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Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Rangers lose 8 of last 10 drop game to Blackhawks; Blackwood joins Aves for Georgiev to Sharks; plus more news

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The Seattle Kraken Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) scored on the New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) in the second period at Madison Square Garden in New York on Mon Dec 8, 2024 (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong:

#1 The New York Rangers are trying to figure out what has gone wrong with their hockey club. The Rangers had best record last season but now have lost eight of their last ten games. After two games after trading defenseman Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks the Rangers lost both of those games which included a home loss to one of the worst teams in the NHL the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1.

#2 The Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood from the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Aves also picked up Giovani Smith from the Sharks in exchange for goaltender Alexander Georgiev and rookie forward Nikolai Kovalenko.

#3 The Chicago Blackhawks have put goaltender Petr Mrazek on injured reserve with left groin injury on Sunday. Mrazek was replaced by goaltender Arvid Soderblom in the first period in Saturday’s game. The Blackhawks lost to the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 loss. Hawks continue to struggle just to get a win and losing Mrazek in the first period

#4 Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella had some criticism after their game after the Flyers loss to the Boston Bruins in overtime 4-3 at TD Waterhouse in Boston on Saturday. The Flyers were hit for two tripping penalties in the third period and one of the tripping penalties led to a goal against. That led Tortorella to said in the post game conference that he doesn’t teach his team to dive but maybe he should team them to dive.

#5 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson who scored two goals Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens got hit with a puck in the left cheek and came back later in the first period. The Caps rallied to beat the Canadiens for a 4-2 win on Wilson’s two goals. Wilson said it felt like his face was falling off but got looked at by the trainer and got back in the game to pick up two goals.

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com every other Wednesday night

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Wild’s Gustavsson saves 39 shuts out Sabres 1-0; Blues Binnington shuts out New Jersey for team record 152nd win; plus more news

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Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 39 Buffalo Sabre shots in a 1-0 shutout at Key Bank Center in Buffalo on Wed Nov 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 39 Buffalo Sabre shots against for a 1-0 shutout at Key Bank Center in Buffalo on Wednesday. Gustavasson chalked up his eighth NHL career shutout and it was his second shutout for the season

#2 St Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington save 31 shots and set a record for the most wins by a Blues goaltender. Binnington’s 152nd win did it in 298 games and passes former Blues goalie Mike Liut who had 151 wins in 347 games. The Blues shutout the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday 3-0.

#3 The Carolina Hurricanes came back from behind to beat the New York Rangers at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Wednesday 4-3. Jackson Blake scored the go ahead goal in the third period at 12:01. Blake took a pass from Jack Drury and beat Ranger goaltender Igor Shesterkin with a wrist shot.

#4 The Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond scored the game winning overtime goal to help defeat the Calgary Flames 2-1 at Little Caesars Palace in Detroit on Wednesday night. Raymond has now scored in four straight games with his sixth goal of the year.

#5 Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren accidently shot a puck into his own net. Lindgren tried to clear the puck around the boards but instead shot the puck in his own net that hit the lower front end of the net giving the Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point credit for the goal at 7:25 for a hat trick and a 4-3 lead. The Caps rallied with goals from Tom Wilson at 3:26 to tie the game 4-4 and at 16:34 Wilson scored again which proved to be the game winner making it 5-4.

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Sharks Lead for two periods, Lose in third 3-1 to Capitals

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Washington Capitals right wing TJ Oshie (77) tries to skate around San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) in the first period at the Capital Center in Washington on Sun Oct 29, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost their final game of this road trip, falling 3-1 to the Washington Capitals. Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals. Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for the win. Luke Kunin scored for the Sharks, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 39 saves on 41 shots in the loss. This leaves the Sharks still winless after nine games this season.

The Sharks held a 1-0 lead until the third period, and had their second-highest shot count of the season. Still, they lost and were badly out-shot by the Capitals. “Yeah, listen, we’re really snake-bitten. Tonight we actually had chances,” Sharks Head Coach David Quinn said after the game. “Right now we have such a thin margin for error. You know, usually if you only give up two goals, you like your chances.”

Luke Kunin scored that one goal for the Sharks at 11:40 of the first period. He gathered up the puck as it bounced off the back boards and tucked it between the goalie’s skate and the post. Ty Emberson and Mario Ferraro got the assists. The point was Emberson’s first in the NHL.

Dylan Strome tied the game 2:18 into the third period. His shot went through a line of skaters and under Blackwood. Nick Jensen and Hardy Haman Aktell got the assists.

Tom Wilson gave the Capitals the lead at 15:15 of the third. His centering shot bounced off of San Jose’s Kyle Burroughs and into the net. Alexander Ovechkin and John Carlson got the assists.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored into the empty net to make it 3-1 at 19:02. Ovechkin and Carlson got the assists again.

The Sharks had no power plays but their penalty kill was perfect, killing all three of their penalties. In the face-off circle, the Sharks had their second-worst game of the season, winning just 47.5% of the draws. The shot count was nearly even until the third period, when the Capitals jumped ahead for a 31-42 final count.

The Sharks next play on Thursday in San Jose at 7:30 PM PT against the Vancouver Canucks.