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Three takeaways: Panthers receive another injury scare, embellishment calls bury comeback attempt

The Florida Panthers haven’t played many games on home ice lately.

Tuesday’s frustrating 4-3 loss to the Utah Mammoth was just the second game the Panthers have played in Sunrise over the past three weeks.

Florida never led against the Mammoth, battling back to tie the game on three separate occasions before ultimately falling thanks to a goal about midway through the third period and some questionable penalties that hindered the Cats’ ability to mount a comeback late in the game.

It was a night where the Panthers probably deserved a better fate, logging only 28 shots while managing 61 shot attempts and holding the Mammoth to just 20 shots on 38 attempts.

Let’s get to Tuesday’s takeaways:

LUNDELL AND EKBLAD OKAY

If there is one thing that has been consistent for the Panthers this season it has been the injuries.

That’s why the fear was even more heightened on Tuesday when a pair of Cats appeared to go down with injuries.

Late in the second period, Anton Lundell took a high, hard hit from Utah’s Jack McBain, one that Lundell responded to with a hit, and then a punch, of his own.

When the third period began about 20 minutes later, Lundell was nowhere to be found.

Then later in the game, Aaron Ekblad blocked a shot with his left leg and appeared unable to put much weight on it as he struggled to get to the bench.

After the game, Florida Hockey Now’s George Richards reported that he spoke to Ekblad and that the defenseman said he was okay, explaining that the shot had broken his shin pad.

As for Lundell, Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice didn’t seem overly concerned when asked for a postgame update on his young Finnish center.

“I think he’s going to be fine,” said Maurice. “It’s upper-body, we’ll know more tomorrow.”

VILMANIS LIGHTS LAMP

Rookie Sandis Vilmanis has been looking like he belongs during his first stint in the NHL.

He’s now played nine National League games and has seen time on several line combinations.

On Tuesday, Vilmanis was moved to a line with Cole Schwindt and A.J. Greer during the second period, and there appeared to be some chemistry among the trio.

Vilmanis and Schwindt scored goals just over seven minutes apart, each one caused by gritty shifts and solid play in the offensive zone.

“There's a freedom that (comes when he) plays with Schwindt and Greer,” Maurice said. “Greer is a real positive for those guys, those young guys he plays with, and they were good. Basically that line has got four goals in two games, so good for them and good for us.”

EMBELLISHMENT CALLS

The final six minutes and 12 seconds of Tuesday’s game saw five minor penalties called.

Moments after Matthew Tkahcuk was called for a questionable roughing penalty, right off the ensuing draw in Florida’s zone, Evan Rodrigues was taken down Barrett Hayton while trying to get across the zone and cover the PK.

For his extra effort, Rodrigues apparently make it look like he was trying to sell the penalty, not get away from Hayton, so both players went to the box; Hayton for interference, Rodrigues for embellishment.

Almost exactly four minutes later, this time with Florida’s net empty as the Panthers were attempting to tie the game in its final moments, Tkachuk was tripped in the neutral zone by Nick Schmaltz.

Once again, Tkachuk, like Rodrigues, was moving quickly during a high-intensity sequence and wanted to get to where he was going as soon as possible with the game potentially on the line.

Well, Tkachuk’s extra effort apparently masqueraded as him trying to sell another penalty, so once again it was both players who went to the box; Schmaltz for the trip, Tkachuk for embellishing it.

You can be the judge, but when Maurice was asked the officials gave any kind of rationalization for either the calls, it wasn’t surprising to hear the fiery coach bite his tongue, which is how he’s generally handled these situations in the media since joining the Panthers.

“We’re not going to get an explanation on that,” he said, and when pressed for his thoughts on the calls, Maurice responded, “I’m not giving you anything on that.”

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DitD & Open Post – 1/28/26: Honors for John Edition

Here are your links for today:

Devils Links

A trade!

John MacLean to the New Jersey Devils Ring of Honor:

The Jets scored three second-period goals, and the Devils made a push to get things tied but couldn’t find the equalizer and dropped Tuesday’s game, 4-3. [Devils NHL]

A look at how the addition of Leeni Hameenaho to the lineup has given the Devils a much-needed boost:  [Infernal Access ($)]

Hockey Links

Carson Soucy heads to the Islanders:

Thatcher Demko will miss the rest of the season:

Sam Malinski gets a four-year extension:

Bryan Rust gets a three-game suspension:

“The NHL Department of Player Safety will now determine supplemental discipline for players who violate all league rules rather than just those who commit physical infractions, the league told ESPN on Tuesday. It’s a significant change in protocol for the NHL on fines and suspensions. Since the Department of Player Safety was formed prior to the 2011-12 season, it had been responsible for supplemental discipline for in-game physical fouls that violated NHL rules and/or caused injuries.” [ESPN]

“It’s not a career-ending experience when you go to the program. It’s actually a life-changing experience. We’ve got to do a better job of getting the word out. As a whole society, we’ve got to work on the stigma.” A look at how the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program works: [The Athletic ($)]

Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.

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Wilkes Weekly: Broz, Koppanen injuries test center depth for WBS

It’s a two-fer with two weeks since our last check in on the AHL affiliate out in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Nick Hart’s recap of the early games from WBSPenguins.com and most recent. WBS posted a 4-2-1 record over the past two weeks worth of games.

Wednesday, Jan. 14 – PENGUINS 4 at Providence 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton usurped first place from Providence with a clinical performance and an AHL career-high 36 saves from Sergei Murashov. Tristan Broz scored twice, and other tallies came courtesy of Joona Koppanen and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard.

