COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dan Muse talked extensively on Friday morning about building on the response he saw in Wednesday’s game.

This should work.

Down two goals entering the third period on Friday in Columbus, the Penguins came all the way back to earn a 4-3 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Kris Letang ended it ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild’s switch from afterthought to juggernaut keeps getting more stunning.

They snapped the Avalanche’s 10-game win streak, knocking off the NHL’s top team, 3-2, in overtime Friday afternoon at Grand Casino Arena for their season-best seventh straight victory.

Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy capitalized in the ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — No overtime needed — or wanted — on Friday.

The Blues used a big third period to beat the Senators, 4-3, at Enterprise Center on Black Friday. St. Louis scored three times in the third period, as Matthew Kessel's goal at 9:19 of the period served as the game-winner.

Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich also scored in the third ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights lost again.

The Knights ended a shutout bid late in the third period but lost their fourth straight game in a 4-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.

Captain Mark Stone put the Knights on the board with 4:44 remaining, but the Knights failed to claw out of a three-goal hole.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Eklund and Adam Gaudette scored goals 1:14 apart in the second period to help lift the Sharks to a penalty-filled and sometimes feisty 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday afternoon at SAP Center.

Eklund’s power-play goal from a sharp angle off an assist from Macklin Celebrini at the 14:03 mark of the ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — Despite giving up a 3-0 lead, the Flyers turned the lights back on when it mattered most to defeat the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout.

Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny scored, and Sam Ersson stopped Bo Horvat to win the game.

The Flyers are a perfect 5-0 in shootouts this season. They have won two straight and four of ...Read more

BOSTON — With all the absences from their lineup, the Bruins needed to play about a perfect game to come out on top of the New York Rangers in the annual Black Friday matchup at TD Garden.

And they were far from perfect.

After falling behind 4-0 in the first two periods, the B’s made a spirited comeback attempt in the third period to cut ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Tristan Mikelas didn't have high expectations when his family arrived at the Dave & Buster's North Hills location along McKnight road. Upon entry to the barcade, he quietly sat and waited alongside his parents.

A few months earlier, his mother, Tonya, had stumbled upon the non-profit "So Many Angels" while casually scrolling ...Read more

The Wild haven’t had to rally much, but they weren’t rusty when they finally needed their resilience.

They trailed for the first time in nine games before polishing off a 4-3 comeback in overtime against the Blackhawks on Wednesday night at United Center to extend their season-high win streak to six games.

Kirill Kaprizov broke a 3-3 tie ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks have beaten some quality opponents during a resurgent month of November, but they didn’t give themselves a chance against the NHL’s best team.

On their heels from the start, the Sharks allowed two goals in the first period and three more early in the second – including two just nine seconds apart – in a 6-0 loss to ...Read more

DETROIT — The Thanksgiving feast is going to taste a little worse for the Red Wings.

Two late third-period goals only 27 seconds apart lifted the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Ryan O'Reilly (seventh goal, 14 minutes 14 seconds) and Erik Haula (fourth, 14:41) scored goals that snapped a 3-3 tie ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After the Buffalo Sabres tilted the ice late in the second period Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a response. It wasn’t all that dissimilar from their season to this point: 8-2-2 in October and seven losses in nine November games prior to this one.

Bryan Rust and Kevin Hayes offered the Penguins some important ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Want urgency? Want a team not satisfied with just reaching the top of the Atlantic Division standings? Want a team more concerned with carving up its opponent than Thanksgiving carvings?

Meet the Lightning.

There was something special in the pregame meal Wednesday night, because they wasted no time serving the Calgary Flames on...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Philadelphia Flyers have a lot to be thankful for this season.

Notably, Tyson Foerster, who scored the game-winning goal with 45.2 seconds left in regulation. Sean Couturier added a deflection up and over goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with 24 seconds left to give the Flyers a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

The Flyers ...Read more

The Blues had their chances to make this road trip a great one. Another presented itself on Wednesday night.

But the Blues lost again in overtime, 3-2 to the Devils, as St. Louis finished off a five-game road trip with a 1-1-3 record. Simon Nemec scored the game-winning goal for New Jersey with 2:02 left in overtime.

The Blues dropped to 0-7 ...Read more