philadelphia also played gritty defense and blocked 31 shots, eight from Ivan Provorov. More than once, Provorov went sprawling to the ice to block a shot. Scott Laughton and Noah Cates each scored one goal, and Hart preserved the victory with a scintillating pad save in the final few seconds against Lucas Raymond. |
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01-22-23 | Sharks v. Bruins OVER 6 | 0-4 | Loss | -115 | 7 h 33 m | Show | |
As a 15-1-3 run and a 12-point lead in the Atlantic Division standings suggest, the Boston Bruins have needed little help racking up wins this season. Following a two-game sweep of the Islanders and Rangers in New York, the Bruins will return home to face the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Boston has won 10 consecutive games against San Jose dating to 2016. Their home-and-home season series began Jan. 7 as part of Boston's three-game California road trip. Brad Marchand had three points (one goal, two assists) and David Pastrnak scored twice in a 4-2 Boston win. |
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01-22-23 | Kings v. Blackhawks +195 | 2-1 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 31 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks still hope to see consistent play from their goalies this season. Petr Mrazek is coming off his best performance of the season for the Blackhawks, and Jonathan Quick has been mostly solid in relief in his past two appearances for the Kings. The veteran goalies will try to build on those results and bring some stability back to the crease when Chicago hosts Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Mrazek stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday for his second straight win. Those performances helped erase a dismal effort against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Jan. 14, when Mrazek stopped just one of five shots before getting replaced in an 8-5 loss. |
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01-22-23 | Kings v. Blackhawks OVER 6 | 2-1 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 27 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks still hope to see consistent play from their goalies this season. Petr Mrazek is coming off his best performance of the season for the Blackhawks, and Jonathan Quick has been mostly solid in relief in his past two appearances for the Kings. The veteran goalies will try to build on those results and bring some stability back to the crease when Chicago hosts Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Mrazek stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday for his second straight win. Those performances helped erase a dismal effort against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Jan. 14, when Mrazek stopped just one of five shots before getting replaced in an 8-5 loss. |
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01-22-23 | Penguins v. Devils -138 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 2 h 44 m | Show | |
A productive if imperfect road trip might have helped the New Jersey Devils begin rediscovering their early-season form. The return of goalie Tristan Jarry on Friday night might have given the Pittsburgh Penguins a clearer path to one of the wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. A pair of longtime rivals looking to maintain their momentum are slated to meet on Sunday afternoon, when the Devils host the Penguins for the first time this season in Newark, N.J. The Devils haven't played since Thursday night, when they completed a five-game road trip by falling to the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime. The Penguins won the back end of a home-and-home set with the Ottawa Senators on Friday, when Jarry made 44 saves in a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh. The loss prevented the Devils from enjoying a perfect road trip, but going 4-0-1 against the division rival Carolina Hurricanes and a trio of Pacific Division opponents allowed New Jersey to reassert itself near the top of the Metropolitan standings. |
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01-22-23 | Penguins v. Devils UNDER 6.5 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 2 h 42 m | Show | |
The Devils, who raced out to a 21-4-1 start that included a 13-game winning streak from Oct. 25- Nov. 21, lost 10 of 14 games (4-8-2) before embarking upon the season-long road trip on Jan. 10. New Jersey began the trek four points behind the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan and seven points ahead of the Penguins and New York Islanders in the race for the final wild-card spot. Entering Saturday, the Devils were two points behind Carolina and 11 clear of the Islanders, who fell into ninth place in the East by virtue of Pittsburgh's win on Friday. Head coach Lindy Ruff was content with the ground gained by the Devils, though he felt Thursday's loss might have been overdue. New Jersey overcame deficits in three of their first four wins and fell behind 2-0 against the Kraken. |
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01-21-23 | Jets v. Senators OVER 6 | 5-1 | Push | 0 | 9 h 59 m | Show | |
The Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Senators will try to bounce back from recent losses when they meet on Saturday night in the Canadian capital city. The Senators are coming off a 4-1 road loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, giving the teams a split of a head-and-head set over a three-day span. The Jets have dropped consecutive 4-1 decisions on the road, on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs and on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa got its lone goal on Friday from Brady Tkachuk, while Cam Talbot stopped 40 of 44 shots in the loss. The Senators' offense had quantity but couldn't find enough quality. Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry made 44 saves on 45 shots in his first game since getting injured on Jan. 2 in the NHL Winter Classic at Boston. |
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01-20-23 | Senators v. Penguins OVER 6.5 | Top | 1-4 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 20 m | Show |
The Pittsburgh Penguins will enter the second half of their home-and-home set against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Friday piping hot under the collar. The Penguins aren't so much angry at the Senators, who won Wednesday at home 5-4 in overtime. Instead, they were left seething at themselves and over the officiating after they were assessed eight penalties in the first meeting and gave up four goals to Ottawa's power play. Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan seemed to have a difficult time containing his anger over the circumstances in the game. |
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01-19-23 | Devils -125 v. Seattle Kraken | 3-4 | Loss | -125 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
The Seattle Kraken might want to find a neutral site for Thursday night's game against New Jersey. Because the Devils have been nearly unbeatable on the road. New Jersey has won the first four games of its five-game trip that concludes at Climate Pledge Arena and improved to 18-2-1 in away games with a 4-3 shootout victory on Monday at San Jose after Jack Hughes scored with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score. "I can't explain it," Devils coach Lindy Ruff said earlier in the week. "You know, we're finding ways to win, and I think that every team, every coach knows you're going to have to win games in different ways. ... I think our game, our detail to our game has been better on the road. We've managed the puck better on the road. I think sometimes at home there's a tendency to be a little bit more flashy, and some of our puck play has hurt us." The Devils were playing their third game in four nights in San Jose, and it showed. Still, they rallied for their 14th comeback victory of the season -- tying Tampa Bay for the league lead. |
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01-18-23 | Penguins v. Senators -105 | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 11 m | Show | |
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the mix for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but need to find more offensive production on the road. Meanwhile, scoring goals anywhere has been an issue for the Ottawa Senators of late. While looking to avoid a sixth loss in their last seven road games, the Penguins will aim to hand the Senators their third consecutive defeat when the teams open a home-and-home on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh has won three of its last five games following an 0-4-2 slide and needed overtime to pull out a 4-3 home victory over lowly Anaheim on Monday. Evgeni Malkin had a goal with an assist and Sidney Crosby set up the winner for Jake Guentzel, who also assisted on Bryan Rust's tying goal with 25 seconds left in regulation. |
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01-17-23 | Jets v. Canadiens OVER 6 | 1-4 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 4 m | Show | |
The Winnipeg Jets will try to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Jets have been rolling lately, having won eight of their past nine games, and currently sit on top of the Central Division with 59 points and have the Western Conference's best points percentage at .670. Winnipeg extended its current winning streak with a 2-1 victory against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Blake Wheeler scored, while goalie Connor Hellebuyck was nearly perfect with 20 saves on 21 shots for his 22nd win of the season. |
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01-16-23 | Capitals v. Islanders OVER 5.5 | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 0 m | Show | |
Scoring two goals in a span of fewer than four minutes Saturday night vaulted the New York Islanders into a wild-card spot -- and inched them closer to the Washington Capitals, whose inability to stop two-goal flurries has tightened the Eastern Conference playoff race. Postseason implications will already be looming Monday night when the Islanders host the Capitals in Elmont, N.Y. in the first game this season between the longtime divisional rivals. Both teams were off Sunday after playing at home Saturday night when the Islanders edged the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 and the Capitals fell to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1. It was the second straight game in which a two-goal sequence decided outcomes for both the Islanders and Capitals. The Islanders suffered their season-high fourth straight loss Thursday night when the Minnesota Wild scored the tying and go-ahead goals during a 93-second span in the third period of a 3-1 win. New York wasted little time establishing some momentum Saturday night when Casey Cizikas scored off a Canadiens' turnover 2:25 after the opening faceoff before Anthony Beauvillier doubled the lead at the 6:03 mark. The two-goal first period was the first for the Islanders since they scored twice in the first 20 minutes of a 5-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 16. |
