PHILADELPHIA — This four-game road trip that everyone felt was going to somehow define the Red Wings is finally over.

What we learned about them is, there's still probably much to be learned, although Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss in Philadelphia gave the Wings a less than .500 trip (1-2-1).

Patrick Kane just missed on a scoring chance in ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The first time the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings met this season on Dec. 12, five combined goals were scored at the Wells Faro Center. The next matchup on Dec. 18, in the Motor City, featured 10.

On Tuesday night in South Philly, there were three, with the Flyers picking up a 2-1 overtime win.

Joel Farabee sent a leading pass ...Read more

DENVER — The first sign that something wasn’t right came a few minutes after the puck dropped at 1 p.m. A special weekday matinee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day should have been a treat.

Instead, the Avalanche operated with the urgency of Eeyore. And the crowd wasn’t exactly buzzing either. For long stretches, the only sound was sticks ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — For 59 1/2 minutes, it looked like Monday afternoon's date with the Vegas Golden Knights was just what the doctor ordered for the St. Louis Blues.

Vegas tied the game with 28.9 seconds left in the third period, setting up Brayden Schenn to score the game-deciding goal for St. Louis in the second round of the shootout in a 5-4 ...Read more

DENVER – The Minnesota Wild won’t be returning home empty-handed.

They snapped a three-game losing streak by stymieing the high-flying Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday afternoon at Ball Arena to earn a split on their road trip.

Yakov Trenin broke a 1-1 tie 2 minutes, 8 seconds into the third period before a buffer goal by Brock Faber only ...Read more

SEATTLE — For all the times this season where the Kraken have done a poor job of handling bad bounces, a soft goal or a defensive breakdown, it’s notable when they provide an immediate response.

The Kraken did just that on Monday in a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres for their third win in the past four games. Three times the Kraken scored ...Read more

BOSTON — Charlie Coyle scored twice in the third period to save the Bruins the ignominy of losing to the 31st-ranked San Jose Sharks, lifting the B’s to a 6-3 victory at TD Garden on Monday.

The B’s coughed up a pair of leads and entered the third period down by a goal. But considering their situation, the B’s will take the points and ...Read more

DALLAS — You hear about the new-coach "bump" and how a team gets hot after a mid-season coaching change. That happened to the Detroit Red Wings when coach Todd McLellan came aboard on Dec. 26 with a 7-1-0 start.

But the bump does wear off. And Sunday's 4-1 loss in Dallas might be another indication the Wings are falling back to their level, ...Read more

SEATTLE — Kraken 4, Kings 2 at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord was the star of the third period, rewarded for his efforts when Jaden Schwartz completed a hat trick with an empty netter. That was, improbably, the Kraken’s first shot on goal of the period, and it came with 1:10 remaining.

Schwartz scored ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Wild settled the score but fumbled the game.

After three fights in 4 1/2 minutes — the first in response to the slew foot that still has captain Jared Spurgeon sidelined — the Wild blew an early lead and got rolled, 6-2, by the Predators on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena for their third straight loss.

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TAMPA, Fla. — In case fans were watching the Detroit Lions' game, and that's understandable, well, the Red Wings' game in Tampa Bay on Saturday night wasn't worth watching for long.

The Lightning took an early lead, then pulled away early in the second period, skating to a 5-1 victory.

This game resembled one of those games five years ago ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Penguins kept Joel Blomqvist busy in his return to the NHL.

The rookie goalie made 29 saves, a few of them spectacular, to give the Penguins a chance at a comeback Saturday against the rival Washington Capitals on Saturday. But they couldn’t generate enough offense and lost, 4-1, at Capital One Arena.

This game played out ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks gave up three goals in the second period, including a backbreaker with just 27 seconds left before intermission in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena.

The Sharks managed just 11 shots in the first two periods, but one was a goal by Barclay Goodrow, whose shot from near the boards inside the ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights tied a season high with their third consecutive loss, 5-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Saturday.

Center Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist, and left wing Victor Olofsson scored his 100th career goal, but the Knights (29-14-3) allowed three goals in the first period and two on the power play.

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DENVER — Give Moose his juice.

Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player. The Avs get him in on a deal with an average annual value of $12.6 — the same number as MacKinnon’s $12.6 million per ...Read more

If Bruins’ management does indeed decide to take the “retool” path at the trade deadline, then they may look back at Saturday’s game in Ottawa as the game that sent them down that road.

In a wildly entertaining and raucous game, the Bruins had their most emotional win of the season in their grasp only to cough up a two-goal lead late in...Read more