Everything was looking good, P.K. Subban had the puck at center ice. He inexplicably lost his footing - it happens - and saw Los Angeles Kings forward Dwight King poke the puck past him, through his legs.
King had a partial breakaway, Alex Galchenyuk racing off the bench to try and cut him off. King beautifully faked a slap shot, getting Canadiens goalie Ben Scrivens to his knees, and then went five-hole to score.
It was the game-winning goal. Of course. The Kings won 3-2.
Subban had a goal and an assist and played a game-high 28:48. But nobody will be talking about that.
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Kevin Bieksa leaned in to listen to teammate Cam Fowler's lengthy answer to reporters about the Anaheim Ducks' team record-tying 10th straight win and was unimpressed.
"What a boring answer!" Bieksa said, smirking.
Everyt...
WINNIPEG - An unfortunate bounce cost the Winnipeg Jets in more ways than one.
Kyle Okposo scored the winner 2:20 into overtime as the Jets lost 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders — their sixth straight loss at home and ninth in their ...
VANCOUVER - Patrick Marleau scored the winning goal in the third period as the San Jose Sharks won their third straight, 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist each for the Shark...
Beware of the Duck. Seriously, Western Conference.
The Anaheim Ducks matched a franchise record with their 10th consecutive win, while provisionally leapfrogging the Los Angeles Kings for top spot in the Pacific Division with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
Perhaps still a little miffed by his exclusion from Canada's World Cup roster, Corey Perry led the way again, and in the absence of captain Ryan Getzlaf. He scored a goal and added two assists, and has totaled eight points over the last three games.
Newcomer Jamie McGinn, meanwhile, built on his successful debut with the club, collecting a goal and an assist.
Frederik Andersen made 27 saves for the win, and has now stopped 70 of his last 72 shots faced in three starts over the last eight days.
Anaheim, which last won 10 straight games in December of 2013, has one regulation loss in its last 19 games.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Adam Henrique proved that being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference.
Henrique forced overtime with a goal, then scored 1:54 into the extra period on the power play as the New Jersey Devils beat ...
DENVER - Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist, Calvin Pickard made 24 of his 38 saves in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Jaromir Jagr had an assist on Florida's first goal to...
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Corey Perry had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn and Rickard Rakell scored on Anaheim's first two shots, and the Ducks tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory by routing the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 on Thursday ...
Winnipeg Jets rookie forward Nikolaj Ehlers is expected to be fine after he was struck in the face with a shot in Thursday's overtime frame versus the New York Islanders, head coach Paul Maurice said.
Frans Nielsen's deflected shot appeared to hit Ehlers near the eye before haplessly rebounding onto the stick of Kyle Okposo, who quickly chopped it into the net for the extra point.