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

ST. LOUIS — The streak is over.

The St. Louis Blues snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers Monday night at Enterprise Center.

Pius Suter scored the game-winning goal for the Blues with 1:23 remaining in the third period.

Dalibor Dvorsky and Robert Thomas scored for the Blues, who received 24 saves from ...Read more

TORONTO — The Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs for two periods on Monday. But the Leafs scored four unanswered goals in the third to rally back from three goals down and hand a stunning 4-3 loss to the Penguins at Scotiabank Arena.

Bobby McCann scored a rebound goal with 6:17 left to go to put the Leafs in front.

The ...Read more

The Detroit Red Wings earned another victory, and another shootout victory, Sunday behind goaltender Cam Talbot, defeating the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, in San Jose, Calif.

Talbot stopped all four Sharks shooters, while James van Riemsdyk scored in the fourth round for the Wings, against former Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.

The Wings (9-4-0) ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Just like the press box at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Philadelphia Flyers were chilly on Sunday night.

Closing out a set of weekend games, the Flyers lost 2-1 to a Calgary Flames team, which also played Saturday and entered the night with just two wins on the season. The Flyers have now lost two straight for the first time since...Read more