BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie Colten Ellis stopped 37 shots for his first NHL career shutout, and the Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus 5-0 to dent the Blue Jackets’ playoff chances on Thursday night. Josh Doan broke the game open with two third-period goals, while Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin also scored. Buffalo (49-23-8) reached …
Moritz Seider had a career-high five points with a goal and four assists while Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists. The win gives the Red Wings 91 points with three games left. They trail the Ottawa Senators by three points for the second Eastern Conference wildcard, and the Senators hold the regulation-wins tiebreaker. …
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MONTREAL — Cole Caufield became the first Canadien to score 50 goals in 36 years and Juraj Slafkovsky buried a late winning goal as Montreal defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in a heated, fight-filled affair Thursday night. Slafkovsky scored his 30th goal while Nick Suzuki, with two helpers, reached 70 assists on the season …
Brandon Ingram isolated on Pelle Larsson, backed him down and hit a signature turnaround jumper to increase his point total to 38, setting a new high both on the season and in a Raptors jersey. The slender, six-foot-eight wing put on a clinic against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, going 13-of-23 from the field …
Fabian Zetterlund scored a pair of goals and had Ottawa Senators‘ fans dreaming of the playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers Thursday night. The victory keeps the Senators firmly holding the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and just two points back of the Boston Bruins, who hold the …
NEW YORK — Matthew Schaefer tied the NHL record for goals by a rookie defenceman, and the Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Thursday night in Peter DeBoer’s first game as New York’s coach. Cal Ritchie had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 13 saves as the Islanders snapped a four-game skid. Brayden …
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points as the Raptors rolled to a 128-114 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday as Toronto closed in on a playoff berth. Ingram added seven rebounds and seven assists as Toronto (45-35) won both games of a back-to-back with Miami. The victory put the Raptors into a tie …