The Calgary Flames (7–13–3) saw a two-goal lead disappear in the third period, but ultimately secured the extra point with a 3–2 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars (13–5–4) on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Matt Coronato jump-started the offence with a power-play marker—his eighth goal of the year—while Joel Farabee added his fifth to give Calgary early control. Nazem Kadri chipped in with a pair of assists and later delivered the decisive shootout tally to lock down the win.

In goal, Devin Cooley turned in another strong outing, stopping 28 shots to earn his second consecutive victory.

Cooley entered the night riding the momentum of his first win of the season against Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and carrying a 1.80 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage through six outings. He was tested immediately, as Dallas pushed hard right out of the gate. The Flames’ netminder stood tall through an early Stars power play, turning away several in-tight chances and stopping all 13 shots he faced in a sharp opening frame.

The Flames fizzled on their first powerplay attempt, but broke through on their second man advantage of the period. Coronato took a feed from Nazem Kadri, spun out from the side of the net, and slipped the puck past Casey DeSmith to give the Flames a 1–0 lead.

The middle frame opened much like the first—with Cooley stealing the spotlight. The Flames netminder turned away another wave of Dallas pressure, including a spectacular glove stop on Alexander Petrovic that sent the building into one of its loudest, most genuine eruptions of the season. The surge of energy rippled through the crowd and seemed to lift the Flames bench.

Calgary kept the momentum rolling by running all four lines and pushing play consistently into the Stars’ end. They fired 17 shots on goal in the period but couldn’t extend their lead.

Tensions spiked in the final minute when Mikko Rantanen drove Coronato into the boards from behind, earning a five-minute major and game misconduct for Boarding. This was the second consecutive game where Rantanen was ejected for boarding.  Jonathan Huberdeau - who picked up an assist in the contest - immediately stepped in to defend his teammate, dropping the gloves and picking up both an instigator, five-minute fighting major and a 10-minute misconduct. Coronato, cut from the hit, headed straight to the locker room.

The tone inside the Saddledome shifted sharply as the horn sounded. Despite the chaos, Calgary carried a 1–0 lead into the third.

Calgary extended its lead early in the third, just 1:50 in, when Rasmus Andersson’s point shot was redirected by Joel Farabee for his third goal in two games, putting the Flames up 2–0.

Dallas pushed back. At 6:44, Jason Robertson cut the deficit when he stepped into the slot and let a shot go that glanced off a skate and slipped past Cooley, making it 2–1. The Stars completed the comeback at 16:53, when Roope Hintz converted a backhand feed from Robertson and fired it over Cooley to even the score at 2–2.

The Flames found themselves down two men late in regulation but held firm, killing off a critical 5-on-3 to reach overtime. With no solution in the extra frame, the game moved to a shootout—where Kadri ended it with a slick backhand move to secure the win.

Three Takeaways:

1. Cooley’s confidence is growing fast

Devin Cooley followed up his first win of the season with another composed performance. His positioning was sharp, his reads were on point, and he battled to limit second-chance looks. With each start, he’s looking more assured, and you can see the ripple effect—his teammates appear increasingly settled playing in front of him.

2. Kuznetsov logging big minutes

Yan Kuznetsov quietly shouldered a heavy workload, leading all Flames defencemen with 8:20 in the opening period and finishing with a substantial 22:55 total ice time alongside partner MacKenzie Weegar. This marked his ninth NHL appearance of the season, and he’s now all but certain to hit the 10-game threshold that officially burns the first year of his entry-level contract.

3. Kadri sets the tone again

Nazem Kadri was everywhere. He drew two penalties, picked up a pair of assists, and buried the shootout winner. From the opening faceoff, he dictated the pace and drove play—another reminder of how essential he is to Calgary’s identity and competitiveness.

The Final Word: 

Cooley on the team performance:

“When everyone’s going together, we’re a really solid team. We just went toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the league and I thought we were incredible.”

Huberdeau on the overall group effort:

“I thought we were a fast team tonight, I think that was one of our best games, I felt, all year.”

Coronato on the bounces: 

“I think as a group I think we’re playing with more confidence, we’re playing better... It’s just sticking with the same plan, trying to play our game, getting to the net…We knew if we kept sticking with it, the bounces and the chances would start to turn.”

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick DeSimone scored the tiebreaking goal 7:32 into the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the scuffling New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

JJ Peterka and Clayton Keller also scored for the Mammoth, who overcame a 2-1 deficit in their seventh comeback victory this season. Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves.

Vladislav Gavrikov and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, who have lost four consecutive games — all in regulation and three by one goal. They finished 0-3 on their Western Conference road swing.

Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots in a terrific performance for New York.

DeSimone scored unassisted off a deflection for his second goal this season and first game-winner.

Utah struck first on Peterka’s goal at the 10:08 of the first period. Peterka poked in the puck with his stick from behind Quick’s skate.

