CHICAGOPetr Mrazekmade 33 saves for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 4 3 victory against the Seattle Kraken at United Center on Tuesday. Joey Anderson had two assists for the Blackhawks 7 13 0 , who were short handed two men for 1:03 late in the third period. 'I was really proud of the guys,' Blackhawks forward Nick Foligno said. 'It's nice to see when you have a commitment and a focus of what you're trying to be. And even when we wavered, even when we had a dip and [it] looks like we're kind of giving them some goals, we just find our way back again. 'And that's what mindset means, right? That's what a winning mindset means. Like, All right, we [messed] up here, but we're not going to let it affect us, we're not going to keep going down that road, we're going to right ourselves and get back to winning habits. ' And you saw that tonight; some big goals at big times, some big blocks, some big saves. That's winning hockey. And it makes it fun. And then the energy just stays up on the bench because of it. ' SEA CHI: Entwistle, Anderson link up for a goal in 2nd Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist for the Kraken 8 10 5. Philipp Grubauer, who had not played since leaving the game against the Calgary Flames on Nov. 20 with an undisclosed injury, made 19 saves. 'We made good push at the end there,' Beniers said. 'I didn't think we had our best today, but we battled hard and just didn't get what we wanted Cale Fleury Jersey. We were being a little careless with the puck, a little bit slow. 'Tye Kartye scored at 6:51 of the third period to bring the Kraken to within 4 3. Kartye took a pass across the ice from Beniers on the rush and scored from the left side. Boris Katchouk's second goal in two games gave the Blackhawks a 1 0 lead at 8:54 of the first period, putting in the rebound of a shot from Seth Jones at the left point Devin Shore Jersey. The assist was the 300th for Jones in the NHL. SEA CHI: Katchouk puts home a rebound for opening goal Jason Dickinson made it 2 0 just 1:29 later at 10:23, scoring on a one timer off a pass from Isaak Phillps. Beniers brought the Kraken to within 2 1 at 14:43. Jared McCann carried the puck into the Chicago zone and dropped it back to Beniers. His first shot was blocked, but he followed it and scored. The Kraken got a short handed goal from Alex Wennberg at 19:23 to tie the game at 2 2. He picked up the puck in the neutral zone, skated wide to the left side of the net and scored from a deep angle. Grubauer had the secondary assist. Tyler Johnson put Chicago back in front 3 2 at 4:22 of the second period. He took a cross ice pass from Taylor Raddysh and scored on wrist shot from the right face off dot. SEA CHI: Johnson goes top shelf to take the lead The Blackhawks' lead grew to 4 2 at 10:43 on a goal by MacKenzie Entwistle. Anderson skated behind the net and made a backhand pass through the crease. 'Joey Anderson has been excellent for us since he's been back here, much similar to how he did last year for us we were very happy with him then too,' Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said, referring to Anderson's recall from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Saturday. 'He's coming in at the top of his game. He was leading Rockford in scoring, and he's just a hockey player. He works hard, he's got good intelligence out there and he's determined. 'The Kraken went 0 for 5 on the power play. 'At the end of the day as a power play unit, what you want to be able to do is capitalize at key times of the hockey game,' Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said Vince Dunn Jersey. 'You're not always going to be at your best. You have to find a way to capitalize at a key time of the hockey game. We had a couple of those opportunities today. We came up short. We weren't able to capitalize on it, the 5 on 3 being one, but there's a couple of other spots that I would pinpoint, as well, as critical opportunities for us. 'NOTES: Chicago rookie Connor Bedard, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, was held scoreless for the second straight game. He had one shot on goal and was minus 1 in 15:57 of ice time. Seattle forward Jaden Schwartz left the game with a lower body injury in the opening minute of the third period. There was no update. Adam Larsson's assist on Wennberg's goal was his 200th NHL point. Andrew Poturalski, a forward, played his first NHL game since Dec. 18, 2021, after being recalled from Coachella Valley of the AHL. It was his fifth NHL game, the previous four with the Carolina Hurricanes.

