NEWARK, N.J. — The Detroit Red Wings fell behind again, as has been their way lately, but this time they couldn't recover.

New Jersey scored two quick goals late in the first period Monday and went on to a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings.

This was the third consecutive game the Wings fell behind, but the second time in that stretch they ...Read more

It had been more than a month since the St. Louis Blues won consecutive games. The drought will continue.

With a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night in New York, the Blues missed an opportunity to follow up on Saturday's 2-1 win over the New York Islanders.

Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues, while Vincent ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When Brandon Hagel prepared for this season, he knew the opportunities that were in front of him. Not only did he have the chance to bring a Stanley Cup championship back to Tampa, but also to represent Canada in the Olympics.

Last season’s 4 Nations Faceoff gave him a taste of international competition that he wanted to ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — As Dan Muse spoke, the emotion, passion and honesty in his voice was evident.

His press conference following Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken felt like a breath of fresh air due to that level of rawness. But it was also indicative of the Penguins' precarious position around the NHL season's first quarter mark.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shakir Mukhamadullin and Macklin Celebrini both had goals in the first two periods, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves as the San Jose Sharks earned a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday to close out a four-game homestand.

Mukhamadullin scored his first goal of the season at the 15:53 mark of the first period, ...Read more

A scoreless game gave way to the Seattle Kraken’s 10th overtime game in just 22 outings this season. Kyle Palmieri won it on the New York Islanders’ fourth shootout attempt Sunday night at UBS Arena, 1-0.

The Kraken are headed home with a 2-1-1 road swing record.

The trip finale wasn’t a thrilling affair. Weariness likely played a factor...Read more

Not even the pesky Winnipeg Jets were a match for the resurgent Minnesota Wild.

After losing nine in a row to the Central Division rival Jets, including four straight in Winnipeg, the Wild finally prevailed 3-0 Sunday at Canada Life Centre to extend their season-high winning streak to five games.

Jesper Wallstedt made 32 saves for his NHL-...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — With first place in the Pacific Division hanging in the balance, two of the NHL’s most explosive attacks did not disappoint in a firefight at Honda Center in which the Anaheim Ducks out-dueled the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3 in overtime, on Saturday night.

The Ducks won for the third time in four games and Vegas managed to ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scott Wedgewood has been one of the great stories in the NHL at the start of the 2025-26 season, to the point where Mackenzie Blackwood has not had the chance to work through some injury-related rust with a typical starter’s workload.

Blackwood picked a great time to have his best game of the young season Saturday night. ...Read more

At some point, the constant calls from Kraken coach Lane Lambert for his team to shoot the puck more often will start to resonate.

If the goaltending continues to be exceptional, the Kraken won’t need that much scoring.

Brandon Montour jumped off the bench and scored with 52 seconds left in overtime as the Kraken rallied for a 3-2 win over ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to get two points out of their up-and-back trip to the nation’s capital Saturday night, but their 5-3 win over the Capitals at Capital One Arena came at a cost.

The hockey was the easy part for Tampa Bay. It scored four first-period goals on its first six shots after Washington opened the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Parent surely liked an easy night or two between the pipes. He probably also liked it when his team staked him to a big lead.

On Saturday night, as the Flyers honored the Hall of Fame goalie, who backstopped the Orange and Black to consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975 and died on Sept. 21 at the age of ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks were their own worst enemy at times during their game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Questionable Sharks line changes led to both the game-tying and go-ahead goals by the Senators, who earned a come-from-behind 3-2 win before a sellout crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center.

With the game tied 2-2, the Sharks ...Read more

The Blues snapped their four-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over the Islanders on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

Brayden Schenn and Pius Suter scored for the Blues, who received 28 saves from Jordan Binnington. Anders Lee scored for the Islanders with 3:20 left in the third period to spoil the shutout attempt.

New York put...Read more

DETROIT — This time it was the Detroit Red Wings who pulled off an impressive rally.

Alex DeBrincat's goal at 1 minute, 50 seconds of overtime gave the Wings a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.

DeBrincat drove down wing, then fired a shot over the shoulder of goaltender Jet Greaves for DeBrincat's ...Read more

The Boston Bruins lost a late lead in Los Angeles on Friday, but this time they were determined not to be left empty-handed.

Morgan Geekie notched his second goal of the game — both of them sniper’s tallies — and the B’s knocked off the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1, with an overtime victory in LA.

In a back and forth OT session, David ...Read more

A loss to the Penguins last month was the Wild at their worst.

The rematch showed their best.

Backed by a three-goal first period, the Wild routed host Pittsburgh, 5-0, Friday night at PPG Paints Arena for their season-high fourth straight win.

Matt Boldy scored twice during a three-point effort, while Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Forward Philipp Kurashev scored on his shootout attempt, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov didn’t allow a goal at the other end as the San Jose Sharks earned a raucous 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at SAP Center.

The Sharks are now 10-4-1 since Oct. 23.

With the Sharks leading and scrambling late in regulation...Read more