Gavrikov tied it at 15:19 when Adam Fox’s pass redirected off the shaft of his stick. Panarin gave the Rangers the lead at 8:07 of the second when he scored on a breakaway, with the puck squeezing through Vejmelka and dribbling across the goal line after he initially made the stop.

Keller pulled the Mammoth even following a takeaway by Kailer Yamamoto, snapping the puck over Quick from close range at 11:15.

DeSimone fired a slap shot off the shin pad of a Rangers player to put Utah ahead.

Up next

Rangers: Host the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Mammoth: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night

After a disappointing effort in a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday, Pittsburgh Penguins' young goaltender Sergei Murashov declared that the team would come out much better on Saturday.

Well, it was a much better effort from the Penguins against the Seattle Kraken. 

But, unfortunately, it wasn't enough. 

The Penguins fell to the Kraken, 3-2, with just 49.6 seconds left in overtime on a Brandon Montour goal despite Pittsburgh dominating much of the extra frame. They are now 0-2-3 in overtime and shootouts this season, and they fell to 10-6-5 overall. 

And - with an Ottawa Senators win Saturday - the Penguins have officially fallen out of playoff contention. 

There was no score after one, and the Kraken went up early in the first when Mason Marchment used a screen to capitalize off of a defensive zone turnover by Penguins' forward Ben Kindel. Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby tied the game late in the middle frame off of a gorgeous feed by Connor Dewar from the left wall, as he was perched at the net-front and got on one knee to put it home.

Then, five minutes into the third period, Evgeni Malkin put the Penguins ahead on the power play with his sixth goal of the season by burying the loose change at the net front. However, the Penguins could not hold on, as Matty Beniers sniped a perfect shot past Murashov in the back half of the third to tie the game and force the overtime. 

The Penguins are in a bit of a slide, and they need to find a way to come out on top of these close games in order to find their footing again. The response in general was good, but - according to head coach Dan Muse - it wasn't good enough. 

"I'm not going to keep coming in here and saying that one point is good enough. It's not," Muse said after the game. "And I think we're better than that. Our standard needs to be better than that."

Takeaways: Penguins No-Show In 5-0 Loss To Minnesota WildWell, there certainly wasn’t much to write home about in this one. 

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Here are some thoughts and takeaways from this tough loss:

- I had seen former Penguins' head coach Mike Sullivan get angry a few times last season. Sullivan was very much reactive to the results of each game. 

However, Muse was angrier Saturday than I've seen a Penguins' head coach in quite a while. 

You could practically see steam coming out of his ears at the podium. He is typically such an even-tempered guy, but not Saturday. He couldn't stop saying how the Penguins simply haven't been good enough and that the results right now aren't good enough. 

I'll just let you read this one.

"Our game was better. But we just came out of this weekend with one out of four points. That's not good enough. So, was our process better? It was. But we need to get points. We had an opportunity to, so, it's a fine line. Those little details, the little things, they make a difference here. Finding a way to get another opportunity. Finding a way to take away one of theirs. And so, I'm not going to sit here and say that that's good enough. It's not. We're past that. We need points right now, and we have a weekend here where the game was no good yesterday, it was much better today, but if you go through this month, it's been too many games here where we've said there's positives to take from. 

So, I liked our game more. I thought we did a lot of things that we need to do on a consistent basis. I think we did a lot of things that are going to lead to success. But one out of four points on the weekend is not good enough."

- - Penguins' head coach Dan Muse on Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken

Frustration is starting to boil over for both coaches and players. The Penguins need to stop the bleeding fast, even if they feel they're getting the better of most of these games. They need to find a way to finish and shut things down like they were able to do at the beginning of the season. 

- I thought Murashov was really solid for most of this game. However, I didn't like the overtime goal. It was a shot from distance that he was off-angle for and was simply beat on.

It's hard to blame him for this loss at all, and I'm not. He's also a 21-year-old rookie who has largely been a positive since his recall. But I think he'd tell you - after watching it - that he'd like to have that one back.

Still, this kid's confidence really is something. He makes himself as big as possible in net and challenges shooters at the top of the crease. There's no panic in his game whatsoever. It's impressive.

Penguins' Forward Hits MilestoneThe <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> always seem to be hitting milestones, especially with all-time greats in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Erik Karlsson on their team.

- At this point, I'm not convinced that having Matt Dumba or Connor Clifton in the lineup is any more a net positive than simply letting the rookie in Harrison Brunicke get some runway.

I realize he's probably headed for an AHL conditioning stint right before getting loaned to Team Canada for the World Junior Championship. But if the Penguins' bottom pairing on the right side continues to be an issue, you reach a point where you just let the kid play.

It's been three weeks since he's seen a game. Not ideal for anyone, honestly. 

And if it's not going to be Brunicke again at any point this season for the Penguins - it's becoming doubtful at this point - Jack St. Ivany should be given a look as soon as he returns from injury. 

