The Ducks will want to put their most recent game behind them as quickly as possible. Luckily, they can do that thanks to a home back-to-back this weekend. Saturday's performance, a 6-2 loss to the New York Islanders, was a disjointed effort almost from the moment the puck dropped. The Islanders scored within the first two minutes of both the first and second periods and when the Ducks scored to draw within one in the second period, the Islanders answered with another goal 30 seconds later.

"I thought they played really well. We just didn't show up ready to play," Ducks forward Alex Killorn said postgame. "I think they were a lot more prepared than us to play a game and they just got off a great start. (We) had a little bit of momentum in the second. We put a couple good shifts together in the O-zone, but it was a too little, too late."

"You score and then you give up a goal on the following shift, and that's happened a couple times recently, which is not good if you're trying to get some momentum going in the game," Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville said. "We gave them too high quality of opportunities that were basically golden, A-plus chances. We've gotta work in some areas."

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Sunday's game marks the fourth and final matchup of the season for the Ducks against the Calgary Flames. The Ducks currently lead the season series 2-1.

"Nice part is we play (again) in less than 24 hours, so it's a great opportunity to get two points," Killorn said.

"We get to respond to (this performance), that's the best part of it," Quenneville said.

The Flames will be on the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA) after beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Saturday. It's the third opponent on a SEGABABA that the Ducks have faced in the last seven days.

Ville Husso and Devin Cooley are expected to start for the Ducks and Flames respectively after Lukáš Dostál and Dustin Wolf both started on Saturday. Dostál struggled for the second consecutive start and has now allowed nine goals on his last 36 shots faced. Husso relieved Dostál after one period in his last start prior to Saturday--which was against the Flames--and stopped 10 out of 10 shots as the Ducks rallied to beat the Flames 5-3.

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Ducks Projected Lines

Cutter Gauthier - Leo Carlsson - Judd Caulfield
Beckett Sennecke - Mikael Granlund - Troy Terry
Jeff Malott - Tim Washe - Frank Vatrano
Nikita Nesterenko - Roger McQueen - Alex Killorn

Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson
Pavel Mintyukov - Noah Warren
Tyson Hinds - Tristan Luneau

Ville Husso (projected)

Flames Projected Lines

Joel Farabee - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato
Matvei Gridin - Martin Pospíšil - Ryan Strome
Yegor Sharangovich - Morgan Frost - Adam Klapka
William Strömgren - Jonathan Castagna - Aydar Suniev

Yan Kuznetsov - Zayne Parekh
Joel Hanley - Šimon Nemec
Jacob Middleton - Zach Whitecloud

Devin Cooley (confirmed)

With Johnathan Kovacevic on the injured reserve and Vladislav Kolyachonok out with an illness, the New Jersey Devils called up Anton Silaev. The 20-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 14 and showed why he’s a top prospect in the system. 

The Devils defeated the Capitals 7-4, and the offense stood out. However, Silaev showed flashes and made a strong case to stay in the lineup. The question is whether the Devils keep him or send him back to the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League to continue developing. 

Silaev’s Statline: Zero points, 12:45 ice time, two shots, one blocked shot, six hits. 

The stats don’t reveal much, and Silaev was the defenseman the Devils limited and protected in his NHL debut. He played on the third pair and didn’t play in crucial situations, whether on the power play or the penalty kill, which the recent game had plenty of.

It's worth adding that Silaev isn't a scoring defenseman and isn't developing into one either. The Devils hope he becomes the next stay-at-home defenseman that they can build around, someone who is a contrast to Luke Hughes. 

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That said, Silaev still showed flashes. The hits stand out, as he had a team-leading six on the night. The rest of the defense had six hits combined. It shows what the 6-foot-7, 211-pound defenseman provides to the blue line. 

Silaev’s Skills On Display In Debut

Silaev is being developed as a shutdown defenseman, someone who can deliver big hits and clean up pucks near the net. It has turned him into one of the best players on the Comets and an easy choice to call up.

“He was playing like I’ve seen his play in Utica as well. Using his big body and a good game from him playing to his strengths,” Lenni Hämeenaho, another call-up for the Capitals matchups, stated after Saturday’s win. Silaev wasn't the scoring defenseman for the Comets, but he would deliver big hits and break up plays in the defensive zone. 

He uses his size to his advantage, not just as an intimidating presence but also to make an impact on the game. He skates hard and joins the play quickly because of his speed. “He plays hard, he’s a big man, and he’s a great kid. I definitely don’t want to play against him,” Nico Hischier added after the game. 

Devils Prospect Anton Silaev Has Strengths To Fill In For Injured Kovacevic The Devils placed defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic on injured reserve and called up their top prospect, Anton Silaev, as a result, hoping he steps up in his first NHL action.

The biggest takeaway is how comfortable Silaev looked in his first NHL game. Usually, it takes time for defensemen to acclimate to the NHL when they are called up from the AHL, especially if they are coming from an overseas background. Silaev was on the ice for the Capitals' first goal of the night, when Pierre-Luc Dubois picked up the loose puck on a rebound and powered it past the Russian defenseman. Otherwise, he fit right in. 

“I thought he was excellent. I thought he looked really good, confident, and assertive,” head coach Sheldon Keefe noted after the game, adding, “He goes into people, he ends plays, and I thought he had some good puck plays as well.” Silaev’s play with the puck allows him to join the offense and make an impact in the offensive zone, which also helps in the long run, especially since the defense is searching for more offense. 

Will Silaev Remain On The Defense?

It’s doubtful Silaev will remain with the Devils for the rest of the season. Ideally, this is a season that he spends with the Comets and focuses on his development. In the AHL, he’ll have more ice time and work on his play in the defensive zone. 

Should The Devils Let The Kids Play? For Now, It’s Happening RegardlessThe New Jersey Devils are turning to some of their prospects as injuries take their toll. Maybe it’s a sign that they should lean on the youth to improve the roster.

That said, if the defense continues to battle injuries, the Devils will have a tough time sending him down. For now, the Devils need him to round out the defense. They can turn to Kolyachonok as well, but Silaev has proven he’s not a liability.

On the contrary, he proved in his debut why he’s a high-upside defenseman, and why some talent evaluators who have seen him think he’ll be a problem when he’s ready for the NHL. While it will take time before Silaev is a prime shutdown defenseman, he’s already proven he can be a significant contributor. 

