ST. LOUIS — This was a perfect way for the Red Wings to open this five-game road trip.

They took advantage of a struggling and tired St. Louis team Tuesday, beginning this long trip with a 5-2 victory over the Blues.

Like Saturday, the Wings found themselves behind. But this time it only took 47 seconds before the Blues' Brayden Schenn put ...Read more

Center Jack Eichel scored twice in the third period, including a game-winning goal with 4:59 remaining, to give the Golden Knights a 6-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.

Eichel, on his 29th birthday, added an assist for his third game with at least three points this season.

Left wing Pavel Dorofeyev...Read more

BOSTON — When the Boston Bruins are bad, they look like they can't break out of their zone against a high school team.

But against all reasonable predictions for this confounding squad, the B’s are a team that has been able to score in bunches, especially when a little urgency is infused into their game.

Both personalities were on full ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers opened the second period on Tuesday with notable jump. They lived in the Anaheim Ducks’ zone, firing off shot attempt after shot attempt trying to break open a scoreless game.

But rarely anything hit the net during that seven-plus-minute flurry.

So, naturally, what happened next?

That’s right, the ...Read more

DETROIT — Ex-NHL player and Metro Detroit native Ryan Kesler has been suspended from his youth hockey coaching duties, the head of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association said Tuesday.

MAHA president Tom Berry said Kesler has been "summarily suspended" from MAHA and USA Hockey, the governing body for organized hockey in the U.S., which ...Read more

DETROIT — Metro Detroit native and former National Hockey League star Ryan Kesler has been charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in a Bloomfield Hills court, online records show.

Kesler, 41, was arraigned Monday on two misdemeanor counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, according to 48th District Court records. ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,700th NHL point in Monday’s win against the St. Louis Blues.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, who had three points in the 6-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena, hit his latest milestone in third period. He worked the puck from low to high to Erik Karlsson, who fired a shot that Bryan Rust steered behind ...Read more

So much for the Boston Bruins gaining traction from their big win over the Colorado Avalanche.

After the B’s had snapped their six-game losing streak on Saturday, they responded with one of their sloppiest performances of the season on Monday, losing to the Ottawa Senators, 7-2, at the Canadian Tire Centre. It was a loss that was far too ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild not slowing down a surging Utah team is understandable.

But that one-win San Jose was just as much of a handful shows how troubling the Wild’s plight is becoming.

Make that two victories for the Sharks, after they persevered 6-5 in overtime Sunday at Grand Casino Arena to complete a weekend sweep of the...Read more

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Golden Knights lost 2-1 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.

Kucherov scored on a 2-on-1 after defenseman Shea Theodore turned the puck over in the offensive zone.

Rookie goaltender Carl Lindbom made 26 saves in his NHL debut with the ...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — The Colorado Avalanche rallied twice Sunday afternoon, which was enough to claim one point.

It was not enough to snap a losing streak that has now reached four games.

Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game for the New Jersey Devils to send the Avs to a 4-3 overtime defeat at Prudential Center. Both Nathan MacKinnon and...Read more

SEATTLE — Jordan Eberle scored two goals as the Kraken defeated the Oilers, 3-2, on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena.

Notable

The Kraken knocked off another team that usually has their number on Saturday.

The Kraken struck first after a back-and-forth first minute and a half of play. Matty Beniers hit Eberle on a 2-on-1 and the Kraken ...Read more

The St. Louis Blues blew a four-goal lead in an eventual 6-4 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday night in Detroit.

Simon Edvinsson scored the game-winning goal for Detroit with 9:12 left in the third period, highlighting a roaring rally by the Red Wings after the Blues built a 4-0 lead after just 23 minutes of game action.

Jake Neighbours (twice...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins rallied back from two down in the third period Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena, but they lost, 5-4, in a shootout.

Arturs Silovs stood tall in Pittsburgh’s first overtime session of the season. He made a couple of difficult saves and stared down Kirill Marchenko on a breakaway.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Logan Cooley was a one-season wonder with the Minnesota Gophers, the forward having a short-but-sweet college career before graduating to the NHL.

But Cooley enjoyed being back in the Twin Cities, and he played like it, too.

His sizzling start continued Saturday when his pair of goals and assist helped the Mammoth run away,...Read more

The Golden Knights lost in regulation for the first time this season in a 3-0 defeat to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday.

It’s the first time the Knights (5-1-2) have been shut out this season. They entered Saturday averaging a league-best 4.29 goals per game.

Goaltender Akira Schmid made 22 saves as ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — If the Lightning are going to dig themselves out from their worst start in franchise history, Nikita Kucherov will have a lot to do with it.

When things start to go bad — as they have for the Lightning in the first two-plus weeks of the season — the burden falls on your best players.

But Saturday’s 4-3 win against the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It was a New York State of Mind for the hometown team on Saturday.

Backed by a pair of goals from New York native Trevor Zegras, who also scored a shootout goal, the Philadelphia Flyers clawed back and skated away with a 4-3 win against the visiting New York Islanders.

Matvei Michkov beat countryman Ilya Sorokin in the ...Read more