- The lack of production from Bryan Rust on the top line is starting to become a problem. 

After a stretch of five points in three games, Rust has no points in the last five. With Rickard Rakell out of the lineup, he needs to be dependable in terms of putting the puck in the back of the net. And he has only registered 10 shots on goal in the last five games. 

He needs to get more pucks to the net, and if he doesn't, the Penguins need to start thinking about shifting things around. This team is having a hard time scoring without two top-six players in its lineup, and sooner or later, they simply need to score more goals.

I'd give it one more game before a shakeup.

Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Hits New Milestone Sidney Crosby hit a new milestone on Saturday night.

- Speaking of, I really think it's time for the Penguins to give some of their youngsters a shot.

It's tough to expect the team to bring up Rutger McGroarty from the AHL after just two games in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but he has two goals in those two games - and they were both beautiful skating plays, with the latest being a shorthanded tally that he carried almost 200 feet in a 1-0 win over the Providence Bruins. He doesn't look a step behind in the slightest over that two-game sample.

Tristan Broz centered McGroarty and Avery Hayes - who also just returned from a short-term injury - on Saturday. Broz, especially, has stood out this season, as he has eight goals and 13 points in 18 games and continues to play solid two-way hockey.

The Penguins need some help scoring goals right now, and they could use some young legs. It can't hurt to give these guys a look until the Penguins start getting healthy again. Pull the trigger. It's time. 

MCGROARTY SHORTY 🚨

For every shorthanded goal we score, Borland and Borland will donate $250 to the Penguins GOALS foundation. This is shorty #3 on the year! pic.twitter.com/TNDBeOvRCu

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) November 23, 2025

- The Penguins are 2-4-3 since Justin Brazeau left the lineup due to injury. 

Am I saying Brazeau is the MVP of this Penguins' season so far? No. But that's no coincidence. He was the second top-six player to go down, and - with Noel Acciari exiting at the same time - this team has not been the same ever since.

Of course, injuries are usually not an excuse. But there comes a point where they do start to actually become a bit of an excuse. 

I think the Penguins are at that point. They can't tread water much longer as is. If some of these guys don't come back soon - or if they don't attempt to shake things up by trying some younger players in their lineup - things could get ugly very quickly, especially with a gauntlet of a schedule in the month of December. 

Rakell, Brazeau, and Acciari are all skating. While Rakell probably still won't be back until the end of December, hopefully the other two make their way back as soon as possible. There is only so much a team can do and only so much depth a team has when an injury situation is as bad as the Penguins.'

They need a jolt. And they need it fast. 

For Pittsburgh Penguins' Olympic Goaltender Artūrs Šilovs, No Stage Is Too BigPittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs - acquired from the Vancouver Canucks over the summer - has proven he can perform when the stakes are highest and will get another chance with Team Latvia at the 2026 Olympic Games.

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A costly lapse of 15 seconds in the game haunted the Nashville Predators in their 3-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena. 

The Predators were chasing the lead nearly the entire night, as Brent Burns picked the puck up off the boards and sniped a shot past Juuse Saros just 15 seconds in. Nashville's offense poured it on, outshooting the Avalanche, 35-26, but couldn't find the back of the net. 

Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury added empty net goals in the final two minutes of the game.

"You feel really good with the effort, and I thought we dictated the pace of the game against a fast team," Predators head coach Andrew Brunette said. "We had our opportunities. 
They didn't go in, but overall I really liked our game.

"It's a little bit redundant. We've said this many times here in this room, and all you can do is keep doing what you're doing and believe." 

Here are three takeaways from the Predators loss to the Avalanche. 

"Keep working"

It took Brent Burns exactly this long to score in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/6qq12c8XHW

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) November 23, 2025

Being down is nothing new for the Predators, but they have not been chasing a lead 15 seconds into a game. However, Brunette was straightforward, saying the team just needed to "stick with it" to turn things around.

The Predators had nearly 20 shots in the first period and put the puck on net 35 times against the top team in the NHL. It also successfully killed off three penalties and won the face-off battle, winning 32-of-56 draws. 

It was a game that, at the end of the night, felt frustrating for the Predators. Both Roman Josi and Jonathan Marchessault said it was another game in which they felt they played well but came up short again. 

"I feel like I keep saying the same things, but the first period I thought we played really well," Josi said. "They got the first one, but after that, I thought we had so many looks and grade A chances." 

Marchessault went so far as to say he's working as hard as he can but isn't generating the offense the Predators need. 

"I feel like I'm personally working as hard as I can," Marchesault said. "I feel like I create stuff, and you just don't get the bounces that we're looking for." 

In response, Brunette said he needs to "stick with it" and that the offense will come, feeling that the Predators will eventually round a corner. Nashville had an impressive outing against the Avalanche, but it's going down as yet another loss. 