Friday, Jan. 16 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Hartford 4
Time ran out on a fiery comeback attempt, as the Penguins fell in their first of back-to-back games against the Wolf Pack. Gabe Klassen scored twice, but a three-goal second period by Hartford spelled doom for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Saturday, Jan. 17 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Hartford 1
The Penguins bounced back in a big way, scoring thrice in the first period and never looking back. Harvey-Pinard notched three points (1G-2A) in that explosive opening frame. As insurance, Finn Harding scored his first AHL goal in the second period.

Monday, Jan. 19 – PENGUINS 3 at Springfield 2
Rutger McGroarty returned from the NHL and Avery Hayes returned from injury as offense from Valtteri Puustinen, Chase Pietila and Klassen led the Pens to their second-straight victory.

Wednesday, Jan. 21 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Belleville 3 (OT)
A goalie duel between two old friends took place, as Joel Blomqvist and Leevi Meriläinen went save-for-save in a starry display. However, Meriläinen’s 25 saves in the first two periods kept his team in it, leading to an OT win for the B-Sens. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Atley Calvert both scored for WBS.

Friday, Jan. 23 – PENGUINS 4 at Hershey 3 (SO)
A back-and-forth thriller at Giant Center ended with the Penguins surviving in a shootout. Owen Pickering and Ville Koivunen lit the lamp in the first period, and Avery Hayes forced OT with his late, tying goal. Rutger McGroarty posted an assist on all three goals. Koivunen scored again in the shootout, while Sergei Murashov thwarted all three of Hershey’s attempts.

Saturday, Jan. 24 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Charlotte 5
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wrapped its eight-game season series with Charlotte with a loss. Gabe Klassen and Aidan McDonough found twine for the Penguins, but Blomqvist’s season-high 35 saves weren’t enough. Charlotte won each of its for visits to Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza this season.

It’s been a test lately for WBS, seeing prior stalwarts like Sam Poulin and Valtteri Puustinen leave the organization via trade, and some bonus AHL participants in Danton Heinen and Philip Tomasino moving on to their next teams as well. That’s opened the doors for players on AHL contracts like Gabe Klassen, Aaron Huglen, Aidan McDonough and Atley Calvert to step into bigger roles. Those aren’t the sexiest names when it comes to surefire NHL prospects or big picture items for the organization at a whole but will be critical to the WBS season.

Klassen is especially standing out with his 10 points (8G+2A) in the last 11 games. The 22-year old is in his second season with the Pens organization, having spent most of 2024-25 in Wheeling. Klassen is a guy who has popped a little in events like the September prospect challenge, it’s been nice to see him go from a bit player at the AHL level and turn into a key contributor for WBS over the last month, often playing these days centering a line with the NHL top prospects.

AHL games are lower scoring, the Pens benefit from having a strong defense corps and two of the finest goalies currently in the league these days. That can go a long way, and has been so far.

Another boost has been the return from the AHL for Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen. McGroarty has compiled five assists in the four games he has been back. That’s very encouraging considering he’s returning from a concussion suffered in a NHL practice a few weeks ago. Koivunen has recorded six points (1G+5A) in the nine games since his re-assignment to the AHL in early January.

Missing from the above lines, one might note, is WBS’s leading scorer Tristan Broz. It looks like Broz will be out for at least a few weeks with an undisclosed injury. Joona Koppanen has also missed time after blocking a shot.

Overall, Wilkes remains in a strong second place spot in the Atlantic Division, having completed almost 60% of their 72-game regular season schedule.

WBS is back in action with a pair of games this weekend, hosting Syracuse on Friday night before heading over to Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

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NHL draft 2026: Top 10 ranked defensemen

The difference one defenseman can make for an NHL team is often quite large. 

If a squad has a weak link, it can be exposed because even the bottom pair generally plays around 15 minutes a night. 

In the NHL draft, defensemen are often the most interesting case studies. Since 2003, a defenseman has been drafted in the top five every year. 

What teams value on the blueline is always quite interesting, as they traditionally lean into drafting big, defensively focused defensemen. That said, the best blueliners in the world right now are all mobile puck-movers, and their physical stature is often not a major part of their game.

Let's see which blueliners are the cream of the crop ahead of this year's NHL draft.

Top 10 defensemen in the 2026 NHL Draft

North Dakota (NCAA) defenseman Keaton Verhoeff

The most well-rounded defender in the class, Verhoeff's improvement this season makes him an easy choice as the top blueliner. He has good size, excellent fluidity on his feet and some of the best passing skills of any blueliner in the class. Verhoeff understands how to make smart plays at both ends of the ice, which allows him to win most of his shifts. He looks like a top-five pick. 

Jukurit (Finland) defenseman Alberts Smits

Smits is the ultimate ball of clay that NHL teams can mold into an effective defenseman. His baseline is quite high as a big, mobile, defensive-minded player who can shut opponents down. His upside is incredible with the kind of run-and-gun offensive skill and fluidity that makes the best defenders in the world what they are. If he can continue to refine his offensive game, he could be a top-pair stud.

HV71 (Sweden) defenseman Malte Gustafsson

Malte Gustafsson has impressed in the Swedish League, and his overall control of the game makes him one of the most interesting defenders in the draft. There isn't an area of the game you can point to as a weakness. Gustafsson has become more physical at the men's level while continuing to showcase his mobility and puck-moving on the breakout. He's become a true two-way presence and should be taken inside the top 10. 

Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) defenseman Xavier Villeneuve

Villeneuve is one of the most dynamic puck-moving blueliners in the class. He is a true difference-maker on offense, with incredible shiftiness and passing. His defensive game is better than he gets credit for, using his feet to defend and turn the play around. He's a wild card, however, because he's 5-foot-11 and 162 pounds. Villeneuve could be taken in the top half of the first round, or he could fall because of his size. 

Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) defenseman Chase Reid

Reid is possibly the most divisive defenseman at the top of the class. He can carry the puck through the neutral zone and create off the rush. His passing is inconsistent, but when it's on, it's quite dangerous in the attacking end. Reid shows the tools needed to be effective defensively, but that's a work in progress. He's being discussed as a top-10 pick, but he could fall outside that range. 

Lulea (Sweden) defenseman William Hakansson

One of the premier defensive blueliners, Hakansson is a stopper in the simplest terms. He has excellent size, uses his length well to defend in transition and gets into the corners to recover pucks effectively. Hakansson has a physical edge to his game as well. If a team wants a defender who can put up a wall in their own zone, you could see Hakansson go around the mid-first round. 

Tappara (Finland) defenseman Juho Piiparinen

Piiparinen is a steady, do-it-all defenseman who limits mistakes and knows when to make the right play. He won't blow your mind when you watch him, but he can do just about everything asked of him. He can shut down plays, recover dump-ins and move the puck up ice reliably. A mid-to-late first-round pick seems appropriate for a player you don't have to worry about too often. 

Prince George (WHL) defenseman Carson Carels

After getting some hype at the World Junior Championship, Carels has shot up many draft boards. His playmaking and steady all-around game have made him a very solid prospect. Carels can play just about any role adequately, but he just needs to find his specialty and really lean into it. He really could go anywhere in the first round since draft experts have him ranked all over the place. 

Vancouver (WHL) defenseman Ryan Lin

Although he's injured, Lin builds off his mobility in all areas of the game. His game is a bit inconsistent overall, but when he is on his A-game, he could be one of the top five defenders in the draft class. His ability to handle the puck, work along the blueline and set up teammates is impressive. He skates forward to defend, attempting to cut off play in the neutral zone. He could go anywhere in the mid-to-late first round. 

Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) defenseman Adam Goljer

A shutdown defender who is on the younger side of the draft class, Goljer is still a bit raw, but his potential as a top-four play-killer could be quite intriguing. The Slovak blueliner doesn't dangle his opponents on the breakout or at the offensive blueline – he punishes them. Goljer isn't quite as refined as some of the guys ahead of him, but he's got the upside you want to see from a no-nonsense defenseman.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NCAA freshman Keaton Verhoeff leads top 10 NHL draft defense prospects

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Pens Points: Rust suspended for illegal hit

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended for three games after the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed he performed an illegal check to the head of Vancouver forward Brock Boeser. Boeser has since entered concussion protocol. PensBurgh]

It appears forward Evgeni Malkin is no worse for wear after he was seen in discomfort on Pittsburgh’s bench after the final horn in Sunday’s game against the Canucks. [PensBurgh]

Penguins prospect Emil Pieniniemi was promoted to the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers on Tuesday, a positive next step in his development after the organization lifted his suspension because Pieniniemi failed to report to Wheeling at the start of the season. [Trib Live]

Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany will miss approximately the next two months after undergoing hand surgery, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. [Trib Live]

Updates from around the NHL…

When it rains, it pours in Vancouver: Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is set to undergo hip surgery that will end his season, general manager Patrik Allvin said Tuesday. [Associated Press]

Sunday’s Stadium Series game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins will pay homage to Tampa’s pirate history. The rink will sit atop a treasure map design covering Raymond James Stadium’s field. [Sportsnet]

Which of the 10 teams that have yet to hoist the Stanley Cup has the best chance of doing so? Who is set up for the best chance at long-term success? [USA Today]

Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane reached another milestone on Tuesday. Kane tied Mike Modano’s record for the most points by an American-born player in NHL history, posting the 1,374th point of his career late in the third period of the Red Wings’ game against the Los Angeles Kings. [Daily Faceoff]

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Fantasy Hockey Trade Tips: Vince Dunn's production on the power play makes him a worthy target

There are only nine days left of action after Tuesday's games, prior to the NHL taking a three-week break for the Olympics. If you are thinking of consummating a fantasy hockey trade in the interim, it's likely best to wait if you are the team going for it (if you are giving up, then make a trade as soon as possible; taking any injury-risk out of play), as you will be able to reassess during the break and possibly avoid a player injured during the Olympics whom you were thinking of obtaining.

Best of luck with your trades this week.

Skinner has been outstanding since his trade from Edmonton. He was 11-8-4 with a 2.82 GAA and an .891 save percentage over 23 games for the Oilers prior to his mid-December trade to Pittsburgh. He is 7-4-0 in 11 games with the Penguins with outstanding peripherals of a 2.31 GAA and a .906 save percentage. Skinner has won four games in a row, and perhaps the lack of pressure in not playing in his hometown of Edmonton has finally relaxed him enough to be a worthy fantasy asset.

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Skinner for Daniil Tarasov and Mattias Samuelsson. (Tarasov is a backup goaltender at best, and while Samuelsson is a serviceable defenseman, I'd rather have the starting netminder.)

