Teams don't get points in the standings for moral victories, but for a team that has been disappointed in its early-season play thus far, the Wild was encouraged following a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday at Bridgestone Arena.
The narrative is simple. The task, as they know, isn’t. The Flames have the talent and depth to be a Stanley Cup contender. And the time is now to break through and bring a championship back to Calgary.
Patrik Laine scored for the third straight game and Kyle Connor scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 in Game 3 of their first-round series.
Slovakia rebounded from three straight losses with a 6-3 victory over France on Friday, keeping alive its slim hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the hockey world championships.
Max Pacioretty will return to Bell Centre for the first time as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
There's no bigger question mark in Calgary than its goaltending, and the up-and-down pre-season Cam Talbot put together to this point has done little to answer it. But for flashes of the Flames' pre-season loss to the Jets, positives emerged, ones that are reminiscent of Dave Rittich's early struggles a year ago.
EDMONTON -- Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead, and the Colorado Avalanche ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Sunday.
Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off preliminary play at the world hockey championship with a 3-0 win over the United States on Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were in Vancouver prior to their game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday when they heard the news of a mass shooting in Pittsburgh.
The Chicago Blackhawks have landed forward Alex Nylander from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenceman Henri Jokiharju, the teams announced Tuesday.