SAN JOSE, Calif. — Another announced sellout crowd at SAP Center watched the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night. And no one wearing teal will complain about picking up another two points.

But the Sharks will want to clean a few things up before they begin a short two-game road trip next week.

Igor ...Read more

DENVER — Scoring more than two goals per period is a pretty foolproof way to win hockey games.

The Colorado Avalanche continued to bludgeon its way through the opening week of the 2026-27 season with a 6-1 win Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena. Martin Necas scored twice, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves in a game ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers are still looking for their first win of the season, after losing 3-2 in overtime to the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes — and questionable officiating.

Owen Tippett was called for a slashing call in overtime, one of several debatable calls against the Flyers on the night, and former Flyers ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The sellout crowd roared for the Big Three. They roared even louder for No. 66. And then the Pittsburgh Penguins produced the loudest roars of all with an emphatic stretch of five unanswered goals in the home opener Saturday.

But the Montreal Canadiens punched back. Trailing 5-1 late in the second period, the visitors surged back...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild recovered from a sleepy start because the power play jolted them awake.

A pair of second-period goals against the short-handed Bruins galvanized the Wild to a 4-1 win on Saturday night in their home opener at Grand Casino Arena that kept them undefeated two games into the season.

On the power play, Kirill Kaprizov ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Getting back to Tampa for their home opener was seemingly the perfect antidote for the Lightning after their disappointing opening-night loss to the Rangers two nights earlier in New York.

Hundreds of fans showed up more than three hours before game time Saturday night, lining the blue carpet as players arrived. Even though ...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers have placed captain and top-line center Aleksander Barkov on long-term injured reserve following his apparent left leg injury on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.

Exactly how much time Barkov will miss is still unclear, according to the Associated Press which first reported the news Saturday, but placing ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — When it comes to the topic of the NHL expanding, the Dallas Stars are not first in line to talk about this subject.

Since moving to Dallas in 1993, the Stars have owned not just Texas but Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana. The Stars are the only NHL franchise that does not have another team in its state or shares a border with...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Ryan Craig got what he wanted when he said he needed the Vegas Golden Knights to start on time. They just didn’t start on time in the second period, and it cost them.

The Knights nearly climbed out of a four-goal hole, but couldn’t complete the comeback in a 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.

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Consider it already a better start than last year.

In their season opener on Friday night in Dallas, the Blues beat the Stars, 4-0, starting their 2026-27 campaign on a high note before heading to Colorado to finish off a back-to-back on Saturday night.

Mason McTavish, Dalibor Dvorsky, Jimmy Snuggerud (empty net) and Pius Suter (empty net) ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Logan Stankoven said the Carolina Hurricanes were lethargic.

Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour said there wasn’t enough urgency in their play.

Canes captain Jordan Staal, in simpler terms, said they were outplayed.

Whatever the reason, and all of that was a factor, the Hurricanes followed up an overtime loss to Florida in ...Read more

If the Bruins have shown anything in their first two games of the season, it is that they just might be pretty good at winning time.

After the B’s won their season opener with three goals in the final four minutes against the Rangers on Tuesday, they came from behind to tie the game late and then beat the Winnipeg Jets in overtime on a JJ ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Andrei Kuzmenko returned to practice for the Penguins on Friday. The 30-year-old winger traveled back to Russia last week after the sudden death of his father.

His father, Alexander, was killed by a bear while on a fishing trip in southern Siberia. He was 62. His funeral was held Monday.

“I want to say thank you for everyone ...Read more

DETROIT — Dylan Larkin isn't a favorite of Red Wings fans anymore.

Larkin was introduced before the start of Friday's regular-season opener at Little Caesars Arena and was roundly booed by the crowd.

Larkin, who was placed on injured reserve earlier in the day, was on the bench along with other healthy scratches.

Larkin requested a trade ...Read more

SEATTLE — A few minutes before 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, Philipp Grubauer orders the Green Lake Lager. At his suggestion, you do the same. You take the pair of golden pints to a high-top table at Easy Pace Brewing, a building with warm wood and wall-to-wall windows that overlook the eastern edge of Green Lake Park. He wears a black hoodie ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks’ season-opening game against the Florida Panthers felt like a playoff game.

Fights, scrums, big hits, and some impressive goals in a back-and-forth game made the Shark Tank the loudest it has been in a long time, maybe since the team’s last postseason appearance in 2019.

Then the roof came off in ...Read more

Berkly Catton entered his second season ready for whatever the NHL throws at him. They won’t all be as easy as the opener.

The Seattle Kraken downed the Calgary Flames, 6-1, quieting a rowdy crowd ready to send off Calgary’s 43-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome. The second-oldest barn in the NHL is set to be demolished after the season ends.

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Welcome to the new Wild.

Led by a perfect penalty kill, Kirill Kaprizov deflection and veterans stepping up on offense, the Wild dismissed the Predators at Bridgestone Arena in a 3-1 season-opening victory.

Their home opener is Saturday versus Boston at Grand Casino Arena.

Nick Foligno scored the first goal of the season, burying a Michael ...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — Make no mistake, Joseph Woll was the primary reason the Flyers scored even a point on Thursday.

His 41-save performance masked an up-and-down game from the Flyers in the 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Jack Hughes’ overtime winner. It was an improvement compared to Wednesday’s 7-0 clunker, enough to send the game to ...Read more