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Flyers host Capitals in key Metropolitan clash (Mar 18, 2018)

Alex Ovechkin did not score in the last two games for the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers are hoping to keep him off the scoresheet.

Meier scores winner as Sharks beat Canucks 5-3 (Mar 18, 2018)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Timo Meier’s second goal of the game snapped a third-period tie and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Hungry Lightning hope to strike Oilers with a win (Mar 17, 2018)

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning suddenly sit in a precarious position heading in to Sunday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Blues look to maintain road success vs. Blackhawks (Mar 17, 2018)

CHICAGO — The St. Louis Blues will try to maintain their recent success in their division rival’s building when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night at the United Center.

Predators beat Avalanche 4-2 to clinch playoff spot

DENVER (AP) Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg each scored twice, backup goaltender Juuse Saros stopped 33 shots and the Nashville Predators became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season by beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Friday night.

Surging Blue Jackets go for 7th in row vs. Senators (Mar 17, 2018)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets will be looking for their seventh consecutive victory to stay firmly in the race for an Eastern Conference playoff berth when the play host to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena.

Atlantic supremacy on line as Bruins visit Lightning (Mar 16, 2018)

TAMPA, Fla. — As much as anything that can be considered a playoff preview, the Tampa Bay Lightning play host to the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, the first of three meetings in the final 12 games of the regular season.

Blues need to get offense going against Rangers (Mar 16, 2018)

ST. LOUIS — After a two-game span in which they scored 11 goals, the St. Louis Blues’ scoring woes returned in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Devils sign F Brett Seney to 2-year, entry-level contract

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Brett Seney to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Avalanche look to continue streak against Predators (Mar 16, 2018)

The Colorado Avalanche got into the postseason picture with a 10-game winning streak in January, and now they’re climbing the standings with another impressive streak.

Kopitar and Kings hand Red Wings 8th straight loss, 4-1 (Mar 16, 2018)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Anze Kopitar broke a third-period tie with a fluke goal and the Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit 4-1 on Thursday night to hand the Red Wings their eighth consecutive defeat.

Atkinson's hat trick lifts surging Blue Jackets over Flyers (Mar 15, 2018)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Cam Atkinson scored a hat trick to lead the surging Columbus Blue Jackets to their sixth straight victory, 5-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Sports stars line up behind Putin, though some disagree

MOSCOW (AP) Most, but not all, of Russia’s top sports stars are backing Vladimir Putin in this weekend’s presidential election.

Center stage: NHL contenders go deep down the middle

A linesman orders Sean Couturier out of the faceoff circle and Claude Giroux shrugs before stepping in and winning the draw.

Penguins face quick turnaround against Canadiens (Mar 15, 2018)

The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t have long to dwell on a wild loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday as they will play their 16th of an NHL-leading 19 back-to-back games at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Marner gets winner in SO, Maple Leafs beat Stars 6-5 (Mar 14, 2018)

TORONTO (AP) Mitch Marner scored the winner in the shootout to lift Toronto to a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night, extending the Maple Leafs’ franchise-record home winning streak to 11 games.

Vegas Golden Knights' rise tied to taking Marc-Andre Fleury

DETROIT (AP) The Vegas Golden Knights turned their expansion season into a special one by making a lot of good decisions.

Goligoski, Hill lift Coyotes over Kings 4-3 in shootout (Mar 14, 2018)

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Alex Goligoski scored the decisive goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Adin Hill earned his first NHL win for the Arizona Coyotes in their 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

Injuries force lineup changes for Stars, Leafs (Mar 14, 2018)

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is getting closer to a return from a shoulder injury, but will not play Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars.

Smith and Gaudreau help Flames finally edge Oilers, 1-0 (Mar 14, 2018)

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Mike Smith made 28 saves, Johnny Gaudreau scored in the second period and the Calgary Flames edged the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday night to end a seven-game losing streak against their provincial rival.

Rebuilding Rangers look to compete with hot Penguins (Mar 13, 2018)

NEW YORK — A pair of teams with decidedly different goals down the stretch will face off Wednesday night, when the New York Rangers host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden.

Coyotes coach Tocchet to miss meeting with Kings (Mar 13, 2018)

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The man who has the Arizona Coyotes playing like a playoff team — even though they won’t make the postseason — won’t be behind the bench Tuesday night.

Kings back in playoff position with 3-0 win over Canucks

LOS ANGELES (AP) Kings coach John Stevens decided to put ”That 70’s Line” on hiatus for a night.

Stars' Radulov returns to Montreal (Mar 13, 2018)

MONTREAL — Emotion shouldn’t be a problem for the Dallas Stars when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.

Hurricanes, Bruins face each other working through issues (Mar 12, 2018)

The Boston Bruins ran into a rare recent glitch in their last game, but they are getting at least some of their parts back together going into Tuesday night’s game at Carolina.

Predators host rival Jets in 'huge game' (Mar 12, 2018)

Minutes after the Nashville Predators’ 10-game winning streak ended Saturday night with a 3-2 shootout loss to New Jersey, coach Peter Laviolette had moved on to the next one.

Ovechkin reaches 600 goals as Capitals beat Jets 3-2

WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 600 goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov had the overtime winner as the Washington Capitals returned to first place by beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday.

Avalanche prepare for rematch with Wild after rout (Mar 12, 2018)

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the first-ever Minnesota Wild playoff series 15 years ago, the upstart team in only its third season after expansion rallied from a 3-1 deficit to upset the then-mighty Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of the opening round.

Alex Ovechkin joins NHL’s exclusive 600-goal club

WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin has become the 20th player in NHL history to score 600 goals.

Coyotes coach Tocchet on leave, dealing with family illness

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have granted head coach Rick Tocchet a leave of absence while he deals with a family illness.