Vanecek earns 1st shutout of the season, 100th career win in Utah's 3-0 victory over the Flyers
Vitek Vanecek stopped 16 shots in his 100th career win and Dylan Guenther assisted on two Utah goals as the Mammoth beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Thursday night. Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored in the second period for the Mammoth, and Michael Carcone added an empty-net goal at 18:12 of the third. Vanecek earned his first shutout of the season and the 11th of his career.
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Blue Jackets beat Panthers 4-2 in latest blow to 2-time defending champ's playoff hopes
Jet Greaves made 26 saves, Mathieu Olivier scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets dealt another blow to Florida's playoff hopes with a 4-2 victory over the Panthers on Thursday night. Two-time defending champion Florida is in danger of becoming the first Cup-winning team to miss the playoffs the following season since Los Angeles in 2014-15. The Panthers have lost the first four games of a trip that ends Friday night in Detroit.
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Rangers beat the Leafs 6-2 for their first home regulation win since Nov. 24
Alexis Lafreniere scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the third period, and the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Thursday night to pick up their first regulation win at home in more than three months. It was the Rangers' 19th game at Madison Square Garden since defeating St. Louis on Nov. 24. Jaroslav Chmelar scored his first career NHL goal a few minutes after Lafreniere put the Rangers up, bringing some joy to the team and crowd at the three-quarter mark of a season that long ago went off the rails.
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Devils Place Dadonov, Glendening, and Tsyplakov on Waivers.
Penguins/Sabres Recap: Malkin ejected, Pens spiral in 5-1 loss
Pregame The Penguins get Blake Lizotte back from injury and give Arturs Silovs his turn in net, otherwise it’s same as it has been when in the Crosby-less times. The visiting Buffalo Sabres bring this wagon into town. First period The first period is defined by four penalty calls; two on each team. The early […]
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Senators Trade Veteran NHL Forward David Perron Back To Detroit