Though the Toronto Maple Leafs collected zero points for the sixth straight game with a 1-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the effort and ability to keep the puck out of their own net were clear.

This was the first time in four games that Toronto allowed fewer than four goals in an outing. Defenseman Chris Tanev missed two of those four games due to "planned maintenance" and was evidently frustrated by the team's decision to be cautious with his workload.

However, specifically in the Edmonton loss, his influence on the back end can't be ignored, even at the age of 36. Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller pointed to his performance as something that's been missing in particular moments in this terrible homestand.

"He's been frustrated at times, he's told you guys that," Hiller said after the game. "I know there was four in my mind that I saw, and probably more where we made a mistake and he was there to clean it up, and that's been part of our problem over the stretch is we've made a mistake and we've made another mistake, and maybe even sometimes another one, and it ends up in the back of your net. So, you know, the value of that sometimes is as important as scoring a goal, but it doesn't get counted like that the way we think about the game."

In some ways, it felt like a statement from Tanev to the Maple Leafs' management group regarding the plan to manage his workload. 

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He also made sure to point out post-game that this was Toronto's best defensive performance in quite some time, and against a top-three team in the NHL with several superstars and game-breakers on the other side.

"We defended well against a obviously very good offensive team," Tanev said. "I think it's the first time we've given up less than four goals in two weeks. I mean, you could correct me if I'm wrong, but that part of our game was really good today."

For reference on the Maple Leafs' defensive performance, the Oilers rank third in the NHL in goals scored, with 3.86 per game. That's up against Toronto's 75 goals against in 22 games, which is the third-most in the NHL.

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It took a major trade rumor scare, but it seems like the Flyers, from the front office down to the players themselves, are finally outwardly embracing young star Matvei Michkov as the future of the franchise.

Previously, it was reported that Michkov, 21, would prefer to explore a trade elsewhere due to internal frustrations within the team, though he denied it, the Flyers denied it, and his agent denied it.

The report, however, sent the Flyers into high alert, and Flyers GM Danny Briere scrambled from the NHL GMs meetings in Toronto to meet his team in Edmonton to address the situation.

Naturally, Briere met with the team prior to their game against the Oilers, and met with Michkov himself, as did Flyers president Keith Jones. Over the last few days, things seem to be trending in a positive direction.

In his latest "Saturday Headlines" segment for Sportsnet, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Flyers remain steadfast in their commitment to Michkov, and even sought out the opinions of his similarly-aged peers to reinforce their ambitions.

"One of the big stories of the week was Matvei Michkov and the relationship between him and the Flyers and some of his teammates," Friedman began.

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"On their road trip and in Edmonton this week were Daniel Briere, the GM, Keith Jones, the president of hockey operations, and Dan Hilferty, the CEO of Comcast Spectacor, the parent company. Jones met with Michkov face-to-face, Briere met with Michkov face-to-face. . . The one thing they made clear to him, with a couple days now to figure it all out, is that he's part of the team's future and he's not getting traded. 

"The other thing I believe they did was they asked around with some of the younger players who are closer in Michkov's age about how they felt about him as well, and I think the feedback was positive. So, they are going to build this around Michkov and his young teammates. That is their goal here. They told him he was not in danger of being traded."

After scoring on a breakaway in a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night, Michkov increased his team-leading goal tally to 11, and his 16 total points also pace the Flyers.

Over the course of this season, we have seen Michkov grow closer to rookie teammate Porter Martone, and the bond with his long-time center, Noah Cates, is still there, too.

Highly-publicized bust-ups with veterans like Travis Konecny and Nick Seeler had casted doubt over Michkov's future and fit with the Flyers, but as this story continues to develop, it's clear the Flyers are prioritizing the opinions of their stars of tomorrow.

Michkov, drafted seventh overall in the 2023 draft, is in the last year of his entry-level contract and is a pending restricted free agent in need of a contract extension from the Flyers.

If anyone bought tickets to see the Colorado Avalanche’s stars at the Bell Centre on Saturday night, they were likely disappointed, as the Avs were missing two of their best players against the Montreal Canadiens: Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Meanwhile, the Habs were without Chris Kreider, who suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday night’s game and who’ll be out for the next six to eight weeks. However, one man’s loss is another man’s gain, and it gave Florian Xhekaj a chance to play alongside Jake Evans and Josh Anderson, which could conceivably be one of the Sainte-Flanelle’s future lines.

If some thought the Habs would make short work of the Avs without MacKinnon and Makar, they must have been very surprised. The Canadiens fell right into the trap set for them and lost 4-1 (with an empty-net goal) to a team that was better on the ice, if not on paper.

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Suzuki The Spark Plug

The Canadiens were going nowhere until captain Nick Suzuki scored a fantastic goal that mixed a spin-o-rama with a backhand on a Juraj Slafkovsky assist. While most Habs players didn’t seem focused on the game Saturday night, the pivot was as sharp as ever, and his goal seemed to breathe new life into his teammates.

NICK SUZUKI SPIN-O-RAMA!! 😱 pic.twitter.com/O8pfsb5c6G

— NHL (@NHL) November 15, 2026

In addition to his goal, Suzuki won 63% of his faceoffs and landed two hits. He participated in every aspect of the play and led by example, as always. Unfortunately, the Canadiens couldn't build on the momentum he gave them with his second-frame lamplighter. The night might have ended differently if Alex Newhook's lamplighter wasn't taken away because the puck was tipped too high, but we'll never know. 

Alex Newhook's goal comes off the board following a review for a high stick pic.twitter.com/qqpDAFAjFa

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 15, 2026

Another Tough Night For Dobson

The highest-paid player on the Sainte-Flanelle isn’t Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson or Ivan Demidov; no, it’s Noah Dobson, and he’s not playing like it so far this season. Once again tonight, he made questionable decisions about when to pinch and help the attack, along with some very soft plays in his zone.

When the Canadiens were in the Avalanche zone, he unleashed a few booming shots, but over 40 minutes, none were on target. When Dobson became available in the 2025 offseason, Kent Hughes jumped on the opportunity to acquire a big-right shot defenseman, and he had no qualms about giving him a big contract, but now it’s Dobson’s turn to deliver.

