ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild felt rookie Jesper Wallstedt deserved to stay in the net, and Wallstedt rewarded them for that decision.

In a battle of the backups, Wallstedt narrowly edged out the Flames’ Devin Cooley by blanking Calgary 2-0 Sunday night at Grand Casino Arena with 36 saves.

It was Wallstedt’s first shutout of the ...Read more

A night after a spirited overtime victory in St. Louis, the Seattle Kraken dropped yet another back-to-back finale in Dallas. They put up a fight this time. Kraken goaltender Matt Murray (22 saves) and Stars counterpart Casey DeSmith (30 saves) were both stellar through two scoreless periods of Sunday’s taut 2-1 game.

Seattle (7-4-4) hasn’t...Read more

DETROIT — You talk about a game being decided by the special teams, Sunday's Detroit Red Wings' contest certainly was.

And not to the Wings' benefit.

The Chicago Blackhawks scored three power-play goals on its way to a 5-1 victory over the Red Wings.

The Wings continued to struggle on the power play, failing on five attempts, and are now 1 ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The building was buzzing Sunday afternoon as rookie goalie Sergei Murashov made his much-anticipated NHL debut. But the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to hold onto a third-period lead at PPG Paints Arena and they lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings.

Kevin Fiala scored with 8:08 left in the game to spoil the 21-year-old’s first ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Yaroslav Askarov made 37 saves, including 12 in a frantic third period, to help the San Jose Sharks pull out a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at SAP Center.

Macklin Celebrini, Adam Gaudette, and Alexander Wennberg all scored for the Sharks, who killed all five penalties they took thanks to the ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The old wounds have been revisited.

The St. Louis Blues allowed a game-tying goal with 1.9 seconds left in the third period, and then lost in overtime 4-3 to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night at Enterprise Center.

Shane Wright scored the game-winning goal for Seattle with 3:03 remaining in overtime.

Chandler Stephenson scored...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — His lip bloodied from being knocked into the goal earlier in the game, Lightning forward Brandon Hagel had the final say Saturday night against the Capitals.

Hagel’s game-winning goal came 8:42 into the third period, giving the Lightning a 3-2 win at Benchmark International Arena.

The Lightning (8-5-2) won for the seventh ...Read more

Even when the odds seem stacked against the Boston Bruins, they can do no wrong these days.

A seriously undermanned team traveled to Toronto and took it to the Maple Leafs for much of the night, notching a 5-3 victory Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, their sixth straight victory.

Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves and the B’s got goals from five ...Read more

DETROIT — Patrick Kane has been asked about the Chicago Blackhawks a million times since he left the franchise that selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft.

In his third season with the Detroit Red Wings, Kane is comfortable at this stage of his career — his 19th year in the NHL. Still, it’s strange for Hawks fans to see him in...Read more

The Penguins outplayed the New Jersey Devils in Saturday’s matchup between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division, but they still needed a strong showing from Arturs Silovs and a rare goal from Ryan Graves just to get the game to overtime.

Once it went into a shootout, the writing was on the wall for the visiting Penguins.

They lost,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Maybe it was the early start time, but on a warm fall afternoon in Philadelphia, the Flyers came out stagnant.

They did regroup in the second period, and tied the game in the third, but it wasn’t enough as the Ottawa Senators won, 3-2 in overtime, at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Orange and Black are now 4-2 when a game is not ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Will Smith scored a go-ahead goal with 4:21 left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to an impressive 2-1 win over Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets on Friday at SAP Center.

With the game tied, Philipp Kurashev controlled the puck behind the Jets’ net before he put a pass out to Smith, who slid the puck ...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings have hit their first rough patch of the young season.

Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots Friday as the New York Rangers beat the Wings, 4-1.

The loss was the third in four games for the sliding Wings (9-6-0), who began a four-game homestand.

Panarin and Alexis ...Read more

The Wild finally played like they’re used to while also looking more like themselves.

Mats Zuccarello made his season debut after missing the first month hurt, and the Wild earned their most convincing victory yet by overpowering the Islanders, 5-2, Friday night at UBS Arena to split their road trip.

Zuccarello and longtime linemate Kirill ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights would’ve been fine if Thursday’s game was 20 minutes long. They’d surely like to forget the final 40.

The Knights built a commanding two-goal lead during a dominant first period, but couldn’t contain the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final two frames in a 6-3 loss at T-Mobile Arena.

Left wing Ivan ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights had a two-goal lead in the first period, but fell apart in the final 40 minutes in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.

Left wing Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the opening frame, but the Lightning scored twice in the opening 3:28 of the second period. They scored six of the game�...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country songs usually tell a story.

And in the home of country music, this game had all the makings of a sad ballad. But the Flyers stuck with it and turned it into a rocking country song with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.

They have now won two straight and five of their last seven games. Philly is 8-5-1 on ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In the latest edition of Crosby versus Ovechkin and during another game in which the Penguins blew a 3-0 lead, the Pittsburgh power play managed to take center stage.

The Penguins scored a season-high three power-play goals in Thursday’s 5-3 victory against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena, snapping...Read more

Whenever the Wild had reason to celebrate, the Hurricanes crashed their party.

The Wild were one-upped all Thursday night, getting dumped, 4-3, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., to have their modest two-game win streak end.

Carolina retaliated after every Wild goal, including scoring twice during a three-goal, 52-second blitz for both teams ...Read more