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3 takeaways from Knights' win: Defense dominates win over Flames
The Golden Knights scored goals aplenty during their four-game homestand.
Monday was the defense’s turn to shine.
The Knights beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 at T-Mobile Arena to win their seventh straight home game to start the season. It’s the longest home winning streak to begin a campaign in franchise history.
Right wing Keegan Kolesar ...Read more
Sharks rally late, earn dramatic win over Utah to finally end skid
Alexander Wennberg scored at the 1:26 mark of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a remarkable, come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday as they ended their season-long nine-game losing streak in unbelievable fashion.
With the Sharks on a power play, Wennberg won a faceoff deep in the offensive zone and went straight to the...Read more
Appreciating Marc-Andre Fleury through the eyes of one of his former Penguins backups
PITTSBURGH — You may remember Brad Thiessen. He played five games for the Penguins in 2011-12 and served as a shooter tutor in practice during their 2009 Stanley Cup run.
Thiessen was mostly paid to stop pucks for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton or Wheeling. However, on the occasions when his presence was required in Pittsburgh, he said Marc-Andre ...Read more
Another huge night for Casey Mittelstadt leads to fifth straight Avalanche win
DENVER — That trade for Casey Mittelstadt looks pretty good so far.
Mittelstadt had three assists, including setting up the go-ahead goal with 6:31 left, and the Colorado Avalanche shook off a few minutes of lackluster hockey in the third period Sunday night to defeat the Ottawa Senators, 5-4, at Ball Arena.
It’s the Avs’ fifth straight ...Read more
Flyers defense crumbles in the second period of a 4-3 loss to the Canadiens
PHILADELPHIA — Here’s the thing about vibes, they come and go.
They come and go day to day. They come and go period to period and they come and go shift by shift.
On Saturday afternoon, the vibes were buzzing at the Wells Fargo Center as the Flyers earned a feisty win against one of the top teams in the NHL. Entering the game on Sunday ...Read more
Oilers' star power takes over, edges Red Wings 3-2 in overtime
DETROIT — The Edmonton Oilers' superstars were somewhat silent through Sunday's game.
But with the game on the line, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid made an impact.
Draisaitl scored at 18 seconds of overtime — McDavid earned an assist — as the Oilers rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory.
Mattias Ekholm's shot pass to Draisaitl, alone at...Read more
Penguins blow another lead, end woeful Western Canada road trip with loss to Canucks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The best part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ annual Western Canada road trip happened Saturday night at Rogers Arena.
It ended.
Mercifully.
The bumbling Penguins blew a two-goal lead against the Vancouver Canucks and lost 4-3. It was their fifth straight loss. They went 0-3-1 on this four-game trip.
The ...Read more
A slow start, a critical gaffe and another Sharks loss. When will misery end?
The San Jose Sharks are just not in the same weight class as the Vegas Golden Knights. Haven’t been for years.
The question remains – who do the Sharks match up well against right now?
The Sharks got off to another devastatingly slow start Saturday, allowing 22 shots and three goals in the first period in what became a 7-3 loss to the ...Read more
Kraken can't escape Hurricanes surge, end homestand with 4-1 loss
SEATTLE — Hurricanes 4, Kraken 1 at Climate Pledge Arena
Notable: Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma warned how the Hurricanes pressure all over ice with the goal being to cause mistakes by their opponents.
While most of Seattle’s mistakes weren’t glaring, the ice was clearly tilted in the Hurricanes favor all night and even the best ...Read more
Blues erase two-goal deficit, then fall to Canadiens, 5-2
MONTREAL, Quebec — Before the third period was halfway old, the churchgoers at the cathedral of hockey started to have some fun.
During a 5-2 St. Louis Blues loss to the Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre, the always rambunctious, seldom silent devotees in Montreal serenaded the visitors with chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole." When Cole ...Read more
Sabres snap Red Wings' win streak, Raymond scores first goal
The Detroit Red Wings played a similar game Saturday to ones they've played over the last week — except they didn't win this one.
Buffalo's Bowen Byram scored late in the second period snapping a tie, and the Sabres' Jack Quinn scored an empty-net goal, giving the Sabres a 5-3 victory.
Quinn's goal came moments after Patrick Kane's shot hit ...Read more
Sean Couturier's hat trick helps Flyers beat Wild, earn first home win of the season
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe it was because it was a day game and the building was packed.
Maybe it was because the Flyers were in the NHL’s basement, one point ahead of the last-placed San Jose Sharks, who were supposed to be there.
Maybe it was because a flip had been switched on in the second half of their latest loss on Wednesday and they were...Read more
Even in a 4-0 loss in Edmonton, Joel Blomqvist makes a statement to Kyle Dubas and the Penguins
EDMONTON, Alberta — Early in this road trip, Kyle Dubas said the Penguins really needed one of their goalies to “step up” and seize this “immense” opportunity.
Joel Blomqvist must have tuned in for the GM’s show on SportsNet Pittsburgh.
On Friday, the rookie got back in goal against Connor McDavid and the high-flying Edmonton ...Read more
Late flurry propels Golden Knights past Senators, 6-4
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights scored three times in a span of 1:25 late in the third period to complete a come-from-behind 6-4 win over the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.
Center Tomas Hertl tied it on a power-play goal with 3:11 left, then right wing Keegan Kolesar scored a minute later. Left wing Ivan Barbashev’s second goal...Read more
Wild's start is one for the record books. Equally impressive: How they're winning.
PHILADELPHIA — The Wild were not curious one bit to see how they’d fare when they trailed for the first time this season.
“I don’t think we’re really looking to test the boundaries as far as that,” defenseman Zach Bogosian said.
But by blowing their lead on Thursday night against Tampa Bay and recovering for a 4-2 rally, the Wild ...Read more
Kraken rally to force overtime before falling 4-3 to Jets
Jets 4, Kraken 3, OT at Climate Pledge Arena
Notable: The Kraken lost their second straight as Winnipeg became the first Canadian team to start the season with at least seven straight wins since Montreal started 9-0 in 2015-16. Seattle rallied with two late goals to force overtime and pick up a point, but Nikolaj Ehlers slipped one past Joey ...Read more
Slow start dooms Sharks in loss to Los Angeles Kings
The San Jose Sharks were steamrolled in the first 12 minutes of Thursday’s first period and, despite a late rally, never fully recovered in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, marking their eighth-straight defeat to start the regular season.
Continuing a near-season-long trend, the Sharks struggled in the early going, allowing three even-...Read more
Avalanche rout Utah, complete road-trip sweep and journey back to .500 after rough start
SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe it doesn’t matter who else is missing for the Colorado Avalanche, as long as Jared Bednar can start his lineup card with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen.
The Avs are officially rolling, wiping out the Utah Hockey Club on their first trip to Delta Center with a 5-1 win. It completed a three-game sweep ...Read more
Jordan Binnington, new additions lead Blues past Maple Leafs, 5-1
TORONTO — In the center of the hockey universe, the Blues’ new additions displayed why there’s optimism for a better season in St. Louis.
Three offseason acquisitions — Dylan Holloway (twice), Philip Broberg and Alexandre Texier — scored goals for the Blues as they beat the Maple Leafs and former Blues coach Craig Berube, 5-1, on ...Read more
Wild rally to beat Lightning, 4-2, for fourth win in a row
TAMPA, Fla. — The Wild are out of practice when it comes to rallying, but it didn’t show.
After falling behind for the first time this season, the Wild caught back up to the Lightning before completing a 4-2 comeback on Thursday night at Amalie Arena for their fourth consecutive victory.
They still haven’t lost in regulation, and the ...Read more
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