ST. PAUL, Minn. Mats Zuccarello knows that if he was younger, he'd have a different reaction to his current six game point streak two goals, seven assists. Instead, the 36 year old, is just happy to be contributing to the Minnesota Wild's victories, the latest a 7 4 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.Zuccarello looks to extend his streak when the Wild 3 2 1 visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday 7:30 p.m. ET; Hulu, ESPN+.'To be honest with you, if I was 22, 23, I would be buzzing out on the town right now, ' Zuccarello said after recording a goal and an assist Tuesday. 'But I'm too old to worry about that. You want to get as many wins and play solid games, but obviously it's nice to contribute.'Zuccarello might not always have been touted for his goal scoring, but his point production and his ability to create pace on offense has always been apparent. The right wing tucked away a career high 26 goals and 61 points with the New York Rangers in 2015 16. The following two seasons saw 59 points 15 goals, 44 assists and 53 points 16 goals, 37 assists respectively.In 2018 19, following a trade to the Dallas Stars before the trade deadline, Zuccarello was sidelined with a broken arm after blocking a shot. He returned for the Stars in the postseason https://www.flyersprostore.com/travis-sanheim-jersey, finishing with 11 points four goals, seven assists in 13 games, an impressive enough showing to earn him a five year, $30 million contract as a free agent with the Wild on July 1, 2019.And like a fine wine Rhett Gardner Jersey, Zuccarello appears to be getting better with age. He has 227 points 74 goals, 153 assists in 261 regular season games with the Wild, including an NHL career high 79 points 24 goals, 55 assists in 2021 22.Zuccarello signed a two year, $8.25 million contract extension Sept. 29."He's a great player, " Willd forward Kirill Kaprizov said earlier this year. "He helps all the timeand you look at him and you can learn a lot with his skill and his process and his style. He's a great guy. He helps not just in hockey but outside hockey. Any questions, he always helps you.He's a fun guy."Wild defenseman Jake Middleton called Zuccarello 'the workhorse' of their top line, where he skates on the right side of center Ryan Hartman and opposite Kaprizov. Hartman said 'he's the glue' that keeps the line together.And while Kaprizov, the 2021 Calder Trophy winner as NHL rookie of the year, receives most of the attention, his chemistry with Zuccarello has benefitted both players and the Wild, when things are going right.'It's a line, right? Everybody contributes in their own way, ' Wild coach Dean Evason said. 'They're as disappointed when they don't help the team have successes as all of us or you guys media or anyone. So, they worked their butts off Tuesday and they did look like the line that we've known them to be.'

RALEIGH, N.C.Martin Necas scored at 1:30 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3 2 win against Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Tuesday.Necas redirected a pass by Sebastian Aho at the top of the crease on the rush. Buffalo was caught with Owen Power, Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Tuch on the ice for the entire overtime, leaving Necas, Aho and Brady Skjeitime to control the puck leading to the game winner.'It's a bunch of criss crosses with the puck, ' Necas said. 'They were tired out there. Every time you see that, I feel like you don't want to shoot the puck. You want to create more and more until they get real tired and something on the back door opens up just like what happened." BUF CAR: Necas directs a pass in for the OT winner Skjei had a goal and an assist, Aho had two assists, and Antti Raanta made 20 saves for the Hurricanes 8 5 0 https://www.hurricanesprostore.com/sebastian-aho-jersey, who have won two in a row and five of their past six.'We didn't give up a ton, we just missed a lot, ' Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. 'I liked our game. We stuck with it and got the result.'Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres 6 6 1. Ukko Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves.'I thought Luukkonen was real good, ' Buffalo coach Don Granato said. 'I thought we cleared out a lot again. Shot selection was easier for him to read. They know they can play better. There were plenty of good things, and also plenty of things that we can make adjustments on.'Tony DeAngelo gave Carolina a 1 0 lead with a power play goal at 12:43 of the first period on a wrist shot from above the right circle that deflected off Jordan Greenway.Tuch's fourth of the season tied it 1 1 at 3:51 of the second when the forward poked the puck off the stick of Seth Jarvis in the low slot. The puck bounced off Raanta's right pad and Tuch converted on his own rebound just as a Hurricanes power play had expired. BUF CAR: Skjei scores goal against Sabres Skjei made it 2 1 at 7:54 of the third, taking a cross ice pass from Aho for a one timer in the right circle.'I thought we did a good job of shutting them down Hurricanes Store, ' Skjei said. 'Obviously, we didn't capitalize on all our chances, but when it counted, we beared down.'Dahlin retrieved his own chip off the left side boards on a Sabres power play and beat Raanta with a wrist shot past the glove to tie the game 2 2 at 9:23.' It was a rolling puck; there's always excuses you can make. I can do a little bit better there, ' Raanta said. 'Other than that, I felt my movement was good, tracking the puck and a couple diving saves.'Luukkonen rebounded for Buffalo from his previous start when he made 19 saves in a 5 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.'It wasn't a perfect game by any means, but I think we locked it down defensively to get the one point at least, ' Luukkonen said. 'We didn't give them much. A couple times, when they got the puck rolling in the zone, that's when they're most dangerous. That's at least a positive.'NOTES: Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a blood clot issue. He is expected to make a full recovery. Necas scored his ninth NHL overtime goal https://www.hurricanesprostore.com/felix-unger-sorum-jersey, second in Hurricanes Hartford Whalers franchise history only to Aho 10. Carolina has scored a power play goal in five straight games. The Hurricanes are 4 0 in overtime one shootout. Carolina defensemen have 10 goals this season, the most in the League. It led the NHL last season with 59. Aho has 1.47 points per game against the Sabres in his career, the most among active players; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is second with 1.43.