After 60 minutes, the right-shot had nine attempts on net; four were blocked, and five missed the net altogether. While credit must be given to the visitors, who had very active sticks, Dobson’s decision-making and timing to unleash his shots weren’t great.

Where Has Dobes’ Confidence Gone?

While Jakub Dobes didn’t have a bad game per se, he made 23 saves on the 26 shots received, he doesn’t look as confident as he once did in the net. During the playoffs, much of his success came from his confidence level and his swagger. He had a Patrick Roy-like competitiveness and oozed confidence, but that’s not the kind of goaltender we saw on Saturday night. Starting the game and giving up a goal is hardly a good confidence builder:

"I mean, just a bounce; I don’t feel any different. I feel like every time we start a game, they somehow get one in. I mean, it’s hard to start a game like that, but last time against Cooley, maybe I could have played differently. But today, it got deflected. I don’t know what else I can do. The shooter had nothing to shoot at, but it was just unfortunate. We’ll talk about it, and we’ll start better next game."

Unsurprisingly, he was also asked if there was a period of adaptation to the fact that games don’t come his way quite as often this season, and he explained:

"Obviously, I wish I could play more, but, like, that’s the situation, and I've got to adjust to that and take the most out of it. I’ll keep working, and we’ll get a better result next time."

That was an interesting answer by the netminder. I would have expected him to say something along the lines of “I’ll work hard, and the starts will start coming my way”; that would have shown he had some fight in him, but his answer almost sounded like he had accepted the idea that he’s now second on the depth chart.

It was about as surprising as the start of the third frame, when the Avalanche scored a little over four minutes in on the power play; Dobes looked like he thought he'd been beaten twice on two different occasions before that goal. His body language made it seem like the puck was in the net even though it wasn’t; he didn’t agree with our assessment on that after the game, but that’s what it looked like from up above.

Did the Canadiens think it would be easy to beat the Avalanche tonight? Hard to say, but there was definitely a problem with the execution. Players were getting chances, but they weren’t shooting or moving the puck fast enough; by the time they decided what to do, the opportunity was gone. In the end, the Avs took the two points, and for the first time in 13 games, Montreal didn’t get a single point.

The Habs will practice in Brossard tomorrow before traveling to New York to kick off a three-game road trip that will include a back-to-back. Will the Canadiens get reinforcements on their trip? That’s unknown for now, as the coach said when asked whether Ivan Demidov would be traveling with the team.

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The Vancouver Canucks (3–17–1) will play in the first of three road games when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights (13–5–3) later tonight. Vancouver enters this game after suffering a 5–1 loss to the New York Rangers on Friday, with this being their 17th loss of the season. Vegas also last played on Friday, losing to the Nashville Predators by a score of 3–2 in a shootout. 

The Canucks’ last game against Vegas — on October 4 — saw Vancouver put up a solid full-game effort, though they ultimately ended up losing the game by a score of 3–2. In that particular game, the Canucks opened the scoring thanks to Paul Cotter, though Vegas scored two consecutive goals before retaking the lead after Jonathan Lekkerimäki tied things up at two.  

Vancouver’s second-period struggles were prominent in Friday’s loss. The Canucks surrendered four goals to the Rangers, including three within the span of 3:10 minutes, to ultimately allow New York to win the game. Those four goals that the Rangers scored vaulted Vancouver’s overall season total to 35 goals allowed during second periods. What made this even worse is the fact that Vancouver actually played well during the first period, once again emphasizing the need for the team to put in a full 60-minute effort. 

Players To Watch: 

Paul Cotter

After a hot start to the 2026–27 season, Cotter’s offensive flair has since cooled. The forward’s last goal came against none-other than Vegas in their first matchup of the season. He’s only recorded two assists since then, bringing his season total up to eight points in 20 games. Vancouver’s forward depth as a whole has been inconsistent as of late, with the bulk of the team’s offence coming from veterans Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. A spark of offence from Cotter or the rest of Vancouver’s depth would give the Canucks a better look at potentially securing their next win.  

Victor Olofsson 

Olofsson was one of three Vegas players to find the back of the net in Vancouver’s last matchup against the Golden Knights, scoring the second goal to give his team the lead at the time. Historically, he’s played well against the Canucks, putting up six goals and seven assists in 14 career games against Vancouver. The Golden Knights forward has also put up two goals and three assists in his past four games since returning from an injury sustained on October 6.  

Vancouver Canucks (3–17–1): 

Points: 

Elias Pettersson: 5–16–21

Brock Boeser: 7–11–18

Jonathan Lekkerimäki: 7–8–15

Filip Hronek: 1–12–13

Jake DeBrusk: 5–5–10

Goaltenders: 

Leevi Meriläinen: 2–9–1

Kevin Lankinen: 1–8–0

Vegas Golden Knights (13–5–3): 

Points: 

Jack Eichel: 9–17–26

Mitch Marner: 3–21–24

Mark Stone: 10–10–20

Tomáš Hertl: 9–7–16

Ivan Barbashev: 4–12–16

Goaltenders: 

Adin Hill: 7–2–1

Carter Hart: 6–3–2

Game Information: 

Start time: 7:00 pm PCT

Venue: T-Mobile Arena 

Television: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast

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LOS ANGELES — The Kings came out ice-cold and lost to the Flames, 3-2. Los Angeles has lost four straight games and are tied for the second-worst record in the NHL.

Nearly a quarter into the NHL season and the Kings have found themselves near the bottom of the standings. This loss to Calgary only added more concern to the troubles that Los Angeles is facing.

A sluggish first forty minutes were evident tonight, as Los Angeles trailed 1-0 after two periods. The Kings were in a deficit before the third period in every single loss during this four-game skid.

Kings trail 1-0 after two periods. https://t.co/r4xn7ilgK3

— Holden Douglas (@HoldenDoug21) November 15, 2026

“The playing from behind is not where we want to be, you want to get the first one, you want to build on it from there, and we're not getting that done, Coach Laviolette said. “We found ourselves behind, you know, most of this home stand and then were chasing the game, trying to push from there.”

In those four losses, the Kings have been outscored 10-4 in the first two periods. The Kings, averaging one goal through the first forty minutes, did not keep pace with their opponents.

Falling behind in every game has come from the lack of offense for the Kings. Los Angeles has not scored more than two goals in any of the games through these four losses.