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01-16-23 | Devils v. Sharks UNDER 6.5 | 4-3 | Loss | -101 | 5 h 42 m | Show | |
The New Jersey Devils will look to continue their record success in road games when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Devils became the first team in NHL history to win 17 of their first 20 road games with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Sharks dropped to 1-3-1 in their past five games with a 7-1 loss against visiting Edmonton on Friday. New Jersey, which has won four straight, will face a San Jose squad that's won a league-worst four home games, with a 4-12-6 record at SAP Center this season. Trailing 1-0, the Devils tied the game on Tomas Tatar's power-play goal at the 12:51 mark of the first period before Erik Haula gave New Jersey a 2-1 lead early in the second period. After the Kings tied the game midway through the period, Nikita Okhotiuk and Ryan Graves scored to give the Devils a two-goal cushion entering the third period. Jesper Bratt's empty-net goal with 1:04 left capped the Devils' sixth straight win on the road. |
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01-15-23 | Coyotes v. Jets OVER 6 | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -120 | 8 h 28 m | Show |
The Arizona Coyotes have lost eight straight games and have the unenviable task Sunday night of facing the Winnipeg Jets, the co-leaders of the Central Division, on the road. The Coyotes come into the game off a 2-1 road loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night, one in which a short span in the second period put the Coyotes in a hole they couldn't escape. Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau scored 51 seconds apart to give the Wild a 2-0 lead. Lawson Crouse scored his team-leading 16th goal of the season in the third period for the Coyotes, but Wild goaltender Marc Andre-Fleury allowed nothing else as he made 27 saves. |
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01-14-23 | Devils v. Kings UNDER 6.5 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -104 | 11 h 12 m | Show |
The Los Angeles Kings haven't been at full strength up front since before Christmas, but they keep finding ways to make up ground in the standings. The Kings will try to match their season high with a fourth consecutive win when they host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Los Angeles has been without center Trevor Moore (upper body) the past eight games and right winger Arthur Kaliyev (lower body) the past 10, but they still posted two wins against the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights in that span. The Kings have also knocked off the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, the surging Boston Bruins and such Western Conference powers as the Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames in the past month. In their most recent game, a 4-3 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, the Kings also were without left winger Viktor Arvidsson, who was ill. |
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01-14-23 | Flames v. Stars OVER 5.5 | Top | 6-5 | Win | 100 | 3 h 47 m | Show |
Less than one second separated the Dallas Stars from a shutout victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday. Instead of returning home for Saturday's matinee matchup with the Calgary Flames riding high, the Stars must recover from a shocking loss in which the Rangers scored in the final tick of the clock during regulation and escaped with a 2-1 overtime victory. "Everyone obviously wanted to win that one as bad as I did," said Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger. "It just sucks when guys play that great in front of you. "We'll probably be thinking about that for a while." The Stars, who remain atop the Central Division -- one point behind the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Western Conference -- and are on a 6-2-1 run, must turn the page quickly. After all, every team will earn wins snatched from the jaws of defeat and vice versa. |
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01-13-23 | Devils v. Ducks UNDER 6.5 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 21 m | Show |
Feeling at least somewhat encouraged after earning consecutive victories for the first time in more than a month, the New Jersey Devils will begin their road trip to the West Coast in a meeting with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. The Devils earned a 5-3 road victory over the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday thanks to a four-goal onslaught that began with less than a minute remaining in the second period. Dawson Mercer delivered his first two-goal game midway through his second season. With the Devils trailing 3-1, Mercer scored with 52 seconds remaining in the second period before Jesper Boqvist tied the game 18 seconds later. Mercer scored the go-ahead goal near the midway point of the third period. |
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01-12-23 | Hurricanes v. Blue Jackets UNDER 6.5 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -115 | 5 h 30 m | Show |
