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The Calgary Flames are having a successful road trip, while the Florida Panthers are struggling at home. Chad Johnson made 36 saves during his first start in five games to lead the Flames past the Panthers 4-2 on Friday night for their third consecutive victory and fourth in five games. Sam Bennett, Mikael Backlund, Deryk Engelland and Troy Brouwer had the goals for the Flames, who scored three straight in less than five minutes midway through the first period. Continue to Article

February 24, 2017 11:44:pm EST

Eddie Lack spent a lot of time this season watching his Carolina Hurricanes teammates play while he dealt with concussion issues. Lack, making his sixth start of the season, stopped 34 shots for his ninth career shutout to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-0 victory over the Senators on Friday night. Jordan Staal, Elias Lindholm and Viktor Stalberg scored, and Phillip Di Giuseppe had two assists to help Carolina snap a five-game losing streak (0-4-1) and move out of last place in the Eastern Conference. Continue to Article

February 24, 2017 11:43:pm EST

The Anaheim Ducks made a move to beef up their offense on Friday, acquiring forward Patrick Eaves from the Dallas Stars. Eaves is in the midst of a career season, tying for Dallas' team lead with 21 goals. Anaheim sent a conditional second-round pick to the Stars in exchange for Eaves. Continue to Article

February 24, 2017 7:59:pm EST

Mother Nature appears ready to make a kick save on spring ahead of the Stadium Series game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at Heinz Field. After a week of temperatures more suitable for early May than late February gave NHL vice president of facilities operations Dan Craig some anxious moments, a cold front expected to move in early Saturday morning should have things feeling a bit more seasonal when the puck drops between the cross-state rivals. There's even a chance of snow before game's end, a startling contrast from pleasant mid-70s that greeted the Penguins when they arrived for their skate Friday. Continue to Article

February 24, 2017 5:19:pm EST