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Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
Stephen Whyno, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Connor McMichael scored twice and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 for their fifth consecutive victory. Alex Ovechkin got his 855th NHL goal on an empty netter with 1:10 left. The Flyers clawed back from a four-goal deficit but have still lost six in a row since winning their season opener. Logan Thompson made 26 saves and fourth-line forwards Taylor Raddysh and Nic Dowd had the goals for the Capitals. Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov scored for Philadelphia.
Utah defensemen Sean Durzi and John Marino out long term after undergoing surgeries
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Hockey Club will be without a couple of defenseman for a long period of time after Sean Durzi and John Marino each underwent surgery. Durzi had his right shoulder repaired after being injured last week in Utah's fourth game of the season and is expected to be out four to six months. Marino had an operation on lower-back problems that had him sidelined throughout training camp. The team expects Marino to miss three to four months. Utah, formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes before relocating to Salt Lake City under new ownership, is aiming to end the franchise's playoff drought.
St. Louis Blues' Robert Thomas out 6 weeks with a broken ankle
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 23 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle. The Blues put Thomas on injured reserve Wednesday after he took a puck off the ankle early in the third period of their game Tuesday night against Winnipeg. Thomas is the latest St. Louis player to get knocked out of the lineup. Defenseman Nick Leddy landed on IR earlier this week because of a lower-body injury. The Blues opened the season 4-3 without Torey Krug and others available.
Predators beat Bruins 4-0 for 1st victory of season
Jim Diamond, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 23 - 6:36 a.m. | Save Story
Juuse Saros made 33 saves and the Nashville Predators ended their season-opening five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins. Ryan O'Reilly and Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist each while Tommy Novak and Gustav Nyquist also scored for the Predators, who entered the game as the only team in the NHL without a win. The shutout was the 25th of Saros' career. Jeremy Swayman made 38 saves for Boston. O'Reilly scored the game's first goal with 2:44 remaining in the opening period.
Avalanche visit the Utah Hockey Club on 3-game win streak
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 2:10 a.m. | Save Story
The Colorado Avalanche are looking to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Utah Hockey Club.
Hertl scores twice, Golden Knights snap three-game skid with 6-1 win over Kings
W.g. Ramirez, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 23 - 12:24 a.m. | Save Story
Tomas Hertl had two goals and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-1. The victory snapped Vegas' three-game losing skid, all during a recent road trip. The Golden Knights remained unbeaten at home this season. Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexander Holtz and Ivan Brabashev also scored for Vegas, while Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 shots. Warren Foegele scored and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who were playing their seventh straight road game to open the season.
Terry, Carlsson lead Ducks to 3-1 victory over winless Sharks
Kyle Glaser, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 22 - 11:29 p.m. | Save Story
Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson scored Anaheim's first power-play goals of the season, Lukas Dostal made 27 saves and the Ducks kept San Jose winless with a 3-1 win over the Sharks. Alex Killorn added an empty-net goal and Cutter Gauthier had two assists for Anaheim. Mikael Granlund scored for San Jose, which fell to 0-5-2. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 37 shots and William Eklund and Jack Thompson each had an assist. The Ducks began the season 0 for 20 on the power play before Terry scored 6:56 into the second period with a man advantage.
Calgary Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh Penguins
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 11:01 p.m. | Save Story
Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the red-hot Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar scored in regulation for Calgary. Andersson also had an assist for the only multipoint night, and leads the Flames in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists). Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Noel Acciari scored for Pittsburgh, which opened a four-game Western Canada road trip.
Ottawa routs Utah 4-0 for 1st road win of the season
John Coon, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 22 - 10:36 p.m. | Save Story
Anton Forsberg made 31 saves, Drake Batherson scored his third goal in two games and the Ottawa Senators won their first road game of the season, 4-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club. Batherson, Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig and Brady Tkachuk all scored in the first period as the Senators earned their first road shutout since 2021. It was Utah's first home loss. Utah's Connor Ingram had five first-period saves before he was replaced in net by Karel Vejmelka, who made 14 stops. Batherson and Giroux scored less than 90 seconds apart for a 2-0 lead. Both were assisted by Nick Jensen.
Carolina Hurricanes storm back, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 10:10 p.m. | Save Story
Sebastian Aho scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes mounted a third-period comeback to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Martin Necas had a goal and two assists, while Shayne Gostisbehere scored for the fourth consecutive game and added an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three of their last four. Connor McDavid had both goals for the Oilers, who have lost two straight.