Larkin is a solid veteran with 25 goals and 47 points in 54 games this season. The Red Wings are challenging for first place in the Atlantic Division, and Larkin is in line to see his first playoff action since his rookie season in 2015-16 when he was just 19. That's an awfully long time to not have played in the postseason, and Larkin should have a big final third of the season to lead Detroit into the playoffs.

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Larkin for Elias Lindholm and Matvei Michkov. (Lindholm is an average center – and there are plenty of them in the NHL – while Michkov has been disappointing this season for the Flyers with 12 goals and 27 points in 50 games, after a 63-point rookie season in 2024-25.)

Dunn has two goals and nine assists in his last 12 games, including six assists on the power play. He has missed 46 games in his previous two seasons but has remained relatively healthy this season, missing only one game. Dunn has seven goals and 24 assists with 17 points coming via the man-advantage, in 51 games.

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Dunn for Jesper Wallstedt. (Wallstedt is a nice player, but he has been relegated to a backup spot in Minnesota, starting only twice in the Wild's last six games.)

Dostal has been red-hot of late, winning his last six games in a row, allowing only 12 goals on 173 shots (.931 save percentage). The Ducks have been a streaky team all season and saw their seven-game winning streak end in Edmonton on Monday. If they go on a losing streak, having Dostal on your team isn't going to help, as his peripherals are so-so this season. He has a 3.00 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 35 games and he got those numbers down during his current six-game streak. Dostal had been horrible in his previous six starts, allowing 27 goals on 171 shots, and those stats could repeat themselves if the Ducks go north in the immediate future.

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Dostal for Matthew Tkachuk. (Tkachuk is getting himself into playing shape since returning to action Jan. 19. He is a star when healthy, and I expect him to be the remainder of the season. If so, Dostal is a small price to pay at this time.)

Cirelli has been on fire since taking over for the injured Brayden Point (lower body), centering the top line between Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel. Cirelli has three goals and seven points in his last four games, giving the 28-year-old 15 goals and 35 points in 47 games. Point should be back after the Olympic break, and since the Lightning have only four games left until the break, it's best if you can trade him now.

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Cirelli and an eighth-round pick for Rickard Rakell and a fifth-round pick. (While Cirelli will move down the depth chart when Point returns, Rakell is seeing first-line minutes with Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust – when Rust isn't being suspended.)

Stamkos is one of the hottest goal scorers of late, managing 21 goals and 33 points in 30 games since Nov. 26. He started the season off slow with four goals and an assist in 22 games, and there was plenty of scuttlebutt about Stamkos headed elsewhere. I would deal him now while he remains hot, as Stamkos is 35 and it's a longshot that his 26.6 shooting percentage will continue for much longer.)

Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Stamkos and Evgeni Malkin for Anthony Stolarz. (Stolarz was a stud last season, as he had the best save percentage in the NHL at .926. He has struggled with injuries this season and finally returned to action last week after missing more than two months. I expect Stolarz to be very good the rest of the way, and I'm not anticipating much from Stamkos and Malkin.)  

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'Can't Name Anything Good Today': Canucks Drop Their Third-Straight Game With 5-2 Loss To The San Jose Sharks

If you ask the Vancouver Canucks how they felt about tonight’s 5–2 loss to the San Jose Sharks, the reception won't be positive. Not only did both of their goals come from blueliners Tom Willander and Filip Hronek, but Kevin Lankinen was also pulled within the first half of the first period after allowing three goals on six shots faced. Nikita Tolopilo joined the game in relief, stopping 25 of 27 shots faced. 

“I don't think we played good anywhere today. I think pretty much every detail was bad. Can't name anything good today,” Willander, who scored the game’s opening goal, said post-game. “Ultimately, I think at least the last few times we had results like this, I think we did a decent job in many parts of our game. But today, I thought it was awful.” 

Willander isn’t wrong. Despite scoring first, Vancouver quickly surrendered three goals within the span of five minutes, erasing their lead within a matter of seconds. The very thing Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote had called the team out on a week ago had returned — their penchant for getting down on themselves after things don’t go their way. 

“We tried to do too much in the neutral zone [...] kind of got off what we’re all about — getting in deep, fore-checking — and looked like we were just out of sorts for a while there, just chasing.” 

As opposed to previous games, Vancouver’s effort just didn’t seem to be there tonight. They spent a good chunk of the third period hemmed in their own zone, unable to generate even a shot on net until finally being able to fully break the puck out. 

With trade rumours circulating throughout the past few days, all eyes seemed to be on Evander Kane. While not necessarily just there for Kane, there were 17 scouts in Vancouver’s press box tonight, including two from the Anaheim Ducks and two from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kane did end up on the scoresheet tonight, dropping the gloves with Timothy Liljegren and taking an extra roughing penalty in this sequence. 

Tonight marks the third time in four games that Vancouver’s penalty kill has surrendered two power play goals against, as they also allowed two against the New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals. In a 10-game span, they have surrendered two or more goals while on the penalty kill five times. One of these goals-against came while Vancouver was down two players. 

Vancouver’s power play also capitalized tonight, scoring their second goal of the game a little more than halfway through the third period. However, the man-advantage also got a near-full two-minute 5-on-3 opportunity and was unable to score while on that. This was their first power play goal in six games.  

