LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy made sure to note that the New York Islanders are most effective when keeping the game at five-on-five.

That would normally play into the Knights’ hands, being a terrific five-on-five team themselves.

But when bounces don’t go the Knights’ way, like they didn’t on Thursday, the New...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights were shut out at home for the second time this season in a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.

Adin Hill made 17 saves for the Knights (28-10-3) to end their three-game winning streak.

Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves, and center Brock Nelson had a goal and an ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Trying to diagnose the true ceiling of this Colorado Avalanche team has been a season-long challenge, but anyone who wants to believe this club can win 16 playoff games in the spring should point to a sequence Thursday night in the second period.

It was also the turning point of a 6-1 victory against the Minnesota Wild at ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin’s absence might have tripped the Penguins up their last time out, but such a fate wasn’t in store for game No. 2 of the year without the future Hall of Famer.

Thanks to a sensational start, the Penguins were able to hang on for a 5-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. It ...Read more

The Kraken began the second half of the season on Thursday night in Columbus with a performance that looked unsurprisingly similar to plenty of other games over the past few weeks.

Defensive breakdowns. Sloppy turnovers. A goalie under siege. And an offense unable to finish its own chances.

The result was a 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets that ...Read more

With the rut that the luckless Bruins are stuck in, even their mothers can’t pull them out of it.

With the Moms along for the ride on the annual family trip, the B’s furious third-period comeback attempt fell short and their losing streak stretched to six (0-5-1) with a 4-1 loss to the Lightning in Tampa.

The B’s goal scoring woes and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — There wasn’t much life from the ice to the rafters in the Wells Fargo Center for much of Thursday night.

The result? A 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.

The Flyers have now lost four straight and nine of their past 12.

Sam Ersson returned between the pipes after missing three games with a lower-body injury. Although he made ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes had such a rough start Thursday against Toronto that Rod Brind’Amour briefly couldn’t watch.

After an early turnover near the Carolina blue line, the Canes coach turned his back at the bench and shook his head. The Maple Leafs had a breakaway and scored for a two-goal lead.

But there was much good ...Read more

CHICAGO — Hours before the Colorado Avalanche were set to play at the United Center, Avs coach Jared Bednar called the Chicago Blackhawks a “dangerous team.”

“There’s a lot of good growth in their young guys, (they) have impressed me,” he said before Wednesday’s game. “Guys on the back end, (it) seems like they’re playing some...Read more

CHICAGO — This was already going to be a difficult road trip for the Colorado Avalanche, with the two teams ahead of them in the Central Division standings looming.

Losing to the club at the bottom of the division certainly didn’t help.

Colorado created plenty, but Petr Mrazek made 36 saves to help the Chicago Blackhawks upset the Avs, 3-1...Read more

MIAMI — It’s official: At long last, an outdoor hockey game is coming to South Florida.

The NHL announced Wednesday that the Florida Panthers will host the 2026 Winter Classic, facing the New York Rangers on Jan. 2 at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins.

“Our time has come that we deserve an outdoor game,” Panthers president and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The NHL has postponed Wednesday night’s scheduled game between the Kings and the Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena because of the wildfires burning across L.A. County.

“Our hearts are with our entire Los Angeles community,” the Kings said in a statement. “We appreciate the hard working First Responders who are ...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings keep winning and their power play is a big reason why.

Patrick Kane's power-play goal at 2 minutes, 21 seconds of overtime Tuesday gave the Wings a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

Kane got the puck after Dylan Larkin's face off win, and near the high slot, wired a shot past goaltender Anton Forsberg for his ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers finally returned to the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night after a grueling 10-game road trip but were unable to kick off their homestand on a positive note, falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2.

With the game deadlocked at 2-2 late in the third period, Leafs forward Matthew Knies broke the stalemate, tipping a ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild continue to be unfazed by adversity, within their lineup and on the scoreboard.

After blowing a two-goal lead on the heels of losing another key defenseman to injury, the Wild rallied to upstage the St. Louis Blues 6-4 Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center for their fourth consecutive win.

Matt Boldy delivered the ...Read more

BOSTON — In a measuring stick game at TD Garden on Tuesday, the Bruins simply did not measure up.

The Edmonton Oilers, both very good and very hot, came onto Causeway Street and had their way with the overmatched B’s, smoking them, 4-0.

The NHL is populated by a lot of mediocre teams, but the Oilers are something more than that and the ...Read more

Sean Higgins, the man charged in the deaths of National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, pleaded not guilty to all charges in connection with the drunken-driving crash Salem County (N.J.) prosecutors say killed them.

The 43-year-old was indicted last month on two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide, ...Read more

Notable: Adam Larsson and Shane Wright tied the game at 1-1 and 2-2, respectively, but the New Jersey Devils stayed a step ahead of the Kraken throughout Monday night.

Thirty-seven seconds after Wright made it 2-2 off a power-play dish from behind the net from Kaapo Kakko, New Jersey’s Ondrej Palat gave the Devils a lead that lasted.

On the ...Read more