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Seattle Kraken keep slim playoff hopes alive, top Vegas Golden Knights
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken lived to see another day, staving off playoff elimination on Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Matty Beniers and Berkly Catton scored in a shootout and Seattle downed the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3.
The Kraken needed a win and for the Nashville Predators to lose to the Utah Mammoth in regulation. The ...Read more
Stars beat Wild, likely securing home ice in playoff matchup
DALLAS – When all the shots, hits, punches, saves and goals were done, and the final horn sounded sending fans out into the warm Texas night, the message sent by the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars after 60 minutes of crazy, intense hockey was a simple one:
“Let’s get together and do this again next week.”
When they do, it will almost ...Read more
Sharks look like anything but a playoff team in crushing loss to Ducks
The San Jose Sharks’ playoff hopes were hanging by a thread even before they played the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
They’re just about over now.
Looking for a response after a lopsided loss to the Edmonton Oilers the previous night, the Sharks instead allowed two goals in the opening seven minutes – and didn’t get a shot of their ...Read more
Avalanche extinguish Flames, clinch Presidents' Trophy for fourth time
DENVER — The path to the Stanley Cup runs through Denver.
The Avs beat the Flames, 3-1, on Thursday at Ball Arena, securing the Presidents’ Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots before finally yielding a goal late, while Gabriel Landeskog, Martin Necas and Nathan MacKinnon all lit the ...Read more
Dylan Larkin's hat trick, Moritz Seider's 5 points lead Red Wings past Flyers
DETROIT — The odds are slim, the task of making of playoffs nearly impossible at this point. But the Red Wings showed Thursday they're not giving up.
Not at all, actually. Captain Dylan Larkin isn't going to allow it.
Larkin scored three goals — one each power play, shorthanded and sides skating 4-on-4— as the Wings powered to a 6-3 ...Read more
Lightning drop to 3rd in Atlantic Division with loss to Canadiens
MONTREAL — The Lightning have been one of the league’s top road teams because they’ve gone into opposing arenas and taken control of games. They’ve quieted crowds. They’ve worn teams down. They’ve pulled out games late.
But during their final road trip of the season — one that in many ways is a dress rehearsal for the atmosphere ...Read more
With 3-2 loss to Jets, Blues fade further toward offseason
ST. LOUIS — An April matchup between the Blues and Jets a year ago meant an entirely different thing.
Now, both teams entered Thursday's game clinging to faint playoff hopes in the Western Conference, one year after engaging in a seven-game first-round series. Thursday's 3-2 by the Jets kept their dreams alive, while all but extinguishing St....Read more
Penguins clinch first playoff berth since 2022 with 5-2 win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins were projected to be one of the worst teams in the league this season. They missed the memo.
Pittsburgh clinched its first postseason berth since 2022 with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at the Prudential Center.
Egor Chinakhov had three points for the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and ...Read more
Sharks fuel McDavid, Oilers with penalties as playoff hopes take a big hit
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks didn’t have much margin for error against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
Now the Sharks have almost no room for error this season if they want to make the playoffs.
The Sharks fueled McDavid with too many penalties and mistakes and saw the NHL’s leading scorer put up five points,...Read more
Kraken announce Ron Francis done as president of hockey operations
SEATTLE — After the Kraken finish their third straight season without a playoff run next week, team architect Ron Francis is set to step down from his role as president of hockey operations.
The decision was mutually agreed upon, according to a team release.
“Ron and I agreed that this is the right moment to make a thoughtful transition ...Read more
Golden Knights hang on to beat Canucks, tied for 1st in Pacific Division
It wasn’t the easiest of wins for the Vegas Golden Knights, but difficulty is never the priority.
What matters is the Knights will wake up in the morning winners of four straight and tied for first place in the Pacific Division after a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Tuesday.
Fourth-line winger Cole Smith broke the tie ...Read more
Avalanche clinch Central Division title, top spot in Western Conference with win against Blues
ST. LOUIS — Stage one of the Colorado Avalanche’s return to the NHL mountaintop is complete.
The Avs suffocated the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, dominating at the defensive end and on the shot clock en route to a 3-1 win at the Enterprise Center. The victory clinches the Central Division title and secures the top seed in the Western ...Read more
Wild skate past Kraken, 5-2, behind goals from five players
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild will face the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs, and the Wild will go into one final dress rehearsal against their rival on a roll.
They rallied twice against the Seattle Kraken before pulling away for a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night at Grand Casino Arena for their fourth straight win and a chance to ...Read more
Red Wings settle for one point in shootout loss to Blue Jackets
Detroit — The playoff chase got a little tougher for the Red Wings.
Zach Werenski won a shootout in the fifth round Tuesday, sending Columbus to a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings.
The shootout loss, coupled with Ottawa's victory, put the Wings three points behind the Senators (92-89) in the playoff chase, with Columbus (90 points) also moving...Read more
Bruins gain a point but drop OT decision to Hurricanes, 6-5
The Bruins managed to pull one point out of the fire against the top team in the Eastern Conference but they could not close the deal for the second one in a highly entertaining game on Tuesday in Carolina.
The B’s erased a two-goal deficit to tie the Carolina Hurricanes and pick up that valuable point but never touched the puck in overtime ...Read more
Lightning blown out after Senators score 5 goals in 3rd period
The group the Lightning took to Ottawa Tuesday certainly wasn’t whole. They even needed to summon a trio of reinforcements from AHL Syracuse to play against the Senators.
The Lightning were without several key forwards: Brandon Hagel missed his fourth straight game, Anthony Cirelli his second and Pontus Holmberg was ruled out indefinitely ...Read more
Trevor Zegras, Tyson Foerster help Flyers cruise to 5-1 win vs. Devils
NEWARK, N.J. — The Flyers may have been livin’ on a prayer when the Olympic break hit, but they kept the faith and now fans have something to believe in.
Kicking off their final five games of the season, the Flyers traveled up to the turnpike and beat the New Jersey Devils, 5-1.
The Flyers have won three straight games for the sixth time ...Read more
Sharks' young players, Nedeljkovic lead way in crucial win over Blackhawks
SAN JOSE – Will Smith’s third-period goal turned out to be the game-winner as the San Jose Sharks held on for a crucial 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday at SAP Center.
Macklin Celebrini found Collin Graf with a pass near the net after he carried the puck into the Blackhawks zone, and Graf sent a backhand pass to Smith, who ...Read more
Kraken's backslide continues in 6-2 loss to Jets
The Winnipeg Jets scored on each of the game’s three power plays and went on to rout the spiraling Seattle Kraken Monday night.
For the second time in a week, the Kraken’s penalty kill was dinged three times in a 6-2 loss. It has killed 5 of 12 opportunities over the past three contests and allowed at least one goal in each.
The power play...Read more
Lightning lose to Sabres, 4-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. — There was a lot to live up to for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres Monday night after their meeting a month ago was universally acclaimed as one of the best games in the NHL this season.
“I think we’re in the entertainment business,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper deadpanned when asked about replicating that game. ...Read more
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