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Governor presents Hurricanes' coach Rod Brind'Amour with North Carolina honor
Bob Sutton, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 7:19 p.m. | Save Story
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour was presented with the state's highest honor by Gov. Roy Cooper after Sunday's 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brind'Amour received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is given to people who have made significant contributions to the state and their community. Cooper was in the Hurricanes locker room prior to the game to read the starting lineup before returning amid the postgame celebration. The 67-year-old Cooper has long been a supporter of the Hurricanes and frequently attends home games.
Victor Olofsson's 2nd 2-goal game of the season lifts the Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Wild
Tyler Mason, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
Victor Olofsson had his second two-goal game of the season, helping the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Shea Theodore also scored and Jack Eichel added two assists, increasing his team-leading total to 33 for the Golden Knights. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 shots. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for Minnesota. Jesper Wallstedt made 24 saves.
Thomas, Hofer spark the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers
Warren Mayes, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 6:52 p.m. | Save Story
Joel Hofer made 26 saves, Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues beat the reeling New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night. Hofer won for the fourth straight start, beating the Rangers twice during the run. Former Ranger Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored as St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the second period. Brett Berard and Will Cuylle scored for New York in the third. The Rangers have lost 10 of their last 13 games.
John Tavares registers 14th career hat trick as the Maple Leafs come back to defeat the Sabres 5-3
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
John Tavares scored twice as part of a second-period outburst and added an empty netter for his 14th career hat trick as the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back from a 3-1 deficit to pick up a 5-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson added a goal and an assist each for Toronto. Dennis Hildeby made 24 saves in his third career NHL start after being recalled from the American Hockey League. Jack Quinn, with two, and Alex Tuch replied for Buffalo. Devon Levi stopped 36 shots for the Sabres.
Dustin Tokarski wins in NHL return, helping Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 4-1
Bob Sutton, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 22 months to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday. The 35-year-old Tokarski appeared in five games this season with Chicago in the American Hockey League before joining Carolina, his sixth NHL team. Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist, Sebastian Aho, William Carrier and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored and Jordan Staal had two assists. The Hurricanes won for the third time in eight games. Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves. The Blue Jackets have lost four straight.
Blackhawks G Petr Mrazek expected to skate on Monday as he works his way back from a groin injury
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:45 p.m. | Save Story
Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek is expected to skate on Monday as he works his way back from a left groin injury. The 32-year-old Mrazek was placed on injured reserve last weekend. He is 7-11-1 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 20 games this season. Blackhawks coach Anders Sorensen also said defenseman Seth Jones skated before their 5-3 victory over the Islanders. Jones was placed on IR on Nov. 16 with a right foot injury. Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno was scratched for the matchup with the Islanders because of an illness.
Barzal and Pelech return to Islanders lineup for 5-3 loss to Blackhawks
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:43 p.m. | Save Story
Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech have returned to the lineup for the New York Islanders after being sidelined by upper-body injuries. Barzal hadn't played since Oct. 30, missing a total of 21 games. Pelech had been out since he took a puck to the face on Nov. 1 at Buffalo. Barzal skated for almost 21 minutes in a 5-3 loss at Chicago, and Pelech was on the ice for almost 20 minutes. Barzal had been on long-term injured reserve, and Pelech was on IR. The Islanders have been hit hard by injuries. They placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve on Saturday.
Bedard scores in 3rd period as the Blackhawks beat the Islanders 5-3
Jay Cohen, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:27 p.m. | Save Story
Connor Bedard scored with 54 seconds left and Arvid Soderblom made 30 saves, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the New York Islanders 5-3. Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and two assists for Chicago in the opener of a three-game homestand. Taylor Hall, Ilya Mikheyev and Connor Murphy also scored. Bedard snapped a tie with his seventh goal of the season. His shot from the low slot trickled just past Ilya Sorokin, and it looked as if the goaltender might have knocked it in as he tried to scramble back to the puck. The Blackhawks had dropped seven of eight, including a 4-1 loss at New Jersey on Saturday.
Pastrnak has goal and 3 assists as Bruins beat Canucks 5-1
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 11:16 p.m. | Save Story
David Pastrnak had a goal and three assists as the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1. Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and Brad Marchand, Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 shots. Max Sasson scored his first NHL goal for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves. Vancouver lost for the third time in four games (1-2-1). Marchand opened the scoring on a power play 5:12 into the game, and Geekie made it 2-0 less than 3 minutes later. Zacha and McLaughlin doubled the lead in the second period, and Pastrnak made it 5-0 in the opening minute of the third.
Dustin Wolf makes 32 saves, Flames hand Panthers their 2nd straight shutout with 3-0 win
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 11:07 p.m. | Save Story
Dustin Wolf made 32 saves, Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames handed the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers their second straight shutout, 3-0 on Saturday night. Coming off a 4-0 loss at Vancouver on Thursday night, Florida has dropped consecutive games following a seven-game points streak. It is 18-11-2. Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary. The Flames improved to 15-11-5 overall and are 7-1-1 in their last nine home games. Spencer Knight made 24 stops for Florida.
