Andrei Vasilevskiy was back in action Thursday after missing a game with an illness. Now, backup Jonas Johansson is sidelined.

Montreal is tied for 12th in the league with 3.04 goals per game in 2024-25.

Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

Who are the NHL’s best goalies this season? Recently, NHL.com ranked the top fantasy goalies in 2024-25. The results were no surprise. Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets), Logan Thompson (Washington Capitals),

Lightning: Johansson got the call in place of No. 1 goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The former Vezina Trophy winner allowed eight goals on 38 shots in his two starts against Toronto this season.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday. Kucherov pushed his points streak to 10 games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. Kucherov slid the puck past Montembeault to ...

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We’re going back to the frozen pond for an NHL Same Game Parlay on Tuesday’s eight-game slate. Last week’s NHL SGP was a complete disaster, as Boston routed Tampa Bay 6-2 on home ice. Even the first leg,

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and had an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night.

Brandon Hagel scored twice in a three-point outing, Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his third shutout this season and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night.