Joe Pavelski Leads Sharks in 3-1 Win Over Flames

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski had a goal and two assists, Martin Jones stopped 29 shots, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Sunday night.
Evander Kane and Joonas Donskoi each had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who snapped a …

Jaroslav Halak Shuts Down Vegas Golden Knights

BOSTON — Jaroslav Halak stopped 37 shots to help the Boston Bruins to an 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.
David Pastrnak scored again, and Danton Heinen, Jeremy Lauzon and Brad Marchand also had goals as Boston won for the fou…

Coyotes Take Advantage of Capitals’ Struggling PK

WASHINGTON — Richard Panik and Alex Galchenyuk each had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes became the latest team to take advantage of Washington’s penalty-killing struggles in a 4-1 win over the Capitals on Sunday.
Galchenyuk and Vinnie Hin…

Panthers Beat Senators – Barkov Tallies Two

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov scored twice during Florida’s five-goal second period and the Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.
Frank Vatrano, Troy Brouwer and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, and Jam…

Granlund Lifts Minnesota Wild Over St. Louis Blues

ST. LOUIS — Mikael Granlund scored his 10th goal of the season in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Sunday.
Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves, and the Wild got their fifth win in six games and 10th in their past 12. T…

David Stern on Gary Bettman’s Call to the Hall

TORONTO — David Stern tries to connect with Gary Bettman by phone about once a week. Even he has a tough time keeping track of the NHL commissioner’s schedule.
“I called him one day and he was in Helsinki,” Stern said. “The next day he was so…

Winnipeg Jets Sign Logan Shaw to 1 Year Deal

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Logan Shaw on a one-year, two-way contract on Sunday.
The deal is worth an average annual value of $675,000 in the NHL.
Shaw, 26, has played seven games for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL this s…

Red Wings Overcome Hurricanes – Win in Shootout

RALEIGH, N.C. — Anthony Mantha scored twice and Frans Nielsen netted the deciding goal in the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings rallied to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Andreas Athanasiou also scored for the Red Wings, w…

Rangers Beat Blue Jackets in Shootout

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jimmy Vesey scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lift the New York Rangers over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday night.
Vesey beat goalie Joonas Korpisalo after the Blue Jackets’ Oliver Bjorkstrand was stopped by Alexa…

Senators Bury Lightning With 4-Goal 3rd Period

TAMPA, Fla. — Rookie Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Dzingel scored a tiebreaking goal during Ottawa’s four-goal third period as the Senators rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 on Saturday night.
Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan, Coli…