Lack of inside shots has been a major factor as to why the Kings have not been able to score. When Los Angeles is taking shots mostly from the perimeter, it’s easier for the opposing goaltenders to stop.

Hence, every goaltender has recorded higher than a .920 save percentage against the Kings through these four games. Goaltenders have less to worry about since the Kings aren’t taking shots in front of the net.

“We’ve had looks, we got to capitalize and next thing you know, five minutes later, then five minutes later, we keep saying it's coming, be positive, and it hadn’t really came, said Brandt Clarke. “It's not from a lack of effort, it's not from a lack of positivity, it's not from a lack of wanting each other to succeed, its just not going in the net and its unfortunate”.

Final from Los Angeles. Flames win 3-2. https://t.co/97bruWMAA1

— Holden Douglas (@HoldenDoug21) November 15, 2026

Offensive struggles have been the main culprit for the four consecutive losses, but that has to change. The offense must find its rhythm during this five-game road trip to turn this season around.

“I think it's a great group of guys, we're all super close as well, but just being able to get on the road, kind of get a little closer, be with each other a lot more. You know, translate that over to the ice,” said Quinton Byfield. “I think the road trip is good and much needed right now, and we got to get back on track.”

The last road trip for the Kings was semi-successful. Los Angeles recorded six points during a five-game stand in October. However, the Kings will need to be even better on this road trip if they want to make up ground.

Very little room for error is left for the Kings, and they must string together some goals on this road trip. If the Kings continue their losing ways, then the playoffs will start to look unlikely for this team.

The panic button has been hit after this loss to the Flames. The question is if the Kings can respond on the road now.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Islanders had Mathew Barzal back for Saturday’s match against the Ducks but operated with caution regarding immediate expectations for him. 

“Obviously he’s gotta transition back into full speed,” coach Pete DeBoer said before the 6-2 win. “We’re gonna work him into that, but it’s great that he’s available to play.” 

What that means on a practical level is the Islanders will manage Barzal’s ice time closely — including 16:21 on Saturday. He’ll also start on the second power-play unit as opposed to the top group. 

Jean-Gabriel Pageau missed a second straight game with a lower-body injury, and Calum Ritchie remains out with a lower-body injury, so there’s still some suspense over what the lineup will look like when fully healthy. Saturday, though, Barzal skated in Pageau’s usual spot on the third line between Ondrej Palat and Anthony Duclair, with no changes to the Islanders top six. 

Matthew Kessel, who played as the seventh defenseman against the Kings two nights prior, was the healthy scratch, with the Islanders going back to a 12-forward, six-defenseman configuration. 

“I’m not sure [what to expect], honestly, it’s been a while,” Barzal said. “So obviously I’m just excited. I know how I am. I know that when I get out there, I’m gonna want to play. I’m gonna want to be going over the boards a ton. We gotta be controlled, and the team’s been playing well. Just trying to hop in, bring what I bring. I know as soon as I hit that ice, I’m gonna want to go.” 

DeBoer declined to commit to a number for Barzal’s minutes when asked, but it did seem clear that the 20:39 he averaged a year ago wasn’t going to be in the cards right away. 

“He’s getting back in, he’s playing his first game in six or seven months,” DeBoer said. “We’re gonna manage his ice time, and we know there’s gonna be some runway here where he’s gotta work himself back into game shape and game timing. But it’s gonna be a great first step.” 

Kyle MacLean was put on non-roster waivers to make room for Barzal. If he clears, he’ll likely be sent down to AHL Hamilton. 

“That’s a tough conversation. Great pro, great kid, great man,” DeBoer said. “… He’s been a great, great Islander here. Been a lot of heavy lifting and work for a long time, so those are always tough.” 

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Ritchie (lower body) has started to skate on his own back in New York. 

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Logan Stanley left the game with a lower-body injury early in the second period and did not return. DeBoer said he would be evaluated Sunday upon the team’s return to New York.

For the penultimate game of their four-game homestand, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the New York Islanders on Saturday night at Honda Center. 

This game was the first leg of a weekend back-to-back, and the Ducks will host the Calgary Flames on Sunday. They are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday, which snapped their five-game winning streak. 

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This game was the finale of the Islanders’ California road trip, and they halted a four-game winless streak on Thursday by defeating the Los Angeles Kings 5-2. 

Anaheim saw the return of Troy Terry to their lineup on Wednesday vs. Nashville. After some lineup adjustments, he found himself on the top line with Leo Carlsson and Judd Caulfield. Tyson Hinds found his way back into the lineup on a pair with Tristan Luneau. 

Every forward line and d-pair was altered with the exception of the top d-pair and the second forward line. Here’s how the Ducks lined up to start this game:

Caulfield-Carlsson-Terry

Gauthier-Granlund-Sennecke

Malott-Washe-Killorn

Nesterenko-McQueen-Colangelo

LaCombe-Helleson

Mintyukov-Warren

Hinds-Luneau

Lukas Dostal got the start for the Ducks in this game for just the second time in their last seven games and stopped just 19 of 25 shots. He was opposed by Semyon Varlamov, who saved 26 of 28.

 “Defensively, that’s going to be a work in progress,” Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville said after the game. “It’s part of the game. We got to make plays, better plays, in front of the net. We got to make sure our readings of situations off the rush, where we make mistakes in coverage, that can’t happen. That’s on me.”

Game Notes

This was the second time in two games that the Ducks ran up against a defensively well-coached team who eliminated their primary means of chance generation and capitalized on substantial mistakes on the defensive side of the puck. The Islanders further built on what the Preds accomplished and eliminated opportunities before they materialized. 

Lukas Dostal: Dostal has had a difficult season thus far, and this game was no different. He can, has been, and needs to be better than he was. However, even with an excellent performance from him, they would still have lost this game decisively. 

Dostal made a handful of difficult saves, notably a low slot shot on a 2v1 against Matthew Barzal and a few screened point shots where he didn’t allow dangerous rebounds. Four of the goals he allowed were ones he had little to no chance of saving: two cross-ice 2v1s, a point shot that tipped off of two consecutive Ducks defensive sticks, and one where he was entangled with a sliding Leo Carlsson. 

