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Winnipeg GM Kevin Cheveldayoff admitted the Jets have exceeded expectations during his mid-season address ahead of Thursday night’s home game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Netting a hat trick in his home debut with the Saskatoon Blades, Alexander Suzdalev is quickly living up to his all-star billing after being acquired in a blockbuster deal.

It should have been two easy points for Montreal, hosting cellar-dwelling San Jose, but the Sharks posted a 3-2 win. Brian Wilde has more.

Sam Reinhart scored on a backhander with less than a second to play in overtime, Matthew Tkachuk scored late in regulation to tie the game and the Florida Panthers rallied past the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 to push their winning streak to nine games.

Darren Raddysh scored 1:52 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night. NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov got his second assist on the goal, giving him 69 points this season. “Just get open,” Raddysh said.

Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3.

The Edmonton Oilers tied a franchise record with a ninth straight win Thursday night in Detroit, outlasting the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime. Darnell Nurse scored the winner. “I just try to get the right spots.” Nurse said after the game. “We have some special players that make special plays and I try to capitalize...

An injury to Pyotr Kochetkov may throw the Hurricanes’ goaltending situation into disarray — again — but the team appears to have finally hit its stride.

Yegor Sharangovich scored two of his three goals as the Calgary Flames chased Arizona in a 6-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday night.

Shane Pinto skated with his Ottawa Senators teammates on Friday and may play in an NHL game on Jan. 21 after becoming the first player in the league's modern era to be suspended for gambling. Pinto was suspended for 41 games, half the season, in October, for violating NHL gambling policies. Pinto declined to go into detail after practice when meeting with reporters for the first time since the suspension.