The Tampa Bay Lightning knew that beating Calgary Sunday to complete a sweep of their four-game road trip would be no easy task. Playing an early evening game at the Saddledome after a late finish in Edmonton the previous night against a Flames team that was well-rested and coming off back-to-back wins would be a challenge.

The game wasn’t ...Read more

The Boston Bruins have not clinched anything yet and they still have a long, hard road to go to earn a playoff berth.

But in their biggest game of the year to date, the B’s came up with their biggest win in Motown on Saturday night. In the furious battle for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, the B’s erased two one-goal ...Read more

The St. Louis Blues salvaged their three-game road trip with a 3-1 win over the Canucks on Saturday night in Vancouver.

In beating the last-place Canucks, the Blues rebounded after a loss in Winnipeg on Sunday and a shootout loss in Calgary on Wednesday. St. Louis still has the fifth-worst record in the NHL.

Pius Suter, Pavel Buchnevich and ...Read more

The Kraken lost a third straight game Saturday afternoon against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2.

With 13 games left in the regular season, Seattle sits two points behind the Nashville Predators, who now occupy the second wild-card spot in the West. The Predators have beaten the Kraken twice in the past two weeks and took down the Vegas Golden ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. ― The Philadelphia Flyers are California dreamin’.

On Monday, they headed west to face three teams, the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks in four nights. They capped a sweep of the trip with a 4-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

They have now won 9 of 12 and earned a point in six straight. The Flyers’...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild finally played another contender, and now they’re back in business.

Even amid their recent struggles and without Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek, the Wild eclipsed the soaring Stars 2-1 in overtime on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena in only Dallas’ third loss in the last 18 games.

The Wild snapped...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mired in a tight playoff race with a challenging stretch of opponents looming, the Penguins could ill-afford a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

It looked like they were headed for one. But Erik Karlsson rescued Pittsburgh with a third-period equalizer, his second goal of the game. And the Penguins finally prevailed in a ...Read more

CHICAGO — It might have taken two-thirds of the season, but the Colorado Avalanche power play has sprung to life.

Colorado scored twice with the man advantage Friday night and overwhelmed the Chicago Blackhawks in a 4-1 victory that would have been far worse were it not for some stellar work by goaltender Arvid Söderblom. With the win, the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — No Sean Couturier. No Denver Barkey. No Luke Glendening. Emil Andrae playing center. And the Philadelphia Flyers were closing out a back-to-back Southern California set against a rested Los Angeles Kings squad.

This could have gone bad. Real bad. Instead, the Flyers skated away with a 4-3 shootout victory. It was their fourth ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights were shut out for the second straight game in a 4-0 loss to the Utah Mammoth at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.

Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka finished with 28 saves, two days after Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had a 28-save shutout in a 2-0 loss.

The Knights (31-24-14) finished 2-2 on their ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – It wasn’t necessarily a surprise to see the San Jose Sharks lose to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

But the way the Sharks lost to the NHL’s hottest team over the last four months was one for the history books.

The Sharks allowed goals on four consecutive shots – three in the middle of the second period and one early...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — coming oh-so-close over and over again, the Chicago Blackhawks finally defeated the Kirill Kaprizov-less Minnesota Wild.

For the first time in 20 games, the Wild lost in regulation to their Central Division rival, falling 2-1 on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena without Kaprizov in action.

Kaprizov was sidelined by a lower-...Read more

Freddy Gaudreau scored the lone Seattle goal as the Kraken kicked off a six-game road swing with a loss to one of the teams trying to force them out of the last playoff spot in the West.

The Nashville Predators won, 3-1, and jumped into a three-way tie with the Kraken and the Los Angeles Kings. The Kraken have a potential tiebreaker — ...Read more

BOSTON — With a quick stop at home for one game on Thursday, the Bruins punched the clock, gave a workmanlike effort and cashed the two points that were on the table.

The B’s raced out to 4-0 lead and nailed down a 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden to keep pace in the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference playoff race. The B’s ...Read more

DETROIT — In the most important games of the season thus far, the Detroit Red Wings are showing their mettle.

Alex DeBrincat's goal at 16 minutes, 35 seconds of the third period broke a tie and sent the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens.

DeBrincat swiped the puck from defenseman Mike Matheson, drove alone to ...Read more

The Blues' most impactful employees didn't wear skates on Wednesday night in Calgary.

That title belonged to the coaching staff, which successfully overturned three Flames goals with challenges in an eventual 2-1 Blues loss in a shootout.

Joel Farabee scored the game-deciding goal in the second round of the shootout.

Dylan Holloway scored for...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. ― The Flyers showed what they got against the Anaheim Ducks.

In a game that had it all — goals, big saves, a fight, another near fight, and lots of underlying drama with the stands full of fans from both sides, the Orange and Black skated away with a 3-2 overtime win.

Noah Cates put the puck back in front, and Ducks goalie ...Read more