LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel scored with 2:16 remaining in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from two goals down in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.

Eichel, who also had three assists, walked in alone and finished with the backhand.

Center Tomas Hertl scored the game-tying ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild are in their first rut in ages after suffering one of their worst losses of the season.

They were waxed, 6-2, by the Jets on Thursday, Jan. 15, and booed inside Grand Casino Arena while dropping a third consecutive game and second in a blowout.

This is the Wild’s longest skid since a five-game funk Oct. 22-30.

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PITTSBURGH — The Penguins faced a tired and troubled Flyers team Thursday. They took full advantage of their cross-state rivals.

Pittsburgh dominated Philadelphia in a 6-3 win at PPG Paints Arena.

The home team was firmly in control entering the final period. They added an exclamation point anyway, scoring two goals within 90 seconds to open...Read more

BOSTON — For the first time in their five-game homestand, the Bruins were not the better team on the ice. But there was a script already written for this evening, and the B’s were able to follow it.

On the night that Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 was raised to the TD Garden rafters, the B’s took four penalties and were gashed for two power-play ...Read more

Thanks in part to a revamped top line, the San Jose Sharks quickly turned a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead in the second period to help earn an impressive 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Trailing by 1-0 on Dylan Strome’s power-play goal with 9:02 left in the second period, the Sharks got even-strength goals from Zack ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights haven’t had much go right in overtime this season. This time, the bounce in the extra period went their way.

Mark Stone scored 25 seconds into overtime for his second extra-time winner of the season, and the Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for their season-...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — They say when it rains, it pours.

And while it was raining and sleeting outside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., for most of the game, it was stormy inside for the Philadelphia Flyers, too.

Handed a 5-2 loss by the Buffalo Sabres, extending their losing streak to a season-high four games, the Flyers also lost two key ...Read more

The Kraken could only shake a single standings point out of the slumping New Jersey Devils, falling 3-2 in overtime at Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Seattle is 1-1-1 on a five-game road trip.

Fifty-four seconds into the game, New Jersey’s Cody Glass won a faceoff and went to the Kraken net to wait for Dougie Hamilton’s rebound to ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s only one way for Florida Panthers fans to keep rooting this season. That’s for their team to hang in there long enough to start getting some injured players back.

“We know we’ll be getting guys back,’’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad said Wednesday after practice.

They’ll keep hanging in, too. It’s ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A quiet, scoreless game through two periods delivered third-period fireworks — and another Penguins shootout loss.

The Penguins fell, 2-1, to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, as Nikita Kucherov punched through a decisive goal in the shootout. Pittsburgh has now lost three straight games.

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BOSTON — Given the streaky nature of these Bruins, you might be forgiven if you didn’t want to fully invest in this team.

But if the B’s can continue to get goaltending like they’ve gotten the last couple of games, they might be worth a watch.

After surviving a six-game losing streak last month, the pendulum is now swinging the other ...Read more

Cale Makar thought it was in. So did Trent Miner from the opposite end of the ice, Jared Bednar from the bench and the sold-out Ball Arena crowd.

But Nathan MacKinnon’s slap shot 87 seconds into overtime hit off the inside of the post, giving Toronto new life. The Maple Leafs made the most of it, eventually using William Nylander’s winner ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild’s debut in the “Hughes Bowl” was a dud.

Younger brothers Jack and Luke will hold onto bragging rights over Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes after the New Jersey Devils won 5-2 Monday at Grand Casino Arena in only the third ever matchup between the three siblings.

Ondrej Palat’s 1-1 tiebreaker with 8 ...Read more

The Seattle Kraken rebounded after a rare regulation loss Saturday night at the Carolina Hurricanes, turning in their ninth win in 12 outings Monday night as Seattle downed the New York Rangers 4-2 at Madison Square Garden.

The Kraken earned their third multi-goal comeback win of the season. All three came on the road.

The first goal ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings added an exclamation point Monday to a memorable evening.

On the night the organization raised and retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 to the rafters, the Wings capped the festivities with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Andrew Copp scored at 3 minutes, 27 seconds of overtime, his eighth goal,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — All good things must come to an end.

After being one of the NHL’s best teams following a loss — 9-1-2 after losing in regulation and 13-2-5 following any loss — the Philadelphia Flyers have now lost two straight in regulation for the second time this season. The last time that happened was in November.

Following Saturday...Read more

DETROIT — Many years later, Sergei Feodorv admitted an error.

Leaving the DetroitRed Wings in free agency the summer of 2003 for the Anaheim Ducks was an error.

"Leaving Detroit when I did was a huge mistake," said Fedorov, whose No. 91 was raised to the rafters Monday night before the Wings played the Carolina Hurricanes. "That is on me."

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The Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth straight game and continued their historic dominance of the Sharks with a 7-2 win at SAP Center in San Jose Sunday night.

It capped a season sweep of the Pacific Division rival and was the 11th-consecutive victory in the series for the Knights (21-11-12) over the Sharks (23-19-3).

Tomas Hertl had two ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins’ cornucopia of goals from Saturday turned into a barren wasteland of squandered opportunities on Sunday.

But while most of the skaters had no more than their C-games, Joonas Korpisalo earned an A-plus, stopping all 27 shots he faced from the Pittsburgh Penguins, nailing down two important points for the B’s with...Read more