The two Dostal stood greater chances of saving were a one-timer from the slot off the stick of Bo Horvat in the bumper on a power play and a broken rush that found its way to Simon Holmstrom’s stick in the mid-slot with ample time and space. An above-average NHL goaltender likely stops one of those, and an elite goaltender might stop both.

Exits/Entries: The Islanders controlled the bluelines, and thus, controlled the hockey game. The majority of the Ducks’ 5v5 offense is generated off the rush, and New York elected for a relatively passive offensive zone forecheck, focusing more on eliminating outlets across the Ducks’ blueline and sealing their own. An adjustment from the Ducks skaters and coaching staff to either prioritize outs by means of high flips, dump-ins to establish a forecheck, and/or more efficient off-puck movement to create new lanes was needed to thwart the Islanders’ defensive structure. 

Rush Defense: Decision-making, whether with possession or not, in the neutral zone or above the tops of the offensive circles, continues to lead to odd-man opportunities against Anaheim. Beckett Sennecke was guilty of shoddy high F3 work on the Isles’ fifth goal.

Backchecking and sorting communication on the weak side or trailing the play exposed the Ducks as well. Roger McQueen and/or Nikita Nesterenko were guilty of it on the Isles’ third goal, and Jackson LaCombe and Drew Helleson pursued the same attacker on the sixth. 

The “Big Three”: As mentioned, New York eliminated the Ducks’ “Plan A” for offensive generation: the rush. Neither Sennecke, Carlsson, nor Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim’s most talented and relied upon offensive drivers) were able to build speed through the middle third of the ice with possession or dish cleanly to a teammate filling a lane with speed. Each responded differently but were equally unsuccessful. 

Sennecke attempted to individually create chances. That strategy had been successful to an extent in the past, as even many of the creative plays he attempts end up in dangerous chances by default. In this game, however, he lost several pucks high in the offensive zone, and he couldn’t snake his way to the interior. 

Gauthier attempted to become a forechecking presence, but New York’s diligent breakouts rendered those pressures ineffective, and Carlsson attempted to collapse the opposing rush defensive structure so he could dish to a teammate on the wing, but each pass was slightly off, and the opportunities stalled.

The Ducks will have a chance for a quick reset and a different result, as they’ll host the Calgary Flames on Sunday at 5 pm PST. 

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Another day, another game, another 65 minutes, another shootout, another loss. Rinse, wash, repeat for the Utah Mammoth on Saturday in a 6-5 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. Yet this game couldn’t be any more different than Thursday’s shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues.

This game had all the offense you could want. This game was also one the Mammoth should’ve statistically won.

The biggest story of Saturday’s game was Zac Jones scoring two goals. The first goal came off a great pass from Kailer Yamamoto, the defenseman’s first goal since Nov. 17, 2024. The second, a blast from the middle of the Sharks’ zone, made the game his first-ever multi-goal game in the NHL.

🗣️ Zac Jones.

Yams and Jones show some real speed! 💨

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— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) November 15, 2026

Jones now has seven points in his past five pro games. Three of those points are goals. He’s been a very impressive and sneaky-good pickup for the Mammoth. No matter if he’s in the American Hockey League or in the NHL, he has found ways to make a big impact, and he’s been a big favorite in both locker rooms.

“I feel good,” Jones said. “Not just the offensive part of the game. I felt like I controlled the puck well, defended well, and now I'm just going to take it and learn from it, and then hopefully take it in the next game.” 

Ben McCartney also had a very respectable game. He had three hits and played more than seven minutes during Saturday’s game, including a shift during overtime, a nearly three-minute uptick from his prior game. Both Jones and McCartney had good games, showing the depth the Mammoth have despite the massive number of injuries they’re dealing with. It’s a testament to how good the Tucson Roadrunners have been at developing and recruiting talent.

“The margins are tight, and it's likely going to come down to one point at the end of the year,” Roadrunners head coach Steve Potvin said. “It's critical that our guys are able to first compete here, understand what's expected, and then go up and be able to execute when they're there. You've got to love hearing that Benny get an opportunity to play in overtime. If he's playing in overtime, you know that he's earned a little trust there.”

Count it! 🫵

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— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) November 15, 2026

Three of the five goals scored by the Mammoth on Saturday were scored by defensemen, one of which was scored by Mikhail Sergachev. They are at the top of the league in goals scored by a defenseman. That’s a big pro and con. It’s impressive from the blueline, but when the defense is contributing more offense than your 12 forwards, that’s not a great stat line.

Once again, a lot of the forwards on the Mammoth didn’t contribute and remain on long goal droughts. It was good to see Barrett Hayton score his second goal in the past five games. Jack McBain now has four points in the past five games. They can’t be the only ones contributing.

Hay Hay Hay!

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— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) November 15, 2026

We’ve talked about how the goaltenders need to stay consistent and keep performing well in multiple games in a row. That did not happen on Saturday. Karel Vejmelka was a liability on the ice and allowed five goals on 21 shots. He finished with a .762 save percentage, which somehow isn’t the worst save percentage from him this season.

The Mammoth cannot outscore to win games. That’s just not how they’re built. They are running out of games to really keep trusting Vejmelka. That is on the mind of the team as well. For the first time this season, head coach André Tourigny criticized his goaltender in his postgame availability.

“Vej has to be better,” Tourigny said. “I don't want to say that about any of our players, but that's just the way it is. So it is what it is.” 

It’s clear Vejmelka’s runway is getting shorter every game. The Mammoth can’t afford to have a goaltender struggling the way he is. They’re a team not afraid to make a move. All of the goodwill he built up over the past two seasons that culminated in an extension back in 2025 has reached the bottom of the barrel. We have gotten to the point where his final chances are coming up.

“He's in a tough situation,” Tourigny said. “I feel bad for him, but that's on the personal side. On the business side, he has a job to do, and he needs to do it now more than ever." 

The Mammoth outshot the Sharks 32-21. That is a game you should win. Going four for six on the penalty kill is ok and so is going two for five on the power play. The Mammoth are badly injured. They played decently during the game. It all comes back to keeping the puck out of their own net and finding ways to finish putting pucks in their opponent’s net.

