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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Curtis Douglas was fined $2,018.23 Friday for serving as the aggressor in his team's latest melee with the archrival Florida Panthers. The NHL issued the maximum allowable fine to Douglas for fighting an unwilling opponent,...

Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twi...

Mark Stone recorded a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights jumped out to a four-goal first-period lead en route to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday in Las Vegas. Adin Hill made 32 saves to pick up his 100th career win (...

Erik Cernak scored his first goal, Nikita Kucherov stretched his point streak to 10 games, and the Tampa Bay Lightning headed off to the Winter Olympics break by earning their 10th straight home win, 6-1, over the Florida Panthers. Brandon Hagel, Zemg...

Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twice...

Jakob Chychrun scored twice in a three-point performance and Pierre-Luc Dubois netted one goal and one assist in his first game in more than three months to lead the host Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. T...

Tim Stutzle scored an overtime game-winner in Philadelphia for the second time this season, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Flyers on Thursday. Stutzle, who also scored in OT in a 3-2 road win over the Flyers on Nov. 8, raced pas...

Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal with 3:27 left to play to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J. Casey Cizikas and Mathew Barzal each added a goal for the Islanders, while Horvat assisted on ...

Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves in a successful homecoming as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes extended their points streak to 10 games with a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers Thursday night in the final game before the Olympic break. Andrei S...

Washington Capitals forward Pierre-Luc Dubois will return Thursday against the visiting Nashville Predators after missing 47 games following surgery to repair injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles, the team said. Dubois, 27, was injured after...

Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau is scheduled to undergo hip surgery in March and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Thursday. The Flames also said Huberdeau is expected to make a full recovery in time for the start of ...

Thanks to a victory Wednesday over the worst team in the league that snapped a five-game losing streak, the Vegas Golden Knights head into Thursday night's game with the Los Angeles Kings in Las Vegas assured of going into the Olympic break in first pl...

Matthew Tkachuk put the Florida Panthers' situation into perspective after a loss on Monday. "We are in trouble right now," Tkachuk said after the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 5-3 win despite being outshot 42-20 by the Panthers. Tkachuk and the two-t...

The Washington Capitals are aware of the importance of Thursday night's home game against the Nashville Predators. Heading into the final game before the Olympic break, the Capitals -- who ran away with the Metropolitan Division title last season -- a...

Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon's game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Late in the extra session, Boldy sen...

The Carolina Hurricanes have led the Metropolitan Division most of the season and their recent hot streak has hoisted them within striking range of the President's Trophy. The Hurricanes attempt to earn a point in a season-high 10th straight game Thur...

Jack Eichel scored a goal and had an assist and Mark Stone added two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Cole Reinhardt, Ivan Barbashev, P...

Shane Wright scored two goals for the visiting Seattle Kraken in a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn also scored, Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau had two assists each and Joey Daccord made...

Ryan Lomberg broke a third-period tie and rookie Matvei Gridin scored once and added an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary also scored for the Flam...

Jamie Benn had two goals, including the winner with 23 seconds left, and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-4 Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. The Stars beat the Blues three times during that span, a...

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals, Josh Manson scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in Denver on Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 700 for his career, Vale...

Nick Schmaltz scored his fourth goal in two games and added an assist as the Utah Mammoth beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Clayton Keller also had a goal and an assist for Utah, which has won two straight after losing two...

Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon's game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. The clock was winding down when Bold...

Anton Lundell came off the injured list and provided one goal and two assists in regulation and also scored in the shootout as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-4, on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla. Brad Marchand also scored in ...

Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists as the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Wednesday during the final game for both teams ahead of the Olympic break. Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip...

Jet Greaves made 21 saves for Columbus' second consecutive shutout in their 4-0 win over visiting Chicago on Wednesday night. It was the final game before the Olympic break for both teams. The Blue Jackets shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 in Newark...

With the NHL playoff race taking shape, the New York Islanders are once again in the thick of the action. The Islanders, as expected, have been in contention all season long, but their chances continue to get better as their captain Bo Horvat continue...

As a three-week Olympic break looms, the Philadelphia Flyers and visiting Ottawa Senators will be hungry for a win when the teams face off Thursday. With a victory, Philadelphia would head into the break with back-to-back wins following a stretch of 1...

The Buffalo Sabres will look to shake off a pair of recent divisional losses when they play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Pittsburgh, which made the playoffs for 16 consecutive seasons from 2006-07 to 2021-22, has been absent from posts...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones received a 20-game suspension Wednesday for violating the terms of the NHL's performance enhancing substances policy. Jones, 28, was automatically referred to the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program for evalu...