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

PITTSBURGH — Like Magic and Bird, or Nicklaus and Palmer, or even Jim and Dwight on "The Office," the once bitter Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin rivalry softened over time.

And yet it endures.

It's still active.

They're both still playing!

It's almost comical at this point. Penguins rookie Ben Kindel was minus-2 years old when Ovi and Sid ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks played their most complete game of the season on Thursday as six players each scored a goal and goalie Yaroslav Askarov had another impressive start in net in a 6-1 romp over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.

Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists, and Will Smith, John Klingberg, and Tyler Toffoli each had a ...Read more

The warm and fuzzies were short-lived.

Two days after snapping a seven-game losing streak with a win over the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis Blues once again found themselves searching for answers following a 6-1 loss to the Wednesday Capitals Wednesday night. The loss dropped the Blues to an overall record of 4-8-2, the second-worst record in ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild finally have their first winning streak of the season, but it was no easy feat.

They had to overcome a pesky push by the Nashville Predators to outlast them 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night at Grand Casino Arena at the end of a lackluster season-long homestand.

Before these two victories, the Wild dropped ...Read more

The hard-out Bruins are indeed back. And the B’s may have just found a new offensive weapon.

Marat Khusnutdinov, who tied the game late in regulation, scored the only shootout goal to lift the B’s to a 4-3 victory in a game in which they never led in regulation at UBS Arena on Tuesday. It was their fourth straight victory and the win ...Read more

MONTREAL — After two consecutive bad losses, Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said on Sunday night he wanted his team to show some will.

On Tuesday morning, he said he expected his team to respond, and they did, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first 20 minutes, quieting the Bell Centre crowd. But the Montreal Canadiens, who started the night tied ...Read more