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No late-game magic this time as Wild gets shut out by Ducks
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – A trip to Anaheim was the final stop on the Wild's second-half surge last year before the NHL was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, Honda Center is the backdrop for the Wild's first setback of this season.
Despite a near-perfect performance by goalie Cam Talbot, the Wild's offense came up empty-handed and the team...Read more
Buffalo Sabres chase Carter Hart and embarrass Flyers, 6-1
From the Flyers’ standpoint, perhaps the best thing to say about their clunker Monday night against Buffalo was this: At least they get a chance to redeem themselves when they meet the Sabres again on Tuesday.
Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar scored two goals apiece as the young, quicker Sabres chased goalie Carter Hart in the second period en ...Read more
Svechnikov, Reimer help Hurricanes rebound to beat Predators 4-2
Andrei Svechnikov is quickly racking up points this season for the Carolina Hurricanes, continuing to display his vast hockey potential.
Svechnikov scored for the third consecutive game and assisted on Sebastian Aho’s goal Monday as the Canes, behind goalie James Reimer, topped the Nashville Predators 4-2 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
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Sloppy second period dooms Sharks in loss to St. Louis Blues
Logan Couture and Brent Burns both had three points Monday night but the San Jose Sharks couldn’t slow down Justin Faulk, Jordan Kyrou and the St. Louis Blues.
Faulk scored twice in the second period and Kyrou had the game-winner with 9:32 left in the third as the Blues handed the Sharks a 5-4 loss at Enterprise Center.
Goalie Devan Dubnyk ...Read more
Blue Jackets overcome sluggish start in Detroit, fight to the finish to earn first victory
DETROIT — It wasn’t the kind of start the Blue Jackets had in mind, but their finish showed a lot more fight, literally, on Monday afternoon at Little Caesar’s Arena.
Despite being outplayed for most of the first period and a few stretches in the second, the Jackets did to the Detroit Red Wings what the Nashville Predators had done to ...Read more
Two scoring flurries lead Florida Panthers to season-opening win over Chicago Blackhawks
It took the Florida Panthers some time to get the offense going on Sunday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. That’s to be expected when nearly half of the 20 players on the active roster for the first game of the season are new to the team and there were all of 11 practices and no preseason games to get acclimated with each others.
There ...Read more
Penguins beat Capitals in shootout to win home opener, avoid 0-3 start
The Penguins beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in a shootout to win their home opener at PPG Paints Arena and avoid starting the 2020-21 season 0-3.
Elvis left the building when Casey DeSmith stopped Alex Ovechkin in the fourth round of the shootout. He was the only fan in attendance with PPG Paints Arena closed to fans due to government ...Read more
Blue Jackets show improvement despite late collapse, second straight loss to Predators
It wasn’t an exact replay of the season-opener, but the result was the same Saturday night in the Blue Jackets’ second straight loss to the Nashville Predators.
After playing strong through two periods, forcing the game into the third tied 1-1, the Predators again surged ahead in the final 20 minutes for a 5-2 victory that sent the Blue ...Read more
Johansson's OT goal lifts Wild to 4-3 win over Kings
LOS ANGELES — Instead of jetting off to a new city, the Wild hung around Los Angeles after its season opener for a double dose of the Kings — one of the quirks in the 2021 schedule that has the Wild playing every opponent at least twice before moving on to someone else.
The rematch didn't hint at a rivalry brewing between these new ...Read more
Kings blow another third-period lead in overtime loss to Wild
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings fell in overtime for a second straight game to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night at Staples Center, losing 4-3 to open the season 0-0-2.
Here are five takeaways from the season’s second game:
—Another blown lead
For the second straight game, the Kings found themselves ahead 3-1 at the second ...Read more
Red Wings get first win of season thanks to goals from Bobby Ryan and Dylan Larkin
DETROIT — Bobby Ryan scored in his Detroit Red Wings debut, and two key rebuilding blocks helped the team win its first game of the season.
After being shutout in the season opener, and through the first period Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, the Wings found their scoring touch early in the second period. Their effort paid off with a 4-2 ...Read more
Sharks can't keep up with Phil Kessel, Coyotes in 5-3 loss
The San Jose Sharks couldn't keep up with Phil Kessel and the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday afternoon at Gila River Arena.
The Sharks allowed two goals by Kessel, including one at the 5:13 mark of the second period, in a 5-3 road loss to the Coyotes as the two teams split their season-opening, two-game series.
Timo Meier had a goal and two ...Read more
Devils beat Bruins in final seconds of overtime as Sharangovich nets game-winner
NEWARK, N.J. — As the seconds ticked down in overtime, Damon Severson found a path with a behind-the-back pass and got the puck to 22-year old Yegor Sharangovich. Sharangovich, in just his second NHL game, had a chance for an exciting way for his first NHL goal.
"It's a really great pass by Severson," said Sharangovich. "I had a breakaway. I ...Read more
Sam Carchidi: NHL TV ratings soar. So do spirits of local front-line workers who attended Flyers' opener.
PHILADELPHIA — The NHL’s TV ratings are soaring. Are fans tired of watching Netflix? Hungrier for hockey after the pandemic delayed the season? A combination of both?
With no hockey in October, November and December, the withdrawal, apparently, was painful.
That helps explain why a record number of folks watched NHL openers on TV in both ...Read more
8 is enough for Avs in 8-0 blowout of Blues
DENVER — If the St. Louis Blues made a statement in their season-opening win Wednesday, the Colorado Avalanche replied Friday, with a couple of exclamation points.
If the Blues said: We’re still here.
The Avalanche countered with: So are we.
Of course, just two games into a 56-game regular-season schedule, it’s impossible to make firm ...Read more
After slow start against Blackhawks, Lightning find their groove in a hurry
TAMPA, Fla. — With all the pomp of opening night — their Stanley Cup banner unveiling to go along with the anticipation of a new season — behind them, the Lightning’s concentration could squarely be on the ice Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks at Amalie Arena.
Leading into this abbreviated 56-game campaign, players and coaches...Read more
Sean Couturier injured, but Travis Konecny's first career hat trick, Carter Hart’s goaltending lift Flyers over Penguins, 5-2
PHILADELPHIA — Beating their king tormentor, Sidney Crosby, and the Pittsburgh Penguins twice in a row to start the season wasn’t an easy task.
And it was made more difficult Friday night when Sean Couturier, the Flyers’ star center, left the game with an injury early in the first period and did not return.
But even without Couturier, ...Read more
Kirill Kaprizov scores on OT breakaway in debut, lifts Wild over Kings 4-3
LOS ANGELES – Changes were everywhere.
Crowd noise was piped in, the pregame hoopla was scaled back, and both benches were scrubbed down at intermission – all adjustments the NHL has made from the last regular season to resurrect itself in individual arenas during the middle of a pandemic for a shortened, 56-game schedule.
The Wild lineup ...Read more
Evander Kane, Martin Jones shine as Sharks top Coyotes in shootout
The San Jose Sharks’ game with the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night represented their first chance to try and put a disastrous 2019-2020 season in the rear view mirror.
After some hairy moments, they finally got the end result they wanted.
Ryan Donato, Logan Couture both scored in the shootout and Martin Jones made a subsequent save on ...Read more
Hurricanes open new season with 3-0 win over Red Wings
The Carolina Hurricanes opened a new season Thursday with the kind of effort that should please their coach, Rod Brind’Amour.
The Canes took the early lead against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. They were physical. They got their shots and limited the Wings’ opportunities in helping goalie Petr Mrazek face just 14...Read more
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