Blackhawks activate defenseman Levshunov and assign the No. 2 overall pick to the minors
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 22 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
The Chicago Blackhawks have activated defenseman Artyom Levshunov and assigned the No. 2 overall pick in this year's NHL draft to the minors. The 18-year-old Levshunov hurt his right foot when he blocked a shot during an offseason 3-on-3 tournament. His foot continued to bother him during his training, so he had an MRI that revealed a fracture. Levshunov participated in Chicago's morning skate before he was sent to Rockford of the AHL.
Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2
Shane Lantz, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
Joel Kiviranta and Nathan MacKinnon each scored in the second period to put Colorado ahead, and the Avalanche held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 3—2. Kiviranta also scored late in the first period to give Colorado the lead and Justus Annunen had 25 saves. Seattle's Jared McCann tied it with 8:03 left in the second period with his milestone 100th goal with the Kraken. Kiviranta scored again three minutes later to put Colorado back in front, and MacKinnon made it a two-goal game with 8 seconds to go in the period. Ryker Evans scored Seattle's second goal with 4 seconds left in the game, and Phillipp Grubauer had 25 saves.
Hagel scores 3, Hedman adds 2 as Lightning beat Devils 8-5
Everett Merrill, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 22 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Brandon Hagel had three goals for his second career hat trick, Victor Hedman scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 8-5. Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel and Janis Moser also scored to help the Lightning snap a two-game skid. Anthony Cirelli had four assists and Jonas Johansson stopped 28 shots. Timo Meier scored two goals and Jack Hughes, Nathan Bastian and Stefan Noessen each had one for the Devils, who have lost three of four (1-2-1) after winning four of their first five. Jake Allen finished with 29 saves.
Heinen scores twice as the Canucks beat the Blackhawks 6-3 for their 3rd straight win
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Danton Heinen scored two of Vancouver's four first-period goals, and the Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 for their third straight win. J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who closed out a 3-1 trip. Brock Boeser, Conor Garland and Pius Suter also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves against his first NHL team. Heinen finished a pretty passing sequence 21 seconds into the game. He picked up his second goal of the season at 10:46, giving Vancouver a 3-1 lead. Taylor Hall, Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Chicago in its third loss in four games.
Hellebuyck stops 27 shots, lifts undefeated Jets to 3-2 win over Blues
Warren Mayes, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, last season's Vezina Trophy winner, recorded 27 saves to spark the undefeated WInnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Scoring for the Jets were Nino Niederreiter, Colin Miller and Kyle Connor. All three goals came in the second period. Cole Perfetti assisted on all three goals. Brandon Saad scored both goals for the Blues. Robert Thomas assisted on both goals.
Patrick Kane scores, Alex Lyon makes 29 saves and Red Wings edge Islanders 1-0
Allan Kreda, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
Patrick Kane scored a first-period goal, Alex Lyon made 29 saves and the Detroit Red Wings held on to edge the New York Islanders 1-0. Kane scored his first goal of the season at 8:54 of the period with assists to Vladimir Tarasenko and J.T. Compher. The 31-year-old Lyon made eight saves in the first, 14 stops in the second and seven more in the third for his fourth career shutout. The Red Wings won their second straight. The Islanders were shut out for the third time in six games this season. Ilya Sorokin made 10 stops for the Islanders.
Chytil scores twice, surging New York Rangers rout Montreal Canadiens 7-2
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 8:27 p.m. | Save Story
The New York Rangers scored on their first two shots on goal and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Filip Chytil led the Rangers with two goals, both on the power play. Mika Zibanejad, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Braden Schneider scored the other New York goals. Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for the win. Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault started in goal for Montreal but was replaced by Cayden Primeau after giving up four goals on 10 shots. Primeau made 32 saves in relief.
Olivier scores 2 as Blue Jackets beat Maple Leafs 6-2
Nicole Kraft, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 22 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
Mathieu Olivier scored twice and Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. Justin Danforth had a goal and two assists, Sean Monahan added a goal and an assist, and James van Riemsdyk and Kirill Marchenko also scored for Columbus Zach Werenski had two assists. Matthew Knies and Nicholas Robertson scored for Toronto, which has lost two of three. Dennis Hildeby finished with 32 saves.
Krebs and McLeod score 83 seconds apart and Buffalo Sabres hang on in 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars
John Wawrow, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 22 - 8:17 p.m. | Save Story
Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive shots 83 seconds apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres hung on for a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars after allowing two goals in the final 4:36. Tage Thompson's goal, putting Buffalo up 3-0 at the 4:17 mark of the third period, stood up as the winner, and Alex Tuch added an empty-netter with 11 second left. Jake Oettinger stopped 21 shots in losing his first start of the season. Defenseman Thomas Harley spoiled Luukkonen's shutout bid on a shot that tipped off the stick of Buffalo forward Jason Zucker.