A shout-out needs to be given to Vancouver-based superstar Macklin Celebrini, who recorded his third multi-point game against the Canucks this season. His quick shot tied the game at one goal apiece for the Sharks, with Vancouver’s lapse in defensive-zone coverage leaving Celebrini all alone at the top of the faceoff dot. On San Jose’s second goal, it was Celebrini who took the puck away, keeping it in at the line and allowing former Canuck Adam Gaudette to score. The forward finished the game with four points against his hometown team. 

Jan 27, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Drew O'Connor (18) stick checks San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini (71) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images
Jan 27, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Drew O'Connor (18) stick checks San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini (71) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images

Stats and Facts: 

  • Evander Kane becomes the first Canuck to hit 60 penalty minutes on the season 
  • Elias Pettersson claims sole possession of ninth all-time in assists by a Canucks with 291 
  • Macklin Celebrini registers 2+ points against the Canucks in each of three games against Vancouver this season 

Scoring Summary: 

1st Period: 

1:15 - VAN: Tom Willander (3) from Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk 

1:51 - SJS: Macklin Celebrini (27) from Will Smith and Sam Dickinson 

4:43 - SJS: Adam Gaudette (11) from William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini 

5:55 - SJS: Tyler Toffoli (15) from Alexander Wennberg and Sam Dickinson 

2nd Period: 

9:07 - SJS: Will Smith (15) from John Klingberg and Macklin Celebrini (PPG) 

3rd Period: 

0:28 - SJS: John Klingberg (10) from Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini (PPG) 

9:15 - VAN: Filip Hronek (5) from Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk (PPG) 

Up Next: 

The Canucks continue their home stand with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Vancouver won their last game against the Ducks by a score of 5–4 in what was a very entertaining offensive battle. Thursday’s puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm PT. 

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Observations From Blues' 4-3 Loss Vs. Stars

ST. LOUIS – Did someone say deja vu?

Unfortunately for the St. Louis Blues, it came to fruition and not in a good way.

For the second straight meeting with the Dallas Stars, they fall in a one-goal game, this time 4-3, due to icing the puck, losing a defensive zone face-off and seeing a goal scored late in the third period.

Thomas Harley scored with 1:07 left and spoiled the Blues’ valiant third period comeback while playing shorthanded due to injury in another one-goal loss on Tuesday at Enterprise Center, dropping the home side to 19-25-9.

Down three goals in the third period and playing without Jake Neighbours (lower-body injury) and Jordan Kyrou (upper-body injury), Brayden Schenn scored twice and Robby Fabbri scored his first Blues goal over six years to erase a three-goal third-period deficit but to no avail. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves to fall to 2-10-1 in his past 13 starts.

Let’s dissect Tuesday’s game observations:

* Another icing leads to another goal-against for a loss – With the naked eye, it looked worse than originally thought, but on the play that led to the Harley goal, Tyler Tucker had full control of the puck moving up the lefthand side. He goes for a pass off the boards trying to hit Alexey Toropchenko near the Dallas bench, but on replay, the puck caromed off the boards, bounded up where Toropchenko couldn’t corral the puck for an icing.

This just happened four days ago in Dallas when both Philip Broberg and Colton Parayko each iced the puck, and ultimately, the Stars won the draw and Jason Robertson scored with 1:00 remaining in a 3-2 win denying the Blues of at least a point.

Same thing here.

Personally, if Tucker is making that play, I’d like to see a direct pass, and if Toropchenko doesn’t handle it, then it’s on him. It’s just dangerous in that situation.

So it turns into an icing, Dallas can get its top players on the ice, while the Blues have their fourth line out there with Tucker and Logan Mailloux.

Nick Bjugstad loses the draw, and I understand when in each instance along with Friday, someone can say, ‘Win the face-off.’ Yes, this is true, but the draw was lost back to the point, and Harley’s shot caromed off Mathieu Joseph and change direction past Binnington.

Game. Set. Match:

Blues coach Jim Montgomery was not critical of this one as he was of the plays on Friday.

“We have complete momentum in the game and that icing actually, I believe it was Tucker, uses an indirect for us to gain lines like we had been doing all period,” Montgomery said, “and it hits the boards and it jumps up five feet. I think [Toropchenko] couldn’t get a stick on it. That’s a physical thing with the boards. It’s not a mental mistake. It’s not like we panicked. We actually made a real sound play. The puck hit the boards toward the end of the period, the boards are snowy, it hits snow and it’s going to pop like that, and then you need an Albert Pujols to knock it out of the air there.

“(This was) very different. That one was in control of ours; we made a mistake, we didn’t support the puck. We had support on the puck (Tuesday), we knew the guy was open. That was a good hockey play.”

Schenn, who has three goals the past two games, said, “Late in the game, yeah, poise, if that’s what you’re taking (about). The Dallas game before and this one, you have to have poise with the puck, but the forwards or players out there have to support each other and able to get the red line to not put yourself in those positions. We did it twice against them and they made us pay for them both times.”

A fifth consecutive loss (0-4-1) and a fourth straight game in which the Blues were in and found a way to lose.

“It sucks losing,” Schenn said. “When you battle back like that, play hard for one another and get rewarded with some goals. Again, same team, same result, losing in the last minute. It’s not fun losing, but got to keep on pushing our foot down and trying to get better. We’re finding ways to lose hockey games and we have to learn how to win them.”

* Down two more players, a third period for the ages comeback was for naught – When Neighbours left after the first period and Kyrou after the second, they were not only down to 10 forwards but down three goals.

What’s the point, right? Wrong.

