PITTSBURGH — At the beginning of this season, the Penguins harbored what felt like legitimate hopes of making the postseason.

They finished 2023-24 with a 10-5-3 kick but ceded too much ground early. By September 2024, several significant players had gotten healthy. There was also a renewed sense of urgency, a belief that what transpired over...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights scored twice on the power play in the third period and defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-0 at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

Defenseman Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist. Captain Mark Stone also scored for the Knights (36-18-6) in their fifth win in six games.

Goaltender Adin Hill stopped all 24 shots he faced ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Kings' needs are obvious with Friday's NHL deadline looming, but is the price to meet them too high? For the Ducks, the question is will they make a push to end their six-year playoff drought or continue their build for the future?

The Kings entered the weekend third in the Pacific Division, five points up on Vancouver for ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the second straight day, a team came into the Lenovo Center looking to get well against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Edmonton Oilers did that Saturday, beating the Canes to end a five-game losing streak. The Calgary Flames, shut out in their past two games, couldn’t do it Sunday.

The Flames took the game to overtime, ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Any victory would have ended the Minnesota Wild’s three-game losing streak, but the way in which they shed that slump was exactly what the team needed.

The Wild blanked the Boston Bruins 1-0 Sunday at Xcel Energy Center with a no-nonsense efficiency that could certainly serve as a reset.

Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers on Sunday placed star winger Matthew Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve, a move that gives them significant salary cap flexibility needed after their blockbuster trade for defenseman Seth Jones on Saturday but one that all but certainly means Tkachuk will not play again until the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Rickard Rakell scored two goals Sunday in a wild game between the Penguins and the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. But after clawing out of two deficits, the Penguins lost, 6-5, in overtime. William Nylander got the winner for Toronto.

The Penguins somehow came out of a tumultuous opening period with a 3-2 lead.

Unlike ...Read more

SEATTLE — Kraken 6, Canucks 3 at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: Matty Beniers and Eeli Tolvanen (two goals) stopped the trend of barely hanging with Vancouver on the scoreboard. Those two forwards scored exactly a minute apart midway through the second period, then defenseman Brandon Montour added an exclamation point on Saturday night. Joey ...Read more

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Philadelphia Flyers always seem to do well against the NHL’s top team. Saturday night in Canada was no different.

Facing the Winnipeg Jets, the league’s No. 1 team who had won 11 of their past 12 games, the Flyers skated away with a 2-1 shootout win. Matvei Michkov scored the game-winner when he stickhandled, ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Blues needed a run. It appears they might be getting it now.

With a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night at Enterprise Center, the Blues strung together their fourth straight win and kept up in the Western Conference playoff chase.

Colton Parayko, Pavel Buchnevich, Zack Bolduc and Dylan Holloway scored goals ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks caught a bad break in the third period of their game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Oh, they still made mistakes in the final 20 minutes, such as taking a delay-of-game penalty to set up a 5-on-3 goal for the Senators or making a bad change, which led to another Ottawa goal.

But with the game still tied ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The man who broke America’s heart was in the building Saturday.

That would be Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, and he brought a desperate team with him to the Lenovo Center to take on the Carolina Hurricanes.

Adam Henrique scored shorthanded and Corey Perry and Evan Bouchard added goals to support goalie Calvin ...Read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Stadium Series was a success, and players and fans at Ohio Stadium will remember the evening a long time.

For the Detroit Red Wings, though, it'll always be a little less than ideal because of the end result, a 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Justin Danforth split between Simon Edvinsson and ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers, the team announced late Saturday.

The Hawks will receive goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick, and they’ll retain 26% of Jones’ salary. The Hawks also sent a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Panthers.

Jones, 30, ...Read more

The Boston Bruins snapped their five-game losing streak in Pittsburgh on Saturday. But though they managed to grab the two important points and played one of their better all-around games, it was hardly a feel-good win.

In their 3-2 victory over the Penguins that went down to the final white-knuckle seconds – just their second road win since ...Read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dylan Larkin heard the sharp criticism from his coach and accepted it.

The Red Wings' captain was called out, among others, after Thursday's 5-2 loss to Columbus by coach Todd McLellan for their ineffectiveness.

Larkin said after Friday's practice and family skate at Ohio Stadium he also would have criticized himself.

"I ...Read more

One weekend ago was a low point in this up-and-down Colorado Avalanche season. This one is going to feel a lot better.

Buoyed by a dominant second period, the Avs defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, on Friday night at Ball Arena. Ross Colton had two goals and a three-point night, while Oliver Kylington added two assists as the Avs got multiple ...Read more