SEATTLE — Two games in, the Seattle Kraken have almost 60 minutes of Grade-A film, a blueprint for how they need to play this season. They can beat teams that way.

It took 64 minutes and 55 seconds, but they managed to take down the big, bad Vegas Golden Knights, who have had their number from Game 1, with a 2-1 victory.

On Saturday night ...Read more

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas were electric together Saturday night, and the scary part is they think it will get better.

MacKinnon and Necas each had a goal and three points in a 5-4 shootout loss to the rival Dallas Stars at Ball Arena. It was only Game No. 3 on the schedule, but this will be one of the great contests of the ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Instead of his longtime perch behind the bench, former Wild coach Jacques Lemaire stood at center ice alongside the team’s inaugural coaching staff and original general manager Doug Risebrough for a ceremonial puck drop to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary.

But once the action started, the Wild didn’t pay ...Read more

BOSTON — One of these days, the Bruins’ struggle to score goals will cost them. But the Buffalo Sabres, forever searching for traction in the Atlantic Division and missing a couple of of their best forwards because of injury (Josh Norris and Zach Benson), were not the team to make them pay for it on Saturday at TD Garden.

The B’s had ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — After opening Saturday’s second game of the season with one of the worst first periods imaginable, the Lightning’s focus had to be on chipping away at a three-goal deficit.

The Lightning committed too many early penalties against the Devils and spent most of the period in their own end, unable to put together the passes to ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Paul Maurice expected Saturday night to be the biggest test of the Florida Panthers’ season-opening homestand.

It makes sense considering they were facing a divisional opponent that made the Stanley Cup playoffs last season and is looking to take the next step forward.

The Panthers handled the test with ease, dispatching ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour found little wrong with his team’s play in the season-opener against New Jersey, Big things, small things … the Canes did them all in winning Thursday.

But the Canes’ second game Saturday, against the Philadelphia Flyers? During his in-game interview late in the second period,...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings' second game of the season worked out a lot better than the first one.

Lucas Raymond's power-play goal snapped a tie, and Simon Edvinsson and Andrew Copp scored empty-net goals, giving the Wings a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, soothing some of the sting of Thursday's ugly loss to ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks logo is a representation of Chief Black Hawk, a former leader of the Sauk tribe in Illinois. The legacy of the chief was honored by the Hawks founder and first owner, Maj. Frederic B. McLaughlin.

In 1926, he relocated the WHL’s Portland Rosebuds to his hometown of Chicago with an idea for a hockey team he ...Read more

The St. Louis Blues picked up their first win of the season on Saturday afternoon, beating the Flames 4-2 in Calgary.

Jake Neighbours scored twice, including the game-winning goal in the third period, and Joel Hofer made 27 saves to pace the Blues. Robert Thomas (power play) and Pius Suter also scored for the Blues, who improved to 1-1-0.

Matt...Read more

SEATTLE — Mason Marchment scored in his Seattle debut Thursday night as the Kraken won a season opener for the first time in five tries, 3-1 at Climate Pledge Arena.

Jared McCann made it 3-1 off a lovely swat pass from Matty Beniers behind the Anaheim Ducks net. McCann has four goals in five Kraken season openers. His linemate Jordan Eberle ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Alex Nedeljkovic was enjoying a stellar debut with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night before everything fell apart late in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at SAP Center.

The Sharks led 3-2 late in the third period when William Eklund missed a wraparound chance to score on an empty net. Just seconds later,...Read more

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon remains a Martian.

And with that reaffirmation, Avs fans streamed out of Ball Arena on Thursday knowing that with one of the best forwards in the world wearing a burgundy and blue sweater, Colorado could go as far this season as No. 29 will take them.

The Avs beat Utah, 2-1, in Colorado’s 2025-26 home opener and ...Read more

BOSTON — The young and speedy Chicago Blackhawks gave the Bruins all they could handle, but it was a kid in Black and Gold who decided the fun back-and-forth home opener at TD Garden on Thursday.

On a 2-on-1 in overtime, Fraser Minten kept it for himself and sizzled a wrist shot past goalie Arvid Soderblom to lift the B’s to a 4-3 victory. ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — With their newest member setting the tone, the Lightning started the season strong Thursday night against the Senators at Benchmark International Arena, taking a two-goal lead after one period.

But Ottawa has given Tampa Bay trouble, and in the first game of the season its play served as a reminder of how momentum can shift over...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — K’Andre Miller had yet to play his first game for the Carolina Hurricanes, but on Thursday the defenseman was aware of the challenge ahead.

“I think we’re pretty good on paper, but it’s a matter of proving it game in and game out,” Miller said before the season opener against the New Jersey Devils. “You can say all...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.

Anton Lundell also scored for Florida (2-0-0), while Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves to get his 431st career win, moving him six shy of tying Jacques Plante for ninth overall ...Read more