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Ryan Tverberg’s tiebreaker lifts Maple Leafs past Senators after a back-and-forth third
The Toronto Maple Leafs did not bury the Ottawa Senators under shot volume Wednesday. They won 4-2 because the game’s biggest moments kept breaking their way, especially in a third period that turned from tense to decisive in a matter of minutes at Canadian Tire Centre.
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Hart and Vegas outlast Sharks 2-1 as third-period replies give way to shootout finish
For 40 minutes at SAP Center, this game looked like it might never crack. Then the San Jose Sharks finally found a power-play opener, the Vegas Golden Knights answered four minutes later, and a careful, low-margin night ended with Braeden Bowman deciding a 2-1 shootout win.
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Utah’s quick answers buried every Kings comeback in 6-3 win over Los Angeles
The Utah Mammoth did not just outscore the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. They controlled the game’s emotional swings, answering each Kings push almost immediately and turning a one-goal scare into a 6-3 win that felt steadier than the final margin might suggest.
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Flames’ 3:58 second-period burst sends Canucks to 3-1 loss in Calgary
For 35 minutes at the Saddledome, Vancouver and Calgary played a game that looked stubborn, narrow and entirely undecided. Then the Flames scored three times in 3:58 late in the second period, and that surge did all the separating in a 3-1 Calgary win.
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Nashville Predators beat Tampa Bay Lightning, 3–2
Nashville Predators finished with a 3–2 victory over Tampa Bay Lightning at Bridgestone Arena on September 22, 2026. A single goal separated the teams at the finish.
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Leppanen’s reply steadied Edmonton before Oilers finished off Jets 2-1 in overtime
The Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets spent most of the night locked in place, and that was the real shape of this 2-1 overtime result. Winnipeg struck first through Alex Iafallo at 13:04 of the opening period, Edmonton answered 2:46 later on Atro Leppanen’s goal, and the deadlock carried all the way through regulation before the Oilers found the only goal that mattered after 60 minutes.
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Hurricanes lean on Nadeau, Robidas and a perfect penalty kill to edge Panthers 3-2 in a shootout
The Carolina Hurricanes did not control every category Tuesday night, but they controlled enough of the important ones. After Florida grabbed an early lead twice, Carolina answered, survived a long scoreless stretch and finished off a 3-2 shootout win at Lenovo Center.
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Matias Maccelli finishes Islanders’ four-goal comeback as Rangers let 3-0 lead slip at MSG
A 3-0 Rangers lead lasted barely half a game. Then Matias Maccelli and Matthew Schaefer rewrote the night, carrying the New York Islanders back for a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
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Noah Ostlund’s quick double turns a tight night into a 5-1 Sabres win over Columbus
For more than 30 minutes, Buffalo and Columbus gave this game a scoreless shape. Then the Sabres found a burst the Blue Jackets never answered, scoring three times in 2:10 of the second period on the way to a 5-1 win Tuesday at KeyBank Center.
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Red Wings’ 31-second second-period burst set the tone in 7-4 win over Penguins
Detroit did not control the shot totals Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. It controlled the moments that swung the game, and that was enough to turn a tight contest into a 7-4 Red Wings win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5–1
Boston Bruins finished with a 5–1 victory over Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden on September 22, 2026.
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Harley and Lundkvist score from the blue line as Stars edge Blues 2-1
Dallas won this one with a defense-first silhouette and two goals from defensemen. Thomas Harley opened the scoring in the first period, Nils Lundkvist added the eventual winner early in the third, and Casey DeSmith carried the rest as the Stars held off St. Louis 2-1 at American Airlines Center.
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Bowen Byram’s overtime hat trick carries Blackhawks past Wild 4-3 at United Center
Bowen Byram turned a high-turnover, back-and-forth night into his own finishing clinic, scoring three times — including the winner 29 seconds into overtime — as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 at United Center.
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1 — 3Jets make 19 shots stand up in 3-1 win over Avalanche as Stuart Skinner steals the volume battle
Winnipeg did not need the puck as often or the shot count in its favor to beat Colorado on Tuesday night. The Jets scored late in the first, late in the second and early in the third, then let Stuart Skinner turn a 30-shot Avalanche push into a 3-1 win at Canada Life Centre.
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Cole Caufield’s overtime winner completes Canadiens’ two-part comeback against Senators
For most of Monday’s NHL meeting, Montreal looked like the team doing the heavier pushing without owning the score. In the end, the Canadiens turned pressure into the finish they needed, with Cole Caufield scoring at 3:19 of overtime to seal a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at Colisee Videotron.
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Jack Hughes breaks late tie as Devils edge Rangers 3-2 in Newark
For a game that sat still through one period, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils turned on a handful of precise moments. The Devils found one more than the Rangers, and Jack Hughes’ wrist shot at 17:48 of the third period stood as the difference in a 3-2 New Jersey win at Prudential Center.
Story contact: Mei ZhaoREAD THE GAME ↗1 — 4Bryan Rust’s three-point night carried Penguins past Sabres after Buffalo’s brief second-period surge
Some 4-1 games feel settled long before the horn. This one didn’t. The Pittsburgh Penguins spent most of Monday night building and rebuilding their cushion against the Buffalo Sabres, and Bryan Rust was at the center of nearly every important turn at PPG Paints Arena.
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Columbus Blue Jackets finished with a 1–0 victory over Detroit Red Wings at Nationwide Arena on September 21, 2026. A single goal separated the teams at the finish.
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Capitals turn a 2-2 game into a 5-2 finish as Brodzinski and Chesley lead the way
For most of two periods, the Philadelphia Flyers stayed close enough to make this feel unsettled. Then the Washington Capitals found the exact moments that matter most, breaking a 2-2 tie late in the second period and pulling away in the third for a 5-2 win.
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4 — 2Jon-Randall Avon leads Seattle’s quick answer as Kraken beat Flames 4-2
Calgary erased a two-goal deficit in the third period, and Seattle answered so fast the comeback never had time to breathe. The Kraken left Scotiabank Saddledome with a 4-2 win Monday behind Jon-Randall Avon’s three-point night and Logan Morrison’s tie-breaking goal just 93 seconds after Aydar Suniev had pulled the Flames level.
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Carolina erased a two-goal deficit in 71 seconds. Florida answered 85 seconds later, and that sequence told the story of a 6-3 Panthers win over the Hurricanes at Amerant Bank Arena.
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For more than half the night at Ball Arena, Utah had enough of the puck and enough of the small-count edges to make this look uncomfortable for Colorado. Then the Avalanche turned a 1-1 game into a 3-1 lead in 35 seconds early in the third period, and the rest of the evening started to read very differently.
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At Benchmark International Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning settled this one almost as quickly as they would eventually have to protect it. All three goals arrived in the first 15:31, and Tampa Bay’s 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators became a lesson in how much early finishing can matter when the rest of the night turns into whistles, faceoffs and missed power-play chances.
Story contact: Keisha MonroeREAD THE GAME ↗2 — 3Charlie McAvoy’s late equalizer and James Hagens’ shootout finish carry Bruins past Capitals
For most of Sunday, the Washington Capitals were the side making Boston answer. The Bruins finally did, first with Charlie McAvoy’s slap shot at 18:17 of the third period and then with James Hagens’ backhand in the shootout, escaping TD Garden with a 3-2 NHL win after regulation and overtime ended tied 2-2.
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