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Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood shines early, Colorado stars help fend off Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Colorado Avalanche looked tired after one period Friday night, but one of their new goaltenders kept them afloat until the rest of the club found enough energy to grind out a win.
That script has been a familiar one during the toughest stretch of schedule the Avs have faced, and these points might prove to be incredibly ...Read more
Red Wings fail to protect lead and lose to Canadiens, 4-3
DETROIT — Montreal was able to capitalize on a third-period power play Friday and the Red Wings did not, and that turned out to be the difference in a 4-3 Canadiens' victory.
Patrik Laine's power-play goal at 12 minutes, 2 seconds of the third period broke a 3-3 tie. Laine's blast from the flank was his seventh goal in eight games since ...Read more
Blues finish Sunshine State swing with 2-1 overtime loss to Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — Once upon a time, this Sunshine State swing was a welcome respite on the hockey calendar. Visit Tampa, visit the Miami area, soak up some sun amid dreary winters and return home with four points.
That's not the case anymore as the Lightning and Panthers transformed themselves into annual Stanley Cup contenders. One of them ...Read more
Wild's slide continues against Utah with third loss in a row
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild’s doozy of a weekend is living up to its difficulty.
Before facing the first-place Jets, the Wild were dumped, 2-1, by Utah Hockey Club on Friday night at Xcel Energy Center to end a miserable homestand with their season-high third straight loss.
Dylan Guenther’s second goal of the game broke a 1-1 tie at 10 ...Read more
Joel Kiviranta helps Avalanche best old friend Alexandar Georgiev, Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The puck went off Alexandar Georgiev and into the net behind him. Instead of sunken shoulders from the Colorado Avalanche, there were celebrations.
Joel Kiviranta scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 6:54 left Thursday night, and the Avs defeated Georgiev and the San Jose Sharks, 4-2, at SAP Center.
Georgiev and ...Read more
Short-handed Knights return home, defeat Vancouver Canucks
LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights shook off a slow start and rallied to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.
Center William Karlsson broke a 1-1 tie 3:44 into the third period. Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Knights (21-8-3), who picked up their sixth win in seven games.
Goaltender Adin Hill ...Read more
Kraken's offensive struggles continue in 3-1 loss to Blackhawks
Blackhawks 3, Kraken 1 at United Center
— Notable: The Kraken dropped their third straight game and fifth of seven, 3-1 in Chicago.
The first period was goal-free and penalty-free. Center Yanni Gourde stopped a certain strike from Chicago’s Joey Anderson, who watched the puck bounce off the crossbar and directly to him with Seattle ...Read more
Bruins drop 3-2 decision to Oilers in overtime
The Bruins were tantalizingly close to finishing off their five-game road trip in style, but they just couldn’t close the deal.
The B’s lost a 2-0 lead, with the equalizer coming off the stick of Connor McDavid with 2:21 left in regulation, and Matthias Ekholm scored the overtime winner at 1:04 of the extra session to lift the Edmonton ...Read more
Flyers can't keep up with Kings' scoring pace in third consecutive loss
PHILADELPHIA — In the third period on Thursday, the Los Angeles Kings scored four goals — twice the number of shots the Flyers put on net.
The fatigue from playing back-to-back nights was clear, as the Flyers wasted Tyson Foerster’s first multi-goal game of the season to fall to the Kings at home, 7-3.
Momentum swung rapidly between the ...Read more
Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust power Penguins to overtime win in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sidney Crosby had another standout performance here on Broadway, putting up four points and scoring his first goal in four weeks.
Bryan Rust stole the spotlight from him in overtime by scoring the winning goal Thursday as the Penguins beat the Nashville Predators, 5-4, at Bridgestone Arena.
The Penguins rallied back from ...Read more
With 3-1 loss to the Lightning, Blues now losers in four of their last five games
TAMPA, Fla. — If the Blues keep up these results, they might not have a very merry Christmas.
With a 3-1 loss to the Lightning on Thursday night, the Blues lost their fourth game in their past five tries and dropped below .500 for the first time since Jim Montgomery pulled them up from three games under. St. Louis has two more games before ...Read more
Why Kraken are taking chance on former No. 2 draft pick Kaapo Kakko
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken made a hopeful deal Wednesday afternoon, trusting they can help Kaapo Kakko rediscover the promise that made the New York Rangers take him No. 2 overall.
"He's played 300 games, but he's still only 23 years old," Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Thursday. "So we just think there's the potential for upside. ...Read more
Mackenzie Blackwood returns to SAP Center with Avalanche, signifying turning point in Sharks' rebuild
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mackenzie Blackwood didn’t have much time to say goodbye.
Fortunately for him, he didn’t have to wait long to come back. The former Sharks goaltender found out on Dec. 9 — his 28th birthday — that he was being traded from San Jose to Colorado.
He had gone through a full practice with the Sharks earlier that day, ...Read more
Late Kane goal sends Red Wings to 6-4 win over Flyers
DETROIT — Being home for most of the holidays is beginning to look like a real good thing for the Red Wings.
The Wings made it two straight wins at Little Caesars Arena Wednesday with a 6-4 victory over Philadelphia.
Patrick Kane broke a 4-4 tie, ending a personal 10-game drought, to send the Wings to the victory. Kane took advantage of a ...Read more
Kraken acquire Kaapo Kakko from Rangers for Will Borgen and picks
SEATTLE — In need of an additional offensive spark, the Kraken are taking a big swing at a former No. 2 overall pick who had fallen out of favor in New York.
The Kraken sent defenseman Will Borgen plus two draft picks in 2025 to the Rangers in exchange for forward Kaapo Kakko on Wednesday looking for a spark following a tough homestand where ...Read more
NHL fines Sharks coach $25,000 for 'inappropriate conduct'
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL fined San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky $25,000 for what it termed “inappropriate conduct” during the team’s game Saturday against the Utah Hockey Club.
Money from the fine, announced Tuesday before the Sharks played the Winnipeg Jets at SAP Center, goes to the NHL Foundation.
Although the league didn...Read more
Sharks cough up another third period lead in latest loss
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks once again failed to hold a third-period lead.
Holding a one-goal lead with less than 12 minutes left in regulation time, the Sharks allowed goals to Kyle Connor and Dylan DeMelo, with DeMelo’s goal coming with 1:13 left in the third period, a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday at SAP Center.
Winger ...Read more
David Pastrnak's OT winner lifts Bruins over Calgary, 4-3
The Bruins enjoyed their most dominant win on Saturday over Vancouver. And on Tuesday, they grabbed their best character victory of the season.
The Bruins shook off a bad opening 21:21 and overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Calgary Flames, 4-3, in overtime at the Saddledome.
With 38 seconds left in OT and looking like it was ...Read more
Kraken end homestand with lackluster 3-0 loss to Senators
Notable: Seattle (15-16-2) served up a sloppy, lifeless performance for the better part of 40 minutes in its final home game before Christmas and ended the homestand with just three points in four games. The Kraken pushed early but were unable to beat Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark and progressively watched the Senators control the final two ...Read more
Blues offense stifled by Devils during 4-1 loss
ST. LOUIS — If you wanted to find real estate in the New Jersey offensive zone on Tuesday night, it was not going to be at Enterprise Center.
During a 4-1 St. Louis Blues loss to the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis struggled to generate much offense all game, even in the third period while facing a multi-goal deficit. The Blues didn't register ...Read more
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