After both he and fellow goalie Henrik Lundqvist kept the scoresheet blank through 60 minutes during Sunday's game between the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings, it was a familiar face who spoiled Jimmy Howard's bid for his first win since Dec. 3.
Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein sniped the game-winner in overtime past the glove of the Red Wings goalie after a nice feed from forward Kevin Hayes.
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It's not the first time Klein has scored a big goal on Howard. The blue-liner scored another beauty against him on the glove side during the 2012 playoffs as a member of the Nashville Predators, who went on to win that game and the first-round series.
Klein's heroics helped Lundqvist record his fifth shutout of the season, and sixth win in his past seven starts.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kevin Klein scored on a 2-on-1 break at 1:59 of overtime and the New York Rangers beat Detroit 1-0 on Sunday night, spoiling a magnificent effort by Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard.
Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves in picking...
After a 54-point campaign a year ago, Ryan Callahan has struggled to produce at the same pace this season. But one thing hasn't changed - when the 30-year-old scores, the Tampa Bay Lightning win.
Callahan scored his seventh of the season with a rocket in the second period and added an empty-netter in the final minute as the Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Sunday. Since joining the team in 2013, the Rochester, N.Y., native has lifted Tampa Bay to a record of 27-5-2 in games in which he scores.
"The confidence is definitely there again," said Callahan, who has three goals and five points in his last four games. He now has eight goals and 22 points in 58 games on the season.
J.T. Brown scored his eighth of the season, while captain Steven Stamkos' team-leading 25th would stand as the eventual game-winner. At the other end of the rink, Ben Bishop made 29 saves to backstop the Lightning's third consecutive win.
Now just five points behind the rival Florida Panthers for the Atlantic Division lead, Tampa Bay will host the struggling Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday before heading out on a four-game road trip.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ryan Kesler had two goals and an assist, John Gibson made 22 saves and the Anaheim Ducks returned from a lengthy road trip with their fifth consecutive victory, 5-2 over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
Captain Ryan Getzl...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Ryan Callahan scored twice and Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist to propel the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night for their third straight win.
Stamkos put Tampa Bay ahead 3...
Cogliano has not missed a game since breaking into the league with the Edmonton Oilers at the start of the 2007-08 season. After four seasons with the Oilers, the 28-year-old is now playing in his fifth season with the Ducks. He entered Sunday's game with seven goals and 12 assists in 57 games.
The Toronto native would need to remain in the lineup for almost another three-and-a-half seasons to match the all-time record of 964 straight games set by retired forward Doug Jarvis - who never missed a regular-season game in his 13-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, and Hartford Whalers.
Current St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester currently sits fifth all time with a 737-game streak that ended in November 2014.
DRUMMOND, N.B. - Anthony Beauvillier had a pair of power-play goals to lead the Shawinigan Cataractes in a 7-2 rout of the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
Alexis D'Aoust scored twice and added a...
It will be Kucherov's first missed game of the season and he is considered day to day.
The 22-year-old leads the Lightning with 49 points in 58 games this season, and is tied with captain Steven Stamkos with a team-leading 24 goals. It is not believed he was injured during Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, as he took his last shift during the game's final minute.
With Kucherov out, Jonathan Marchessault will slot into the team's top six forwards. The 25-year-old winger has seven goals and seven assists in 30 games this season.
MINNEAPOLIS - Jason Pominville and Erik Haula each had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild celebrated the first outdoor game in franchise history with a 6-1 victory on Sunday over the Chicago Blackhawks.
In front of a crowd of 50,4...