Hockey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Crosby has 3 goals and an assist as Penguins score 4 in 3rd period to beat Stars 5-3.

DALLAS (AP) — Sidney Crosby had three goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday. Bryan Rust and Blake Lizotte also scored to help the Penguins get their second win in three games.

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Forsberg stops 40 shots to lead Ottawa Senators past Florida Panthers 3-0

OTTAWA — Anton Forsberg stopped 40 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators past the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Forsberg recorded his third shutout of the season for Ottawa (41-29-6).

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Timo Meier scores two goals to lead the Devils over the Rangers 4-0

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Timo Meier scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday in an outcome that clinched the Tampa Bay Lightning their eighth straight playoff berth.

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