SAN JOSE – Macklin Celebrini and Mason Marchment brought an announced sellout crowd to life on Wednesday, scoring third-period goals to help send the San Jose Sharks’ game against the Pittsburgh Penguins into overtime.

That’s where the Sharks’ magic ended as Penguins center Ben Kindel scored the only goal in the shootout in a 3-2 loss ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — No lead is safe when the Lightning and Sabres get together.

In Tampa Bay’s first trip to Buffalo this season, it took a four-goal lead into the middle of the second period Wednesday night.

The Lightning had everything going their way, and the boo birds were out at KeyBank Center.

But before you knew it, Tampa Bay was ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Blues snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center.

Pius Suter, Justin Barron and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blues, who had not won since beating the Red Wings in Detroit on Oct. 31. Joel Hofer made 29 saves.

Andrew Copp and Moritz Seider scored for the Red ...Read more

TORONTO — Given some of the effort-based issues the Colorado Avalanche have had away from home this season, the resilience shown Tuesday night could be a significant development.

It’s not that the Avs came to Scotiabank Arena and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs — but how they had to do it. Colorado survived an early goal against and gave...Read more

The competitiveness between the Wild and Canadiens lived up to the hype.

Neighbors in the NHL standings and led by two top goaltenders, the teams were each other’s match until the Wild pulled away 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night at Bell Centre for their sixth straight road win.

They also extended their point streak to nine games (7-0-2), while...Read more

NEW YORK — The New Jersey Devils confounded fans with their explanation for why star goalie Connor Hellebuyck won’t play Tuesday in his tense return to Winnipeg, claiming it “would potentially give us a reduction in our expected win probability.”

The bizarre statement came from general manager Sunny Mehta, who said Sunday night that the...Read more

Well, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ good vibes didn’t last long.

After snapping a four-game losing streak with a win in Los Angeles on Saturday, they fell way behind in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday and couldn’t complete a comeback. The Ducks beat the Penguins 5-2 at the Honda Center.

The game turned on a bungled 5-on-3 power play for Pittsburgh...Read more

Less than 24 hours after an overtime comeback win in Minnesota, the Tampa Bay Lightning set themselves up for more last-minute heroics in the second half of their back-to-back Sunday night in Winnipeg.

The Lightning were being shut out, down by three goals with less than 12 minutes to play.

Their power play was flat, they weren’t winning ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights put an emphatic stamp on an impressive road trip with a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sunday.

The Knights (12-5-2) earned seven of a possible eight points on the season-long, four-game road trip. Their lone loss was Monday in Boston via a shootout.

Mitch Marner scored a ...Read more

BOSTON — The Florida Panthers are without Sasha Barkov and Brad Marchand and they were on the second half of a back-to-back when they met the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Sunday.

But a win over the Panthers these days, in any iteration, is nothing to be dismissed.

With hostilities flashing early and often, the B’s grabbed an early lead ...Read more

DENVER — Martin Necas can shoot a hockey puck from distance about as well as anyone in the world.

His two goals Friday night traveled a combined total of about four feet.

Necas scored twice and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-0, in front of a spirited Saturday night crowd at Ball Arena. Nathan...Read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins were ailing as they flew west for a three-game road trip. They had lost four straight games, including an embarrassing home defeat Thursday.

But the California air seemed to lift their spirits. The Penguins rode two goals each from Tommy Novak and Sidney Crosby to a 5-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks had some encouraging moments in their game against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, but their three-game road trip still ended in bitterly disappointing fashion.

Led by some of their youngest players, the Sharks scored more goals than they had in a week but struggled mightily on the penalty kill in a 4-3 loss to the Stars...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild never trailed until the very end.

They uncharacteristically blew a two-goal lead in the third period, and the Lightning completed their 4-3 comeback in overtime on Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena to snap the Wild’s three-game win streak.

Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov – on his ninth shot of the ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The reeling Sharks tested the rolling Wild … but not enough to change either’s momentum.

In their return home from sweeping a two-game road trip, the Wild pulled away late for a 4-1 victory over San Jose on Friday at Grand Casino Arena that extended their recent tear to 6-0-1.

Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 16th...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A sullen Penguins locker room Thursday night confronted the reality that the season is already slipping away.

“Consistency is not there at all, and it’s not one game we’re talking about,” Kris Letang said. “We’re on for 20 [minutes], we’re off for 20. And you cannot win games consistently in this league if you’re ...Read more

DETROIT — This one will be tough to stomach for the Red Wings.

Vegas forward Trevor Connelly scored at 18 minutes, 18 seconds of the third period, his seventh goal, giving Vegas a 2-1 victory over the Wings.

Connelly got a feed from Jack Eichel, made a nifty move around Michael Rasmussen, and beat goaltender Daniil Tarasov with a shot.

The ...Read more