PITTSBURGH — Friday, it was not a nervous newcomer or the sleep-deprived first-time dad making critical mistakes on the blue line. It was Pittsburgh’s top three defenders.

Brian Dumoulin was flubbing passes left and right all night and when defending this season, has not looked like his normal self. A rough sequence by Kris Letang led to ...Read more

The Devils faced the Islanders for the first of eight encounters this season, knowing full well that success against last season's Eastern Conference runner-ups will go a long way to show how well they can contend in the East Division. Riding high with at least a point in all three games thus far, the Devils were knocked down before the game by ...Read more

ANAHEIM, CALIF. – The power play snapped out of its funk, more players contributed on offense, and goaltending has stabilized the entire operation.

After shrugging off the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday at Honda Center, the Wild had plenty of reasons to crown its season-opening road trip a success – perhaps none more than the number of ...Read more

Tomas Hertl scored in the fourth round of the shootout to help give the Sharks a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, splitting the two-game series at Enterprise Center.

Sharks goalie Martin Jones made 23 saves in regulation time and overtime, and didn’t allow a goal in the shootout as the Sharks evened their record at 2-2-0.

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DETROIT — Coach Jeff Blashill broke up the Red Wings' first line heading into Tuesday's game, but they played a big part still in the end.

Tyler Bertuzzi banked in a pass from Dylan Larkin just 15 seconds into overtime, giving the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over Columbus.

Larkin and Bertuzzi had a partial 2-on-1 rush, Larkin passed the puck, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After scoring the game-winning, overtime goal, Sidney Crosby skated to the corner of the rink and waited for the bench to clear … at least the ones who were healthy enough.

The Penguins trailed by two goals in the second period and found themselves down to just four healthy defensemen by the third period. But with special teams...Read more

NEW YORK - Any hopes of turning one dominant performance into a short winning streak were dashed for the Rangers at Madison Square Garden Tuesday.

They hung tough after it looked like the score might get away from them in the second period, but the Blueshirts ultimately fell victim to a 4-3 loss in their first meeting of the young season with ...Read more

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

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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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