"Keep working. It's not gonna go, if you stop working, it's not gonna come," Brunette said on Marchessault. "That's all you can do in these situations when you go through something like that...I believe he's (Marchessault) really working. It's not going to be easy for him, and the only solution for me is to keep working." 

Josi returns 

Josi's status was in flux all week after returning to the practice, but it was announced Saturday morning that he would play against the Colorado Avalanche. His presence was missed, as he was able to open up the ice a bit more for the Predators and spark their game. 

"There was a big difference having Jos (Josi) back in the lineup," Marchessault said. "It opened up a lot of things on the offensive side and it's definitely great to have him back." 

He took 24 shifts and played 19:40 minutes, recording four shots and a block. Josi finally got to play with Nic Hague on the second pairing, which has been the plan since the preseason, but had never come to action due to injuries from Josi and Hague. 

"I felt good," Josi said. "It felt nice to be back. I've been skating for a while now, which has been good to get my legs going. When you're injured, it's tough watching from afar." 

Needing another strong performance 

While the Predators lost to the Avalanche, it was arguably one of their best games of the season. Outside of the first 15 seconds, the Predators were the better team for the majority of the night. 

Saros had a strong night as well, making 25 saves on 26 shots against one the top lines in the NHL. 

The Predators will need a similar performance on Monday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. They are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, but have been paced by Brad Marchand, who has 23 points in 19 games this season. 

Up next: Florida Panthers (11-9-1) at Nashville Predators (6-11-4) on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. CST at Bridgestone Arena 

Mackenzie Blackwood has insisted in recent weeks that all he needed was steady minutes and a consistent rhythm to rediscover his form. On Saturday night in Nashville, he proved it, delivering a commanding performance in Colorado’s 3–0 shutout of the Predators at Bridgestone Arena.

Blackwood made 35 saves in a heroic performance, while Brent Burns, Jack Drury, and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, who extended their winning streak to eight games to improve their NHL-best 15-1-5 record.

It wasn't a perfect game. The Predators outshot the Avalanche 35-26 and Colorado struggled with puck control at points in the game, but Blackwood stood tall and made incredible saves throughout the game.

Nashville's Juuse Saros made one mistake 15 seconds into the game and that decided the game. He stopped 23 of 24 shots in an otherwise great performance.

First Period

The Avalanche needed only 15 seconds to seize a 1–0 lead. Burns gathered a loose puck at the point and rifled a shot through traffic, a blast Saros never picked up. Just like that, Colorado was in front. But from that moment on, the first period belonged almost entirely to Nashville.

BRENT BURNS LIGHTS UP THE BOARD JUST 15 SECONDS INTO THE GAME 🚨 pic.twitter.com/TzIOalkxo5

— NHL (@NHL) November 23, 2025

Despite striking first, the Avs were on their heels for long stretches as the Predators dictated the tempo, outshooting Colorado 7–2 at one stage. Still, Colorado found ways to manufacture key moments. Burns delivered again later in the frame, laying out for a sliding block on a Steven Stamkos chance to disrupt what looked like a dangerous rush.

Luke Evangelista nearly broke through with nine minutes left, snapping a shot off the short-side post as Colorado continued to struggle exiting its own zone. Moments later, with under six minutes remaining, the Avalanche were staring down a delayed penalty when Nashville kept possession long enough for Roman Josi to hammer a one-timer off the rush. Blackwood, however, delivered a stellar save to preserve the lead—before Martin Nečas was sent off for holding.

After a successful kill, Blackwood produced an even more dazzling moment, robbing Filip Forsberg from point-blank range with a spectacular glove save that left the crowd gasping.

Second Period

The middle frame opened with a scare, as a turnover at the blue line gifted Forsberg another prime opportunity. But Blackwood—now fully settled in—stonewalled him yet again.

Devon Toews was whistled for tripping shortly after, though replays showed Evangelista actually stepping on Toews’ stick. Nevertheless, Nashville returned to the power play. Colorado’s penalty killers handled their business, and soon after the Avs earned their own man advantage when Forsberg slashed Cale Makar’s stick clean out of his hands.

It was the first look at the reconfigured top power-play unit featuring Gabe Landeskog in place of Victor Olofsson. They generated a few sequences, but nothing found the net.

As the period progressed, the Avs flipped the script. Unlike the opening 20 minutes, Colorado controlled possession and pace, while Blackwood continued authoring his best performance of the season.

Olofsson nearly doubled the lead with under four minutes remaining. He burst onto a loose puck in Nashville’s zone and got a shot off despite being hacked on the hands by Spencer Stastney, but no penalty was called.

The period ended scoreless, and after 40 minutes, the Avalanche still held a 1–0 edge behind Blackwood’s brilliance.

Third Period

Nashville earned another power play less than four minutes into the third when Toews was penalized for interference after losing his stick. Colorado’s penalty killers, perfect to that point, remained flawless once more.

