TAMPA, Fla. — Every so often, you are struck by his brilliance.

Nothing as humdrum as the accumulation of numbers or the random 15-second highlight video on social media. This is more visceral. More like an overdue awakening of the soul.

The sun sets every day, but sometimes you just need to stop and stare.

That’s how it is with Andrei ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The rivalry between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks is still one-sided.

Chicago blew a three-goal lead to the Wild, who rallied 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday at Grand Casino Arena to push their point streak against their Central Division foe to 18 games.

Kirill Kaprizov scored the only goal in the a shootout to ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — A third-period comeback attempt wasn't enough as the St. Louis Blues' losing streak reached five with a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars Tuesday night at Enterprise Center.

Thomas Harley scored the game-winning goal for the Stars with 1:07 left in the third period, slipping a shot from the point that appeared to deflect off Alexey ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins may not have liked how they got to the end result, but results are all that matter right now.

For the second night in a row, the B’s could not protect a lead that they held after 40 minutes. But unlike the verdict in New York, the B’s were able to get the full two points on the table.

It took just 15 seconds ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings returned home from a successful road trip to begin a homestand with a lackluster loss.

Los Angeles came into Little Caesars Arena Tuesday and throttled the Wings, 3-1, sending the Wings (32-17-5, 69 points) to only their second regulation time loss in the last 11 games (8-2-1).

The only good news was on the ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights scored late to earn a point, but lost 3-2 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday at Bell Centre.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice, including the game-tying goal with 3:08 left to force the extra period.

But Montreal winger Jake Evans took the puck himself from the neutral zone and beat goaltender Akira Schmid with a...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Back at sea level, it looks like the Philadelphia Flyers left their energy in the Rocky Mountains.

Coming off a three-game road trip, with wins against two Stanley Cup contenders, the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche, you would have thought the Flyers would be amped to get back in front of the hometown faithful — ...Read more

The bottom-line mandate for the Boston Bruins Monday night was to grab two points against the worst team in the Eastern Conference. They had the deuce in their grasp and they failed in their mission.

The Blueshirts’ rookie Matthew Robertson beat Joonas Korpisalo with a low wrist shot at 3:53 of overtime, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory ...Read more

VANCOUVER, Canada — It's been a week of homecomings for Ben Kindel, visiting the city where he played his junior hockey and the area where he grew up.

He threw his own party inside Rogers Arena Sunday.

The 18-year-old rookie scored two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, to wrap up an undefeated four-game ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights followed their most inspired effort of the season with one of their worst in franchise history, a 7-1 drubbing by the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre Sunday.

Two days after the Knights said they wanted to win for Mitch Marner in his return to Toronto, the Knights put together a disoriented performance against ...Read more

SEATTLE — It wasn’t the victory the city of Seattle really wanted on Sunday, but not a bad start.

It was a double-feature Sunday for many of the fans in attendance at Climate Pledge Arena who planned on watching or attending the NFC Championship Game later, and dressed for the occasion. The Kraken game time moved up an hour last week so no ...Read more

TORONTO — After a long and inconsistent homestand, the dominant version of the Colorado Avalanche returned Sunday afternoon.

Brock Nelson scored a hat trick, including goals on back-to-back shifts, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves as the Avs handled the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, in an impressive performance at Scotiabank Arena.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — You could hear the roar from The Alameda.

Inside the SAP Center on Friday night, the noise wasn’t just loud; it was the sonic equivalent of a jet engine engaging its afterburners. The Sharks, a franchise that has spent the better part of this decade in a hibernation so deep it bordered on comatose, aren’t just awake.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild had one of their top goal scorers back in action … but so did the Panthers.

Florida’s Brad Marchand scored twice, including in overtime, to lift the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions to a 4-3 victory over the Wild on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena.

Marchand, who was playing for the first time in ...Read more

The Lightning arrived in Columbus playing their best stretch of hockey in years, riding a 15-game point streak and holding opponents to two goals or fewer in regulation for eight straight games.

But there’s something about Nationwide Arena that can bring out the worst in the Lightning. Maybe it’s that incessant cannon. Whatever it is, all ...Read more

It was frigid outside Saturday in Winnipeg, Canada, but inside the Canada Life Centre the Wings stayed sizzling hot.

Goals from J.T. Compher (second of the game) and Lucas Raymond scored early in the third period to break a tie, then Alex DeBrincat (empty net) and Marco Kasper scored late, sending the Wings to a 5-1 victory.

The victory ...Read more

BOSTON — Cole Caufield served notice that Team USA made a grave mistake leaving him off the Olympic team, but Morgan Geekie’s pair of goals trumped the brilliant Montreal Canadiens forward’s hat trick in the Bruins’ thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win at TD Garden on Saturday night.

The previously slumping Geekie scored two goals, ...Read more