Hockey

Pastrnak, Swayman lead Bruins out of skid with 5-1 win over Hurricanes

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a hat trick and two assists, Jeremy Swayman stopped 39 shots for his 100th career win and the Boston Bruins snapped a 10-game winless streak with a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

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Bolduc, Thomas spark Blues to 12th consecutive victory, 5-4 over Avalanche

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zack Bolduc scored two power-play goals, Robert Thomas added a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues extended their franchise-best winning streak to 12 games with a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

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Canadiens score three goals in third period, down Flyers 3-2 for fourth straight win

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night. Suzuki’s short-handed goal gave him 83 points on the season.

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Ottawa Senators down Florida Panthers 3-0 to move closer to ending playoff drought

OTTAWA — With a few minutes left in Ottawa's 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon, the Senators crowd chanted loudly, "We want playoffs." With the win, Ottawa (41-29-6) moved 12 games above .

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Penguins' Crosby and Stars Dadonov have a dueling hat tricks game 16 years after Sid's with Ovechkin

DALLAS (AP) — Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.

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Utah's Clayton Keller becomes 2nd NHL player from Missouri to reach 500-point plateau

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller of the Utah Hockey Club became the second player from Missouri and fourth-youngest active from the United States to record 500 regular-season NHL points.

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Canucks dig in after slow start to blow past Ducks 6-2

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks looked flat early but rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson provided a spark with his first NHL goal, igniting a five-goal first-period outburst in a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday afternoon.

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Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 894th goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena.

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Boeser has goal and assist as Canucks score 5 in 1st period to beat Ducks 6-2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist in Vancouver's five-goal first period and the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday.

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Canucks score five first-period goals en route to 6-2 victory over Ducks

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks gave up a goal on the first shot on net then scored five times in four minutes 30 seconds en route to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.

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