The Predators then handed the Avs another opportunity when Michael McCarron took an interference penalty on Drury, but Colorado’s power play came up empty again. At that stage, the two teams were a combined 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Midway through the frame, the Avalanche generated multiple grade-A looks, but Saros kept them alive. He denied Drury on a net-front jam attempt and then robbed Brock Nelson with a sharp glove save on a backhander.

OMG Mackenzie Blackwood...what a save.

— Ryan O'Hara (@OHaraSports) November 23, 2025

Blackwood promptly delivered the save of the night at the other end, kicking out his pad to stone Erik Haula. Colorado surged back with MacKinnon slicing through the neutral zone, though his attempted feed to Landeskog didn’t connect.

With fewer than two minutes left, Nashville pulled Saros for the extra skater. MacKinnon promptly found the empty net to extend the lead to 2–0, and Drury followed with a second empty-netter to cement a 3–0 victory.

Shutout for Mackenzie Blackwood. Welcome back, King.

— Ryan O'Hara (@OHaraSports) November 23, 2025

Mackenzie Blackwood, sensational from start to finish, earned the shutout.

Next Game

The Avalanche have no time to rest as they have another game tomorrow against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks, losers of their last two games, come into the game with a 10-7-4 record. Coverage from United Center kicks off at 5 p.m. 

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The Edmonton Oilers walked into Sunrise expecting a battle, but their Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Florida Panthers turned into something closer to a street fight. Edmonton emerged with a massive regulation win, closing out their seven-game road trip with attitude, pushback, and a whole lot of attitude in a game that offered a bit of retribution. 

Jack Roslovic got things started early, putting a soft one past Sergei Bobrovsky for the 1–0 lead. Anton Lundell answered, but Roslovic buried his second just 36 seconds later after Evan Bouchard froze the entire rink with a shot fake before feathering a perfect pass. Roslovic now sits at 9-8-17 in 22 games, riding one of the hottest stretches on the team. 

Mattias Ekholm extended the lead on a late power play, and Vasily Podkolzin’s bad-angle snipe chased Bobrovsky from the game entirely.

Edmonton looked in full control at 4–1, but Florida stormed back with two in the second, outworking the Oilers and threatening another ending where the Oilers let one slip away. 

Things Got Physical And The Oilers Got Two Empty-Netters

The real turning point? The willingness of the Oilers to stay in the fight. There were scrums, shoves, facewashes—and even an MMA-style slam throughout the game. Instead of backing down, the Oilers pushed right back, matching Florida’s intensity shift for shift.

Edmonton didn't fold when the Panthers made a goalie switch, and Daniil Tarasov came in and played outstanding hockey. Florida pushed in the second period, and they outplayed Edmonton in the middle frame. Tarasov didn't allow a goal, so the Oilers had to score twice when the Panthers pulled him in an attempt to tie the game. 

This was a tired Oilers group that had traveled on one of the most trying road trips of the season. Getting three points out of a final four has to be seen as a win. 

Key Oilers Defenseman Unexpectedly Missing From Morning WarmupJake Walman's absence from warmup sparks concern. Is it rest, or has the defenseman's physical game taken its toll before facing the Panthers?

Notable Performances:

Stuart Skinner quietly delivered one of his steadier nights, stopping 35 shots and holding off a desperate Florida push. The goals against were not a result of his making mistakes. Anton Lundell jammed home a puck in the crease, and Darnell Nurse lost sight of his man in the crease. The other two goals were one-timers that would have been difficult for Skinner to stop. He noted 

Jack Roslovic continues to impress. The thought was that he might drop off with his play and his production would decline, but that hasn't happened. Offensively, he looks confident and he's providing the kind of depth scoring the Oilers have need for some time. He's got nine goals since joining the team. "This game was a good momentum builder," said Roslovic after the game.

Connor Clattenburg didn't look out of place in his first NHL game. He was looking for action, but didn't get any takers. Hey may not stay in the NHL for long, but there is a lot to like about this player. 

Matt Savoie looks like he's coming along. He was hard on the puck, smart defensively, and got rewarded with one of the last two goals. 

Evan Bouchard had three points, played big minutes, and made some nice plays on two goals. Ekholm and Bouchard played well together. 

The Panthers pulled the goalie twice, but Connor McDavid and Matt Savoie sealed it with a pair of empty-netters. The Oilers haven't always been known for capitalizing on the empty-net situations. They did twice. 

The Oilers showed something important: they can handle the nastiness in a Stanley Cup rematch with a team they wanted to beat, and they can finish off a difficult road trip and feel better about their game as things start to get a little easier for them. 

As the team inches toward its 30-game evaluation point, this was the kind of win that makes the front office think twice about tinkering too much. "The fact we came out .500, we should be pleased. There were some games that got away from us... a little bitter for us. Overall, I like where our guys are going."

