A playoff spot was clinched Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena, but not by the home team.

The Kraken had a chance to mess with the L.A. Kings, who were chasing the last remaining Stanley Cup Playoffs spot, after the Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks clinched earlier in the evening. The team chasing the Kings, the Nashville Predators, lost...Read more

The thought of winning the Pacific Division didn’t seem possible for the Vegas Golden Knights two weeks ago.

They’re on the doorstep of adding another banner to the rafters, and clinching home-ice advantage to start the playoffs after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.

The Knights (38-26-17) will head into the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning pushed toward gaining home ice in the first round, and still have an outside chance of winning the Atlantic Division, following their 4-3 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at Benchmark International Arena.

Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winner 27 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The roars started when the Philadelphia Flyers came out onto the ice. They dipped and dropped and rose again across 65 minutes of heart-racing action and became deafening when Tyson Foerster found the back of the net in the shootout to give the Flyers the lead.

But it was nowhere as loud as when Dan Vladař stoned Carolina ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks finally played with the necessary amount of desperation as they faced elimination from playoff contention.

Igor Chernyshov scored a first-period power-play goal, and Macklin Celebrini scored twice in the third period as the Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena, remaining alive, for now, in their bid ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — In their third-to-last game of the season, the St. Louis Blues handled an undermanned Wild team in a 6-3 win over Minnesota on Monday night at Enterprise Center.

Colton Parayko, Otto Stenberg, Pavel Buchnevich, Theo Lindstein, Jake Neighbours and Jimmy Snuggerud (empty-net) scored for the Blues, who scored four straight goals ...Read more

MIAMI — Cole Reinhardt opened and capped scoring for the Florida Panthers as they defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena in their second-to-last game of the season.

Reinhardt scored the game-winner with 1:50 left in regulation.

It was Reinahrdt’s first multi-goal game of the season.

Florida improves to 39-38-4. ...Read more

New York Rangers goalkeeper Jonathan Quick is calling it a career after 19 NHL seasons and three Stanley Cup championships — with 16 of those seasons and two championships as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.

The 40-year-old goalie told reporters Monday that he would be playing in his final game that night when the Rangers visit the Florida ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The black-and-white photo is as dated as it is iconic.

It shows Rogie Vachon, left hand tucked into a pocket of his bell-bottom jeans and a cigar wedged between two fingers of his right hand, which rests on the hood of a new Mercedes in an empty parking lot outside the Forum. His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs...Read more

James Hagens’ debut for the Boston Bruins wasn’t spectacular, but he made his presence felt in a hotly contested victory over a desperate Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.

In the 3-2 victory at Nationwide Arena, Hagens recorded an assist but the stars of the game were Joonas Korpisalo (34 saves) and Sean Kuraly, who had a three-point ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Dylan Strome is one of the best faceoff men in the league. But the Washington Capitals center made sure the referee had no choice but to kick him out of the opening draw Sunday.

Strome stepped out, and Alex Ovechkin skated in to take the first faceoff against Sidney Crosby in their 100th — and perhaps final — meeting.

While ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar will miss the next two games after getting hit in the face with a puck Saturday night.

Bednar has sustained “facial fractures and a corneal abrasion,” the club announced Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital Saturday night after getting hit in the right side of his face during the third ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks will likely not be turning their attention toward next season as long as they remain mathematically alive for a playoff spot this year – which might not be for much longer.

Still, it’s not too hard to peek into the future and envision Igor Chernyshov playing on the Sharks’ top line alongside ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks will likely not be turning their attention toward next season as long as they remain mathematically alive for a playoff spot this year – which might not be for much longer.

Still, it’s not too hard to peek into the future and envision Igor Chernyshov playing on the Sharks’ top line alongside ...Read more

DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights are going to the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons after defeating the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2 in overtime, at Ball Arena on Saturday.

Jack Eichel scored the winning 2-on-1 goal 1:19 into overtime.

Captain Mark Stone scored his third goal in two games, and Pavel Dorofeyev scored his career-high ...Read more

SEATTLE — If you’re one of the least popular kids in school, you’re not going to win a student-body election with a nice speech. That fresh haircut probably won’t do much either — nor will that crisp new outfit.

The best move is to step off the campaign trail, work on yourself for a couple of years and come back when you’ve proven ...Read more

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Maybe the Flyers had a little help.

On the 10th anniversary of the passing of Ed Snider, the Orange and Black took a major step toward securing a postseason spot with a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets and an effort that would have made the team’s former owner proud.

The Flyers now have 94 points with two games remaining...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When the final horn sounded Saturday on the Los Angeles Kings' 1-0 matinee win over the Edmonton Oilers, Anze Kopitar made his way to center ice, a microphone in his hand and his heart in pieces.

"Thank you very much," he said to the fans, his voice cracking. "Thank you for being here."

Kopitar then held his hands in front of ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One team already knew its first-round playoff opponent, and the other was still trying to advance.

There was no confusing who was who.

The Nashville Predators held off the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Saturday at Bridgestone Arena for the Wild’s second consecutive loss.

The loss made it official that the Wild will finish third in...Read more