ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild are at their most depleted, but they sure aren’t playing like it.

Still riding the momentum from Quinn Hughes’ arrival, they dismissed Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, 5-0, on Tuesday night at Grand Casino Arena for a fifth straight win despite losing another player to injury.

Kirill Kaprizov set a ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins were slow to boil Tuesday but, as often happens at TD Garden these days, they found a way to get the job done.

After a shaky first period, the B’s shook off a one-goal deficit to get back on the winning track with a 4-1 win over the Utah Mammoth to improve their home record to 12-5.

Morgan Geekie led the way ...Read more

MONTREAL ― It feels like it’s been a long December already for the Flyers, having entered Tuesday with just two wins in seven games.

But the 2-2-3 record wasn’t indicative of how they’ve been playing of late, and on Tuesday night, it showed in a 4-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Flyers snapped a three-game losing streak — ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — When the Penguins returned home after taking five of six points on a road trip through Philadelphia, Tampa and Dallas, they were brimming with optimism, their season seemingly steadied after a frustrating November.

Ten days later, they probably can’t wait to get out of dodge.

The worst homestand in franchise history ended with...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings have talked much in recent days about finding ways to win and different ways to win.

Tuesday, upon returning home from a six-game road trip, they had a big third period, rallying from a 1-0 deficit and then snapping a tie, to defeat the New York Islanders, 3-2.

Alex DeBrincat's second power-play goal of the period, at...Read more

TAMPA, Fla.— You just knew the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers couldn’t play nice for too long.

Most of the teams’ second regular-season meeting was rather mild-mannered, though the Lightning were slow to get into the game, falling behind by four goals.

But Tampa Bay rallied in the third period with J.J. Moser making it a two-...Read more

ST. LOUIS — For the second time this week, the St. Louis Blues lost to one of the few teams below them in the NHL standings.

In a 5-2 loss to the Predators Monday night, the Blues lost again to Nashville after last week's 7-2 defeat to the Predators. Dalibor Dvorsky scored twice for the Blues, and Joel Hofer allowed four goals.

Dvorsky ...Read more

Here’s the bummer we were watching in the third period on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh:

The scoreboard read 5-1 in favor of the hometown Penguins. Sidney Crosby, the face of the NHL for two decades and one of the greatest players of all time, was gliding around with that familiar, terrifying ease, putting on a clinic for a San Jose team ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Dan Muse paused for a full eight seconds before repeating something everyone from coaches to players to fans had to be thinking late Sunday afternoon, as a three-goal lead devolved into ... well, I don’t know exactly what you’d call this mess.

Just listen to the Penguins coach.

“First of all, not in a million years did I ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s a good thing hockey games are 60 minutes.

After a dreadful opening 19 minutes, the Philadelphia Flyers picked up the pace. Although they did not get the win, they did earn yet another point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Andrei Svechnikov scored the winner in the shootout. The Flyers have lost after...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Brock Faber thought watching new Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes from the bench might be just as much fun as playing with him.

“The way he skates is like something I’ve never seen before,” Faber said.

Hughes’ sleek stride, crafty hands and star pedigree were all on display in his Minnesota Wild debut Sunday, and the ...Read more

DENVER — This Colorado Avalanche team has the most explosive offense in the NHL this season, and it doesn’t waste time reminding everyone.

For the ninth time this season, the Avs scored in the first 90 seconds of the game, grabbing another early lead and keeping the Nashville Predators at arm’s length the rest of this Saturday night in a ...Read more

The Golden Knights killed a double-minor penalty in the final 2:59 Saturday night to hang on and defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Knights went 4-0-1 on a seasonlong five-game road trip.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored, and defensemen Ben Hutton and Brayden McNabb scored in the third period to give the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It took six tries, but the Flyers have finally lost in the shootout.

After shootout star Trevor Zegras missed his first attempt, Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink each failed to convert. Jackson Blake secured a 4-3 victory for Carolina in the fourth round of the shootout after Samuel Ersson saved the first three ...Read more

CHICAGO — What a road trip this was for the Red Wings.

A season-long six-game journey, going from Columbus, Ohio, to Seattle, to three stops in western Canada, and winding up Saturday in Chicago.

And it was successful. The Wings ended the trip Saturday with a convincing 4-0 victory over the Blackhawks, finishing the trip 4-1-1 and earning ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s third meeting with the New York Islanders in 12 days was a lot like the first two and reminiscent of the hard-fought postseason wars these teams had during the Lightning’s recent Stanley Cup runs.

Every scoring chance was earned, the space was tight, and it seemed like the games would be decided by...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As the Wild awaited the arrival of Quinn Hughes, their makeshift lineup held down the fort.

The Wild outlasted the Senators 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Grand Casino Arena on a last-minute goal by Joel Eriksson Ek.

Hughes, the star defenseman from Vancouver, is expected to make his Wild debut Sunday in St. Paul against ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks have never been involved in a victory like the one they had Saturday over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Trailing by four early in the third period, the Sharks rallied before defenseman John Klingberg scored at the 2:57 mark of overtime to help his team earn a stunning 6-5 win over the Penguins while silencing the crowd of 17,059 ...Read more

CHICAGO — Connor Bedard’s stellar start to the season is on hold. But for how long is the question.

The Chicago Blackhawks center will miss at least Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center after suffering a right shoulder injury a night earlier. He was injured in the final second of the Hawks’ 3-2 road loss to...Read more

Mason Marchment doubled his season goal total, but the Seattle Kraken dropped a 5-3 game in Utah.

Marchment, a 2025 offseason pickup, opened the scoring early in Friday’s second period. He accepted a pass from Freddy Gaudreau and split the Mammoth defenders, going straight to the net and putting a backhander on net.

Marchment had a hand in ...Read more