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The Ottawa Senators' seven-game road trip is off to an excellent start. Tim Stützle had two points, including the game winning goal in the third as the Sens defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday night. After their victory in Anaheim on Thursday, it's the second time in three days the Senators rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win in California, 3-2.

The game marked the return of Thomas Chabot after his November 11th upper body injury. However, on a late third-period power play, he appeared to injure himself again while following through on a wrist shot from the point. He left the ice and was in visible discomfort on the bench in the final few minutes.

Just over a minute into the game, Will Smith gave the Senators a slap in the face, appearing to open the scoring 1:27 into the first period, but his goal was overturned on an offside challenge. 

The Senators struck first on the power play at the 7:50 mark of the first period. Tim Stützle carried the puck down the left wing and appeared to be trying to hit Claude Giroux on the far side, but his hard pass was redirected into the net by Dylan Cozens in the slot. Cozens’ eighth goal of the year made it 1–0.

With less than four minutes to go in the first, the Sharks tied things up on their own power play. John Klingberg’s wrist shot beat a screened Linus Ullmark to make it 1–1.

Just under eight minutes into the second, after a poor neutral zone turnover by Stützle, Barclay Goodrow made it 2–1 for the Sharks. Alex Wennberg appeared to smack home a rebound in the slot, but they ruled the puck went in off a falling Goodrow to give San Jose the lead.

The Senators have been waiting for Fabian Zetterlund to recapture the scoring form he once showed in San Jose, and a return to the Bay Area seemed to serve him well. Zetterlund, who had only one goal in his previous 20 games, broke in over the blue line and absolutely ripped one home to tie the game at 2. It was his first goal in San Jose since the Sharks traded him last March.

With under seven minutes to play, a great stretch pass from Jake Sanderson sent the Senators in on a 2-on-0 with Drake Batherson and Nick Cousins. After a chaotic finish to the play, the puck somehow ended up sitting right on the goal line. Stützle out-hustled everyone to jam in the loose puck for what would stand as the game-winning goal.

Ullmark made 17 saves, including a couple of beauties from close range in the dying seconds. 

With the win, the Senators improve to 11-6-4 on the season. After a flat 2-4-1 start to the season, start, they've gone 9-2-3 since.

By Steve Warne
The Hockey News Ottawa

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is already one of the best players in NHL history, and on Saturday, he added a new milestone to his outstanding career. 

After notching a goal and an assist against the Seattle Kraken, he became only the sixth player in NHL history to notch 500 multi-point games, joining Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, Marcel Dionne, Mark Messier, and Gordie Howe.

Crosby is also the third-fastest player in NHL history to reach 500 multi-point games.

Sidney Crosby (1,373 GP) became the third-fastest player in NHL history to reach 500 multi-point games, behind only Wayne Gretzky (738 GP) and Marcel Dionne (1,262 GP). #NHLStats

Tune in 🌎: https://t.co/dT34F4MhkCpic.twitter.com/EMuJCryIjt

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 23, 2025

Crosby scored the tying goal in the second period to make it a 1-1 game before getting an assist on Evgeni Malkin's goal in the third period that made it a 2-1 game. The Penguins eventually lost in overtime, thanks to a game-winning goal from Brandon Montour. 

Despite that, Crosby hit a new milestone and is also getting closer to passing Mario Lemieux for the Penguins' franchise record in points. He's 13 away from tying Lemieux and 14 away from passing him.

The Penguins will be back in action on Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers set a franchise record by scoring three goals in just 26 seconds in the first period on Saturday night against New Jersey, getting two from Tyson Foerster in 17 seconds and one from Matvei Michkov on their way to a 6-3 win over the Devils.

The Flyers scored three goals in the fourth-fastest time in NHL history. Boston needed 20 seconds when it scored three against Vancouver in 1971. Washington (1990) and Chicago (1952) scored three goals in 21 seconds, and the Montreal Maroons needed 24 seconds to score three against the Rangers in 1932.

The Flyers scored three goals in 35 seconds on a March 1, 1979 game against Boston. Behn Wilson, Blake Dunlop and Al Hill scored for the Flyers in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie.

The Flyers and Devils were tied at 1 in the first when the scoring barrage started.

Michkov scored his fifth goal of the season in his 100th career game at the 12:06 mark. Foerster beat Jake Allen on two consecutive shots at 12:15 and 12:32 for his sixth and seventh goals of the season.

All three goals were at even strength.

Foerster’s two goals in 17 seconds were the fastest by a Flyer since Jeff Carter netted two in 13 seconds against Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2008.

The Flyers took a 4-1 lead on a night they honored Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent, who died two months ago at age 80.

Bobby Brink made it 5-1 in the second period, and Trevor Zegras scored on a breakaway in the third for a 6-3 lead.

Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Simon Nemec scored for the Devils.

Allen stopped 23 shots. He had allowed only four goals total in his last three starts and entered with a .920 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average.