The Blues showed some valiant fight, and it started with Fabbri, who continues to show why the Blues brought him back, scratching and clawing for every inch when he’s given the opportunity.

It looked inconsequential at the time and only drew browning points for Fabbri scoring his first Blues goal in his second stint since his last goal on Oct. 17, 2019 before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings. He made it 3-1 at 3:15 on a play in which he started it with a strong hit and ensuing shot from the slot off Justin Faulk’s feed:

The Stats challenged the play for offside and Joseph was in question on the far side, but the league came back that the play was onside with the following ruling: It was determined that Joseph legally tagged up at the blue line before Faulk entered the offensive zone with the puck on his stick prior to Fabbri’s goal.

“It definitely feels good to get the first one, but it’s a lot more fun around the rink when you’re winning,” Fabbri said. “I’ll definitely take more wins after this one.

“Once you get one on the board, everyone starts to put the foot on the gas there and we did that. When you start rolling shift after shift and you kind of get some momentum and the crowd gets into it, the bench gets into it and it’s just one of those things where we were kind rolling there and it was a good period, so we’ve just got to build off that.”

There had to be some juice on the bench, because as Schenn said in his remarks postgame, “I was dishing up pregame today and ‘Binner’ said ‘Fabs’ is going to score tonight, so I guess ‘Binner’ had the read on that one.”

Fabbri replied, “He actually chose the stick for me to use. Maybe we’ve got something going there.”

But for there being not much life in the building, there was a glimpse of it now, and when Schenn made it 3-2 at 6:22 off a really nice pass by Jimmy Snuggerud, the place started to get some jump in it:

“I think Robby Fabbri got us going,” Montgomery said. ‘He had a big hit right before his goal and then we get the quick counter, 72 hitting nine, nine has some good poise. And then I think we got rolling. I really liked the line of [Dalibor] Dvorsky between Snuggerud and Schenn. Obviously they got the goals, but they just seemed to be going and making plays, 10-15 foot passes.”

The Stars seemed to have a hammerlock on the game late, but a fortuitous bounce finally went the Blues’ way when Harley’s clearing pass around the boards off referee Stephen Hiff right to Snuggerud, who found Schenn in the left circle and the captain roofed his shot at 15:50 to make it 3-3:

“Just attitude we’re going to come out in the third period and put a solid effort together for our fans,” Schenn said of the comeback. “At the end of the day, our special teams aren’t helping us right now and it’s tough falling behind 3-0 in this league against a good team, but I thought we came out in the third period and played hard for one another, inspired each other and like I said, close but not good enough.”

The couple of older vets (Schenn and Fabbri) and a couple of young pups (Snuggerud and Dvorsky) fueled a comeback that nobody saw.

“Our effort, falling behind 3-0 and not quitting, having the perseverance to keep going,” Montgomery said. ‘We had lost two forwards; we were down to 10 forwards. It was nice to see that scrappy, never-say-die attitude that we had.”

* Special teams continue to be a problem – As Schenn mentioned above, the Blues’ special teams are anything but special this season.

They give up two more power-play goals, the third time in the past four games and fifth time in 10 games they’ve allowed multiple power-play markers.

The first put Dallas up 1-0 when Matt Duchene scored the first of two goals in 40 seconds at 3:20 of the second period when Mikko Rantanen found a seam to deliver a dime of a pass to Duchene on the backdoor through Tucker and past Faulk:

And although the slashing penalty call by Hiff on Dvorsky was not a good one at 17:58 of the second, the Blues needed a kill to keep it a two-goal game and Roope Hintz scored eight seconds later for a 3-0 lead off a face-off win and one-timer from the interior of the right circle:

So for the night, the PK was 1-for-3 and the power play went 0-for-3 with one shot on goal. It simply isn’t good enough and it’s cost this group plenty this season.

The PK is 29th at 73.9 percent, and the PP is 25th at 16.9 percent. Again, not nearly good enough.

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Red Wings’ Kane ties Stars’ Modano as highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history

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DETROIT — Patrick Kane of the Detroit Red Wings has tied Dallas’ Mike Modano as the highest-scoring U.S.-born players in NHL history.

Kane matched Mike Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a goal by Alex DeBrincat late in Detroit’s 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. He got there a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374.

“Nothing really went right for us tonight, so it’s tough to really think about (the record) right now, but hopefully next game’s a better result and (I) can move past Mike next game,” Kane said after the game. “That’d be nice, to do that and do it with a win.”

He will have a chance to move ahead of Modano when the Red Wings host the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Kane has been one of the faces of American hockey since getting taken with the first pick in the 2007 draft by Chicago. He helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup three times from 2010-15 as a co-headliner of one of the most successful runs since the league’s salary cap era began in ’05.

Earlier this month, Kane became the 50th player and fifth American to score 500 goals, following Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick and Joe Mullen. Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the U.S., had 741 goals and 1,391 points.

Kane won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in ’07-08, the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2013 and the Hart Trophy as regular-season MVP in 2015-16, when he also led the league in scoring.

Kane has 1,374 points on 500 goals and 874 assists in 1,341 career NHL regular-season games.

Modano retired in 2011 with 561 goals and 813 assists in 1,499 games.

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Blackhawks Squander 3-0 Lead, Lose To Wild 4-3 In Shootout

The Chicago Blackhawks needed a big road effort on Tuesday night if they were going to get back on track against a team as good as the Minnesota Wild. 

