Thornton’s first goal leads Sharks past Wings 4-3

A third-period comeback, a broken stick that leads to the winning goal. This seemed to be just the type of playoff game the San Jose Sharks would lose in the past, only this year’s bunch got the... Read more

Crosby stars as Pens beat Sens 2-1; even series

The goal he scored was timely, and so was his save. Sidney Crosby’s biggest highlight of all on a night he did it all was the winning goal he created with a bit of dazzling improvisation. Crosby... Read more

Stewart lifts Avalanche past Flames in shootout

Chris Stewart scored once in regulation and added the deciding goal in the shootout and Craig Anderson made 44 saves as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 Monday night. After Colorado’s... Read more

Galiardi, Budaj leads Avs past Canucks

T.J Galiardi scored twice, Peter Budaj made 20 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprising 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Milan Hejduk... Read more

Reasoner lifts Thrashers past Oilers

Former Edmonton center Marty Reasoner beat Dwayne Roloson on a breakaway at 4:10 of overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers their fourth straight victory, 4-3 over the Oilers on Thursday night. Jim Slater,... Read more

Gagne, Knuble lead Flyers past East-leading Bruins

Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien prefers to look at his team as the one that holds the best record in the Eastern Conference, not the one that’s lost eight of 11 games heading into the NHL trading... Read more

Souray’s late power-play goal lifts Oilers

Sheldon Souray scored a power-play goal with 14:27 remaining, lifting the Edmonton Oilers past the struggling Phoenix Coyotes 3-1 on Monday night. Ales Hemsky had a goal and assist and Shawn Horcoff added... Read more

Brunnstrom scores 3 in debut; Stars top Predators

Fabian Brunnstrom scored three goals in his NHL debut to match the league record, Mike Modano had two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 6-4 on Wednesday night for their first victory... Read more