Hockey can be a cruel sport and the Detroit Red Wings found that out Tuesday in Montreal.

The Canadiens' Josh Anderson scored his 15th goal midway in the third period, snapping a tie, and Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki scored empty-net goals, sending Montreal to a 4-1 victory.

With the win, Montreal pretty much sewed up the second and final...Read more

Winning hockey games right now may be counter-productive to Bruin management’s pursuit of the highest draft pick possible. But sometimes everything goes right at the wrong time.

It was milestone night for the B’s in New Jersey as they swamped the New Jersey Devils, 7-2, led by David Pastrnak’s three-point night that pushed him to the 100-...Read more

The Kraken have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs and are looking forward to a high draft pick this summer. Counterproductive to the latter cause, they keep winning.

They played the spoiler again Monday and improved to 3-0 on a five-game road trip, hanging on for a 2-1 victory over the playoff-bound L.A. Kings.

Early on, Quinton ...Read more

Finally, the St. Louis Blues lost a game.

After going 19-2-2 in their last 23 games and winning 12 in a row, the Blues hit a wall Tuesday night in Winnipeg. They fell 3-1 to the NHL-leading Jets to remain stuck at 93 points with three games left.

Pavel Buchnevich scored his fourth goal in his last five games for the Blues. Robert Thomas ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Meredith Gaudreau announced the birth of her third baby, Carter Michael Gaudreau, seven months after the death of her husband, former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau.

Carter was born April 1, 2025, at the same height and weight that Johnny was as a baby. Meredith gave Carter Johnny’s middle name, Michael.

“I love you so much my ...Read more

Now back to our regularly scheduled Boston Bruins programming.

A night after the B’s stunned the playoff-bound Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, the B’s blew an early two-goal lead in a a typically brutal second period that they could now trademark and then coughed up two goals early in the third period to fall, 6-3, to the Sabres in Buffalo on ...Read more

DETROIT — The whole strength-of-schedule argument that was going to work against the Red Wings during this playoff chase hasn't yet been much of a thing.

Part of it is that the Wings are playing well, as they did Sunday in defeating Florida, 2-1. It was the fourth consecutive game in which the Wings (36-33-7) have earned points (3-0-1), who ...Read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins are officially eliminated from playoff contention after they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1, at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday night.

Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight stopped 28 of 29 shots to make it three years in a row without postseason hockey for Sidney Crosby and the Penguins, though mathematically ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marcus Foligno was sick of motivational speeches — hearing and giving them, the Wild alternate captain’s voice hoarse.

“We’re in a crucial time of the year, and we gotta stop talking about it and how to do it,” Foligno said. “We just gotta show up and play.”

After a miserable road trip in which the Wild went ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen sat side-by-side in the deepest part of the horseshoe-shaped Penguins locker room at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex earlier this week, laughing and soaking up the scene.

Equipment bags for an upcoming road trip sat at their feet. On one side was a familiar face in Joona Koppanen. On the other, an ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The last-place San Jose Sharks have been trying to keep a positive outlook this season. Even though the playoffs have been out of reach for months, they feel they still have plenty to play for, individually and as a group.

But make no mistake, this year has been an absolute grind for all involved.

“I keep telling myself,...Read more

ST. LOUIS — These Blues stand alone in the franchise record book.

With a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Enterprise Center, the Blues set a new franchise record with 12 straight wins, breaking a tie with the Cup-winning 2018-19 team that won 11 in a row.

Robert Thomas had three assists and an empty-net goal, and Zack...Read more

MONTREAL — Interim coach Brad Shaw wanted to go into the Bell Centre and spoil the Montreal Canadiens playoff hopes. But while it’s fun to take the life out of the building — which they did at times — its not easy to sustain.

Although the Flyers came out with energy and gusto, and took an early lead, it’s hard to compete with the ...Read more

BOSTON — The 2024-25 Boston Bruins may not make the playoffs, but at least they won’t live in infamy, either.

Riding a 10-game losing streak going into Saturday, the B’s were in danger of tying the franchise’s 100-year-old record for futility if they had managed to lose their 11th straight. But thanks to a monster five-point night from ...Read more

Two nights after the Pittsburgh Penguins battled and tied a game late in St. Louis, forcing overtime against arguably the NHL’s hottest team, they one-upped themselves Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Stars have been picked by many as a Stanley Cup favorite. The Penguins also trailed several times in the game, only to keep ...Read more

ELMONT, N.Y. — In the last week and a half, the Wild have played the contenders, the pretenders and the hopefuls in between — and they’ve struggled against all of them.

That’s made their remaining schedule a crapshoot, with their latest loss the biggest headscratcher.

The Wild were downed, 3-1, by the sputtering Islanders, who had ...Read more