DENVER — This Colorado Avalanche team has the most explosive offense in the NHL this season, and it doesn’t waste time reminding everyone.

For the ninth time this season, the Avs scored in the first 90 seconds of the game, grabbing another early lead and keeping the Nashville Predators at arm’s length the rest of this Saturday night in a ...Read more

The Golden Knights killed a double-minor penalty in the final 2:59 Saturday night to hang on and defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Knights went 4-0-1 on a seasonlong five-game road trip.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored, and defensemen Ben Hutton and Brayden McNabb scored in the third period to give the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It took six tries, but the Flyers have finally lost in the shootout.

After shootout star Trevor Zegras missed his first attempt, Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink each failed to convert. Jackson Blake secured a 4-3 victory for Carolina in the fourth round of the shootout after Samuel Ersson saved the first three ...Read more

CHICAGO — What a road trip this was for the Red Wings.

A season-long six-game journey, going from Columbus, Ohio, to Seattle, to three stops in western Canada, and winding up Saturday in Chicago.

And it was successful. The Wings ended the trip Saturday with a convincing 4-0 victory over the Blackhawks, finishing the trip 4-1-1 and earning ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s third meeting with the New York Islanders in 12 days was a lot like the first two and reminiscent of the hard-fought postseason wars these teams had during the Lightning’s recent Stanley Cup runs.

Every scoring chance was earned, the space was tight, and it seemed like the games would be decided by...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As the Wild awaited the arrival of Quinn Hughes, their makeshift lineup held down the fort.

The Wild outlasted the Senators 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Grand Casino Arena on a last-minute goal by Joel Eriksson Ek.

Hughes, the star defenseman from Vancouver, is expected to make his Wild debut Sunday in St. Paul against ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks have never been involved in a victory like the one they had Saturday over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Trailing by four early in the third period, the Sharks rallied before defenseman John Klingberg scored at the 2:57 mark of overtime to help his team earn a stunning 6-5 win over the Penguins while silencing the crowd of 17,059 ...Read more

CHICAGO — Connor Bedard’s stellar start to the season is on hold. But for how long is the question.

The Chicago Blackhawks center will miss at least Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center after suffering a right shoulder injury a night earlier. He was injured in the final second of the Hawks’ 3-2 road loss to...Read more

Mason Marchment doubled his season goal total, but the Seattle Kraken dropped a 5-3 game in Utah.

Marchment, a 2025 offseason pickup, opened the scoring early in Friday’s second period. He accepted a pass from Freddy Gaudreau and split the Mammoth defenders, going straight to the net and putting a backhander on net.

Marchment had a hand in ...Read more

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