EDMONTON The Edmonton Oilers had a surprise for Kris Knoblauch following his first win as an NHL head coach Monday.'After the game they did something really special they had a video on the TV, they presented the puck and they had my wife on the TV, just saying a few words, and that was very nice of them to do https://www.edmontonoilersstoreonline.com/seth-griffith-jersey, ' Knoblauch said after a 4 1 victory against the New York Islanders at Rogers Place. 'Usually I go in [the dressing room] after a win and say a few words, and I walk right out and they said, No, you're not going anywhere, ' and they presented me the puck.'I was in the middle of the room, and they turned me around and I saw my wife on the screen. My kids weren't there, they were already in bed, it's a two hour time difference, and they just arranged it with three minutes left in the game and made it work.'Knoblauch's wife, Autumn, and children are back in Hartford, Connecticut, where he coached the New York Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate before being hired by the Oilers.On Monday morning, Knoblauch's voice cracked while talking about the people who helped reach the NHL as a coach, a career that began as an assistant with Prince Albert of the Western Hockey League in 2006 07.'First, it's my wife, ' Knoblauch said. 'I'm just a little emotional leaving my family to get here and being here.'Knoblauch replaced Jay Woodcroft on Sunday and met his players in person for the first time Monday. He saw one familiar face; Knoblauch coached Edmonton captain Connor McDavid when the two were together at Erie of the Ontario Hockey League from 2012 15.The Oilers' new coach received a patient Jason Demers Jersey, workmanlike performance against the Islanders. He also got a good goaltending performance from Stuart Skinner, who made 32 saves. Edmonton limited the defensive mistakes and scored two timely power play goals in the third period to break 1 1 tie, which have all been issues this season. It ultimately led to Woodcroft's dismissal, along with assistant Dave Manson, who was replaced by Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey.McDavid scored for the first time since Oct. 17, ending an eight game drought, and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists.'It feels amazing to get that first win; being a head coach was a highlight, just being here, and obviously it gets much better when you win, ' Knoblauch said. 'I liked how our team played. It wasn't a perfect game; certainly we weren't the better team in the first half of the game. Recap: Islanders at Oilers 11.13.23 'I liked how we stayed patient. We stayed the course, and we didn't [take] any unnecessary risks. There are definitely things we need to tighten up and play better at, but the most important thing is we didn't get desperate when things weren't going well and we didn't try low percentage plays.'The win was Edmonton's second straight and first at Rogers Place this season. The Oilers' 4 9 1 previous home win was at the 2023 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium on Oct. 29, 5 2 against the Calgary Flames.Knoblauch, 45, was in his fifth season with Hartford when he received a call following Edmonton's 3 2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.'It's obviously exciting for [Knoblauch]. First win in the NHL, " McDavid said. "It's been a long road for him. It is well deserved.'It's been a crazy couple days, a crazy 48 hours. It's unfortunately something we have gone through before and we have responded the same way. It was everything that we have kind of been missing. Special teams were good and we got some third period offense. We have been missing that. I thought [Skinner] played really well and was there when we needed him."Going into the season, Edmonton was expected to be Stanley Cup contenders with its core returning from last season. Things started poorly with an 8 1 loss at the Vancouver Canucks in the season opener, and the Oilers had been unable to gain any traction since.The loss to San Jose, last in the overall NHL standings 2 12 1 , was the final straw for Woodcroft and Manson. They were behind the bench for a 4 1 win at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday but were fired the next morning.'I thought he Knoblauch was calm; he came in and was his calm self and didn't give us too much instruction , ' McDavid said. 'It was kind of like, Guys, go out and play. We will work through the details of his system as we go.' Obviously Carl Berglund Jersey, you can't do it all in one morning skate. I thought he did a great job under the circumstances.'