This was a much better game for the Hawks, especially being on the road, and they had a 1-0 lead 1:19 into the game thanks to a goal scored by Teuvo Teravainen. In his return to the lineup, skating on a line with Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard, Teravainen made his presence felt right away. 

"I thought that it was a good line," head coach Jeff Blashill said after the game. "[Bedard] and [Nazar], I haven't seen them play a lot together. I thought they were really good. They showed a lot of skill, they fed each other in good spots, had a lot of chances, and scored with [Teravainen]. I thought that was a real dynamic line."

Ryan Donato and Ilya Mikheyev helped build on the lead with goals of their own to make it 3-0 by the time the game was half over. 

The Blackhawks didn't totally collapse, but they allowed the Wild to crawl back. It started with Yakov Trenin scoring his fourth of the season to get them on the board. That 3-1 score held through two periods. 

Joel Eriksson Ek scored at 3:57 of the third period on a rebound created by Quinn Hughes. This gave the Wild the confidence they needed to begin their quest for a comeback. 

With the goalie pulled, Jared Spurgeon tied it up at 17:58. Spurgeon now has five goals in his last six games against the Blackhawks, and this one was as big as any of them. 

No scoring took place in overtime, and Kirill Kaprizov was the only scorer in the shootout, giving the Wild the comeback 4-3 victory. 

This was a mostly well-played game by the Blackhawks, but the Wild came back and found a way to win after going down 3-0. 

Mistakes and tough puck management in the late stages of the game allowed the Wild to slowly but surely get back in the game, but Minnesota had to work for this win. 

The penalty kill stayed hot, but they hardly had any work to do with just one kill. The power play, which is an entirely different story, continued its struggles with no goals on five tries. Jeff Blashill said after the game that he thought it did better at generating quality chances, but there were still no goals to show for it.

"I thought it was better," Blashill said. "We've walked away from other days where I just didn't feel it was dangerous at all. I thought we had a good number of chances [in this game]."

The power play needs a goal badly. If they keep drawing penalties and moving the puck the way they did against the Wild, eventually they will score. Once they get one, the unit as a whole may get back on track. A power play goal on one of their five tries would have likely won this game. 

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Blackhawks Legend Patrick Kane Ties Mike Modano For Most Points By An American

The Chicago Blackhawks were fortunate enough to select Patrick Kane with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft. To say he lived up to that pick would be an understatement. He was everything the Blackhawks needed him to be and more. 

After leaving the Blackhawks and a quick cup of coffee with the New York Rangers, Patrick Kane landed with the Detroit Red Wings. 

On Tuesday, while playing for Chicago's century-old rival, Kane earned a secondary assist on a goal scored by another former Blackhawk, Alex DeBrincat. This isn't just any assist, though. 

On this goal, Kane earned career point number 1374, tying him with Mike Modano for the most ever by an American-born player. One more will make him the USA's all-time leading NHL scorer. 

Modano is expected to be in the building when Kane breaks his record, which will surely cement him as the greatest American-born player in league history. Add all of the championships and personal accolades on top of his gaudy statistics, and it leaves no doubt where he stands in history. 

Kane will look to break Modano's mark on Thursday night, when the Red Wings host the Washington Capitals. Whenever it happens, it is sure to be a special moment for Kane, USA Hockey, and the many folks who helped him reach that milestone. 

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Corey Perry’s Late Goal Seals Kings’ 3-1 Win Over Red Wings

The Los Angeles Kings (22-16-13) delivered one of their more complete team performances tonight against the Detroit Red Wings (32-17-5), beating them on the road 3-1 at Little Caesars Arena. 

After losing the last matchup against the Red Wings on Oct. 30 in a shootout at home, the Kings were looking to flip the script tonight on the road. 

Behind great performances from Samuel Helenius and Andrei Kuzmenko, and a late goal down the stretch from Corey Perry to seal the deal, Los Angeles showed discipline and structure tonight with their depth and beat a very good Detroit team, which was 8-1-1 over its last 10 games, starting its road trip off on a high note.

Scoreless First

Despite both teams starting 0-0 in the opening period, the Kings controlled possession and dictated the pace. The Kings fired 9 shots on goal, while limiting Detroit to just 5, usings trong defensive pressure and forechecking to disrupt the Red Wings' zone exits. 

The fourth line of Samuel Helenius, Taylor Ward, and Jeff Malott stood out early, hounding the puck below the goal line and drawing penalties. The pressure from the Kings' line made it tough for Detroit to generate any offense, as Anton Forsberg was also great early on, turning away all five shots he faced in the opening frame. 

Helenius Sets the Tone

The Kings broke the tie in the second period when Samuel Helenius scored his second goal of the season after Los Angeles won the puck battle and fed Helenius to the center, where he finished past John Gibson, giving the Kings a 1-0 lead. 

Los Angeles continued to pressure Detroit in the period, forcing turnovers in all three zones. Detroit struggled to establish any rhythm offensively in the first 40 minutes of the game, while Forsberg denied several Red Wings' shots to keep the Kings ahead. 

King's Power Play Delivers

The Kings extended their lead early in the third period on the power play. Andrei Kuzmenko buried the low shot that beat Gibson, with Kevin Fiala picking up the assist off the nice pass. 

The goal marked Kuzmenko's 11th of the season and capped off a good movement with the puck that dismantled Detroit's penalty kill. 

Meanwhile, Detroit continued to struggle on the power play, finishing the night 0-for-4, while Los Angeles went 1-for-3 and controlled the special teams battle. 

