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MONTREAL -- Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, but the Montreal Canadiens failed to clinch their first Stanley Cup Playoff berth since 2021 with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago ...

They come in, they want to not let us clinch our spot and they bring their best game,” Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki said.

Frank Nazar recorded a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Chicago ...

Cole Perfetti scored a nifty goal on his first career shootout attempt to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch the top spot in the ...

(AP Photo/Erin Hooley) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5), left, and Winnipeg Jets center Mason Appleton (22) ...

MONTREAL (AP) Frank Nazar scored the only goal of the shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal 4-3 on Monday night, spoiling Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's NHL debut. Nazar had a goal ...

Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle scored in the shootout to help the Avs shake a late collapse and claim a 5-4 win Saturday night at Bell Centre.

Nazar had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel also scored in regulation as the 'Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead.

Anton Lundell scored in the first shootout round to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday ...

Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal-scoring mark on Sunday, was a healthy scratch to rest up for the playoffs ...

Morgan Frost snapped a 25-game goalless drought then scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Calgary Flames came from ...