The Bruins may be far from a perfect team but they seem to have hit on a winning formula. It comes down to balanced scoring and tremendous goaltending from Jeremy Swayman to cover up all the warts.

Swayman made 35 saves and the B’s rewarded their night owl fans with a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Tuesday to kick off a...Read more

DALLAS — There is more blood involved in this rivalry now.

The Colorado Avalanche's Martin Necas scored twice, while Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of assists and bloodied face after his second fight of the season in a 3-2 win Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves in an impressive ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights got goals from five different players and had 12 players get on the scoresheet in a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.

William Karlsson scored for the second straight game, and Jack Eichel notched his fourth goal in the first seven games for the Knights (6-2-0). Adin Hill finished with...Read more

NEW YORK — The only good thing for the Lightning after their 4-1 loss Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden is that they won’t have to see the Rangers again until late March.

The thing is, through the first six games of the season — yes, a small sample size — the Lightning have played well against everyone else.

They took a four-game ...Read more

In what turned out to be a showdown between two top lines, the Winnipeg Jets’ best players upstaged the Minnesota Wild’s.

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, but Winnipeg’s leaders had double that output to down the Wild 5-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre for the Wild’s most lopsided loss of the season.

Cole Perfetti had a pair of ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — During the second period, The Black Crowes’ “Hard to Handle” blared from the speakers. “Actions speak louder than words,” Chris Robinson sang.

Indeed.

The Flyers have said all the right words during the seven game winless streak, but on Tuesday, despite losing 3-2 in a shootout on a goal by Bobby McMann, they took ...Read more

CHICAGO — At the start of a challenging road trip, the Penguins played one of the worst teams in the NHL so far this season.

It seemed like a win they needed to get, and a lot went right — Sidney Crosby finally got going with a pair of goals, while Nick Robertson scored his fourth of the season.

But one of the Penguins’ strengths so far,...Read more

It was only a matter of time before Brady Tkachuk got going.

And after not scoring through the first six games of his Florida Panthers tenure after being acquired in an offseason blockbuster trade with the Ottawa Senators, Tkachuk finally scored his first goal with his new team on Tuesday.

And then scored again. And again.

Tkachuk produced a ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings may have found a new, explosive scoring line Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to earn a victory.

Jack Hughes scored at 1 minute 19 seconds of overtime, giving New Jersey a 5-4 victory.

Jesper Bratt found Hughes streaking down the middle of the ice, and Hughes scored on the breakaway on goaltender John GIbson.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild overcame another top team despite losing a second player to a scary-looking injury.

They defeated the reigning Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday at Grand Casino Arena and improved to 4-1-1 after Nico Sturm took a puck to the head and left early.

Sturm was hurt late in the ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado assistant coach Dave Hakstol is leaving to become Arizona State’s next head coach, multiple outlets reported Monday morning.

Hakstol just began his second year as an assistant on Jared Bednar’s staff. He replaced Ray Bennett, who was fired after a first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Stars in 2025.

Arizona State coach...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard practiced in a regular jersey Sunday, indicating his return to the lineup might be closer than expected.

Bedard had been in a black noncontact sweater since returning to practice Oct. 5, and he took faceoffs for the first time Saturday since undergoing shoulder surgery in July.

He ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers made history.

Not the good kind.

On Sunday, the Flyers lost 4-1 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and are now winless in seven games to start the 2026-27 season.

The previous franchise record was six, held by the 1999-00 and 2008-09 teams. Both squads won their seventh game.

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LAS VEGAS — Mitch Marner scored the game-winner with 2:19 remaining in overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth straight with a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Marner’s goal came on a power play seconds after Kings center Scott Laughton was called for tripping.

Rookie forward Trevor ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Lightning were looking Saturday night to carry the momentum they built with three straight home wins on the road against the Islanders.

They went into the final period at UBS Arena fighting for points, deadlocked at 3-all.

These are the early-season games that build confidence and character, and despite blowing a pair of ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche had the puck a lot Saturday night at Ball Arena and looked pretty formidable when they had it.

When the Avs didn’t have it was the issue.

William Nylander had two goals and three assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored twice on the previously impenetrable Avalanche penalty kill en route to a 6-3 win at ...Read more

What a night for goaltending on Saturday between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.

Daniil Tarasov, in his first start as a Wing, and Montreal's Jacob Fowler both dominated. But in the end, Fowler made one more save as the Canadiens defeated the Red Wings, 1-0, after six shootout rounds.

Montreal's Zach Bolduc was the lone player ...Read more

The stars aligned for the Wild in more ways than one.

They avoided going home from their road trip without a win, upending the Panthers, 4-1, on Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena after their best forwards teamed up on the same line.

Kirill Kaprizov netted a hat trick after not registering a shot attempt last game for the first time in his NHL ...Read more