Late Push Falls Short

Detroit finally showed some life late in the period with under two minutes remaining when Alex DeBrincat scored to cut the deficit to 2-1, infusing life into the building after the boos were heard in the stadium. However, any momentum was short-lived. 

Just over a minute later, Corey Perry restored the two-goal cushion with a dagger goal after the faceoff win from Los Angeles. Perry hit the puck from deep down the ice to seal it in the empty net. 

Los Angeles showed some fight today on the road, where they've been good all season, compared to at home, where they're 8-10-7, while they're 14-6-6 away from Crypto.com Arena.

The Kings were also very physical, with 21 hits to Detroit's 11 and blocked 16 shots to the Red Wings' 15. So, Los Angeles was clearly the more physical team tonight and the better defensive team, holding Detroit to just one goal for the first time in two weeks.

LA is now 2-0 in their six-game road trip and will look to continue this long stretch away from Crypto.com on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres at 4 P.M. PT.  

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Sloppy Puck Play Hurts Red Wings In 3-1 Loss To Kings

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The Detroit Red Wings returned home from a successful 2-0-1 road trip, hoping to carry that momentum into another win against the Los Angeles Kings at Little Caesars Arena.

Instead, the Kings avenged their 5-2 loss to Detroit from exactly one year earlier (as well as Detroit's 4-3 shootout win in Los Angeles on Oct. 30), stifling the Red Wings’ offense in a 3-1 victory.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored what proved to be the game-winning power-play goal at 6:46 of the third period, doubling what had been a 1-0 lead. 

Alex DeBrincat gave the Red Wings life with his 28th tally of the season late in regulation, but Detroit proved unable to come up with the equalizer. 

With an assist on DeBrincat's goal, Patrick Kane tied Mike Modano with 1,374 career points and is only one point away from becoming the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history. 

While the Red Wings remain in second place in the Atlantic Division standings despite the loss, things got even tighter thanks to victories by both the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres. 

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Following a scoreless 20 minutes of play, the Kings found the back of the net first, exactly 10 minutes into the second period, as fourth-line forward Samuel Helenius beat goaltender John Gibson with a quick shot through the five-hole. 

Detroit had multiple chances that were stymied by Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, leading up to Kuzmenko's power-play tally in the third period. 

Despite a late push by Detroit following their first and only goal of the night, longtime Red Wings nemesis Corey Perry delivered the knockout blow with an empty-net goal with 1:13 left in regulation. 

Gibson saw his winning streak come to a close, making 19 saves. Meanwhile, Forsberg was especially sharp in the third period, finishing with 27 saves. 

Detroit, which suffered just its second regulation loss in its last 11 games, also went 0-for-3 on the power play.

The Red Wings will next host the Washington Capitals on Thursday evening.

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Dahlin scores first NHL hat trick to lead Sabres to 7-4 win over Maple Leafs

TORONTO (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had the first hat trick of his NHL career to go along with two assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Tage Thompson, with a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game, Josh Doan, Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which has won four straight.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on five shots before leaving with a lower-body injury in the first period. Colten Ellis made 16 saves in relief. Mattias Samuelsson added three assists.

Auston Matthews and Max Domi each had a goal and two assists for Toronto. Bobby McMann, with a goal and an assist, and Matthew Knies also scored. Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots.

The Maple Leafs came home last week off a successful road trip, but finished their disastrous five-game homestand with a solitary point (0-4-1) and have dropped seven of eight overall.

The club entered play six points back of the second wild-card spot and are now eight adrift of the Sabres in the Atlantic Division. The Sabres have an NHL-best 19-3-1 record since Dec. 9.

Former Maple Leaf Darryl Sittler was honored before puck drop in a ceremony marking 50 years since he set an NHL record with 10 points in a game. The former Toronto captain had six goals and four assists in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976.

Doan scored his first goal since signing a seven-year contract extension. Doan’s father, Shane, is a special adviser to Toronto general manager Brad Treliving.

Up next

Sabres: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Maple Leafs: At the Seattle Kraken on Thursday in the opener of a six-game trip.

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Sergachev's goal helps lift Utah Mammoth to 4-3 win over Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored in the third period to put Utah ahead to stay, and the Mammoth held on for a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi and Barrett Hayton also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have won nine of their last 11 games and played without top goal-scorer Dylan Guenther, who has a lower-body injury. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and Durzi also had an assist.

Sandis Vilmanis, Cole Schwindt and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves for Florida, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Sergachev's goal with 8:55 to play gave Utah a 3-2 lead and Hayton made it 4-2 with an empty-netter with 56 seconds to play. Verhaeghe scored with 16 seconds left to pull the Panthers within 4-3, setting up a frantic final few seconds.

Schmaltz scored an unassisted short-handed goal with 4:14 to play in the first period when he picked up a loose puck just inside his own blue line, skated in alone and backhanded it past Bobrovsky.

The second short-handed goal of Schmaltz's NHL career (the first was on March 26, 2024, against Columbus) gives him 15 points in his last 14 games (7 goals, 8 assists).

Vilmanis' goal 2:52 into the second was the first of his NHL career and tied it at 1-1. The team's fifth-round draft choice in 2022 was playing in his ninth NHL game.

The Panthers went scoreless on the power play in four chances.

Florida's A.J. Greer played in his 300th career game

Up next

Mammoth: Play at Carolina on Thursday night in the final game of a four-game road trip.

Panthers: Visit St. Louis on Thursday night.

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