Two teams mired in slumps look to get back on the winning track when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. The Blue Jackets have lost four of five and are coming off their 10th straight road loss, a 6-3 defeat at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. Tim Berni scored his first NHL goal, Patrik Laine had two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 40 saves for the Blue Jackets. |
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01-11-23 | Capitals v. Flyers OVER 6 | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 5 h 45 m | Show | |
The surging Philadelphia Flyers will look for their sixth victory in seven games when they host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. Following a season-best four-game winning streak, the Flyers fell 6-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. But they responded one night later with a stellar 4-0 win on the road against the Buffalo Sabres. Backup goaltender Sam Ersson stopped all 28 shots for his first career shutout in his fifth-ever start. It came after he nearly earned a shutout in his previous start, giving up his only goal in the final minute of a Jan. 2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. |
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01-10-23 | Devils v. Hurricanes UNDER 6 | Top | 5-3 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 51 m | Show |
Now it's the Carolina Hurricanes who are trying to get back on track. It's not as if they have deviated that far, but more than a week has passed since they've won a game; they've lost three in a row overall. The New Jersey Devils, who seem to be snapping out of a funk, will be the opposition for the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C. "We've got to get it all together and play a full 60," Hurricanes forward Martin Necas said. "Try to reset and go back and try to play our game. There are no secrets, really." Carolina and New Jersey are the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division. This meeting will mark the midway mark in the regular season for both teams. This also will be the third Devils-Hurricanes meeting in about a three-week period. The Hurricanes won 4-1 at home on Dec. 20 and prevailed 5-4 in a shootout at New Jersey on Jan. 1. The Devils have won three of their past five games, with one of the setbacks to Carolina. |
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01-09-23 | Flyers v. Sabres UNDER 6.5 | 4-0 | Win | 105 | 9 h 25 m | Show | |
The rebuilding Philadelphia Flyers are far from a finished product. Following a promising four-game winning streak, their best since a 3-0-0 start, the Flyers were thumped 6-2 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. There won't be much time to dwell on the loss as Philadelphia will travel to Western New York to face the host Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Travis Konecny scored his team-leading 21st goal and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored against Toronto. Konecny has registered points in eight consecutive games and has scored at least one goal in a career-high six straight games. But there wasn't much positive news otherwise. Too many costly turnovers proved to be the difference in the frustrating loss. "We self-destructed the (expletive) out of ourselves," Flyers head coach John Tortorella said. "Just can't overcome all the things we gave them for free." After four giveaways early in the game, defenseman Tony DeAngelo didn't return to the ice after one shift in the second period. Earlier this season, Tortorella benched Konecny and center Kevin Hayes, the Flyers' lone All-Star. |
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01-08-23 | Flames v. Blackhawks OVER 6 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 29 m | Show | |
Four of the victories in the Calgary Flames' surge of six wins in nine games have come away from home. The Flames look to keep that success stirring on Sunday as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in the opener of a five-game road trip. "We're climbing up in the standings," the Flames' Blake Coleman said. "We're scratching and clawing to keep moving up here." Being efficient proved enough in Calgary's latest victory Friday, a 4-1 home victory against the New York Islanders that saw the club score three goals on just six first-period shots. Milan Lucic, Coleman and Nikita Zadorov fueled the run. That game should have gone over the total after four 1st period goals, this one will get there for bettors. |
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01-07-23 | Bruins v. Sharks UNDER 6.5 | Top | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 12 h 35 m | Show |
The Boston Bruins are off to one of the best starts in NHL history, and they hope to continue those winning ways when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. With Thursday's 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings to kick off a three-game California trip, the Bruins tied the 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens for the second spot on the league's all-time list for fewest games to reach 30 wins. Needing 38 games to hit the mark, the Bruins (30-4-4) are second only to the 1929-30 Bruins, who needed only 35 games. "We just want to keep things rolling," Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman said after beating the Kings. "We know how good we are, and games like this, where you have a little adversity with travel or whatever, you want to get on top and get those two points." The Bruins are unbeaten in regulation in the past 12 games (9-0-3), and it's not just their stars producing. Against the Kings, Trent Frederic scored a pair of goals 34 second apart midway through the third period to break open a 2-2 game. Frederic has nine goals in 35 games this season. He netted eight in 60 outings in 2021-22. |
