The Florida Panthers — thanks to one of the most dominant periods in the NHL this season — rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla. Florida (52-24-6, 110 points) jumped the Boston
Patrick Kane scored the only goal of the shootout as the visiting Detroit Red Wings closed out their season with a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The Red Wings were officially eliminated from playoff contention moments
T.J. Oshie scored the winning goal into an empty net with three minutes remaining as the visiting Washington Capitals clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Trailing the Capitals by two points, the
Jiri Smejkal and Jakob Chychrun scored first-period goals to propel the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Ottawa (37-41-4, 78 points) posted its third win in four games to end the season. Smejkal
Zach Werenski scored twice and added two assists as the Columbus Blue Jackets doubled up the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Tuesday night. Luca Del Bel Belluz, James Malatesta, Johnny Gaudreau and Alex Nylander also scored for the Blue Jackets
It figures to be one last date in the desert for the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes (35-41-5, 75 points) will not only conclude the season with Wednesday’s home clash against the Edmonton Oilers in Tempe, Ariz., but it appears the
After clinching the Central Division title, Dallas Stars have one more chance to prepare for postseason play. The Stars (51-21-9, 111 points) close their regular season Wednesday night by hosting the St. Louis Blues (43-33-5, 91 points). It’s possible Dallas
The National Hockey League single-season attendance record was broken Monday with 18 games to spare, the league announced Tuesday. A total of 22,560,634 fans have watched games in the regular season through Monday, filling arenas at 97 percent capacity, the
Pursuing the Atlantic Division title, the Florida Panthers received an unexpected boost with the return of forward Carter Verhaeghe for Tuesday night’s regular-season finale against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Verhaeghe, 28, wasn’t expected back until Game 1 of the