Seattle has a reputation for being rainy and gloomy, but the Minnesota Wild left town with a decidedly sunnier disposition.

After two losses in a row, the Wild took control of their Saturday night game in the second period, skating away with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.

Kirill Kaprizov got Minnesota on the board ...Read more

It was fitting that the point that put Nikita Kucherov atop the Lightning’s all-time scoring list came on an assist.

His colleagues around the league regularly have voted him the game’s top playmaker, noting his ability to set up his teammates for scoring with innate vision and a mind that is always two steps ahead.

With the primary assist...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins played another solid game Saturday night. But for 59 minutes, they kept running into something even more solid: Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros.

The Nashville netminder stopped chance after chance, and it appeared he would deny the Penguins a point on a night in which they played well despite being ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights gave up a power-play goal in overtime in a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday.

Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli scored the winner 59 seconds into the extra period, 44 seconds after defenseman Shea Theodore was called for holding.

It’s the fifth straight game the Knights have given ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — If Saturday was a progress report, there is still plenty of work to do for the St. Louis Blues.

Facing the defending Stanley Cup champions and riding two consecutive wins into Saturday, the Blues fell flat in a 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Enterprise Center.

The loss dulled momentum built by the team following wins over...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Compared to the first two meetings of the young rivalry between the Anaheim Ducks and the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena, this one was a little less electric.

But it still had its fireworks.

Cutter Gauthier, once a top Flyers prospect, was booed and jeered throughout, beginning when he left for warmups.

The ...Read more

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t often have back-to-back off nights, but his response looked familiar.

MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche shake off a poor two-game road trip with a convincing 6-3 win Friday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena.

The ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Connor Hellebuyck saga is over.

After nearly two months of drama, the Winnipeg Jets sent the three-time Vezina Trophy winning goaltender to the New Jersey Devils on Friday for four players and two draft picks.

The best goaltender in the world is on his way to New Jersey, which will be at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 30 to face the ...Read more

For the first time since the Stanley Cup Final, Seth Jarvis is back on the ice and playing hockey for the Carolina Hurricanes.

The winger, fully recovered from shoulder surgery and cleared to play, made his 2026-27 debut Thursday in the Canes’ road game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Jarvis, who led the Canes with 32 goals last season, ...Read more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Detroit Red Wings had a task Thursday in Vancouver, skated into Rogers Arena, and went ahead and accomplished it.

The Wings started quickly and picked apart the Canucks 5-2.

Vancouver (2-9-1) is struggling badly, arguably the weakest team in the NHL, and when it's on the schedule opponents need to take ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights hoped they would hit the road and put Tuesday’s rough showing behind them.

Only it was more of the same in the Knights’ 6-2 loss to the host St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday, suffering consecutive losses for the first time this season.

Brett Howden scored for the fourth time in five games, and Jack ...Read more

KANATA, Ontario – The San Jose Sharks lost another player to injury Thursday night, but it didn’t prevent them from earning another win on what’s become a pretty impressive road trip.

After falling behind early in the first period, the Sharks scored four straight goals, including three in the second period, and got an impressive ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The last few days had not been kind to the Penguins. They lost all four games of a Western Conference road trip, lost Bryan Rust for at least six weeks and endured a terrifying medical situation with Ben Kindel.

They channeled that tough stretch into a determined effort Thursday night. The Penguins beat the Florida Panthers, 4-0,...Read more

BOSTON — On a night on which they could have been forgiven for a little bit of sluggishness, the Bruins delivered a thorough, balanced beatdown of the Nashville Predators at TD Garden, 6-0, on Thursday.

The B’s got goals from five different goalscorers, including one from a member of each of the four lines, and the first NHL shutout from ...Read more

BUFFALO — The kids are all right.

Playing in their second and seventh NHL games, respectively, Cole Knuble and Oliver Bonk led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. The 22-year-old Knuble notched a pair of goals, and the 21-year-old Bonk registered the primary assists on each one.

After a nine-game winless streak ...Read more

SEATTLE — Have the Red Wings and Dylan Larkin "kissed and made up?"

According to Jimmy Devellano, the Wings' alternate governor and long-time front office executive, maybe they have.

Appearing on the John Keating and Chris Osgood podcast, Devellano said the organization and Larkin have come to a middle ground after Larkin's trade request ...Read more