The Lightning opened the new year finding a way to get two points on the road.

They went into the final minutes Thursday night in Los Angeles down a goal against a Kings team that’s one of the league’s best in closing out games.

There wasn’t much space or scoring chances throughout the night, but the Lightning maneuvered their way to ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Thursday was going to be a big night for Kris Letang regardless of the result, but he made it extra special.

On his 1,200th NHL game, the veteran defenseman scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Penguins beat the Red Wings, 4-3, at PPG Paints Arena.

It was Pittsburgh’s third straight win coming out of the holiday ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes held their first morning skate of the new year Thursday, and there was a welcomed sight: Seth Jarvis back on the ice with his team.

The winger was wearing a yellow, no-contact jersey, still remains on injured reserve, and was not available for the game later Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens at ...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers had a very welcomed sight on Thursday: Captain Aleksander Barkov, a little more than three months after having surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee, on the ice.

Barkov joined the Panthers for their practice session at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins, ahead of the team’s Winter Classic ...Read more

MIAMI — What was once thought of as a pipe dream for hockey fans in South Florida is about to finally become reality.

Outdoor hockey is happening in Miami on Friday.

The Florida Panthers (21-15-3) will host the New York Rangers (19-18-5) at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. with the game broadcast ...Read more

MIAMI — Oh, the weather outside is frightful …

“Actually, it’s kind of nice,” Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling said.

It’ll be in the 50s for Friday night’s Winter Classic hockey game between the Panthers and New York Rangers at loanDepot park. The only way for a native South Floridian to sit comfortably in that for ...Read more

DENVER — Ball Arena became Denver’s hottest New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night, well before anyone was ready to ring in the new year.

The Colorado Avalanche finished the 2025 portion of their schedule by obliterating the St. Louis Blues, 6-1, an emphatic punctuation of what has been a surreal start to this campaign. Valeri Nichushkin...Read more

DETROIT — The Red Wings closed out 2025 like they've done for most of the last three months — with a victory.

Before a festive New Year's Eve crowd Wednesday, which is usually the case in this annual tradition, the Wings defeated Winnipeg, 2-1.

Dylan Larkin (power play) and Mason Appleton scored first-period goals, and goaltender John ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights lost their third straight game in a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

After starting their four-game homestand with a 7-2 win against the San Jose Sharks, the Knights lost the next three and were outscored 14-9.

Goaltender Akira Schmid made 15 saves, as the Knights (17-10-11) ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini both scored in the shootout to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday before a sellout crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center.

Yaroslav Askarov finished with 20 saves, including three in overtime. He also stopped both shots he faced in the shootout.

It is the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins won their first two games of December. They won their final two, as well, after taking down the Hurricanes on Tuesday.

Just don’t ask about what happened in between.

The Penguins’ 5-1 victory over Carolina at PPG Paints Arena brought their record to 17-12-9 and maintained the momentum they built out of the ...Read more

Macklin Celebrini scored a first-period goal and added two second-period assists for his 10th three-point game of the season as the San Jose Sharks held on for a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday at the Honda Center.

Mario Ferraro, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund, and Zack Ostapchuk also scored for the Sharks, who won for the fifth time ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Wild are out west for the rest of their season-long road trip, and they had no trouble adjusting to the time change.

They were ready from the get-go, scoring 26 seconds into the first and second periods — a franchise first — en route to a 5-2 rout of the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

Marcus Johansson factored in all ...Read more

The Bruins are finding new and painful ways to lose hockey games.

The B’s dropped their sixth in a row in a 2-1 overtime decision to the host Calgary Flames at the Saddledome, losing what was a very winnable game.

With the final second ticking off the clock, Jonathan Aspirot took a minor high-sticking penalty when his stick rode up to clip ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche has continued to find different ways to win during this historic start to the 2025-26 campaign, but there won’t be a lot from this one on the season highlight reel.

Martin Necas and Brock Nelson scored during one strong surge late in the second period, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves as the Avs fended...Read more