PHILADELPHIA — A win with a capital "W."

Coming off a disastrous performance on Monday against the New York Rangers, and facing yet another division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers reestablished who they are. In a chippy game between two teams clinging to playoff hopes, the Flyers bested the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-1.

The win tied the...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights were able to hang in there against one of the best teams in the NHL, but their downward slide continued in a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday.

Jack Eichel scored for the second straight game, but the Knights (29-22-14) lost their third straight and for the sixth time in their last ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Karel Vejmelka shook his head.

The Utah Mammoth goalie stopped Kirill Kaprizov not once but twice from point-blank range, unfurling his glove for the first save and then sliding across in time to block the second shot from Kaprizov.

But Vejmelka couldn’t deny Kaprizov forever … and it was another miss that helped ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks’ top priority if they want to continue challenging for a playoff spot down the stretch is keeping the puck out of their net.

The Sharks’ game Tuesday night against one of the NHL’s best teams was pretty much a disaster in that regard, as they allowed two goals in both the first and second periods and an especially ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s focus coming into Tuesday’s return home against the Columbus Blue Jackets was to get back to playing the kind of defense that made them the best team in the Eastern Conference a few weeks ago.

It would be a tall task against a Columbus team that put up eight goals on the Lightning in their last ...Read more

BOSTON — The Bruins are a great team when they’re at TD Garden, but they were facing a Los Angeles Kings that was every bit as good on the road.

Something had to give. And it was the Kings who cracked in overtime.

Charlie McAvoy scored at 39 seconds into overtime to lift the B’s to a 2-1 hard-earned victory over the Kings. In OT, Mark ...Read more

The Detroit Red Wings appeared to have this game sealed and won — and then suddenly didn't.

Florida's Carter Verhaeghe scored two late goals Tuesday and the Panthers escaped with a 4-3 victory.

Verhaeghe tied it at 18 minutes 30 seconds with Florida goaltender Daniil Tarasov pulled, and the Panthers possessing the extra skater. Verhaeghe ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Trailing by two goals with just over two minutes left, the Penguins proved their mettle again.

The Carolina Hurricanes scored three unanswered third-period goals to put the Penguins on the precipice of their third regulation loss in five games. Pittsburgh’s rally started with an unbelievable glove save by Stuart Skinner on a...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Oh well.

Despite having the Eastern Conference’s worst team, the New York Rangers, at Xfinity Mobile Arena, and riding high after a comeback shootout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers were trounced 6-2.

Matvei Michkov scored the Flyers’ first goal on a power play in the second period....Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights played one of their better 60-minute games in recent memory. They played the kind of game you want to have against the Edmonton Oilers.

But the Knights could only muster two goals against the leaky Oilers defense and lost 4-2 to their Pacific Division rivals Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.

The Knights (29-21-14) dropped to 2...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — After years of playing in a half-empty arena at the KeyBank Center, the Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in the loudest of lion’s dens Sunday night.

A storm was brewing in Buffalo, and with first place in the Atlantic Division on the line, the Sabres had everything going their way with an early second-period, three-goal ...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — The Detroit Red Wings began a crucial four-game road trip Sunday in the ideal way.

Without captain Dylan Larkin (lower-body), and coming off a lackluster home loss, the Wings went into New Jersey and defeated the Devils 3-0.

Moritz Seider had a goal and two assists, James van Riemsdyk (power play) had a goal and assist, and ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — For their first eight periods against Boston this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ offense did almost nothing. They scored just two goals.

But something clicked in their final period versus the Bruins on Sunday. They scored twice within 33 seconds and added another five minutes later to flip a game that was hurtling out of ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche picked a great weekend to figure things out in the shootout.

Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored in the one-on-one competition Sunday afternoon, and the Avs knocked off the Minnesota Wild, 3-2, at Ball Arena. They also beat the Dallas Stars in a shootout Friday night, securing a huge four points to ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Bo Horvat scored 4:20 into overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Horvat took a pass from Matthew Schaefer, sped past Sharks defenseman Sam Dickinson, and beat goalie Yaroslav Askarov for his 37th goal of the season.

With the overtime loss, the Sharks finish their six-...Read more

SEATTLE — Getting past the trade deadline should be the spark for a team in the middle of a playoff race. Whether it’s the influx of a new addition or the certainty of what a roster is going to look like the rest of the way, post-deadline can be the moment a playoff-worthy team starts to take off.

Any kind of spark or boost from the ...Read more

The Lightning came to Toronto in desperate need of a win, and coach Jon Cooper tinkered with his forward line and defenseman pairings against the Leafs on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena.

But it was the addition of veteran forward Corey Perry, acquired Friday ahead of the trade deadline, into the Lightning’s new-look lineup that really ...Read more