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Wednesday Habs Headlines: Don’t worry about Carey Price

Carey Price’s below-Carey numbers have certainly been the talk of the town of late, but positives can be taken away from the fact that the team is performing relatively well throughout his slump, and the Canadiens have the opportunity to prove their more than just their star goaltender. [ TSN 690 ] If Montreal has serious interest in Martin Hanzal, the Arizona Coyotes have reportedly asked for a return that consists of Michael McCarron, a first round and conditional pick.

Blackhawks lose as Lightning rallies in 3rd

CHICAGO – Tyler Johnson scored two goals 30 seconds apart early in the third period, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Tuesday night to end a three-game slide. Brian Boyle had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Nesterov and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning, who broke loose for three goals in a 3:57 span of the third to erase a 2-1 deficit.

Warsofsky added to All-Star Classic roster

Penguins defenseman David Warsofsky was named to the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic’s Atlantic Division squad Tuesday. Warsofsky, who has 29 points in 27 games this season, replaces rookie Jake Guentzel, who is in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kings snap 4-game losing streak with 3-1 win over Devils

Anze Kopitar and Tanner Pearson scored in the opening 1:46, and the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Kings defenseman Alec Martinez capped their three-goal first period, and Peter Budaj stopped 24 shots in his 21st win of the season.

The Rangers are suddenly punching back

Regarding the Rangers, who have one more game to go on Wednesday at the Garden against the Flyers, before going on their third – count ’em – third winter vacation of the season. What is this, school? 1. There was a notable physical edge to the Blueshirts in Monday’s 3-2 victory over the Kings , continuing an encouraging trend that has been developing over the last week to 10 days.

Bettis Didn’t Believe Results Of Cancer Test At First

New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.

Oscars Go Gaga For ‘La La Land’ With Record-Tying 14 Nods

New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.

SoCal punctuates its hockey renaissance with All-Star Game

Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw celebrates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. LOS ANGELES — Jari Kurri arrived in Los Angeles 26 years ago, just in time to join Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille in propelling hockey to a new level of prominence in Southern California.

Dmitry Orlov Gets His First Power Play Goal

With John Carlson out of the lineup, and perhaps not even returning until after the All Star break, the Caps are missing their top power play defenseman. So, Matt Niskanen , who normally plays second unit behind Carlson, will get more playing time.

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Orlov doubled his goal output for the season and Justin Williams, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller also scored for the Capitals, who have won three in a row and haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 27. Washington scored on six of its 25 shots on Cam Ward and handed Carolina its fourth consecutive loss. Braden Holtby made 25 saves for his 23rd victory of the season.

AFTERMATH: Pens beat Bruins

The two goals he scored in today’s 5-1 Penguins win over the Bruins put him in some rare air among NHL scorers. Sure, we’re cherry picking stats here at the peak of his powers, and sure, Sheary obviously benefits from playing alongside Sidney Crosby, but these numbers are something else.

Eberle scores twice, Oilers sweep Flames for first time

Jordan Eberle had two goals and two assists, Laurent Brossoit stopped 38 shots for his first NHL win and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 to sweep the four-game season series for the first time Eberle scores twice, Oilers sweep Flames for first time Jordan Eberle had two goals and two assists, Laurent Brossoit stopped 38 shots for his first NHL win and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 to sweep the four-game season series for the first time Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jLZur2 Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Laurent Brossoit, right, stops Calgary Flames’ Sean Monahan during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta.

Schlemko’s OT goal leads Sharks past Avalanche 3 2

David Schlemko scored his second goal of the season with 3:42 remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks won their fourth straight game, beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night. Joel Ward and Melker Karlsson also scored to help the Sharks win for the 15th time in their past 16 regular-season home games against Colorado.

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Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott blocks a shot with his chest during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) Photo: Jeff McIntosh, AP

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Scott Hartnell scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to push the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night. Hartnell scored in the first period and got the tiebreaker in the third, helping the Blue Jackets overcome a terrible second period to beat the Hurricanes for the second time this week.

Henrik Sedin beats Roberto Luongo for 1,000th NHL point as Canucks down Panthers

Henrik Sedin recorded the 1,000th point of his NHL career before Luca Sbisa scored the winner in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night. Ryan Miller stopped 34 shots for Vancouver , which improved to 8-1-3 over its last 12. Sedin came in with a goal and two assists over his last three games to get to 999 points after going scoreless in the four previous contests, and reached the milestone in style in the second period.

Blackhawks beat Bruins 1-0 on Marian Hossa’s late goal

Marian Hossa scored with 1:26 left to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday night. It was a rematch of the 2013 Stanley Cup finals, when Chicago scored twice in the final 76 seconds of the third period in Game 6 to overcome a one-goal deficit and claim the NHL title.

Predators activate defenceman Subban off injured reserve

The Nashville Predators have activated defenceman P.K. Subban off injured reserve, and he is expected to play Friday night in Edmonton. Subban, 27, has missed 16 games with an upper-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Jan. 1. He has seven goals and 10 assists in the 29 games he’s played with Nashville.

Predators defenseman P.K. Subban off injured list

The Nashville Predators have activated defenseman P.K. Subban off the injured list and he is expected to play Friday night in Edmonton. Subban has missed 16 games with an upper-body injury and was placed on the injured list Jan. 1. The former Norris Trophy winner has not played since Dec. 15. He said he and his coaches and trainers agreed Friday morning he was ready to return.

The Noon Number: The Magnificent Sevens

Here’s Elias with the details : The Capitals bounced back from their 8-7 overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Monday with a 7-3 win in St. Louis. This is the first time that the Capitals have scored at least seven goals in each of two consecutive games since February 1993, when they reached double-figures in wins at St. Louis and Los Angeles .

Predators beat Oilers 3-2 in a shootout-Image1

Ellis scored in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Predators won their second road game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday. “We knew this was an important trip for us, it’s always tough when you go and you play five games on the road, but for our team to come out and play that way on a back-to-back against a good hockey team, to get two points is a good step for us,” Ellis said.