DETROIT — The Red Wings needed some victories on this homestand after a disappointing road trip and thus far they're accumulating those victories.

They won their second consecutive game on the three-game homestand Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Tampa.

Marco Kasper got his stick on a J.T. Compher shot and redirected the puck around ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild lost again, which only fanned the double life that’s become their home and road records.

But after their last-ditch comeback was denied, 5-4, by the Flames on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center, there was a silver lining for the Wild: Their next five are away from St. Paul, beginning Sunday in Chicago.

Calgary snared...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Home ice continues not to provide an advantage for the Blues.

They lost to the Dallas Stars 2-0 Saturday night at Enterprise Center to fall to 11-12-1 on their own rink.

By losing for the third time in four games overall, the Blues slipped back to 23-23-4 for the season and fell further off the pace in the Western Conference ...Read more

SEATTLE — Timeouts in hockey usually come in one of two situations: In the first half of a game when a team is underperforming and needs a few resetting words of “encouragement” from the bench, or in the closing moments usually while trailing to draw up a specific play for the situation.

Rarely are they used in the middle of the second ...Read more

BOSTON — Chris MacFarland wanted to keep Mikko Rantanen and make his roster deeper.

In the end, the Colorado Avalanche general manager determined he couldn’t do both.

MacFarland spoke with reporters Saturday morning, hours after making one of the biggest trades in franchise history. Rantanen, who is in the final year of his contract and ...Read more

BOSTON — The Bruins played a rope-a-dope game for two periods before Morgan Geekie scored two early third-period goals off a pair of beautiful David Pastrnak assists to lift the B’s over the Colorado Avalanche, 3-1, at TD Garden.

The Avs are now without Mikko Rantanen after Friday’s blockbuster, but their team speed is still obviously ...Read more

DENVER — Trading Moose is fan abuse.

Surely, they’re not done. Right? Shipping out Mikko Rantanen has to be the beginning of a mid-season makeover — not the Finn-ishing piece.

Surely, somebody’s coming. Somebody big. Sidney Crosby, finally playing with his good pal Nathan MacKinnon at age 37. Gabriel Landeskog, for one last ride on two...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — And so it goes.

The Flyers struggle in the second half of a back-to-back rolls on. With a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night, they are now 1-7-1 on Day 2. It comes after a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday, moving their record to 5-3-2 on Day 1.

Like the game at The Garden, things started well.

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DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, according to multiple reports.

Once official, this will be one of the most stunning transactions in franchise history. Martin Necas and Jack Drury are coming to Colorado as part of the deal, which is a three-way trade involving the Chicago Blackhawks, ...Read more

SEATTLE — Just 20 goals to go for Alex Ovechkin.

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord can still say he hasn’t allowed a goal to the 39-year-old Washington Capitals legend, who made headway in his chase for the all-time NHL record of 894, set by Wayne Gretzky in 1999. Ovechkin scored the empty-netter in a 3-0 Capitals victory on Thursday ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild had their best player back for the first time in a month, but they didn’t play like it.

Kirill Kaprizov’s return was spoiled by a 4-0 shellacking from Utah Hockey Club Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center that continued the Wild’s woes at home.

This was the third consecutive game they’ve dropped in St. Paul...Read more

ST. LOUIS — At some point the Blues must establish some home-ice advantage to stay in the Western Conference playoff race.

They posted a disappointing 11-10-1 mark in their first 22 games at Enterprise Center. In Game 23 at home, the Blues fell 4-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.

The Blues gained a bit of traction by winning ...Read more

BOSTON — The Bruins may not be the most talented bunch and the direction of the organization is still very much up in the air.

But whether the “blow-it-up” portion of the fan base likes it or not, the players are not abut to lay own on the season.

Former Senator Joonas Korpisalo (30 saves) pitched a timely shutout, Morgan Geekie scored ...Read more

DETROIT — Returning home for a game on Thursday proved to be the tonic the Red Wings needed.

After a disappointing road trip, the Wings returned to Little Caesars Arena and earned a needed 4-2 victory over Montreal.

Playing in his 700th NHL game, captain Dylan Larkin had a goal and assist, Moritz Seider had two assists, and goaltender Cam ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some hockey games can be hard to explain.

Take the Carolina Hurricanes’ 7-4 win Thursday over the Columbus Blue Jackets, for example.

The Canes stumbled through a terrible first period, allowing two goals, mismanaging the puck, making mental mistakes, giving up scoring chances. In short: A miserable 20 minutes for the home ...Read more

NEW YORK — The lights went out on Broadway for the Flyers.

With a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers, the Orange and Black’s season-high six-game point streak came to an end. It also ended the Flyers three-game winning streak, which tied a previous season-high set twice in November.

Things started well for the Flyers.

After goalie Sam ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Since a teenage Drew Doughty joined Anze Kopitar on the Kings' roster in 2008, the team has won its only two Stanley Cups, posted the top five seasons with the most wins in franchise history and six of the top eight seasons with the most points.

So does that makes this the Kings' golden era?

"Absolutely," Kings president Luc ...Read more