DETROIT — It was a fun atmosphere on a holiday weekday afternoon and an entertaining game, but the Red Wings gladly would have exchanged the result on this Black Friday.

The New Jersey Devils, with all their offensive explosiveness, were a bit too much and handed the Wings a 5-4 loss at Little Caesars Arena.

Jack Hughes scored a power-play ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks took advantage of some shaky goaltending and scored four second-period goals on their way to a wild 8-5 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday in a rare matinee game at SAP Center.

Jake Walman had two goals and was among the seven players who had two points for the Sharks, who set a new season high for ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For longer than they ever probably should have, the Carolina Hurricanes continued to squeak out wins at home, even after falling behind, even while running out of goalies.

Friday afternoon, the bill finally came due.

After comeback wins over the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers earlier this week, the home winning streak came...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jared Spurgeon sure knows how to celebrate.

The Wild captain scored twice on his 35th birthday, leading the Wild’s 3-2 rally against the Blackhawks on Friday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center at the beginning of a three-game homestand.

Tied at 2, Spurgeon delivered the go-ahead goal with 2 minutes, 27 seconds left in the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers were back in black on Friday afternoon.

Skating the day after they surely got their fill of turkey, the Flyers didn’t look like the tryptophan had an impact early on. By the five-minute mark of the game, the Orange and Black were up 2-0 on the New York Rangers.

For most of the game, this was not the team outplayed...Read more

Valeri Nichushkin’s game isn’t all the way back, but he’s certainly making a big impact.

Nichushkin scored the lone goal in the fifth round of a shootout Wednesday night to give the Colorado Avalanche a hard-earned 2-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena.

The 29-year-old power forward also had the team’s only goal in...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —The Philadelphia Flyers were looking for some honky-tonk goodness in the Music City.

For 59 minutes, 48 seconds, the Flyers were playing like a sad country song. But then, in a flash — a streaking flash of Morgan Frost— it turned into a power ballad as he snuck past the Predators’ defense and tipped in a shot to tie ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Things had gotten ugly for the Penguins — and that’s probably putting it mildly.

Losses in eight of 10. An NHL-worst 42 goals allowed during that stretch. Wobbly special teams and a dearth of depth scoring. Tension so strong you could feel it.

Apparently the scent or anticipation of Thanksgiving helps.

Pittsburgh ...Read more

When the Minnesota Wild are down, they have a knack for getting right back up.

They stymied the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center to bounce back from the setback they suffered two nights earlier to the Jets and remain one of only two NHL teams (the Hurricanes are the other) to not drop consecutive games in regulation.

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NEWARK, N.J. — On this night, the St. Louis Blues didn't have to be perfect in order to stay perfect under new coach Jim Montgomery.

In beating the Devils 3-0 on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center, the Blues returned home with wins in both of Montgomery's games behind the St. Louis bench. But the Blues escaped Newark after managing just...Read more

Hockey is a funny game.

On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins did everything right except put the puck in the net in a 2-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. On Wednesday on Long Island, the B’s had all sorts of puck management issues, but they came away with a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders.

The B’s coughed up a two-goal lead and then another ...Read more

BOSTON — You cannot argue that the Bruins have not greatly improved their team defense since the they made their coaching change.

But Joe Sacco cannot wave his wand to create more goal scorers in the B’s lineup. And it also doesn’t help that your best legitimate sniper is going through one of the worst droughts of his career.

The B’s ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild couldn’t overtake Winnipeg for the top spot in the NHL, but they could remind the Jets that they have competition for first place, best in the West and the Central Division crown.

That was the message the Wild sent initially before fading for a 4-1 loss on Monday night at Xcel Energy Center to drop ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — One violent outburst from a Colorado Avalanche player with his stick wasn’t enough. It was that kind of night on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The Avalanche hoped to cap off a perfect four-game road trip. It had to settle for a successful one, albeit with an embarrassing finale, instead.

Tampa Bay outclassed Colorado in every phase...Read more

NEW YORK — The St. Louis Blues are 1-0-0 in the Jim Montgomery era.

During a 5-2 win over the Rangers on Monday night, the Blues did not resemble the team that shuffled through the first 22 games of the young season.

They were active in shooting the puck, launching a season-high 43 on Igor Shesterkin. They were possessing pucks. They were ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.

Center Jack Eichel scored for the third straight game, while goaltender Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves for the Knights in their third straight victory. Eichel scored the shootout’s lone goal in the second ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y.— The Detroit Red Wings essentially pulled off a carbon copy of last week's victory over the New York Islanders.

The Wings scored two third-period goals Monday, this time from Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond, and rallied for a 4-2 victory over the sagging Islanders.

Thursday, the Wings scored twice late in the third period to ...Read more