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01-07-23 | Avalanche +112 v. Oilers | 3-2 | Win | 112 | 11 h 9 m | Show | |
The last time the Colorado Avalanche were in Edmonton, they were celebrating a sweep of the Oilers in the Western Conference finals and a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. Colorado's current fortunes are far from that June 6, 2022, night in Canada. The reigning champions are mired in a five-game skid, including four losses in regulation, and are searching for answers. The Avalanche will try to end the losing streak when they play at Edmonton on Saturday night. Injuries have hampered the rhythm of Colorado's lineup but the 4-2 loss at Vancouver on Thursday night was a mixture of poor play and bad luck. The Avalanche led 2-0 when a clear attempt hit a referee to keep the puck in the Colorado end, and the Canucks scored seconds later. Defensive breakdowns led to two more goals in 34 seconds and the Avalanche had no answer. They were outshot 42-28 and went 1-for-5 on the power play. After taking the 2-0 lead early in the second period, Colorado was outshot 11-0. |
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01-06-23 | Islanders v. Flames OVER 5.5 | 1-4 | Loss | -113 | 11 h 12 m | Show | |
Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter has often called the NHL a 3-2 league. His team has been in three consecutive games that finished with that score heading into a Friday home clash with the New York Islanders. The bad news for Sutter's troops is his team is not having as much success as they need in those tight affairs, including a Tuesday road loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Flames have been part of a league-high 24 one-goal games, in which they have posted a disappointing 10-7-7 record. Hurting Calgary's cause is a team-wide 8.7 percent shooting rate, ahead of only the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks, who are 30th and 32nd in the overall league standings. As tough as it has been for the Flames to score goals, they believe better days are ahead. |
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01-06-23 | Predators v. Capitals UNDER 6.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 9 h 19 m | Show | |
The Washington Capitals will try to extend a nine-game point streak when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday. Both teams are coming off victories and traveling for the second game of a back-to-back set. Washington defeated the host Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Thursday, while Nashville rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Raleigh, N.C. T.J. Oshie scored twice at Columbus for the Capitals. Dylan Strome had a trio of assists, and Evgeny Kuznetsov had two helpers. Washington killed off Columbus' only power play of the night in the second period, and the Capitals later scored the game's final four goals, the last two on power plays. |
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01-05-23 | Penguins +107 v. Golden Knights | 2-5 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 26 m | Show | |
The Vegas Golden Knights will get a big boost on the injury front when they open a seven-game homestand on Thursday night against the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins in Las Vegas. Center Jack Eichel, who has missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury, took part in a full practice on Wednesday and head coach Bruce Cassidy said he would be back in the lineup barring any setbacks following the workout. Despite playing in just 27 of the team's 40 games, Eichel is third in scoring with 29 points, including 13 goals. Vegas, which doesn't play another road game until Jan. 22 at Arizona, has won two in a row after defeating Colorado 3-2 on Monday in Denver, but has struggled at home this season, winning just 11 of 20 contests (11-9-0). The Golden Knights have won their last three at T-Mobile Arena, but they weren't easy, with one being a 5-4 win over Nashville in overtime and another a 5-4 victory over St. Louis via a shootout. Before the current home win streak, Vegas had gone 1-6-0 over a seven-game home stretch with the lone 2-1 win coming in overtime over Philadelphia. Still, the Golden Knights, who are 15-3-2 on the road, lead the Western Conference with 54 points. |
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01-05-23 | Seattle Kraken v. Maple Leafs UNDER 6.5 | 5-1 | Win | 100 | 6 h 43 m | Show | |
After opening their seven-game road trip with a victory over the Edmonton Oilers, the Seattle Kraken will try to maintain momentum against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. The Kraken overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night, while the Maple Leafs took a 6-5 shootout loss on Tuesday at home against the St. Louis Blues. "The best part of our game and the most important part: we checked throughout our lineup (Tuesday)," Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. The Kraken ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the New York Islanders 4-1 at home on Sunday before embarking on their trip. |
