TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning might not have been the best team on the ice Saturday night at Benchmark International Arena against the Hurricanes, but they put themselves in a position to earn their second straight win going into the third period.

Playing against a Carolina team with the most points in the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay was ...Read more

Macklin Celebrini scored twice, Mario Ferraro and Collin Graf each added second-period goals, and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 25 saves as the San Jose Sharks overcame an early injury to earn a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at Bell Centre.

Celebrini scored a first-period goal and one in an empty net with 2:03 left in ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ryan Hartman looked up, waiting for the video evidence to show how that last shot of his didn’t go into the net.

He had the puck on his stick and a sprawled Igor Shesterkin in the Rangers crease. But instead of his backhand connecting with the open net, the puck fluttered through the crease above Shesterkin.

Oh, and the ...Read more

The Bruins may have played better games in their seven-game road losing streak than they did on Saturday in Washington. But results are all that matters at this time of the year and the B’s got the result they needed, finally.

Fraser Minten was the only player to score in a nine-round shootout to lift the B’s to a 3-2 victory over the ...Read more

The Boston Bruins may have played better games in their seven-game road losing streak than they did on Saturday in Washington. But results are all that matters at this time of the year and the B’s got the result they needed, finally.

Fraser Minten was the only player to score in a nine-round shootout to lift the B’s to a 3-2 victory over ...Read more

SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon made up for lost time.

Two days after being ejected against the Edmonton Oilers, MacKinnon returned to the ice with a vengeance. The Colorado Avalanche star had a goal and three assists Thursday night to help his club roll past the Seattle Kraken, 5-1, at Climate Pledge Arena.

The NHL rescinded MacKinnon’s game ...Read more

Coach Bruce Cassidy thought the Vegas Golden Knights were due for a breakout. Part of that was finding a way to get a lead and extend it.

It had been awhile since they did that, but the Knights got the offensive outburst they needed in a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.

The Knights (30-22-14) put five goals ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Only two teammates are top five in goal scoring in the NHL, and they’re on the Wild.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy continue to trade tallies, but the duo couldn’t prevent a stinker against the Flyers, who rallied for a 3-2 win in a shootout on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.

Boldy buried his 37th goal on the power play...Read more

SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon did get an apology, sort of, from the NHL after all.

The league rescinded MacKinnon’s game misconduct from Tuesday night, the Colorado Avalanche star told The Denver Post on Thursday.

“I think (general manager Chris MacFarland) asked them to review it, from what I know, and they took it away,” MacKinnon said....Read more

San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic picked a perfect time to have one of his best games of the season.

With the Sharks looking to get back into a playoff position, the timing was right for Tyler Toffoli and William Eklund to find the back of the net again, too.

Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 40 shots, and Michael Misa, Toffoli and Eklund each ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s game against the Red Wings Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena had added meaning. Not only were they desperate to get back to their winning ways after losing six of their previous seven, they needed points against a Red Wings team that was one of several nipping at their heels in the Atlantic ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky, mired in the midst of arguably the worst season of his Hall of Fame hockey career, gave a reminder of just how good he can be on Thursday.

The Florida Panthers’ veteran goaltender made big save after big save against the Columbus Blue Jackets, finishing with 30 saves (including 11 on high-danger shots) and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A win with a capital "W."

Coming off a disastrous performance on Monday against the New York Rangers, and facing yet another division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers reestablished who they are. In a chippy game between two teams clinging to playoff hopes, the Flyers bested the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-1.

The win tied the...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights were able to hang in there against one of the best teams in the NHL, but their downward slide continued in a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday.

Jack Eichel scored for the second straight game, but the Knights (29-22-14) lost their third straight and for the sixth time in their last ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Karel Vejmelka shook his head.

The Utah Mammoth goalie stopped Kirill Kaprizov not once but twice from point-blank range, unfurling his glove for the first save and then sliding across in time to block the second shot from Kaprizov.

But Vejmelka couldn’t deny Kaprizov forever … and it was another miss that helped ...Read more