Hagel scores 2, Guentzel has goal and assist as Lightning beat Kraken 5-1
Allyson Ballard, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 11:02 p.m. | Save Story
Brandon Hagel scored twice, Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1. Brayden Point had a goal and an assist and Declan Carlie got his first NHL goal for the Lightning, who finished 3-1-0 on a four-game trip. Jonas Johansson finished with 21 saves. Brandon Montour scored for Seattle, and Philipp Grubauer had 26 saves. Montour gave Seattle the lead early in the first, but Tampa Bay scored twice in five-minute span to take the lead for good later in the period.
Keller scores power-play goal in the final minute to lift Utah past the Sharks, 4-3
Josh Dubow, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 10:51 p.m. | Save Story
Clayton Keller scored a power-play goal with 43.8 seconds remaining and the Utah Hockey Club rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night. Michael Carcone tied it midway through the third and then Utah won it during 4-on-3 play shortly after Cody Ceci was called for high-sticking. Utah won the faceoff and Keller got the puck in the slot and beat Vitek Vanecek for his 10th goal of the season. Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves. Fabian Zetterlund gave San Jose a 3-2 lead early in the third period on the power play but the Sharks couldn't close it out. Alexander Wennberg and Mikael Granlund also scored for San Jose. Vanecek made 36 saves.
Blackwood has 38 saves in debut, Avalanche beat Predators 5-2
Michael Kelly, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:58 p.m. | Save Story
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late Nashville surge to beat the Predators 5-2. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artturi Leknonen scored twice and Ross Colton had a goal for the Avalanche. Steven Stamkos and Luke Evangelista scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros finished with 29 saves. Colorado acquired Blackwood from San Jose on Monday and he made a great first impression in front of the home fans. He stopped the first 37 shots he faced before Stamkos scored with 6:57 remaining in the third.
Matt Duchene scores in OT to give Stars 2-1 win over Blues
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:11 p.m. | Save Story
Matt Duchene scored at 2:31 of overtime on an end-to-end rush from near his own goal line and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1. Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Jake Oettinger stopped 15 shots to improve to 11-1-0 at American Airlines Center. Jordan Kyrou gave the Blues a 1-0 lead in the first period and Jordan Binnington finished with 35 saves.
Connor Hellebuyck makes 26 saves in the Jets' 4-2 victory over the Canadiens
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 8:12 p.m. | Save Story
Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night. Adam Lowry, Gabriel Vilardi and Vlad Namestnikov also scored for NHL-leading Winnipeg. The Jets went 2-1-1 on a four-game homestand to improve to 22-9-1. Josh Anderson and Lane Hutson scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 23 shots. The Canadiens dropped to 11-16-3. Anderson pulled Montreal to 3-2 midway through the third period before Namestnikov sealed it with an empty-netter. Connor gave the Jets a 3-1 lead when he one-timed a pass from Vilardi on a two-man advantage in the second period.
Brady Tkachuk scores in OT to lift Senators to 3-2 win over Penguins
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 8:08 p.m. | Save Story
Brady Tkachuk scored 1:46 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark was forced into playing for the second straight night after backup Anton Forsberg suffered an injury before warmups, had 25 saves. Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins, who lost for the third time in five games. Tristan Jarry finished with 28 saves.
Killorn's OT goal helps Ducks end a 5-game skid with a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Blue Jackets
Nicole Kraft, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway at 1:43 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3, closing out a four-game trip with a victory. Jackson LaCombe also had a goal and an assist, and Mason McTavish scored for his 100th NHL point. Killorn added an assist, and Robby Fabbri assisted on two goals. John Gibson made 39 saves as Anaheim snapped a five-game slide. Cole Sillinger, Kirill Marchenko and James van Riemsdyk scored for Columbus (12-13-5), which has lost three straight at home and six of its last seven games. Jet Greaves made 23 saves.
Jeff Petry scores 1st 2 goals of season, Red Wings beat Maple Leafs 4-2
Dana Gauruder, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 7:59 p.m. | Save Story
Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season and Ville Husso made 23 saves for his first victory in more than a year, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night. Petry hadn't scored since April 11 against Pittsburgh. He had three goals in 73 games last season after being acquired in an offseason trade with Montreal. Husso's last victory came Dec. 12 of last season. He entered 0-4-2 this season. Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings, who won for just the second time in eight games. Raymond's empty-netter was his 10th goal in the last 12 games. Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies scored for Toronto.
Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss
Sammi Silber, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 7:52 p.m. | Save Story
Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night. Dylan Strome had the game-winning goal and Jakob Chychrun iced the game with an empty-netter for the Capitals, who have won four straight. Logan Thompson made 19 saves in the win to advance to 12-1-2. Jason Zucker and Jiri Kulich scored for the Sabres, who have lost nine straight. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves, dropping to 8-9-3.