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01-03-23 | Flames v. Jets OVER 6 | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 4 m | Show |
Connor Hellebuyck's value to the Winnipeg Jets has been obvious for years, but they received a huge reminder the past few weeks as they head into Tuesday's home game with the Calgary Flames on a bit of a roll. Amidst a difficult wave of injuries, the Jets struggled through half of December but finished the month with a pair of victories, the latest a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on New Year's Eve. In that outing, Hellebuyck -- who won the Vezina Trophy for the league's top goalie in the 2019-20 season -- sparkled while making 31 saves. The Jets were outshot 32-17, killed all five penalties and snapped the point-scoring streak of the league's leading scorer, Connor McDavid, at 17 games. "I don't think we want to make it that hard for him, but it seems like when we need him the most it seems like he's there," Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor said. "Clutch times, he's a clutch player." Connor has been clutch, too. After struggling to start the season with only two goals in 14 games, the 47-goal scorer from last season has netted 14 goals and 31 points in his last 23 games, including the game-winner in Edmonton. |
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01-02-23 | Golden Knights v. Avalanche UNDER 6 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 11 h 12 m | Show | |
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche are looking to snap a three-game skid Monday in Denver when they face the visiting Vegas Golden Knights in a clash of teams short-handed on defense. The Avalanche welcomed star Nathan MacKinnon back into the lineup on Saturday, but they still dropped a 6-2 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs at home. Colorado, which is battling for the fourth spot in the Central Division, was coming off a 5-4 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday and 6-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes two nights earlier. A win over the Golden Knights at Ball Arena would give them their first victory since beating Nashville 3-2 in overtime on Dec. 23. |
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01-01-23 | Islanders v. Seattle Kraken -115 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 14 h 3 m | Show | |
Not only did the Seattle Kraken fall below the playoff line in their final game of 2022, but they were embarrassed while doing so. The Kraken lost to the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-2 Friday to drop from third to fifth place in the Pacific Division and a point back in the Western Conference playoff race. The Kraken will try to salvage the finale of a three-game homestand when they play host to the New York Islanders on Sunday. The Kraken had no answer for Edmonton's Connor McDavid, who had a goal and four assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also had four assists for the Oilers, who were playing without second-leading scorer Leon Draisaitl because of an undisclosed injury. It was Seattle's eighth loss in the past 11 games (3-7-1). |
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01-01-23 | Sabres v. Senators -126 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 13 h 18 m | Show | |
The Buffalo Sabres closed out 2022 on a red-hot run. Now they'll look to maintain that momentum as they kick off the new year with a visit to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. The Sabres are riding a six-game winning streak after a 4-3 overtime victory against the Boston Bruins on Saturday. It was also their eighth win in the past 10 games, and they are 11-3-2 since losing eight straight in regulation. They led the Bruins 2-1 after two periods but then found themselves trailing 3-2 with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation. "We just found a way, and that shows the kind of team we are this year," said Alex Tuch, who scored the game-winner, one of his two goals and four points in the contest. "We don't want to back down from anyone, and we know when adversity (happens), we can overcome it and win hockey games." They've outscored their opponents 28-12 during their six-game streak, with at least three goals scored in each game and at least four on five occasions. Buffalo leads the NHL with an average of four goals per game and has scored 136 goals just one behind league-leading Dallas. The problem is, this number is telling me that the Senators are the right side, that's where we're going. |
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12-31-22 | Senators v. Red Wings UNDER 6.5 | Top | 2-4 | Win | 103 | 7 h 26 m | Show |
