Rinne gets shutout, Preds win franchise-best 9th straight Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 Tuesday night for a franchise-record ninth straight victory. The Predators extended the NHL’s longest active winning streak. The defending […]

Point scores in OT, Lightning beat Panthers 5-4 Overtime has become Brayden Point’s time to shine. The Tampa Bay center scored his fourth overtime goal of the season on Tuesday to give the league-leading Lightning a 5-4 victory over in-state rival Florida. Point also has four game-deciding shootout goals. “You’ve […]

Gamel out, Mariners thin in outfield, Ichiro could return The Seattle Mariners are running out of healthy outfielders. To the rescue — Ichiro? Ben Gamel will miss opening day, the Mariners said Monday, because of a strained oblique muscle that’s expected to sideline him four to six weeks. That could […]

Leipsic stars in OT, Canucks beat Islanders 4-3 Brendan Leipsic scored his second goal of the game 2:47 into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks over the New York Islanders 4-3 on Monday night. Darren Archibald scored on a penalty shot, and Jake Virtanen also had a goal as Vancouver […]