Hockey

Canadiens edge Sabres 4-3 in OT for fifth straight win, move one point from playoffs

MONTREAL — Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

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Capitals snap 3-game skid with 5-4 shootout win over Senators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three game

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Cuylle and Borgen score in 1st period, Shesterkin gets 4th shutout as Rangers beat Islanders 4-0

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Cuylle and Will Borgen scored in the first period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the crosstown-rival Islanders 4-0 on Monday night. J.T.

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Capitals beat the Senators 5-4 in a shootout to end their season-worst losing streak at 3 games

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three game

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Barkov scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 2-1 and snap Tampa Bay's 8-game winning streak

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat their in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Monday night.

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Utah Hockey Club signs defenseman Olli Maatta to a 3-year extension

The Utah Hockey Club signed Olli Maatta to a three-year contract extension Monday, rewarding the Finnish defenseman for helping the team stay on the edge of playoff race in the Western Conference. It is worth $10.

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Wild GM Guerin believes injury-thinned group is good enough to get by until injured standouts return

The injury-thinned Minnesota Wild could use a boost in their push to return to the playoffs, with their margin for making it slimmed down following a strong start.

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Spencer Knight set to start for Chicago against LA in goaltender's 1st game since trade

CHICAGO (AP) — Spencer Knight got right to work with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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LA Kings apologize for selling scarves made in Turkey on Armenian Night

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have apologized for selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian Heritage Night last month.

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Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog about to miss 3rd straight season, with still no timeline for a return

DENVER (AP) — It’s becoming clearer and clearer that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog may miss a third straight regular season. What’s becoming murkier is if he can give it a go come playoff time — or even at all.

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