“Our guys worked really hard,” Tourigny said. “We achieved, we showed character, and we came back. Jonesy had a great night. Scored two big goals for us, which was a key moment. When they had a push in the second period, I thought we regrouped well and scored a big goal. It's frustrating. We have nothing to show for it. It's not a league of moral victory. I think we generated a lot of offense; we almost doubled them in scoring chances.”

The Mammoth do get a point out of this one, bouncing them back into the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. However, they’ve now dropped five straight games. They can’t afford to continue just getting one or fewer points out of games if they want to keep in the race.

In every recent recap article, there’s been a final sentence about the Mammoth really needing to turn this ship around. After allowing five goals and nearly losing in regulation to a team that has really struggled over the past few weeks, that statement couldn’t be truer or said louder.

“It's frustrating right now,” Hayton said. “Having a good start, getting a lead. I think we just have to manage the game better. I know we've talked about that a lot, but just little instances make a difference. You never know when they are, but ultimately, there's gonna be games like that where it's a fine margin of error, and yeah, it's just not good enough.” 

The Mammoth will play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The Canucks are 3-17-1 this season, making them the worst team in the NHL as of Sunday. They’re coming off a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers and will play the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday before playing the Mammoth.

Over the years, the Flyers have made a clear bad habit of starting their games slowly, dating back to former head coach John Tortorella's reign with the team.

An early two-goal deficit proved surmountable, though, as the Flyers dedicated their 4-3 comeback win to longtime Flyers physician Dr. Gary Dorshimer, who passed away on Saturday.

A wildly sluggish start to the contest saw the Flyers spot the Blue Jackets two early goals, with Dmitri Voronkov and Matthew Knies scoring exactly one minute apart to take a commanding 2-0 lead less than five minutes into the first period.

After the goal from Knies, though, the Flyers began to wake up and find their legs in the last game of this road trip, and after winning a board battle on the left wing wall, Tyson Foerster wired a no-look pass across the ice to Trevor Zegras, who blasted the puck past Jet Greaves to bring the Flyers within a goal at 2-1.

With wind in their sails heading into the middle stanza, the Flyers were primed to stage a comeback, and they did so with aplomb.

Just 1:19 into the second period, Matvei Michkov, amid all the trade controversy, made an amazing defensive play, sneaking up on Adam Fantilli, stick-lifting the Blue Jackets forward at the blue line, and racing down the other way for a breakaway goal on Greaves.

"I mean, that's a high-level, unreal play. He's played really well, like every game. I thought Vancouver, he had a really good game. Obviously, Edmonton, he played a ton. Those are big goals," Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet said of Michkov after the win.

"If you look at it, Columbus right away, 2-0. We needed some kind of a spark, and obviously Mich gave us a spark with that goal."

Flyers' Matvei Michkov Draws Intriguing Comparison to NHL SuperstarIf the Flyers are correct in their assessment of Matvei Michkov, they will reap big rewards in the future.

With his breakaway goal, Michkov improved his Flyers-leading tally to 11 goals on the year.

Just over a minute later, with the Flyers on a power play, fellow youngster Denver Barkey joined in on the scoring, receiving a pass from Porter Martone, pivoting, and firing past Greaves to give the Flyers their first lead of the contest at 3-2.

Unfortunately, the lead was short-lived, as an unlucky bounce fell to Fantilli right between Flyers defensemen Cam York and Jamie Drysdale, allowing the Blue Jackets forward to beat goalie Joseph Woll from distance to even the score.

Over halfway through the third period, Barkey struck again, illustrating exactly what the Flyers want out of their youth movement.

A strong offensive zone steal from Noel Acciari led to an impromptu 2-on-1 rush attempt, and Barkey buried his shot accordingly to provide the eventual dagger, giving the Flyers a 4-3 lead.

After a slow start to the season coming back from an injury that hindered his training camp and preseason preparation, Barkey has four goals, four assists, and eight points in his last 12 games for the Flyers.

With his goal, Zegras has his first point in five games, and first goal since Oct. 27, which ironically came in the dreadful 4-3 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Flyers Push Back on Matvei Michkov Trade RumorsFlyers general manager Danny Briere came forward to refute the wild Matvei Michkov trade rumors in a surprise press conference.

The most underrated aspect of Saturday's 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets is the fact that the Flyers have earned their first win against a divisional opponent this season.

Now, they've improved to 1-4-3 this season against Metropolitan Division rivals with lots of hockey left to play, though the hole they've dug for themselves is still considerable, to say the least.

This grind isn't ending for the Flyers anytime soon, either, as they will have to face Connor McDavid and the Oilers once again on Sunday night in what will be the second leg of a back-to-back.

After also hosting the Sabres on Tuesday, the Flyers will be back on the road again, just like that. That's why stealing an away game against a divisional opponent like they did against the Blue Jackets on Saturday was so crucial.

The New York Islanders defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday night to cap a 2-0-1 road trip to California.

Simon Holmstrom recorded his first career hat trick, Matthew Schaefer notched three assists, and Victor Eklund extended his point streak to four games. 

THROW THE HATS IN THE COMMENTS

🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢 pic.twitter.com/DPbgKe3hJ8

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) November 15, 2026

Mathew Barzal returned to the lineup, recording an assist in 16:21 minutes, while leading the team with four shots on goal. 

However, despite getting Barzal back in the lineup for the first time this season, the Islanders lost defenseman Logan Stanley to a lower-body injury. 

He did not play the final 3:24 of the first period and tried to get back in on a few early shifts in the second period, but could not continue. 

The Islanders have Matt Kessel and Scott Mayfield on their bench and could also potentially place a waiver claim on former Islanders blueliner Mike Reilly, whom the Carolina Hurricanes placed on waivers Saturday afternoon.

Center Jean-Gabriel Pagaeu missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury.

UP NEXT: The Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tusday night at 7 PM ET.  

The Penguins dropped a 4-1 game to the Ottawa Senators.

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The San Jose Sharks had to make multiple comebacks, break a franchise record, and have another young defenseman score his first career goal, then survive overtime and a lengthy shootout in order to secure a victory against a depleted Utah Mammoth lineup.

While it wasn't a pretty performance, and there was certainly a lot to not be happy about early in the game, the Sharks did what they had to in order to pick up two points in Salt Lake City in one of the wildest games of the season.

Mammoth defenseman Zac Jones scored his first goal as a member of the Mammoth, and just the fifth of his career, off of a feed by Kailer Yamamoto on the rush. Once again, the Sharks faced an early deficit, giving up the goal just 2:15 into the game.

