Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will be away from the team indefinitely because of a family member’s illness.Pietrangelo already has missed five games, and there is no timetable fo… MORE

The Winnipeg Jets will try to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.Winnipeg played the first game of a back-to-back set on Thursday, winning 5-2 over the… MORE

Brayden Point’s second goal of the night was the game-winner in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night.On a two-on-one break with th… MORE

The Vegas Golden Knights will try to end their uncharacteristic struggles on home ice when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.Through two months of the season, Vegas leads the Western Conf… MORE

With just one victory between them in their last 11 games combined, the Anaheim Ducks and visiting San Jose Sharks have plenty to prove when they meet Friday.That one victory between the teams belo… MORE

The Arizona Coyotes will be looking to reverse course when they return home from a 14-game road trip to face the Boston Bruins on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz.Arizona is coming off Wednesday’s 8-2 l… MORE

Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Kirill Kaprizov of the visiting Minnesota Wild will look to continue their goal-scoring streaks when their teams meet on Friday.McDavid scored for the sixt… MORE

Alex Ovechkin can score goals with ease. But they have rarely come as easy as they did Wednesday night in Philadelphia.Ovechkin scored two empty-net goals as the Washington Capitals wrapped up a si… MORE

Having spent eight seasons with the Calgary Flames, Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets will be hosting his old teammates when the clubs meet Friday.Gaudreau, who left the Flames as a free… MORE

Tage Thompson scored five goals in a six-point performance to power the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 9-4 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.Thompson’s five goals matched the Sabre… MORE

Mika Zibanejad scored two power-play goals to highlight a four-goal third period for the New York Rangers, who handed the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights a 5-1 loss on Wednesday night… MORE

Taylor Hall had two goals and an assist, Linus Ullmark had 23 saves for his second shutout of the season and sixth of his career, and the Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 in Denver on Wed… MORE

Alex Ovechkin scored two empty net goals to lift the Washington Capitals past the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Wednesday.Dylan Strome had one goal and one assist and T.J. Oshie added one goal fo… MORE

The Dallas Stars have managed to avoid letting losses build up this season, a trend they will look to maintain when hosting the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.Dallas is coming off a 4-0 loss to the To… MORE

The Toronto Maple Leafs can extend their points streak to 13 games while Mitchell Marner tries to stretch his to 21 games Thursday night against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.Marner earned an assi… MORE

The Florida Panthers just finished a 2-2-1 road trip and are in need of some good vibes when they return home Thursday to face the Detroit Red Wings.”We’ve got to take some confidence back to home… MORE

The offense-minded Buffalo Sabres hope to continue their scoring surge when they visit the retooling Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.The Sabres are 4-2-1 over their past seven games, including a… MORE

Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored seven seconds apart early in the second period to break a tie and lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 victory over the host Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.J… MORE

The Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks have yet to get on a serious roll this season. Neither team has won more than three games in a row.Vancouver has shown some recent signs of positivity, how… MORE

Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday.Mark Scheifele scored twice and Pierre-Luc Dubois had three assists f… MORE

Anze Kopitar had three assists and the Los Angeles Kings continued their recent power-play dominance in a 5-2 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals, Kev… MORE

Sidney Crosby scored twice during Pittsburgh’s three-goal second period on Tuesday as the Penguins earned a 4-1 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets to pick up their third straight win.B… MORE

After scoring three third-period goals to rally for a 6-4 home win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday, the visiting New York Rangers begin their toughest three-game stretch of the season when they fac… MORE

The Colorado Avalanche head home after a four-game road trip with plenty of injury issues.Colorado has played most of the season without Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin, as well as a revolv… MORE

In a season filled with injuries and frustrating losses, the Philadelphia Flyers put together arguably their best performance in a 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on… MORE