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DALLAS — It had been two weeks, and the Stars weren’t ready to leave a game empty-handed just yet.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The short-handed Blue Jackets made the Islanders work for this win, to be sure. But the Islanders’ biggest victory may have been sustaining a concentrated effort coming off two emotional wins, the Thanksgiving holiday and a questionable second-period sequence that yielded two power-play goals.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Given the chance to build momentum coming off their first regulation win of the season, the Ducks squandered the opportunity and fell flat against the Ottawa Senators.

Richardson, as Hawks coach, and St. Louis, as Canadiens coach, have remained friends despite their career divergences. But St. Louis came out on top in their first coaching matchup Friday.

Dach has tallied 17 points in his first 21 games for the upstart Canadiens — and he scored a decisive shootout winner Friday against the Hawks. Would he have experienced such a fourth-year breakout had he not been traded?

The Avalanche traveled to Tennessee for Thanksgiving dinner, and that is all.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild's modest win streak didn't make it to three games.

BOSTON — The Bruins earned the record they were going for on Friday, but they had to work overtime to get it — literally and figuratively.

The International ice hockey federation (IIHF) has reprimanded the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) after Russian clubs promoted messages in support of the Ukraine war, the IIHF said on Friday.