Category: NHL Roundup

NHL Roundup: Panthers Win 13th Straight Game

Brandon Montour scored at 2:26 of overtime and the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Saturday night at Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers won a franchise-record 13th consecutive game. Montour scored his 10th goal of the season when he poked the puck past goaltender Jack Campbell at the end of a 2-on-1 with…


NHL Roundup: David Pastrnak’s Hat Trick Propels Bruins Past Lightning

David Pastrnak recorded all of the Boston Bruins’ offense in the form of his 14th career NHL hat trick—his 12th in the regular season—lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3–2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Pastrnak scored twice in the third period, netting the game-winner off an assist from Taylor…


NHL Roundup: Blues Rebound for 7–4 Win Over Predators

Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game with 2:38 remaining in regulation to break a tie and the visiting St. Louis Blues bounced back after blowing an early three-goal lead to cool off the Nashville Predators 7–4 on Saturday. Jordan Kyrou’s third assist of the day was a brilliant pass that found Thomas,…


NHL Roundup: Jets Blow Four-Goal Lead, Come Back to Rout Habs

Andrew Copp provided the tiebreaking score late in the second period and Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets overcame blowing a four-goal lead to cool off the visiting Montreal Canadiens with an 8–4 victory on Tuesday. After Josh Anderson scored Montreal’s fourth straight goal at 4:08 of the second…


NHL Roundup: Leafs Post Wild 10–7 Win Over Wings

Mitchell Marner had his first career four-goal game to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 10–7 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in a wild offensive game. Marner also picked up two assists in the first game since 2011 to feature 17 goals combined. Toronto’s Michael Bunting logged a goal and…


NHL Roundup: Eichel Scores First Vegas Goal in Win Over Sharks

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Logan Thompson made 35 saves to pick up his first NHL win, leading the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4–1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Eichel, obtained in a Nov. 4 trade with Buffalo and playing his third game since undergoing…


NHL Roundup: Cole Caufield Helps Habs End 10-Game Skid

Cole Caufield tied the game with 10 seconds left in regulation and scored the game-winner 2:22 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 3–2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Caufield’s heroics gave new coach Martin St. Louis his first victory in four tries. It also…


NHL Roundup: Sidney Crosby Nets 500th Goal in Pens’ OT Win

Kris Letang scored off a two-on-one 31 seconds into overtime and Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal as the host Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth in a row, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 on Tuesday. Dominik Simon, Jake Guentzel and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for the Penguins. Letang and Crosby each added an assist,…


NHL Roundup: Matt Boldy’s First Hat Trick Boosts Wild Past Wings

Matt Boldy notched his first career hat trick as the Minnesota Wild downed the Detroit Red Wings 7–4 on Monday in Saint Paul, Minn. Boldy, a 20-year-old rookie who entered the night with four goals on the season, also had an assist. Kirill Kaprizov supplied two goals and an assist for Minnesota, and Joel Eriksson…


NHL Roundup: Flames’ Jacob Markstrom Posts NHL-Best 8th Shutout

Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 6–0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals and Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists for the Flames, who have won four games in a…