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

SALT LAKE CITY – Forget the contenders like Winnipeg and Vegas and the longtime rivals in Colorado and Dallas.

No one has pestered the Wild more than Utah Hockey Club, whose inaugural season now includes three victories over the Wild after a 6-1 romp Thursday night at Delta Center to reinforce its playoff chase.

Fortunately for the Wild, ...Read more

It wasn’t necessarily Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, but the first matchup between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena since Florida hoisted the Cup eight months ago had its share of intense moments.

It also had a familiar sight from that Game 7 by game’s end: Florida winning.

Anton Lundell had three points...Read more

Third periods and overtime have not been kind to the San Jose Sharks all season, and that was the case again Thursday night.

After allowing a game-tying goal early in the third period, the Sharks allowed a goal to Cole Caufield at the 3:21 mark of overtime and lost 4-3 to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

The Sharks are now 4-9 in ...Read more

DETROIT — This wasn't the way the Red Wings had this weekend beginning.

Thursday's two-game set with Columbus, capped by Saturday's outdoor game at Ohio Stadium, means plenty for playoff positioning and the standings for both teams. To this point in the schedule, it's the two most important games of the season.

Round one went to the Blue ...Read more

WASHINGTON – The Blues can stop hearing about their inability to win three games in a row.

They took care of that with a 5-2 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals on Thursday night, running their win streak to three games and their point streak to five games.

Philip Broberg scored twice, and Dylan Holloway, Colton Parayko and Jake...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It’s never easy beating a team three times. It’s definitely not easy doing it in three of four games.

The Flyers had their chances to skate away with a third win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in February but ended up falling 5-4 in overtime on Thursday inside the PPG Paints Arena.

Evgeni Malkin scored short side to end the...Read more