Dan Vladar had 32 saves for the Flyers, who still allowed the first goal for the seventh straight game.

Up next

Devils: Host Detroit on Monday.

Flyers: Play Monday at Tampa Bay.

The Detroit Red Wings offered their fans a thrilling comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon, coming back from a 3-1 third period deficit to seize a 4-3 victory in overtime.

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Forward Alex DeBrincat played the role of hero for Detroit in the extra session, scoring his seventh goal of the season and capping a comeback victory that was made possible by third period goals from defensemen Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider along with another impressive performance from Cam Talbot in net. 

Assisting on the goals by Chiarot and Alex DeBrincat was forward Patrick Kane, who has now tied former Red Wings forward Brendan Shanahan in total career NHL points with 1,354. He's now tied for 29th place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list.

Benny makes it a one-goal game! #LGRWpic.twitter.com/8vh8aAOvez

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 22, 2025

CAT BEING CAT#UltraMoments | @MichelobUltrapic.twitter.com/mK2mWn2CpJ

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 22, 2025

Kane is playing in his second full season with the Red Wings, and third overall, since he decided to join the club as an unrestricted free agent nearly two full years ago in December 2023. 

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The Florida Panthers welcomed the Edmonton Oilers to Sunrise on Saturday night for a Stanley Cup Final rematch.

A wild, high-scoring night would not go the Panthers way as the Oilers skated to a strong 6-3 win.

Edmonton got on the scoreboard early, thanks to a seeing-eye shot by Jack Roslovic from the right-side boards that squeaked between Sergei Bobrovsky’s skate and the goal post.

The game was just 25 seconds old and the Oilers already had a 1-0 lead.

It would take the Panthers just over six minutes to get the scored tied back up.

Mackie Samoskevich picked up the puck in the corner to Stuart Skinner’s left and carried it behind the net before sending a pass to Anton Lundell at the top of the crease.

Lundell gave the puck a few whacks and it eventually slid under Skinner and into the net to know the score at one.

The lead was extremely short lived.

With play back in Florida’s end and along the left boards, Roslovic forced a turnover off the stick of Uvis Balinskis that sent the puck to Evan Bouchard at the point. With Roslovic driving to the net, Bouchard found him with a pass that left Bobrovsky out of position, leading to an easy tally for the Oilers’ forward and another lead for the visitors.

Edmonton would expand that lead later in the period as Mattias Ekholm found a loose puck in the slot moments after an Oilers power play expired and beat what appeared to be a screened Bobrovsky to make it 3-1 with 7:02 to go in the period.

A fourth Oilers goal 6:45 into the middle frame would be the end of the night for Bobrovsky.

Vasily Podkolzin shot the puck from just above the goal line to Bob’s right, and despite the tough angle, beat Florida’s goaltender and sent him to the showers after allowing four goals on just 17 shots.

The Panthers got one back just past the midway point of the period when Samoskevich one-timed a pass from Balinskis past Skinner to cut Edmonton’s lead to 4-2 at the 10:04 mark.

Florida’s comeback attempt picked up steam less than five minutes later.

With the Panthers on the power play thanks to a Brett Kulak hook on Sam Reinhart, it would be Reino himself who made the Oilers pay.

While standing on the doorstep, Reinhart backhanded an Anton Lundell rebound out of midair and through Skinner to cut Edmonton’s lead to 4-3 with 6:30 to go in the second period.

That’s as close as the Panthers would get, though.

A Connor McDavid empty-net goal with 2:40 to go and another by Matt Savoie 30 seconds later would be the final nails in Florida’s coffin.

On to Nashville.

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Photo caption: Nov 22, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) defends his net against a shot from Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

Nobody said it would ever come easy, even though the St. Louis Blues looked like they were in firm control of their game against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.

They were until the final four minutes when things really got nervy.

But in the end, the Blues got a much-needed win, their first in five games, by closing out the Islanders 2-1 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

The Blues (7-9-6) picked up their first win on a season-long five-game road trip but they have points in all three after ending a four-game skid (0-1-3).

Brayden Schenn and Pius Suter supplied the goals, and Jordan Binnington came up large with 30 saves, including 13 in the third period, to earn a much-needed win.

A look at Saturday’s observations:

* Binnington was tested when game mattered most and prevailed – Binnington was sharp through the first 50 minutes of the game making the necessary saves needed to churn out a road win, but his best came late when he outstretched the left toe and robbed Max Shabanov of a one-timer from the right circle with 5:21 remaining in the game to keep it a 2-0 game:

Jordan Binnington with a beauty toe save 👏 pic.twitter.com/iZ8zfjHb7z

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 22, 2025

And it was important because not long after, with 3:20 left, Anders Lee won a net front battle with Cam Fowler to cut the Blues’ lead to 2-1.

But throughout the game when Binnington was making saves, he was confidently at the tops of the crease and killing pucks, not allowing rebounds and loose pucks to remain in play against a team that’s the best at scoring in and around the net. That was key.

