Hockey

MacKinnon drives second-period surge for Avalanche in 4-2 win over Flames

CALGARY — Martin Necas scored twice and had an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Cale Makar collected his 20th goal this season and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for Colorado (32-22-2).

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Matthew Tkachuk scores with 12 seconds left to lift the Panthers past the Blues, 3-2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his second goal of the game with 12 seconds left to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

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Guenther scores late in overtime to lift Utah past Blue Jackets 3-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored with 33 seconds left in overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night for their second straight win.

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Lightning beat Senators 5-1 to sweep two-game series in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa 5-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set with the Senators.

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Gustavsson makes 38 saves and Wild hang on to earn 2-1 win over Hurricanes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 38 saves and the Wild scored for the first time in three games for a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

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Ovechkin scores his 879th to move closer to Gretzky's record, as Capitals beat Flyers 4-3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

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Golden Knights snap a 4-game skid with a 3-1 victory over Devils

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel scored and Adin Hill made 16 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Thursday night and snapped a four-game skid.

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Enter the Dragon: Defenceman Marcus Pettersson finds home in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have three Petterssons, but only one Dragon.

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Blackhawks center Jason Dickinson to miss at least a couple games with high ankle sprain

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks center Jason Dickinson will be sidelined for a “couple games” with a high ankle sprain, interim coach Anders Sorensen said Thursday.

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Metropolitan Division foes meet when New York hosts Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Penguins (22-24-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (26-23-4, in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Friday, 7 p.m.

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