The Wild finally swung the blockbuster trade they have long coveted, acquiring top defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round draft pick, a source confirmed Friday night.

Hughes, 26, is signed through next season to a six-year, $47.1 million contract, and he immediately ...Read more

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A lingering injury to Victor Hedman’s elbow that’s ailed the Lightning captain for most of the past six weeks will sideline him until the beginning of February.

The veteran defenseman, who did not play Thursday at New Jersey after leaving Tuesday’s game in Montreal early, will have surgery on Monday. He has missed 13...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Even decimated, the Wild didn’t let a marquee matchup go to waste.

They rallied to overtake the Stars, 5-2, Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena for their latest statement win.

Marcus Johansson broke a 2-2 tie 8 minutes, 40 seconds into the third period after Zach Bogosian scored the tying goal late in the second period ...Read more

The Red Wings — and they're hardly the first team to have faced this dilemma — had no answer Thursday for Connor McDavid.

The Edmonton Oilers' star was at his best against the Wings, assisting on all four goals as the Oilers defeated the Wings, 4-1.

The loss was the first for the Wings (17-12-3) in regulation time during this six-game road...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — It was just three days ago when the Lightning couldn’t buy a goal. But in their past two games, their offense has come blazing back to life.

For the second straight game, the Lightning took control early, scoring four first-period goals and setting a season high in an 8-4 win over the Devils Thursday night at the Prudential ...Read more

Alex Wennberg scored at the 2:49 mark of overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.

With the Sharks pressing and trailing by one, John Klingberg tied the game with 1:37 left in the third period, as his shot from inside the blue line got past a screened Dennis...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Facing one of the NHL’s perennial Stanley Cup contenders, the Flyers hung tough but ultimately fell, 3-2, to the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime.

The Flyers are now 2-4 in games decided in the extra session. Philly has also lost three of its past five games.

Travis Konecny fanned on the puck in the Flyers’ zone during the...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After consecutive heartbreaking shootout defeats, the Penguins found a more conventional way to lose Thursday.

The Canadiens controlled the game throughout and beat the Penguins, 4-2, at PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh has now dropped three in a row to fall to 14-8-7 on the season.

Jacob Fowler made his NHL debut in goal for ...Read more

Bruins fans were promised competitiveness, toughness and, of course, a little piss and vinegar before this season started.

Nobody told them they’d get much goal scoring.

But the Bruins notched their fourth consecutive win on Thursday with a 6-3 win over the Jets in Winnipeg and during this current streak, they have scored 20 goals. They had ...Read more

DENVER — The Avalanche put hockey on the map in Colorado. It just took Peter Forsberg awhile to find Denver on the map.

He is telling a story from the summer of 1995, a story that illustrates how unlikely it was that magic happened. He smiles, and shows he can still provide a zinger like so many of his slap shots that first season.

“I got ...Read more

That was a lot harder for the Red Wings than it should have been.

The Wings took a quick lead Wednesday in Calgary, dominated most of the evening, but eventually had to hold on while defeating the Flames, 4-3.

Goaltender John Gibson stopped 34 shots and Alex DeBrincat scored two goals to highlight the Wings' third victory in four games on this...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins were one-tenth of a second from their 15th win of the season. Then one of the strangest plays of the hockey season sent them to overtime with the Ducks instead.

Erik Karlsson dove to keep a loose puck from crossing the goal line. He somehow pushed the puck past Arturs Silovs with his hand for a goal that tied the ...Read more

The Golden Knights rallied to earn a point, but they had their four-game winning streak end in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday.

Islanders left wing Emil Heineman scored the only goal of the shootout in the fourth round.

Right wing Pavel Dorofeyev scored the game-tying goal off a rebound ...Read more

Arriving at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night having lost four straight games, the Lightning hadn’t scored a goal since Thursday. But they didn’t waste any time against the Montreal Canadiens, taking a three-goal lead into the first intermission.

The Lightning played not only with the urgency that coach Jon Cooper said they lacked in Monday�...Read more

The Boston Bruins got one of their stars back Tuesday, but it was a couple of the team’s grinders who delivered them their third straight victory.

After shaking off a messy first period, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten each scored a pair of goals to lead the B’s to their second win over former coach Jim Montgomery’s Blues, 5-2, in St. ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks allowed two goals in the second period, including a backbreaker with just 12 seconds left before intermission, in a sluggish 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

The Sharks allowed even-strength goals in the second period to forwards Carl Grundstrom and Noah Cates, with Cates’ goal right ...Read more