RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night’s season opener for both teams. Kucherov beat Hurricane goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play
Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in Raleigh, N.C. Brayden Point scored the
After a historic NHL debut, Macklin Celebrini simply hopes to be on the ice when the San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick by the Sharks in the 2024 NHL Draft,
The Colorado Avalanche aren’t panicking about their goaltending after one poor performance, but they’re not waiting to fix a potential problem ahead of Saturday night’s home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Denver. Colorado lost its season opener at
The New York Islanders didn’t have to look far for an idea of how to handle their first road trip of the season. After a difficult loss, the Islanders will embark on a three-game trek Saturday night when they visit
The New York Rangers open the home portion of their 2024-25 season on Saturday by welcoming the visiting Utah Hockley Club, as both teams seek to keep their perfect records intact. New York opened the season Wednesday night in Pittsburgh
A new season presents another opportunity for the Ottawa Senators to continue their recent dominance of the Montreal Canadiens. Vying to start 2-0-0 for the first time in eight seasons, the visiting Senators eye a 10th consecutive victory over the
New Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will be hunting his first goal of the season in the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. The league’s leading goal-scorer last season with 69 does not have a
The Detroit Red Wings faltered in their season opener on Thursday. They’ll try to smooth things out in their second game when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Detroit allowed five goals in the last two periods of