Canucks use big second period to edge Blackhawks, 4-3

A Sunday matinee in Chicago ended with more frustration in a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks hit for three goals in the middle frame to take a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes. Thatcher Demko made 25 saves … Continue reading

Raanta placed on waivers by Hurricanes

Antti Raanta was placed on waivers by the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. The 34-year-old goalie is 6-5-1 with a 3.61 goals-against average and .854 save percentage in 14 games (12 starts) this season. He allowed six goals on 30 shots … Continue reading

Kings edge Kraken, 3-2, after penalties

In Seattle, the Kraken’s Oliver Bjorkstrand  scored with 2:28 left in regulation on Saturday to tie their match with the Los Angeles Kings, 2-2. It took nine rounds of the skills portion of the evening’s affairs to get a decision, … Continue reading

Panthers down Edmonton, 5-1

In Edmonton, the visiting Florida P{anthers clawed their way to a 5-1 thrashing of the Oilers on Saturday night. Carter Verhaeghe hit for a double in the win. Sergei Bobrovsky made 38 saves in the win. “You’re not beating these … Continue reading

Parayko’s OT goal lifts Blues over Dallas, 4-3

In St Louis, the Dallas Stars’ Evgenii Dadonov scored at 13:09 of the third period to tie the Blues, 3-3, and force extra time on Saturday. St Louis’ Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds in the extra session for a 4-3 … Continue reading

Flames hold off Tampa in third for 4-2 win

In Calgary, the Flames scored three times in the middle frame on Saturday to take a 3-0 lad over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Calgary then held off a Tampa rally in the third period to win, 4-2. “We played … Continue reading