Hockey

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rossi tied it in the third period, Matt Boldy scored the shootout winner and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night after Alex Ovechkin moved one step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is expected to miss two to three weeks with an apparent right leg injury after getting slew-footed earlier this week by Nashville’s Zachary L’Heureux, who was suspended three games for his actio

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite amount of time due to a lower-body injury.

Montreal Canadiens (17-17-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (12-24-2, in the Central Division) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Wednesday for their third straight win.

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews skated with his teammates Wednesday, but will not play Thursday against the New York Islanders.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl and New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom were named the NHL's three stars for December.

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson got the nod as the NHL's rookie of the month for December. The 20-year-old had two goals and 11 assists in 14 games.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames woke up on the first day of 2025 in an NHL playoff spot to the surprise of many.

Toronto Maple Leafs (23-13-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (14-17-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.