MIAMI — Paul Maurice took in the scene. As he and the rest of the Florida Panthers coaches rode a bus from their hotel to loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins, what at once seemed only fantastical was actually about to happen: An NHL outdoor hockey was about to be played in Florida.

“I took about 10 minutes just to think about that ...Read more

DENVER — Team goals don’t always align with actual goals.

Exhibit, Eh: The Colorado Avalanche’s Lumberyard took a two-by-four over the back on Wednesday when Team Canada slammed them out of the Olympics.

You have to be kidding?

Three goalies make the cut, and Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood are not among them. Blackwood leads ...Read more

Now that’s a homecoming.

Rookie Fraser Minten, playing his first game in his hometown of Vancouver as an NHLer, scored his second goal of the game with 19 seconds left in overtime to lift the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Canucks.

With the B’s outshot 27-13 in the second and third periods as they took six penalties on the night, Jeremy ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Wild had a response to every Kings goal until the shootout.

After the Wild rallied four times, Los Angeles finally shrugged them off for good, 5-4, Saturday at Crypto.com Arena to drop the Wild to 3-0-2 on their season-long, seven-game road trip.

Adrian Kempe and Brandt Clarke capitalized in the four-round shootout after ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — If the Colorado Avalanche power play starts to get rolling, look out.

Already the NHL’s dominant team at even strength and the No. 1-ranked penalty kill entering the day, Colorado’s power play led a dramatic third-period comeback Saturday night. The Avs scored twice in the final period with the man advantage, with a goal ...Read more

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Philadelphia Flyers kick-started 2026 with a bang.

In their first game of the new year, the Orange and Black handed the blue and orange Edmonton Oilers a 5-2 loss. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering the Flyers now are 13-1-5 after a loss.

The win helped the Flyers to close out a five-game road trip, which ...Read more

If those West Coast road trips are supposed to be tough, the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t show it this week. They weren’t affected by the three-hour time difference, and they ended their three-game, four-day trip through California with more hop in their step than they began it.

Led by defenseman Darren Raddysh’s first career hat trick and ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Blues swept a back-to-back with a 2-0 win over the Canadiens on Saturday afternoon at Enterprise Center.

Jordan Binnington stopped all 25 shots that he faced in his first shutout of the season, while Jonatan Berggren and Robert Thomas (short-handed) found the back of the net for the Blues.

The win followed Friday's 4-3 win ...Read more

DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Penguins won their first three games out of the Christmas break with a barrage of offense, totaling 16 goals and creating welcomed breathing room. Saturday didn't quite match that script, although the Penguins certainly had chances.

Instead, the Detroit Red Wings made the Penguins work, especially in the third period,...Read more

Brock Nelson has earned the chance to continue a great family tradition.

Nelson was named to the United States hockey team Friday morning for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. He will be a third-generation Olympian in his family. Nelson’s uncle, Dave Christian, won gold in 1980 with the “Miracle on Ice” team at Lake Placid.

His ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Blues put last year behind them with a 4-3 win over the Golden Knights on Friday afternoon at Enterprise Center.

Brayden Schenn scored the game-winning goal for St. Louis with 1:33 remaining in the third period. Schenn cleaned up a rebound of a Jimmy Snuggerud shot on a 2 on 1, which was sprung by Pavel Buchnevich's takeaway ...Read more

The Lightning opened the new year finding a way to get two points on the road.

They went into the final minutes Thursday night in Los Angeles down a goal against a Kings team that’s one of the league’s best in closing out games.

There wasn’t much space or scoring chances throughout the night, but the Lightning maneuvered their way to ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Thursday was going to be a big night for Kris Letang regardless of the result, but he made it extra special.

On his 1,200th NHL game, the veteran defenseman scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Penguins beat the Red Wings, 4-3, at PPG Paints Arena.

It was Pittsburgh’s third straight win coming out of the holiday ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes held their first morning skate of the new year Thursday, and there was a welcomed sight: Seth Jarvis back on the ice with his team.

The winger was wearing a yellow, no-contact jersey, still remains on injured reserve, and was not available for the game later Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens at ...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers had a very welcomed sight on Thursday: Captain Aleksander Barkov, a little more than three months after having surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee, on the ice.

Barkov joined the Panthers for their practice session at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins, ahead of the team’s Winter Classic ...Read more

MIAMI — What was once thought of as a pipe dream for hockey fans in South Florida is about to finally become reality.

Outdoor hockey is happening in Miami on Friday.

The Florida Panthers (21-15-3) will host the New York Rangers (19-18-5) at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. with the game broadcast ...Read more

MIAMI — Oh, the weather outside is frightful …

“Actually, it’s kind of nice,” Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling said.

It’ll be in the 50s for Friday night’s Winter Classic hockey game between the Panthers and New York Rangers at loanDepot park. The only way for a native South Floridian to sit comfortably in that for ...Read more

DENVER — Ball Arena became Denver’s hottest New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night, well before anyone was ready to ring in the new year.

The Colorado Avalanche finished the 2025 portion of their schedule by obliterating the St. Louis Blues, 6-1, an emphatic punctuation of what has been a surreal start to this campaign. Valeri Nichushkin...Read more