The Seattle Kraken’s (2-2) second win of the season was as stressful as their first, but at least they settled it in regulation. Seattle couldn’t seem to hold on to a lead until the third period, when it put away the winless Nashville Predators, 7-3, at Bridgestone Arena. The Kraken head home after a 2-1 trip.

Ryker Evans, Oliver ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina captain Jordan Staal said the Hurricanes weren’t ready to “embrace the grind” in their opening-night loss to Tampa Bay.

And in Game 2 of the season Tuesday night?

The Hurricanes’ focus was better, the grittiness there and Pyotr Kochetkov’s goaltending more than solid enough in a 4-2 win over the New Jersey ...Read more

ST. LOUIS – The longer the Minnesota Wild aren’t at full strength, the more unfazed they seem by the situation.

Take their most recent performance.

Playing down a forward in their third game in four nights and still without their captain and best center, the Wild gutted out a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday at Enterprise Center...Read more

Ty Dellandrea and Tyler Toffoli both scored and Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 36 saves but the Sharks lost, 3-2 in a shootout to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, denying Ryan Warsofsky his first NHL head coaching win.

All three Stars shooters scored in the shootout, while Mikael Granlund was the only Shark to score on Dallas goalie Jake ...Read more

The Golden Knights gave up three goals in the second period and lost their first game of the season Tuesday, falling to the Washington Capitals, 4-2, at Capital One Arena in Washington.

Center Jack Eichel and right wing Victor Olofsson scored, but goaltender Adin Hill allowed four goals for the second time in three starts. Washington had just ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The 2022-23 Golden Knights had preseason odds of 18-1 before winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship.

But the Knights are not among the biggest betting long shots to win the Cup, according to Sportsoddshistory.com, which has tracked NHL title odds since the 1984-85 season.

In fact, the 2023-24 Florida Panthers ...Read more

It’s going to be hard to win games when the increasingly shorthanded Colorado Avalanche play well at the start of this season. It is impossible when the Avs play the way they did Monday night.

Two losses to open the 2024-25 campaign could mostly be explained away by a pair of rough goaltending performances. This one was on everyone.

The New ...Read more

Igor Shesterkin is one of the best goalies in the world and the Detroit Red Wings got an up-close look at how good on Monday.

The New York Rangers goalie was the difference with 31 saves, as the Rangers defeated the Red Wings, 4-1, in New York.

Dylan Larkin scored for the Wings, while Alexis Lafreniere, Chris Kreider (power play) and Reilly ...Read more

MONTREAL — All things considered, this was a pretty satisfying first road trip.

The Penguins hit the road immediately after their ugly home opener and took two of three against a trio of Atlantic Division teams with legit playoff aspirations.

Sure, there are still concerns about their goaltending situation and a lack of scoring opportunities...Read more

SEATTLE — When Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans puts the biscuit in the basket, know that it’s gluten free.

Growing up, lethargy and stomach pains were part of life for Calgary native Evans, 22.

“I remember being super sick all the time. Just feeling bad,” Evans said.

When Evans was about 10 years old, testing provided an answer. Celiac ...Read more

BOSTON — No Sasha Barkov? No Matthew Tkachuk?

No problem for the Florida Panthers, who still managed to get under the Bruins’ skin and come away with a 4-3 win without Barkov (ankle) and Tkachuk (illness) at TD Garden in a Columbus Day matinee.

After A.J. Greer caught David Pastrnak with a questionable hit from behind in the first period, ...Read more

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Minnesota Wild never solved the Jets last season, getting swept to continue what’s become a lopsided Central Division rivalry, and the Wild still don’t have an answer despite a gutsy effort.

Usually leaving Winnipeg hurt, the Wild arrived hobbled but eked out a point from a 2-1 overtime loss on Sunday night at ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche didn’t make it to the fifth period of this season before encountering a goaltending crisis.

Alexandar Georgiev was pulled from a second straight start, and Justus Annunen was again not the answer in relief. The result was a 6-4 loss Saturday night in the home opener at Ball Arena, and an ugly 0-2 start to the...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek was solid in his first NHL start in over eight months.

His new teammates weren’t nearly as crisp in the offensive zone.

Vanecek made 28 saves, but Isac Lundestrom’s goal at the 11:00 minute mark of the third period turned out to be the winner as the Anaheim Ducks handed the Sharks a...Read more

Game 2: Kraken 5, Wild 4, SO

Notable: Seattle (1-1) surrendered a two-goal lead in its season opener. This time the Kraken were the ones trailing throughout, but managed two quick response goals to keep the game close into the third period. Those response goals eluded them many times last season.

Winger Jared McCann’s goal to tie the game at...Read more

TORONTO — There was chaos in front of the Toronto net in the final minute. But Pittsburgh’s last gasp came up empty when Rickard Rakell couldn’t whack it in.

The Penguins were trying to climb out of a two-goal deficit late in the game. But they lost 4-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

Overall, it was a ...Read more

DETROIT — This was a totally different looking Red Wings team Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.

Led by a terrific 40-save performance by goaltender Cam Talbot, and a sturdier defensive game, the Red Wings won their first game of the season, 3-0 over the Nashville Predators.

J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin (empty net) supplied the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini is only one game into his rookie NHL season and is already dealing with a significant injury.

In a potentially serious blow to the Sharks’ hopes of getting off to a better start this season, Celebrini was placed on injured reserve Saturday and is now considered week to week with a ...Read more