FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe remembers one overriding feature about playing parts of two seasons with the Missouri Mavericks in the low-level East Coast Hockey League.

“I remember it’s not where I wanted to be,’’ he said.

He remembers something else about the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey Association for ...Read more

A four-goal second period sent the Seattle Kraken sailing past the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night at United Center. Center Shane Wright found the net twice, defenseman Adam Larsson factored in on three scoring plays (one goal, two assists) and Seattle won, 6-2.

A power-play shot from Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard deflected off Kraken ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins picked a bad time to blow a two-goal lead for the first time in a while.

They were on their way to a fifth straight win Tuesday when they let the New York Islanders score four times in the third period and win, 4-2, at PPG Paints Arena.

The four-point swing in the standings may be a fatal blow for their playoffs ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Late-season visits to Nashville haven’t gone well for the St. Louis Blues in recent seasons.

But, then again, this season is proving itself different from the previous two.

With a 4-1 win over the Predators on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena, the Blues continued their consistent play since the 4 Nations break and have...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Detroit Red Wings need points in these final games of the regular season. They can't afford letting games slip away without earning anything in the points column.

But Tuesday, playing against the Eastern Conference's best team, the Wings will return home with no points losing 4-1 to the rampaging Washington Capitals.

Pierre...Read more

DENVER — A moose is a creature of thunder and beauty. The “Moose” is a creator of wonder and mystery.

Mikko Rantanen returned to Ball Arena with no one completely sure why he left. Regardless of Texas’ lack of state income tax, Sunday showed that he played right into the Avalanche's hands.

Colorado can win a Stanley Cup without him. ...Read more

BOSTON — While the Buffalo Sabres have been the standard of futility in the National Hockey League for over a decade now, the Bruins, in their current state, are now looking up at their lowly Atlantic Division rivals in terms of offensive talent.

That was clear for much of Monday night at TD Garden but it took an Alex Tuch deflection of an ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The stingy Los Angeles Kings and their almost unbeatable goaltender didn’t fare as expected against an ice-cold Minnesota Wild offense.

After ending Darcy Kuemper’s shutout streak, the Wild rallied 3-1 past Los Angeles on Monday night at Xcel Energy Center for their second victory in their past six games.

Mats ...Read more

The Kraken forced overtime but fell to old friend Brandon Tanev and the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.

Twenty-year-old Jani Nyman scored his second power-play goal in three NHL games. A second-round pick in 2022, Nyman is enjoying his first Kraken recall during a standout North American debut season.

His second goal strongly resembled...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Quick, name the last Blues goaltender to lose to the Anaheim Ducks.

Jordan Binnington? Joel Hofer? Thomas Greiss? Ville Husso? Charlie Lindgren?

Nope, it was Jon Gillies, and that should be an indication of just how long it’s been since the Ducks have beaten the Blues. With Sunday night’s 7-2 win over Anaheim, the Blues have ...Read more

DENVER — Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Dallas Stars, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon in the most anticipated game of the season at Ball Arena.

Makar finished with a goal and two assists. Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves, and the Avs are now 8-0-1 in their past nine games.

Mikko Rantanen, in his ...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings continue to hang around, clawing and nipping at the teams above them in the playoff race.

They aren't going quietly away.

Playing Pacific Division-leading Vegas on Sunday, the Wings shut out the Golden Knights, 3-0, in one of their best defensive performances of the season.

Goaltender Petr Mrazek only needed to stop ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Well, at least they got one win on the homestand.

The Flyers capped off a season-long seven-game homestand on Saturday with a 5-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. It is the sixth time they have been shut out this season.

The lone win, which prevented them from becoming the first Flyers team to get swept on a homestand of at ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The net probably feels smaller with how much trouble the Wild are having scoring goals, but maybe it looks that way, too.

In their latest lull, they pelted the boards with pucks but rarely hit their target, sputtering 5-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center to continue their offensive and overall ...Read more

BOSTON — If the Bruins and their fans did not get a whiff of their current reality in the loss in Ottawa on Thursday, then the Tampa Bay Lightning came to town and bashed them over the head with it at TD Garden on Saturday.

In an almost comically dominant second period, the Lightning scored three straight goals and cruised to a 6-2 win. The B...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have played dozens of close games this season, an example, it seems, of how much more competitive they’ve been compared to last year.

Every so often, though, the Sharks will receive a reminder of how much further they still have to go.

It happened Saturday, as the Sharks were dominated in the first ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins made it four wins in a row Saturday by beating the New Jersey Devils, 7-3, at PPG Paints Arena. It was the fourth straight victory for Tristan Jarry, as well.

The Penguins got off to a good start but watched Cody Glass, whom they traded to New Jersey eight days earlier, score from the slot to give the Devils the ice-...Read more