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Ryan Strome’s OT Goal Lifts Ducks Over Hurricanes

Ryan Strome scored 1:56 into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks ended a six-game losing streak with a 4–3 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. Strome took off on a two-on-one with Frank Vatrano after receiving the puck from Cam Fowler but elected not to pass and scored over the pad and below the…


L.A. Kings Trounce Ottawa Senators 5–2

OTTAWA, Ontario—Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, and the L.A. Kings took a decisive 5–2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Matt Roy, Mikey Anderson and Kevin Fiala also had goals, and Anze Kopitar registered three assists for the Kings (14–10–4), who kicked off a six-game road trip. Pheonix Copley made 31 saves in his first…


Jets Score Late to Pull Away From Ducks

Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele broke open a tie game with goals 49 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets scored five unanswered en route to a 5–2 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, Dec. 4. Taking a pass in the slot from Adam Lowry (two assists), Barron broke…


NHL Roundup: Predators Rally Late, Defeat Devils in OT

Mikael Granlund scored with nine seconds remaining in the third period and Ryan Johansen tallied 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4–3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J. Granlund cleaned up a rebound in front of the net to forge a 3–3 tie. Nashville rode…


Stars’ Robertson Has Hat Trick, Extends Points Streak to 17

DALLAS —Jason Robertson had his third career hat trick, scoring in all three periods to extend his points streak to 17 games in the Dallas Stars’ 5–0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, Dec. 1. Robertson became the NHL’s first 20-goal scorer this season with a deflected puck in the first period, then…


Finally Back on Ice, Predators Dump Ducks in OT

Roman Josi scored at 3:50 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 2–1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, Nov. 29. Colton Sissons also scored, Matt Duchene had two assists and Juuse Saros made 34 saves for the Predators, who had to postpone their previous two games because a broken water…


Rookie Matty Beniers Helps Kraken Squeak Past Ducks

Rookie Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Anaheim Ducks 5–4 Sunday night to extend their winning streak to five games. Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist, including the winner early in the third period, and Jared McCann, Alex Wennberg and Vince Dunn also scored…


Giroux Scores on Overtime Breakaway, Senators Beat Kings 3–2

LOS ANGELES—Claude Giroux scored on a breakaway 20 seconds into overtime, Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–2 on Sunday night. Alex DeBrincat had a power-play goal, Cam Talbot made 25 saves and the Senators won consecutive games for the first time since a…


NHL Roundup: Canucks Win as Andrei Kuzmenko Scores in Overtime

Andrei Kuzmenko scored on a breakaway 1:12 into overtime to give the visiting Vancouver Canucks a 4–3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. With San Jose in the midst of a line change, J.T. Miller fired a stretch pass to a wide-open Kuzmenko, who went in and fired a wrist shot past…


Hall of Fame Defenceman Borje Salming Dead at 71 After Battle With ALS

Toronto — Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming, who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs over 16 NHL seasons and was a trailblazer for Europeans who later made their mark in the world’s top pro hockey league, has died at 71 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Maple Leafs confirmed Salming’s death Thursday in…