RALEIGH, N.C. — (You’ll have to learn to pace yourself — Pressure

You’re just like everybody else — Pressure)

Billy Joel released an anthem to handling adversity three years after the Hartford Whalers joined the NHL, some 16 years before the Carolina Hurricanes existed.

Yet, the words are oddly prophetic as they relate to Tom Dundon...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Sharks leading scorer Macklin Celebrini will likely be one of the NHL’s highest-paid players by the time the 2027-28 season begins.

It’s just a question of when Celebrini and the Sharks can come to an agreement on a contract extension, whether that’s this offseason or sometime next year.

After finishing as ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Even though Victor Hedman won’t be available for the start of the Lightning’s postseason run, the team will have its captain back as he begins to work his way toward an on-ice return.

On the eve of Tampa Bay’s playoff opener, coach Jon Cooper said Saturday that Hedman has rejoined the team following a leave of absence and ...Read more

The 2025-26 Seattle Kraken went out with a whimper, blanked in the NHL’s regular-season finale. They lost 2-0 to the undermanned, playoff-bound Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Nick Blankenburg’s second-period goal was enough to win it. Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn took an extra shot at Avalanche forward Parker Kelly after the puck ...Read more

Macklin Celebrini put a historic exclamation point on a turnaround season for the San Jose Sharks.

With the Sharks facing the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, Celebrini had two assists in the first period and scored at the 1:14 mark of the third, giving him 115 points on the season as he broke the franchise’s single-season scoring record set ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — After years of continuity in the Florida Panthers’ front office, Bill Zito will be seeing some changes around him.

The New Jersey Devils on Thursday named Sunny Mehta as their new general manager. Mehta, who grew up in New Jersey, spent six seasons in the Panthers’ front office, including the past three as one of Florida�...Read more

Defenseman Mario Ferraro and center Michael Misa each scored before everything went off the rails for the San Jose Sharks, who allowed five unanswered goals in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago.

Leading 2-0, the Sharks allowed a goal to defenseman Sam Rinzel with 30 seconds left in the second ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Not a pleasant way for the Detroit Red Wings to end this season.

Having been eliminated from playoff contention last weekend and seeing their playoff drought reach an NHL-high 10 consecutive years, the Wings put a stamp on the season Wednesday with an 8-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

The two-time defending Stanley Cup ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — There wasn’t anything on the line for the Lightning in their regular-season finale against the Rangers Wednesday night at Benchmark International Arena. Going into Game 82, Tampa Bay’s first-round matchup with Montreal already had been set and it had gained home-ice advantage for the series.

So the 4-2 loss to the Rangers ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hunter Haight didn’t have to wait long to get another crack at his first NHL goal … and the Minnesota Wild rookie made the do-over count.

After having a goal overturned the previous night at St. Louis, Haight scored for real in the Wild’s 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at Grand Casino Arena, in their regular...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The kids are all right.

With their playoff spot solidified, the Philadelphia Flyers rested a few of their veterans and fielded a roster filled with young blood, including 11 players 25 years old or younger. Two of them, defensemen Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald, made their NHL debuts, hitting the ice for the first double-...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are shuffling off to Buffalo.

The B’s emphatically secured the first wild card and a date with the Atlantic Division champion Sabres, taking out the New Jersey Devils with an early knockout punch and cruising to a 4-0 victory at TD Garden on Tuesday.

While the Sabres are returning to the playoffs after a 14-year ...Read more

A playoff spot was clinched Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena, but not by the home team.

The Kraken had a chance to mess with the L.A. Kings, who were chasing the last remaining Stanley Cup Playoffs spot, after the Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks clinched earlier in the evening. The team chasing the Kings, the Nashville Predators, lost...Read more

The thought of winning the Pacific Division didn’t seem possible for the Vegas Golden Knights two weeks ago.

They’re on the doorstep of adding another banner to the rafters, and clinching home-ice advantage to start the playoffs after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.

The Knights (38-26-17) will head into the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning pushed toward gaining home ice in the first round, and still have an outside chance of winning the Atlantic Division, following their 4-3 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at Benchmark International Arena.

Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winner 27 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The roars started when the Philadelphia Flyers came out onto the ice. They dipped and dropped and rose again across 65 minutes of heart-racing action and became deafening when Tyson Foerster found the back of the net in the shootout to give the Flyers the lead.

But it was nowhere as loud as when Dan Vladař stoned Carolina ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks finally played with the necessary amount of desperation as they faced elimination from playoff contention.

Igor Chernyshov scored a first-period power-play goal, and Macklin Celebrini scored twice in the third period as the Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena, remaining alive, for now, in their bid ...Read more