After Will Smith took the Sharks' second penalty in the opening nine minutes, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev fired a shot from the slot on the ensuing power play. The shot flew past Yaroslav Askarov into the back of the net, doubling the Sharks' lead. 

The Sharks' power play come through in a very big way as Tyler Toffoli cut the Mammoth's lead in half with a power-play goal just past the midway point in the opening frame. 

The Sharks' momentum was short-lived as the Mammoth restored their lead in confusing fashion. Zac Jones scored for the second time in the period, getting the first multigoal game of his NHL career. It also marked just the second time in his career that he had more than one goal in a season. The referee prematurely blew the whistle though, thinking that Askarov had covered it, when reality it was sliding toward the goal line, leading to the goal being waved off initially. After a review, the referees decided it was a goal due to continuous motion, making it a 3-1 game in favor of Utah.

Will Smith thought he had brought the Sharks back within a goal early in the second period, but the goal was overturned by the officials after a short review as the play was offside. 

The Sharks wouldn't be denied for long, as Adam Gaudette scored on the power play at 3:07 in the second period and six seconds later, Zack Ostapchuk scored his second of the season to set a new franchise record for the fastest back-to-back goals in history.

The prior record jointly belonged to the 1992-93 Sharks and the 2021-22 team, both of whom scored goals seven seconds apart. 

Darnell Nurse had a bad giveaway in the defensive zone that resulted in Jack McBain restoring the Mammoth's lead less than halfway through the game.

Liam O'Brien then deflected the puck past Askarov, but the goal was initially waved off for goaltender interference. After Utah opted to challenge the decision, the officials confirmed their decision, giving the Mammoth a minor penalty for delay of game. 

Eric Pohlkamp scored his first career goal at 5:23 of the third period with a shot from distance to tie the game at 4-4.

Dmitri Orlov scored a knuckling shot from the point that tricked Karel Vejmelka and found its way into the net, giving the Sharks their first lead of the night with just under six minutes remaining in regulation.

Ivar Stenberg took a late slashing penalty, giving the Mammoth's high-powered power play a chance to tie it up and they did just that. Barrett Hayton scored his third goal of the season fairly quickly to make it a 5-5 hockey game.

Neither regulation nor overtime would decide a winner, so the game went into a shootout to decide the victor. It took until the fifth round for Mason Marchment to score the winning goal, securing a 6-5 victory over the Mammoth. The Sharks now need to travel back to the Shark Tank, as they'll host the Nashville Predators tomorrow night. 

HELSINKI (AP) — Jordan Staal returned from injury, Andrei Svechnikov and Mark Jankowski each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Saturday to sweep the NHL’s Global Series in Finland’s capital.

The Hurricanes (16-3-2) followed on their dominant 4-1 victory on Thursday and extended their winning streak to four.

Carolina became the first NHL franchise to win each of its first four regular-season games played outside North America following a sweep of a 2010 series against the Minnesota Wild, also in Helsinki.

Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, Nikolaj Ehlers had three assists and Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 12 shots for his 12th win in 13 games.

Svechnikov scored on power plays with two identical goals from the right circle in the middle period, one-timing a precise snap shot to make it 3-0 and another for a 4-1 advantage. He has five goals in his four-game point streak and has 11 goals on the season.

His second goal with 9:55 left in the second period prompted the Kraken to pull Joey Daccord after he allowed four goals on 14 shots. Philipp Grubauer made 22 saves in relief.

JETS 5, BLACKHAWKS 4 (SO)

CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Scheifele had a goal and three assists, Kyle Connor scored a goal in regulation and had the deciding shootout goal, and Winnipeg rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat Chicago.

The Jets’ sixth straight win was their second comeback from four goals down this season. They scored four times in 2:07 to beat Montreal 5-4 in overtime on Nov. 3.

Gabriel Vilardi’s shot from the right slot tied the game 4-all with 1:13 left in regulation and goalie Nico Daws pulled for an extra attacker.

Scheifele also scored in the shootout. Daws stopped Roman Kantserov to lock up the victory.

WILD 6, BRUINS 2

BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov scored two goals each, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 30 shots, and Minnesota beat Boston to extend their road winning streak to eight games.

Kirill Kaprizov extended his point streak to 11 games (six goals, 14 assists) with two assists for the West-leading Wild, who have earned at least a point in 11 straight games (9-0-2).

Quinn Hughes and Blake Coleman scored 67 seconds apart in the opening two minutes of the second period for Minnesota, which cruised to its NHL-best 10th road victory. Yurov scored both of his in the third period, the second an empty-netter.

David Pastrnak and Fraser Minten scored for Boston, which lost its second straight home game after winning seven in a row at TD Garden. Both losses came wearing their new mostly brown “varsity jerseys” with bright yellow numbers, trim and helmets that they debuted Thursday.

OILERS 1, MAPLE LEAFS 0

TORONTO (AP) — Connor McDavid extended his season-opening points streak to 21 games with an assist, Devon Levi made 19 saves for his first NHL shutout and Edmonton beat Toronto to hand the Maple Leafs their sixth straight home loss.

Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored his 12th goal of the season for Edmonton (15-3-3). The Oilers are 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

McDavid picked up an assist to give him 50 points (11 goals, 39 assists) and add to his NHL lead.

Oilers coach Mike Babcock faced his former team in Toronto for the first time since being fired in November 2019.

Anthony Stolarz stopped 22 shots for Toronto (8-12-2), which suffered its sixth consecutive regulation loss to complete a disastrous six-game stretch at Scotiabank Arena.

AVALANCHE 4, CANADIENS 1

MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and short-handed Colorado beat Montreal without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

MacKinnon and Makar both sustained lower-body injuries Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime loss in Ottawa. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon will be out at least a month, while Makar is expected to miss two weeks.

Fedor Svechkov, Brock Nelson and Nicolas Roy also scored for Colorado (12-6-3). Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots.

Nick Suzuki replied with a highlight-reel goal for Montreal (12-4-4), which had gone 12 consecutive games without losing in regulation (9-0-3).

Jakub Dobes made 22 saves in his first start in nine days.

