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Jake Allen hopes he's put his struggles behind him. The St. Louis goalie stopped 26 shots and Paul Stastny scored twice to help the Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Thursday night. Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexander Steen and Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis, which had lost five of its previous six. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 1:13:am EST

If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to make a run at their fourth Stanley Cup in eight seasons, they will likely have to do so with the current roster. General manager Stan Bowman told reporters in San Jose on Tuesday that he does not anticipate any significant moves at the March 1 trade deadline to bolster the Blackhawks' questionable depth. "I've said this from the beginning of the year, and I mean it: We have a different dynamic this year because we have a lot more young players that have been with our team this year from the beginning," Bowman said via the Chicago Sun Times. Continue to Article

February 02, 2017 1:24:am EST

The Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars currently sit dead even in the Central Division standings with 52 points, making their game Thursday at American Airlines Center extra important. The Jets won 5-3 at St. Louis and Dallas defeated Toronto 6-3 at home on Tuesday. Yeah, I think as a group, we know what we've got to do and we've got the guys to do it," Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba said after practice on Monday. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 4:43:pm EST

A change in the calendar to 2017 has resulted a big upturn in Anze Kopitar's production for the Los Angeles Kings. Kopitar tries to help the Kings win their fourth straight game and avoid a fourth straight loss to the league-worst Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Kopitar averaged 24.3 goals and 44.1 assists over his first 10 seasons, but couldn't find that form over the first 2 1/2 months of the season. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 8:58:am EST

Tomas Hertl's long wait between goals ended and Patrick Marleau closed in on a major milestone for the San Jose Sharks. Hertl's first goal in more than three months broke a tie with 2:03 remaining in regulation after Marleau scored his 499th career goal, helping the Sharks win for the seventh time in eight games, 3-1 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. After missing 32 games with a knee injury, Hertl got his first goal since Oct. 27 in his second game back in the lineup when he knocked in the rebound of Brent Burns' shot to give San Jose the win in the first game back from the All-Star break. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 2:01:am EST