PHILADELPHIA — Just when it seemed like the hockey gods couldn’t make things worse for the Flyers, somehow they found a way.

Down by three goals to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday through two periods, interim coach Mike Yeo and the Flyers learned that winger Wade Allison — who was making his season debut after rehabbing ankle and elbow ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese is sidelined "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced ahead of Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

During Friday's game in Columbus, Aston-Reese absorbed a slap shot off the inside of the left knee. He went to the dressing room in pain, returned to play the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Robbie Gould’s 45-yard field goal sailed through the uprights at Lambeau Field just moments before San Jose Sharks defenseman Jaycob Megna’s shot from the point found its way past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Brian Elliott.

When the final score of the 49ers’ playoff game with the Green Bay Packers was shown on the SAP ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The venue changed, but the result didn't.

After the Wild kicked off a home-and-home at Chicago with a resounding win, the team took a more dramatic approach in the rematch by rallying, 4-3 in overtime on Saturday in front of 19,092 at Xcel Energy Center to sweep the weekend series and snag its fifth win in the last six games...Read more

If this was any sort of measuring stick this weekend, playing against two tough, playoff-caliber teams, the Red Wings still look a bit short of that benchmark.

Saturday it was the Nashville Predators who withstood a good Wings road game, and defeated the Red Wings, 4-1, at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

The Wings (18-18-6) earned one out of ...Read more

A night after beating the New York Rangers, the Carolina Hurricanes could not handle the New Jersey Devils, losing the road game, 7-4, at the Prudential Center.

The Devils fell behind 2-0 in the first period and trailed 3-2 in the second, but then overwhelmed the Canes, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back set.

Five takeaways ...Read more

It was a day for breaking streaks — but not for the Flyers, whose skid extended to 11 with their 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

The Sabres, who are 13-21-7, had not won at home since Nov. 26. Helped by Flyers penalties and their power play unit, which went three-for-four, the Sabres snapped their nine-game home skid with a dominant win.

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SEATTLE — After defeating the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, even in one of the more inspired performances of the season, coach Dave Hakstol said he felt like the Kraken were still a ways away from where they want to be.

Friday night was a good example of that.

The Kraken allowed a goal before the first media timeout and never recovered,...Read more

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have their best effort Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, falling into a two-goal hole after one period and playing catch up from there in a 5-1 loss, a defeat that snapped their four-game win streak.

“They had a good game plan and we didn’t execute from the beginning,” Lightning center ...Read more

CHICAGO — These aren't the same Blackhawks that were still a handful in the afterglow of the dynasty years that yielded three Stanley Cups between 2010 and 2015.

But the Wild is different, too.

In their first reunion in almost two years, both franchises' new directions were on display as the Wild creamed its rebuilding rival, 5-1, on Friday ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tony DeAngelo called it a meaningful game, but not for personal reasons.

The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman wanted to beat his former team to lift the Canes back into the lead in the Metropolitan Division. That was top priority Friday.

The Hurricanes did that, absorbing a few hard hits along the way but holding off the New ...Read more

LOS ANGELS — Aisha Visram expected her family and friends to become emotional when she told them she would be filling in on the Kings' athletic training staff Jan. 13.

They had supported her unlikely dream, offering encouragement when her job applications were rejected and taking it in stride when she was too busy to answer their calls and ...Read more

Sergei Bobrovsky split his legs and splayed his body all the way across the goalmouth while final seconds ticked away on the first period Thursday and the Edmonton Oilers tried to finally take a lead on the Florida Panthers. It was another save — his 17th thus far — and it was maybe his best yet, falling to his stomach and stretching his ...Read more