The Tampa Bay Lightning are the first Eastern Conference team to secure a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a 5-4 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5.
Tom Wilson scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
NEW YORK -- Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended for three games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin during NHL Game No. 163 in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 28, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.
Watch as Brad Marchand notches an assist on David Pastrnak goal to make it a 100-point campaign. Marchand is the first Bruins player to score 100 points in a season since Joe Thornton in 2002-03.
Derek Grant scored two goals, Ryan Miller made 34 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 Monday night in the first Freeway Faceoff rivalry game of the season.
PITTSBURGH -- Curtis McElhinney made 23 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes won for the 11th time in 16 games, 4-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday.
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Leon Draisaitl and Drake Caggiuila each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers ended a 13-game losing streak against Nashville with a 5-3 victory Saturday.
Brooks Orpik scored less than two minutes into overtime, Alex Ovechkin had two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday to give the defending Stanley Cup champions a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
Leading rookie scorer Elias Pettersson skated with his teammates Monday morning for the first time since suffering a concussion on Oct. 13, and is expected to travel for road games this week.
Mirco Mueller was taken off the ice on a stretcher in the third period of the New Jersey Devils' game against the Calgary Flames at Prudential Center on Wednesday.