The Wild haven’t had to rally much, but they weren’t rusty when they finally needed their resilience.

They trailed for the first time in nine games before polishing off a 4-3 comeback in overtime against the Blackhawks on Wednesday night at United Center to extend their season-high win streak to six games.

Kirill Kaprizov broke a 3-3 tie ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks have beaten some quality opponents during a resurgent month of November, but they didn’t give themselves a chance against the NHL’s best team.

On their heels from the start, the Sharks allowed two goals in the first period and three more early in the second – including two just nine seconds apart – in a 6-0 loss to ...Read more

DETROIT — The Thanksgiving feast is going to taste a little worse for the Red Wings.

Two late third-period goals only 27 seconds apart lifted the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Ryan O'Reilly (seventh goal, 14 minutes 14 seconds) and Erik Haula (fourth, 14:41) scored goals that snapped a 3-3 tie ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After the Buffalo Sabres tilted the ice late in the second period Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a response. It wasn’t all that dissimilar from their season to this point: 8-2-2 in October and seven losses in nine November games prior to this one.

Bryan Rust and Kevin Hayes offered the Penguins some important ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Want urgency? Want a team not satisfied with just reaching the top of the Atlantic Division standings? Want a team more concerned with carving up its opponent than Thanksgiving carvings?

Meet the Lightning.

There was something special in the pregame meal Wednesday night, because they wasted no time serving the Calgary Flames on...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Philadelphia Flyers have a lot to be thankful for this season.

Notably, Tyson Foerster, who scored the game-winning goal with 45.2 seconds left in regulation. Sean Couturier added a deflection up and over goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with 24 seconds left to give the Flyers a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

The Flyers ...Read more

The Blues had their chances to make this road trip a great one. Another presented itself on Wednesday night.

But the Blues lost again in overtime, 3-2 to the Devils, as St. Louis finished off a five-game road trip with a 1-1-3 record. Simon Nemec scored the game-winning goal for New Jersey with 2:02 left in overtime.

The Blues dropped to 0-7 ...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — The Detroit Red Wings fell behind again, as has been their way lately, but this time they couldn't recover.

New Jersey scored two quick goals late in the first period Monday and went on to a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings.

This was the third consecutive game the Wings fell behind, but the second time in that stretch they ...Read more

It had been more than a month since the St. Louis Blues won consecutive games. The drought will continue.

With a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night in New York, the Blues missed an opportunity to follow up on Saturday's 2-1 win over the New York Islanders.

Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues, while Vincent ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When Brandon Hagel prepared for this season, he knew the opportunities that were in front of him. Not only did he have the chance to bring a Stanley Cup championship back to Tampa, but also to represent Canada in the Olympics.

Last season’s 4 Nations Faceoff gave him a taste of international competition that he wanted to ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — As Dan Muse spoke, the emotion, passion and honesty in his voice was evident.

His press conference following Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken felt like a breath of fresh air due to that level of rawness. But it was also indicative of the Penguins' precarious position around the NHL season's first quarter mark.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shakir Mukhamadullin and Macklin Celebrini both had goals in the first two periods, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves as the San Jose Sharks earned a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday to close out a four-game homestand.

Mukhamadullin scored his first goal of the season at the 15:53 mark of the first period, ...Read more

A scoreless game gave way to the Seattle Kraken’s 10th overtime game in just 22 outings this season. Kyle Palmieri won it on the New York Islanders’ fourth shootout attempt Sunday night at UBS Arena, 1-0.

The Kraken are headed home with a 2-1-1 road swing record.

The trip finale wasn’t a thrilling affair. Weariness likely played a factor...Read more

Not even the pesky Winnipeg Jets were a match for the resurgent Minnesota Wild.

After losing nine in a row to the Central Division rival Jets, including four straight in Winnipeg, the Wild finally prevailed 3-0 Sunday at Canada Life Centre to extend their season-high winning streak to five games.

Jesper Wallstedt made 32 saves for his NHL-...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — With first place in the Pacific Division hanging in the balance, two of the NHL’s most explosive attacks did not disappoint in a firefight at Honda Center in which the Anaheim Ducks out-dueled the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3 in overtime, on Saturday night.

The Ducks won for the third time in four games and Vegas managed to ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scott Wedgewood has been one of the great stories in the NHL at the start of the 2025-26 season, to the point where Mackenzie Blackwood has not had the chance to work through some injury-related rust with a typical starter’s workload.

Blackwood picked a great time to have his best game of the young season Saturday night. ...Read more