Hockey

Hintz completes hat trick with 7.9 seconds left in OT as Stars beat Blackhawks 5-4

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz completed a hat trick with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

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Johnny Gaudreau scores in overtime as Blue Jackets rally past Maple Leafs 6-5

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets kept fighting back — all the way to Johnny Gaudreau's game-winning goal. Gaudreau scored 2:56 into overtime, and the Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Friday to stop a three-game slide.

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Pageau, Gauthier lead Islanders past Capitals, 5-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice and added two assists, Julien Gauthier had two goals and an assist, and the New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals 5-1 Friday.

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Jesper Bratt stars as the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 for 3rd straight win

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night for their third straight win.

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Lucas Raymond scores in OT to send Red Wings over Predators 5-4

DETROIT (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored 2:13 into overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Friday night. Jake Walman had two goals and an assist for Detroit, which improved to 3-8-1 in its last 12 games.

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Jesper Bratt powers Devils past Senators 6-2; New Jersey wins third straight

OTTAWA — The Hughes Brothers proved to be more than the Ottawa Senators could handle on Friday night. Add in their linemate Jesper Bratt, and forget about it.

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Reinhart scores twice, Barkov ties assist mark and Panthers top Rangers 4-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored two goals, Aleksander Barkov tied a franchise career record by collecting three assists, and the Florida Panthers beat the NHL-leading New York Rangers 4-3 on Friday night.

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Islanders return to hockey roots, debuting pond hockey rinks outside UBS Arena at Belmont Park

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Craig, longtime ice guru in charge of more than 30 outdoor NHL games, can hardly contain his enthusiasm surveying his latest creation — a pond hockey surface outside the New York Islanders home arena at Belmont Park.

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Vancouver Canucks turn to team mantra after second loss to Flyers

VANCOUVER — For the second time this season the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 4-1 loss comes roughly two months after the first incident, prompting introspection from Canucks players and coaches.

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Bringing the Winter Classic to Seattle came with an insurance policy. A retractable roof

SEATTLE (AP) — It stands about 215 feet in the air, weighs more than 11,000 tons, covers an area of nearly nine acres and is powered by 96 10-horsepower engines moving it at the breakneck speed of 50 feet per minute.

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