Drake Batherson and Alex DeBrincat haven't cooled off since the Ottawa Senators' last visit to Detroit. The Senators will visit the Red Wings once again on New Year's Eve. Batherson scored twice and DeBrincat collected three assists in a 6-3 Ottawa victory over Detroit on Dec. 17. Batherson will carry a 12-game point streak (seven goals, 10 assists) into the rematch. DeBrincat has scored four goals in the last three games, including the tying and winning goals in a 4-3 road victory over Washington on Thursday. DeBrincat, acquired from Chicago during the offseason, had six goals and 11 assists entering the month. He's notched seven goals and 11 assists in December. He has at least one point in 12 of the last 13 games. "In any new system, it takes some time," center Shane Pinto said. "He's in a new spot and you knew he was going to start scoring. It was just a matter of time. He's such an elite player and he's just getting more and more comfortable and he's just showing everyone what he can do. I'm not surprised at all." The Senators, who have won two straight, erased 2-0 and 3-1 deficits. They are 8-3-2 this month. |
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12-31-22 | Flyers v. Kings UNDER 6 | Top | 4-2 | Push | 0 | 5 h 37 m | Show |
The Los Angeles Kings used their lowest point of the season as a springboard to launch their most successful stretch, and they'll try to maintain their momentum when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Los Angeles is 6-0-1 since a 6-0 road loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 13. The latest triumph for the Kings came on Thursday night against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche when Los Angeles rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit on the road to win 5-4 in a shootout. "I think we learned from the Buffalo game," Kings forward Phillip Danault said. "(Thursday) was a big, big character win." The Flyers started their three-game West Coast trip in a similar fashion on Thursday night. |
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12-30-22 | Predators v. Ducks OVER 6 | Top | 6-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 9 m | Show |
It hasn't been an easy season for the Anaheim Ducks, languishing among the bottom three teams in the NHL. But there have been some positives of late, which the team will look to build on when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday. The Ducks enter the contest with a 3-2-1 record in their past six games and are coming off a 3-2 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. "Our chemistry has been building all year," Ducks forward Adam Henrique said. Anaheim is near or at the bottom of the NHL in most statistical categories, including goals scored. They've managed just 83 for an average of 2.31 per game. At the other end, they've allowed a league-high 146 goals, an average of 4.06 per game. |
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12-29-22 | Flyers v. Sharks UNDER 6.5 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -120 | 12 h 18 m | Show |
Among the biggest problems, this season for the struggling Philadelphia Flyers has been the offense, namely a lack of it. The Flyers continue a five-game road trip, interrupted by the holiday break, with three games in California -- beginning with a Thursday night game against the San Jose Sharks. Offensively challenged Philadelphia is seeing improvement in that area. It's a small sample size, but the Flyers have scored 13 goals in their past three games and three or more in each of their past four. "The results haven't been there ... but I think our game is coming along," center Scott Laughton said. "Defensively, we're way better. Obviously, we're having a tough time scoring, but I think the belief in the room is a lot different than it's been the last couple of years. And that goes a long way." The Flyers return to action for the first time since taking a 6-5 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. They have lost two straight games and on a 2-5-2 skid. |
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12-29-22 | Senators v. Capitals OVER 6 | Top | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 4 m | Show |
The Washington Capitals will try to extend a five-game win streak when they host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Capitals haven't lost since Dec. 15, ripping off wins against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Senators, Winnipeg Jets and New York Rangers. Washington has outscored opponents 20-8 during that stretch. Washington has also won 10 of its last 11 dating back to Dec. 5, winning as many games in December as it had won in October and November combined. The Capitals are 13-3-1 since Nov. 23. In their last outing, the Capitals blanked the Rangers 4-0 on the strength of 32 saves from Darcy Kuemper. It was Kuemper's third shutout of the season. |
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12-28-22 | Golden Knights v. Ducks OVER 6 | 2-3 | Loss | -111 | 12 h 34 m | Show | |
After posting a rare road blemish with a 4-2 loss at Los Angeles, the Vegas Golden Knights will make the short drive down Interstate 5 to Anaheim, Calif., to play the Ducks on Wednesday night in the second game of a back-to-back. Vegas had a four-game road winning streak snapped with the loss to the Kings, just the third regulation road loss in 18 games (14-3-1) for the Golden Knights this season. Los Angeles closed to within three points of Vegas, the Western Conference leader with 49 points. Against the Kings, the Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead midway through the second period on defenseman Brayden McNabb's first goal of the season off a nifty between-the-legs setup by Reilly Smith. But Los Angeles tied it a little over three minutes later on a Phillip Danault goal. Alex Iafallo scored what proved to be the game-winner midway through the third period on an odd-man rush after Mark Stone lost an edge in the neutral zone. |