RED WINGS 2, LIGHTNING 0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Daniil Tarasov stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season, Lucas Raymond had a goal and two points and Detroit beat Tampa Bay.

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard also scored to help the Red Wings snap a five-game losing streak.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots for Tampa Bay, which was shut out for the first time since December 8, 2025 at Toronto.

The Lightning lost for the first time at home this season, ending a franchise record eight-game home winning streak to start the season.

SENATORS 4, PENGUINS 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux scored a goal and Ottawa beat Pittsburgh.

Giroux, the longtime Philadelphia Flyer, has 79 points in 74 career games against Pittsburgh. He’s two points away from tying Sergei Fedorov (1,179) for 58th-place in NHL history.

Tim Stutzle scored his 11th goal of the season, and Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot also had goals for the Senators, who have won five of their last seven games.

Linus Ullmark made 16 saves for his 200th NHL win.

Ullmark joined Martin Gerber as the only goalies in franchise history to start a season with nine wins in their first 10 appearances. Ullmark, who is 9-0-1 in 10 career games vs. Pittsburgh, has allowed two goals or fewer in 12 of his last 13 regular season starts.

Tommy Novak scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who have lost six of their last eight games.

DEVILS 7, CAPITALS 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated Washington.

Evan Rodrigues scored twice for the Devils, who earned their second win against Washington in three days. Jesper Boqvist, Connor Brown and Lenni Hameenaho each had a goal and two assists, and defenseman Luke Hughes added three assists.

Nico Hischier and Timo Meier also scored to help New Jersey improve to 11-2 since Oct. 20 with its seventh victory in eight games. Meier’s power-play goal late in the second period gave the Devils their first lead, 4-3, and Hischier’s short-handed goal made it 5-3 early in the third.

Rodrigues scored at 3:18 to make it 6-4 and added an empty-netter with 3:15 left.

FLYERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 3

COLUBUS, Ohio (AP) — Denver Barkey scored twice and Philadelphia rallied to beat Columbus, sending the Blue Jackets to their fourth consecutive loss and third straight at home.

Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov also scored, and Joseph Woll stopped 28 shots for Philadelphia, which won for the second time in its last six games and finished its five-game trip with points in four straight.

Dmitri Voronkov, Matthew Knies and Adam Fantilli scored for Columbus. Jet Greaves stopped 17 shots in his sixth straight loss.

Voronkov scored his first of the season at 3:19 of the first and Knies added a goal a minute later to give Columbus a 2-0 lead. Luca Del Bel Belluz, who replaced the injured Sean Monahan, notched his first assist of the season.

PANTHERS 4, BLUES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brady and Matthew Tkachuk participated in a pregame ceremony to honor their father, then led Florida to a win over St. Louis.

Brady Tkachuk scored the opening goal, and each brother had an assist in a dominant homecoming. Dmitry Kulikov, Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart also scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots for Florida.

Dylan Holloway scored a power-play goal with 2:06 remaining as the Blues avoided being shut out in regulation for the second straight game. They defeated Utah 1-0 in a shootout Thursday night.

Brady Tkachuk scored 5:12 into the first period, beating goalie Joel Hofer on the glove side during an extended shift on the power play. His brother, Matthew, had the secondary assist after also drawing the high stick that gave Florida a 5-on-3 advantage following an early too-many-men penalty on St. Louis.

Keith Tkachuk, who concluded his 18-year career with the Blues, was honored in a pregame ceremony recognizing his induction last weekend into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His two sons, playing together in their hometown for the first time in the NHL, used two of Keith’s old sticks during a ceremonial puck drop before the game. Then they showed why they’re All-Stars in their own right.

STARS 2, BUFFALO 0

DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to lead Dallas to a win over Buffalo, just two days after being pulled after allowing a season-high six goals.

It’s Oettinger’s fourth shutout this season and first since Oct. 17. Oettinger posted shutouts in three of Dallas’ first six games — including a 4-0 win against Buffalo on Oct. 8 — but had allowed 14 goals in his past three starts, including six in an 8-3 loss to Winnipeg on Thursday.

Stars captain Jamie Benn snapped a scoreless game late in the second period with a goal for the 1,000th point of his 18-year career to give Dallas a 1-0 lead.

Wyatt Johnston took an assist from Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz and scored on a power play with 40 seconds remaining for the final score.

SHARKS 6, MAMMOTH 5 (SO)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mason Marchment flicked in a wrist shot in the fifth round of a shootout to lift San Jose to a win over Utah.

Tyler Toffoli, Adam Gaudette, Zack Ostapchuk, Eric Pohlkamp, and Dmitry Orlov all scored goals for San Jose in regulation. Yaroslav Askarov made 27 stops for the Sharks.

Zac Jones scored a pair of goals to lead Utah and Kailer Yamamoto had three assists. Mikhail Sergachev, Jack McBain, and Barrett Hayton also scored for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka tallied 16 saves.

ISLANDERS 6, DUCKS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Simon Holmstrom had his first career hat trick, Matthew Schaefer added three assists and New York rolled to a victory over Anaheim.

Ben Hutton scored in the opening two minutes while Bo Horvat and Mitchell Chaffee also scored as the Islanders won for the second time in three days in the Los Angeles area after a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.

Mathew Barzal had an assist in his season debut for New York and Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves.

Cutter Gauthier scored for the Ducks to extend his goals streak to eight games. Nikita Nesterenko also had a goal for Anaheim and Lukas Dostal made 19 saves.

FLAMES 3, KINGS 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matvei Gridin scored the go-ahead goal with 8:39 remaining and Calgary held off Los Angeles.

Yegor Sharangovich had an empty-net goal and an assist, and Morgan Frost also scored for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 29 saves, helping the Flames improve to 2-0-1 in their last three road games after winning just one of their first six away from the Saddledome.

Sharangovich’s empty-netter with 1:14 left gave Calgary a 3-1 lead. Mats Zuccarello scored his first goal for Los Angeles just 18 seconds later as the Kings skated with a 6-on-5 advantage.

Wolf, a Northern California native who moved to suburban Los Angeles and then Orange County to participate in the Kings’ youth hockey program during his formative years, has won five of six games against them in his NHL career.

Joel Armia also scored and Anton Forsberg stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who lost five of seven games on their homestand. It concluded with four straight defeats in which they totaled six goals.

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