SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon made up for lost time.

Two days after being ejected against the Edmonton Oilers, MacKinnon returned to the ice with a vengeance. The Colorado Avalanche star had a goal and three assists Thursday night to help his club roll past the Seattle Kraken, 5-1, at Climate Pledge Arena.

The NHL rescinded MacKinnon’s game ...Read more

Coach Bruce Cassidy thought the Vegas Golden Knights were due for a breakout. Part of that was finding a way to get a lead and extend it.

It had been awhile since they did that, but the Knights got the offensive outburst they needed in a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.

The Knights (30-22-14) put five goals ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Only two teammates are top five in goal scoring in the NHL, and they’re on the Wild.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy continue to trade tallies, but the duo couldn’t prevent a stinker against the Flyers, who rallied for a 3-2 win in a shootout on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.

Boldy buried his 37th goal on the power play...Read more

SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon did get an apology, sort of, from the NHL after all.

The league rescinded MacKinnon’s game misconduct from Tuesday night, the Colorado Avalanche star told The Denver Post on Thursday.

“I think (general manager Chris MacFarland) asked them to review it, from what I know, and they took it away,” MacKinnon said....Read more

San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic picked a perfect time to have one of his best games of the season.

With the Sharks looking to get back into a playoff position, the timing was right for Tyler Toffoli and William Eklund to find the back of the net again, too.

Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 40 shots, and Michael Misa, Toffoli and Eklund each ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s game against the Red Wings Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena had added meaning. Not only were they desperate to get back to their winning ways after losing six of their previous seven, they needed points against a Red Wings team that was one of several nipping at their heels in the Atlantic ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky, mired in the midst of arguably the worst season of his Hall of Fame hockey career, gave a reminder of just how good he can be on Thursday.

The Florida Panthers’ veteran goaltender made big save after big save against the Columbus Blue Jackets, finishing with 30 saves (including 11 on high-danger shots) and ...Read more

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