NHL

Huska: Flames feeling ‘disconnected’ amid winless start to season

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska told reporters after Sunday’s 6-1 drubbing against the Seattle Kraken that he feels his team has been out of sync early on this season.

Report: Sanderson sent back to Ottawa for further testing

The Ottawa Senators are expected to be without defenceman Jake Sanderson for the remainder of their season-opening road trip.

NHLPA’s Hainsey blasts Bettman’s NTC comments: ‘An attack on players’ CBA-negotiated rights’

Rebuilding Canucks see early signs of growth: ‘We’ve got something good cooking here’

Four games into a new NHL season, the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks see signs of progress at 2-2-0.

Marner scores first of season as Golden Knights edge Canucks

Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season and his Vegas Golden Knights downed the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday.

Samoskevich scores twice as Kraken beat Flames as Calgary stays winless

Berkly Catton, Mackie Samoskevich and Bobby McMann scored within the first eight minutes of the game and the Seattle Kraken cruised to a 6-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.

Granlund scores in OT, Gauthier gets two goals in Ducks’ win over Panthers

Cutter Gauthier scored two power-play goals and captain Mikael Granlund had a power-play goal 4:14 into overtime, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night and their 11th consecutive win in home openers.

Goaltender Merilainen makes good on chance with Canucks in win

Goaltender Leevi Merilainen wants to make the most of the opportunity the Vancouver Canucks have given him. Vancouver claimed the 24-year-old from Oulu, Finland, off waivers from the Ottawa Senators late last month.

Shesterkin makes 28 saves adds an assist as Rangers beat Mammoth for 3rd straight win

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves and had an assist on Eeli Tolvanen’s empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining and the New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night.

Maple Leafs hold high-attendance optional skate as top line looks to build more chemistry

The Toronto Maple Leafs held an optional skate on Sunday morning, and as TSN's Mark Masters writes, the skate was attended by nine players who participated in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators as the unit seeks to find more cohesion and chemistry early on.

Report: Blues’ Toropchenko (upper-body injury) will be re-evaluated in six weeks

St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko suffered a shoulder injury in their season opener on Friday against the Dallas Stars and will miss at least six weeks, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.

Canucks score four unanswered goals in third to top Flames

Liam Ohgren celebrated his 100th NHL game by scoring one goal and assisting on defenceman Elias Pettersson’s winner as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 Saturday night.

Chernyshov’s two-goal performance gives Sharks an overtime win over Kings

Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday night for their second straight win to open the season.

Sabres’ Kulich celebrates return from blood clot issues with game-winner against Blackhawks

Jiri Kulich's go-ahead goal of the Chicago Blackhawks was his first in nearly a calendar year after he missed the final 70 games of last season dealing with a blood clot issue.

Necas and Roy score quick goals as Avalanche rout Blues

Nicolas Roy and Martin Necas scored 23 seconds apart in a four-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday night.

Kaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Bruins

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night.

Sorokin has 30th career shutout as Islanders blank Devils

Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves for his 30th career shutout in a 6-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Novak scores twice, including OT winner, to help Penguins beat Canadiens

Tommy Novak scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Aho scores a pair as Hurricanes gain first win in OT over Flyers

Sebastian Aho scored a pair of goals and assisted on Shayne Gostisbehere’s overtime winner as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night.

Geekie, Vasilevskiy leads Lightning to win over Captials

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves, Charle-Edouard D’Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their home opener with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.