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Dylan Larkin scored a goal in Friday’s 6-3 loss against Tampa Bay at Little Caesars Arena.
Dylan Larkin scored a goal in Friday’s 6-3 loss against Tampa Bay at Little Caesars Arena.
Birmingham’s Will Horcoff scored two goals for No. 1-ranked Michigan in a 5-1 victory over Harvard at Bright-Landry Hockey Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Malcolm Spence, Cole McKinney and Josh Eernisse also scored goals, Michael Hage and Nick Moldenhauer added two assists each and Jack Ivankovic stopped 31-of-32 shots.
Michigan (14-3-0) is the new No. 1 team in the nation after sweeping Ohio State last weekend. The Wolverines are ranked first for the first time since November 2022.
Grand Rapids 3, Iowa 2
John Leonard scored the winning goal in the second period for the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 3-2 victory over the Iowa Wild at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Friday.
Justin Holl and Eduards Tralmaks had the other goals, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, who was named the second star, and Antti Tuomisto each added two assists and Carter Gylander stopped 28-of-30 shots.
Traverse City’s Daniel Russell scored two goals for No. 3-ranked Michigan State in a 4-1 win over Colgate at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing
Traverse City’s Daniel Russell scored two goals for No. 3-ranked Michigan State in a 4-1 win over Colgate at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing on Friday.
Michigan State 4, Colgate 1
Traverse City’s Daniel Russell scored two goals for No. 3-ranked Michigan State in a 4-1 win over Colgate at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing on Friday.
Eric Nilson and Ryker Lee scored the other goals and Trey Augustine stopped 24-of-25 shots.
Friday’s NHL
(At) Washington 4, Toronto 2: Jakob Chychrun scored his 10th goal on a one-timer with 3:56 left, and the Washington Capitals rallied from two goals down to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday.
Chychrun extended his points streak to 10 games. It was the NHL-best 22nd goal scored by a Washington defenseman. Tom Wilson later added Washington’s 23rd – and his 13th this season – on an empty-netter.
Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies scored for the Maple Leafs, who dropped to 2-7-0 on the road while coming up empty in a bid for their first back-to-back away wins of the season.
(At) Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (SO): Kirill Kaprizov had two goals in regulation, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to seven games.
Minnesota, a league-best 11-1-1 in November, got 39 saves from Jesper Wallstedt, who won his sixth straight start and improved to 7-0-2 this season.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and assist, and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood stopped 35 shots, but his career-high eight-game winning streak ended.
N.Y. Rangers 6, (at) Boston 2: Mika Zibanejad scored two power-play goals, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists for New York in its third consecutive win. Carson Soucy, Alexis Lafreniere and Vladislav Gavrikov also scored, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 19 shots.
Boston played without key forwards David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. Bruins coach Marco Sturm said both players are day to day. The Wings are in Boston Saturday night.
Morgan Geekie scored his 18th goal for the Bruins, who trailed 4-0 after two periods. Casey Mittelstadt also scored, and Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves.
New Jersey 5, (at) Buffalo 0: Jake Allen stopped 42 shots for his 29th career shutout and Arseny Gritsyuk scored twice in New Jersey’s win over Buffalo.
Nico Hischier, Brenden Dillon and Paul Cotter also scored, and the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils snapped a three-game road skid.
The Sabres were shut out for the third time this season. Alex Lyon stopped 18 shots in his first appearance since being yanked after allowing two goals on three shots in an eventual 6-3 loss at Colorado on Nov. 13.
Calgary 5, (at) Florida 3: Nazem Kadri and Joel Farabee each had a goal and an assist, MacKenzie Weegar scored against his former team, and Calgary shook off a sleepy start to beat Florida.
Yan Kuznetsov got his first NHL goal and Morgan Frost got the goal that put Calgary ahead for good, as the Flames won for the fourth time in five games. Farabee sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:03 left.
Evan Rodrigues and Sam Bennett scored in the first 2:58 for Florida and Brad Marchand scored midway through the third, his 15th of the season for Florida.
(At) St. Louis 4, Ottawa 3: Matthew Kessel and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in the third period to help St. Louis beat Ottawa.
Jordan Kyrou and Oskar Sundqvist also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves for St. Louis, which won for the third time in its last 10 games.
David Perron, Fabian Zetterlund and Shane Pinto scored, and Leevi Merilainen made 27 saves for Ottawa, which has gone 3-2 over the first five games of a seven-game road trip.
Philadelphia 4, (at) N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO): Trevor Zegras scored in regulation and during the shootout, Travis Konecny also had a goal in the shootout, and Philadelphia beat New York.