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12-27-22 | Avalanche v. Coyotes OVER 5.5 | Top | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 11 h 44 m | Show |
A narrow victory is still a victory. As long as the result is two points, the Colorado Avalanche would happily accept another tight contest when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday in Tempe, Arizona. Colorado is on a four-game winning streak, with its last three wins coming in either overtime or a shootout. The Avalanche are 6-1-0 in their last seven games, collecting five one-goal wins and outscoring opponents by a modest 17-12 margin. "We've been fighting, grinding out wins, low-scoring games," forward Evan Rodrigues said. "Even when we're down, guys believe we can come back. We've just got to stick with it." Rodrigues recorded the assist on Samuel Girard's game-winning goal in the Avalanche's last game, a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Friday. The dynamic offense was a cornerstone of Colorado's run to the Stanley Cup last summer. This season, however, long-term injuries to Nathan McKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog have sapped the Avalanche of some of their scoring punch. |
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12-23-22 | Blues v. Golden Knights UNDER 6 | 4-5 | Loss | -114 | 8 h 16 m | Show | |
After earning their first regulation home win in almost a month Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to make it two in a row on Friday night against the St. Louis Blues in Las Vegas. The 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes was only the second in eight home games for the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights, who improved to just 9-9-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season. Mark Stone led the way with both a power-play goal and a short-handed goal during a four-goal third period. It marked the first time in Vegas history that a player scored both a power-play and a short-handed goal in the same game. It also marked the first time since their last regulation home victory, 4-1 over Ottawa on Nov. 23, that the Golden Knights scored more than two goals in a home game. |
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12-22-22 | Wild v. Sharks UNDER 6.5 | 2-5 | Loss | -125 | 9 h 10 m | Show | |
The Minnesota Wild will take the Western Conference's longest winning streak into their Thursday night road game against the San Jose Sharks. Minnesota, behind a goal and two assists by Matt Boldy and 21 saves by Marc-Andre Fleury, won its season-best sixth game in a row on Wednesday, beating the host Anaheim Ducks 4-1. The Wild now hope to improve to 5-0-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season. The Wild have won 11 of their past 13 games to close within four points of the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. A big reason for that has been an improved defense that has allowed just six goals over the six-game winning streak. |
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12-22-22 | Capitals v. Senators UNDER 6.5 | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 56 m | Show | |
Washington forward Alex Ovechkin continues his pursuit of history when the Capitals visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Ovechkin, who has not scored a goal in his past three games, remains one behind Gordie Howe (801 goals) on the NHL's all-time list. Wayne Gretzky (894) remains in first. Despite Ovechkin's brief dry spell, the Capitals are rolling, having won seven of their past eight games after a 4-3 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Playing without a group of injured forwards that includes Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie among others, Washington continues to get secondary scoring. Fourth-line center Nic Dowd had two goals and an assist Monday after missing the previous game with a lower-body injury, defenseman Erik Gustafsson scored his fourth goal in two games and defenseman Dmitry Orlov netted the overtime winner. |
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12-21-22 | Oilers +131 v. Stars | 6-3 | Win | 131 | 10 h 47 m | Show | |
The Edmonton Oilers' scorching-hot power play will be tested by the Dallas Stars' impressive penalty-kill unit when the two teams square off in Dallas on Wednesday. Through 33 games this season, the Oilers have scored on 32.8 percent (40-for-122) of their power-play chances, putting them in line for a piece of history. Since the NHL began charting power-play percentage as a statistic, the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens hold the record (31.9 percent) for highest power-play percentage in a single season. Edmonton's pace has only quickened over its last 10 games. The Oilers are 17-for-38 (44.7 percent) on the power play in that span, scoring multiple goals with the extra attacker in seven of those games, including each of the last four. Unfortunately, this dominant power play hasn't translated to consistent results on the scoreboard. Edmonton has a modest 4-4-2 record in its last 10 games, including 0-1-2 in its last three. Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators saw the Oilers equalize three different times during regulation, before Nashville's Alexandre Carrier scored the overtime winner. The Oilers are 0-3-2 in their last five games decided by one goal. |
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