RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes fans have been known to boo certain visiting teams when they take the ice at PNC Arena — a customary greeting.

Those boos were considerably louder Sunday.

The Boston Bruins were in town. It was a matchup of the two best teams in the NHL, the Bruins leading the Atlantic Division and the Canes the ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Looking ahead to vacation – long or short – eventually works its way and takes up residence in the head of almost everyone.

Professional athletes included.

That’s why you see particularly unexpected results just before the Christmas break or the All-Star break or the final game of the regular season for non-playoff ...Read more

SEATTLE — Alex Wennberg scored the winner in his 600th career NHL game, Morgan Geekie and Eeli Tolvanen scored on either side of it and the Kraken finished out play before the All-Star break by moving into first place in the Pacific Division.

The Kraken turned in an imperfect effort but still held back the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild will be idle for the next eight days, but they should have some momentum waiting for them when they're back in action.

They've won two in a row after ditching a three-game skid, their 3-2 comeback in a shootout against the Sabres on Saturday in front of 19,212 at Xcel Energy Center lifting them to a 27-17-4 record ...Read more

The Bruins are officially in a slump — at least according to 2022-23 Bruins’ standards.

For the first time this season, the Bruins have lost two games in a row — and it was a painful way to give up that point of pride on Saturday at FLA Live Arena.

The Bruins coughed up three leads — the last with less than two seconds left in ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — About an hour and a half before the puck dropped Saturday night, Jon Cooper had a concern. The Lightning coach was thrilled with how his team had played in beating the NHL-leading Bruins on Thursday night, and he was happy with how his players had stepped up against the Wild on Tuesday.

With the Kings coming into Amalie Arena ...Read more

DENVER — One underrated attribute of a spicy rivalry is an eerie sense of déjà vu.

When any moment can remind a fan base of its best, worst or angriest memories against the opponent, the friction must be flourishing. By that virtue, the Avalanche and Blues might form the NHL’s fiercest rivalry going right now.

They picked up this season ...Read more

SEATTLE — One of the few memorable Seattle Kraken highlights of this game came when notoriously short-fused defenseman Will Borgen drew first-period applause for one-handedly throwing a pesky opposing forward to the ice.

Unfortunately for Borgen and his outskated, out-hustled teammates on Friday night, his one-armed banditry would also be the...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — At the back of the Florida Panthers’ power play, Brandon Montour begged for help as he stared down the inevitability of a 2-on-1 rush for the Los Angeles Kings. The Panthers’ best chance to pull off a rare comeback in the first period Friday was about to spell doom. Blake Lizotte coasted across the blue line and zipped a ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Red Wings head into the All-Star break still searching for a lengthy win streak and concrete momentum.

The inability to string some victories together is costing the Wings a chance to move up the standings and make a solid playoff push in a rugged and deep Eastern Conference.

And time is slowly slipping away.

The New York...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — There are few slow nights or easy games in the NHL.

The Carolina Hurricanes faced the San Jose Sharks on Friday at PNC Arena — the Canes with 30 wins and 68 points this season, the Sharks with 14 and 38.

This one went to overtime before Martin Necas won it, 5-4, and only after the Hurricanes tied the score in the final two ...Read more

SEATTLE — After suffering an apparent injury following a hit Wednesday, Kraken All-Star Matty Beniers was absent at Friday’s morning skate and will miss games Friday and Saturday before a break for the annual NHL showcase, putting his participation in question.

“He won’t be available today or tomorrow,” coach Dave Hakstol said Friday ...Read more

DENVER — The Avalanche made a six-layer tank sandwich.

Six consecutive wins in which they never trailed were surrounded by losses to NHL bottom-feeders: Chicago before the beginning, and now Anaheim at the end.

The Ducks scored tying and go-ahead goals 24 seconds apart in the third period to complete a comeback from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild fought their way out of their losing streak.

Literally.

After showcasing their frustration in four scraps, including three within seconds of each other, the Wild zeroed in on their three-game rut and banished it with a 3-2 overtime win against the Flyers on Thursday in front of 19,177 at Xcel Energy Center to end ...Read more

MONTREAL — The Red Wings have been talking much recently about stringing some victories together.

To get into the playoffs, to stay within distance of the playoffs, they're going to have to pile victories together post-All-Star break. No better way to begin a streak like that this week, on the Fathers' Trip, and go into a lengthy break on a ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Something had to give.

The Bruins pulled into Tampa having won seven straight games on the road, with the NHL’s second-best winning percentage. The Lightning had won 10 straight at Amalie Arena, and owned the league’s second-best home winning percentage.

Thursday night, it was an opportunistic Victor Hedman goal from the ...Read more

CHICAGO — John Harms seemed to fade from Chicago Blackhawks lore just as quickly as he arrived.

Harms, a 5-foot-8, 160-pound right wing for the Hawks from 1943-45, is best known for being the first player to score his first three goals in a Stanley Cup Final — before he ever scored in a regular-season game.

But he found himself out of the ...Read more