SEATTLE — Kraken 6, Flyers 4 at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: The foundation of the Seattle Kraken making a playoff run two seasons ago was scoring contributions throughout the lineup. The fourth line. The third defensive pairing. Everyone chipped in.

It’s early, but the Kraken are showing similar traits.

Seattle received goals from six ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks couldn’t overcome a slow start and their own parade to the penalty box in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at the United Center.

The Sharks trailed by two after a sluggish first period and allowed a power-play goal by Nick Foligno just 43 seconds into the second period to fall behind 3-0.

The Sharks cut ...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings expected these first nine days of the season to be difficult and it's proving to be correct.

The New York Rangers completed a back-to-back sweep Thursday, defeating the beleaguered Wings, 5-2.

Artemi Panarin scored three goals and assisted on one, leading the way for a Rangers team that won the Presidents' Trophy (...Read more

The Golden Knights gave up two goals in the final 2:22 and lost, 4-3, to the host Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday.

Lightning forwards Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov scored 1:27 apart to turn a 3-2 deficit for the Lightning into a 4-3 lead. Kucherov scored the game winner with 54 seconds remaining.

Defenseman Brayden McNabb, ...Read more

Count Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard as being among those impressed with the NHL debut of San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini last week.

Celebrini, the top pick in this year’s NHL draft, scored his first professional goal on his first shot on net — on just his third shift – and later assisted on a Tyler Toffoli goal in what ...Read more

The fourth line has been a Godsend for the Bruins this year. And in a promising development, that hard-working unit started to get some help from the big guns in their the 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Wednesday.

The fourth line was on the ice for three of the five goals with Cole Koepke and Johnny Beecher book-ending the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena as the Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-5, in a wild game in Pittsburgh.

Malkin got his milestone goal with 16:34 remaining in regulation. He fell to the ice and from his stomach he swatted a shot behind goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Penguins ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — NHL fans will be denied the opportunity to see one likely generational player face another on Thursday night when the San Jose Sharks play the host Chicago Blackhawks.

While Connor Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, is humming along in his second year in Chicago after being voted as the NHL’s Rookie of ...Read more

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