FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s only one way for Florida Panthers fans to keep rooting this season. That’s for their team to hang in there long enough to start getting some injured players back.

“We know we’ll be getting guys back,’’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad said Wednesday after practice.

They’ll keep hanging in, too. It’s ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A quiet, scoreless game through two periods delivered third-period fireworks — and another Penguins shootout loss.

The Penguins fell, 2-1, to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, as Nikita Kucherov punched through a decisive goal in the shootout. Pittsburgh has now lost three straight games.

The Penguins ...Read more

BOSTON — Given the streaky nature of these Bruins, you might be forgiven if you didn’t want to fully invest in this team.

But if the B’s can continue to get goaltending like they’ve gotten the last couple of games, they might be worth a watch.

After surviving a six-game losing streak last month, the pendulum is now swinging the other ...Read more

Cale Makar thought it was in. So did Trent Miner from the opposite end of the ice, Jared Bednar from the bench and the sold-out Ball Arena crowd.

But Nathan MacKinnon’s slap shot 87 seconds into overtime hit off the inside of the post, giving Toronto new life. The Maple Leafs made the most of it, eventually using William Nylander’s winner ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild’s debut in the “Hughes Bowl” was a dud.

Younger brothers Jack and Luke will hold onto bragging rights over Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes after the New Jersey Devils won 5-2 Monday at Grand Casino Arena in only the third ever matchup between the three siblings.

Ondrej Palat’s 1-1 tiebreaker with 8 ...Read more

The Seattle Kraken rebounded after a rare regulation loss Saturday night at the Carolina Hurricanes, turning in their ninth win in 12 outings Monday night as Seattle downed the New York Rangers 4-2 at Madison Square Garden.

The Kraken earned their third multi-goal comeback win of the season. All three came on the road.

The first goal ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings added an exclamation point Monday to a memorable evening.

On the night the organization raised and retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 to the rafters, the Wings capped the festivities with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Andrew Copp scored at 3 minutes, 27 seconds of overtime, his eighth goal,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — All good things must come to an end.

After being one of the NHL’s best teams following a loss — 9-1-2 after losing in regulation and 13-2-5 following any loss — the Philadelphia Flyers have now lost two straight in regulation for the second time this season. The last time that happened was in November.

Following Saturday...Read more

DETROIT — Many years later, Sergei Feodorv admitted an error.

Leaving the DetroitRed Wings in free agency the summer of 2003 for the Anaheim Ducks was an error.

"Leaving Detroit when I did was a huge mistake," said Fedorov, whose No. 91 was raised to the rafters Monday night before the Wings played the Carolina Hurricanes. "That is on me."

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The Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth straight game and continued their historic dominance of the Sharks with a 7-2 win at SAP Center in San Jose Sunday night.

It capped a season sweep of the Pacific Division rival and was the 11th-consecutive victory in the series for the Knights (21-11-12) over the Sharks (23-19-3).

Tomas Hertl had two ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins’ cornucopia of goals from Saturday turned into a barren wasteland of squandered opportunities on Sunday.

But while most of the skaters had no more than their C-games, Joonas Korpisalo earned an A-plus, stopping all 27 shots he faced from the Pittsburgh Penguins, nailing down two important points for the B’s with...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

It was the third straight win for the Knights (20-11-12).

Marner answered a fluky early goal by the Blues (17-21-8) with an unassisted tally as he tapped in his own rebound right in...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild’s return home from their longest road trip ever was also one for the record book.

Kirill Kaprizov passed Marian Gaborik for the second-most points in franchise history, but the accomplishment came in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday, Jan. 10 in the Wild’s first game at Grand ...Read more

They're the first-place Detroit Red Wings again.

The Wings went into Montreal on Saturday and in a battle for first place in the Atlantic Division came away with a convincing and impressive 4-0 victory over the Canadiens.

Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin (power play) had second-period goals, and Alex DeBrincat added a third-period goal, as the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jaccob Slavin is staunch in his faith, stout on the ice, and soft spoken about his talent, but there was no mistaking his body language when he finally got to share that he’d been given a green light to return to game action.

“Yeah, we’re good to go, ready to be back out there,” Slavin said with a smile Saturday ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It’s that time of the season when, around the league, hockey observers are raving about Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.

And forgetting about Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov.

But in many ways, the Lightning’s rise to the top of the Eastern Conference has coincided with some otherworldly play from the team’s top ...Read more

DENVER — It was Next Generation day at Ball Arena, which involves kids taking over key roles during the in-game fan experience.

It turned into a day where the Colorado Avalanche stars took a back seat to some of the “other guys” as well. Brent Burns scored twice, Trent Miner collected his first NHL victory with 29 saves and a shutout. The...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Well, the Penguins won’t go undefeated in 2026.

They lost their first game since the holiday break, falling 2-1 to the Flames on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.

That snapped a six-game winning streak. The red-hot Penguins offense went cold in the matinee matchup with Calgary — who came in with one of the worst records in the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Between the extensive upcoming travel and the quality of the opposition, the next three-plus weeks could be the most challenging of the San Jose Sharks’ season.

The demanding schedule might also be a measure of whether the Sharks are truly a playoff team.

The stretch of 12 games in 25 days got off to an impressive start ...Read more