Tyson Foerster and Sean Couturier also scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which took a 3-0 lead less than two minutes into the second period. Samuel Ersson finished with 28 saves as the Flyers won for the fourth time in their last five games.
Rookie Matthew Schaefer had a goal and an assist, and Emil Heineman and Anders Lee also scored for New York, which lost for the third time in its last four games. David Rittich made 18 saves.
Montreal 4, (at) Vegas 1: Cole Caufield had a goal and assist to extend his point streak to six games, and Montreal handed slumping Vegas a loss.
Zach Bolduc and Juraj Slafkovský also each had a goal and an assist, and Jake Evans also scored for the Canadiens, who have won three straight games. Samuel Montembeault made 30 saves and was within 4:44 of his first shutout since a 4-0 win over Carolina on Feb. 25.
Mark Stone scored the lone Golden Knights goal to help Vegas avoid being shut out for the second time this season.
(At) San Jose 3, Vancouver 2: Will Smith and William Eklund each scored a power-play goal, helping San Jose top Vancouver.
Adam Gaudette also scored as San Jose won for the fourth time in six games. Macklin Celebrini had two assists, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped 32 shots.
Vancouver dropped to 1-1-0 on a challenging four-game trip. Brock Boeser and Elias Petterson scored for the Canucks, and Nikita Tolopilo made 21 saves in his second start this season and fourth of his career.
(At) Carolina 5, Winnipeg 1: Seth Jarvis scored three goals and Carolina beat Winnipeg in a matchup that featured a pair of rookie goalies.
Jarvis, a Winnipeg native, clinched the hat trick on an empty-net goal with 1:03 to play – one of four Carolina goals in the final 8 1/2 minutes. Jordan Martinook broke a third-period tie with his first goal of November before Jarvis’ second tally of the game came just 47 seconds later.
Mark Scheifele scored his team-best 13th goal for the Jets, who have lost a season-worst four consecutive games. Winnipeg goalie Thomas Milic stopped 30 shots in his NHL debut.
(At) Anaheim 5, L.A. Kings 4 (SO): Leo Carlsson had a goal and two assists, helping Anaheim rally for a shootout win over Los Angeles.
Chris Kreider, Olen Zellweger and Pavel Mintyukov also scored for the Ducks, and Mason McTavish had two assists. Ville Husso made 23 saves in his first start of the season.
Alex Turcotte and Joel Edmundson scored for Los Angeles in the third period, but the Kings dropped the first of four Freeway Face-off games this season between the Southern California rivals. Alex Laferriere and Kevin Fiala also scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves.
Pittsburgh 4, (at) Columbus 3 (OT): Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby had two goals and Pittsburgh defeated Columbus.
Bryan Rust also scored for the Penguins in their second straight win. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots.
Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist, becoming the first Columbus defenseman to record three different home goal streaks of at least three games. Sean Monahan and Brendan Gaunce also scored, and Greaves made 20 saves.
(At) Dallas 4, Utah 3: Wyatt Johnston scored 28 seconds into a two-minute, five-on-three power play late in the second period to lift Dallas to a win over Utah.
Roope Hintz matched a career high by scoring in his fourth straight game, and Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson scored 1:02 apart midway through the second period for the Stars, who have won three straight and are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games.
Logan Cooley, Kevin Rooney and Jack McBain scored for the Mammoth, who began a season-long six-game road trip. Vitek Vanecek stopped 24 of 28 shots he faced.
Nashville 4, (at) Chicago 3: Steven Stamkos, Ryan O’Reilly and Luke Evangelista each had a goal and an assist, helping Nashville beat slumping Chicago.
Matthew Wood also scored as last-place Nashville posted its second straight win. Juuse Saros made 24 saves.
Ryan Donato, Ryan Greene and Teuvo Teravainen scored for Chicago in its fifth consecutive loss. Soderblom stopped 25 shots.
November schedules
Friday
â–¶ Lightning 6, Red Wings 3
â–¶ Grand Rapids 3, Iowa 2
â–¶ Michigan 5, Harvard 1
â–¶ Michigan State 4, Colgate 1
â–¶ St. Thomas 4, Michigan Tech 3 (SO)
â–¶ Minnesota State 4, Northern Michigan 0
â–¶ Sioux Falls 11, NTDP U17 3
Saturday
â–¶ Red Wings at Boston, 7
â–¶ Michigan at Harvard, 7
â–¶ St. Thomas at Michigan Tech, 6
â–¶ Minnesota State at Northern Michigan, 6
â–¶ NTDP U17 at Sioux Falls, 7
Sunday
â–¶ Iowa at Grand Rapids, 4
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