John Carlson set a franchise record with a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period and the Washington Capitals boosted their playoff chances with a 4-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. At 8:29 of the third,
The Carolina Hurricanes are in the mix for the best record in the NHL, but they’ve also entered a phase of gearing up for the postseason. The next stop comes Sunday night at Chicago, where the Blackhawks are out of
Sam Reinhart scored with 1:02 left in overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. Reinhart beat his former team with his 55th goal this season and his 10th game-winner of the
Travis Konecny scored his NHL-best sixth short-handed goal midway through the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers kept their playoff chances alive with a 1-0 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The Flyers (38-32-11, 87 points) won
Washington defenseman Nick Jensen was stretchered off the ice late in the first period Saturday afternoon in the Capitals’ home match against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but he appears to have escaped serious injury. As the period moved inside the
The Arizona Coyotes’ owner issued a statement Saturday, explaining his inability to comment on the subject of the team’s immediate future. Alex Meruelo, in his words via X, formerly Twitter, said he would refrain from any “official public comments” at
Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Adam Lowry also scored twice, and the Winnipeg Jets routed the Colorado Avalanche 7-0 in Denver on Saturday in a preview of their first-round playoff series. Winnipeg (50-24-6, 106 points) swept the
Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and Jason Robertson added one of each as the Dallas Stars clinched their first Central Division title since 2016 with a 3-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon. Craig
Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout as the host New York Rangers rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. Panarin also netted the tying goal to extend his points streak