And the goalie gloved Bo Horvat’s one-timer with 29 seconds left in regulation:

Big Save Binnington™️ pic.twitter.com/xAhrimox5B

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 22, 2025

* It got dicey late – When Lee scored and made it a one-goal, the collective breath of Blues fans quietly had to be, ‘Here we go again.’

They’ve lost two-goal leads five different times this season and had another one here, and when the Islanders put the puck in the net with 2:06 left, it created some anxious moments, but referee TJ Luxmore immediately waved the goal off for goalie interference from Kyle Palmieri on Binnington.

However, Justin Faulk was called for a double-minor for high sticking while falling to the ice on Jonathan Drouin, so the Blues had to kill that game off playing 6-on-4. And let's give the penalty kill some credit here killing that off. It has now killed off 13 straight opponents' power plays going back to Nov. 5 against the Washington Capitals.

The Islanders got off four shots on the power play, and Pavel Buchnevich had two shot blocks in there that were key.

* Schenn, Buchnevich get going early – A line that was arguably the best on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers that just didn’t put the puck in the back of the net, two veterans that need to supply offense did just that early in this game.

Schenn’s goal 42 seconds into the first gave the Blues a 1-0 lead and was orchestrated beautifully.

It started with Philip Broberg’s outlet to Dalibor Dvorsky, who finds Buchnevich for a quick 2-on-1, he finds Schenn just inside the top of the right circle and his snap shot was labeled far side to Ilya Sorokin’s blocker:

Brayden Schenn, probably: "Let's get this party started." #stlbluespic.twitter.com/FIb5tlQHkc

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 22, 2025

The line’s Corsi-For/Against wasn’t as good as it was in Philadelphia (7-10) but continues to gain confidence playing with Dalibor Dvorsky, who picked up his first NHL assist on the Schenn goal.

* Broberg continues to excel – Broberg didn’t get an assist on the first goal, but he continues to grab huge minutes and turning into an effective shutdown defenseman playing alongside Colton Parayko.

For the fourth time in five games, Broberg saw over 26 minutes in a game, and set his own personal career-high 16 days after setting it against the Buffalo Sabres (27:09) when the defenseman played 27:58 in this game, including 25:04 at even strength.

Broberg, who was a plus-1 and had three hits and two blocked shots, was killing plays all afternoon.

The Islanders started flipping pucks trying to use speed into the Blues’ zone in the third period because Broberg and the others on the blue line did a nice job taking away the middle of the ice, so they thought they’d flip pucks in and use speed to try and gain an edge on the forecheck, but Broberg especially would have none of it.; he had no giveaways in this game, and for that amount of ice time, that is exceptional.

* Key late goal in a period which has been subpar, the second – For a change, the Blues won a second period and in essence, won them a hockey game.

They allowed a late second-period goal against the Flyers on Thursday to cut a 2-0 lead into 2-1, one in which they essentially lost 3-2 in overtime, but this time, it was Suter getting a big goal at 17:51 to extend it to a 2-0 lead.

Jordan Kyrou pulled a puck off the wall of a Faulk shot, found Dylan Holloway in the slot, who somehow got a shot to the net amid tight coverage, and there was Suter, as he often is, at the doorstep waiting for the rebound to scoop it over Sorokin:

Pius Suter moves quicker than the goalie. #stlbluespic.twitter.com/8ULM6p2E1p

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 22, 2025

The Holloway-Suter-Kyrou line did not have a good Corsi rating on Thursday, but that line was especially effective in this game with a Corsi-for of 15-3, a 13-2 Fenwick-for advantage and 9-1 shots for advantage that generated 13 scoring chances for and two against.

* Blues took away Islanders good ice – Despite the late push by the Islanders, I thought the Blues defensively as a whole did a solid job of not giving up the middle of the ice as a whole.

The Islanders have some fast options that can gain an edge if you give up the wrong part of the ice, but the Blues for the most part limited their high danger chances until late and did what they had to do to keep Binnington from being under duress.

They even got some good fortune when Tyler Tucker was at the net to keep a puck away from the goal after Binnington had lost sight of it in the first period:

All in all, it was a good effort by everyone. And I thought Fowler had a sneaky, good game with 19:45 ice time and a two blocks to go with a plus-1. He nearly scored on the Blues' lone power play when he was set up by Jimmy Snuggerud, who oh by the way, can we acknowledge this kid's passing ability as much as his shot? I think so.

“Solid team effort, and something to build off of.”

Brayden Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich and Jim Montgomery after Saturday's win over the Islanders. #stlbluespic.twitter.com/R3LE89aRDq

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 23, 2025

The Pittsburgh Penguins always seem to be hitting milestones, especially with all-time greats in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Erik Karlsson on their team.

But some of their role players have milestones to celebrate as well. 

After appearing in the lineup against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, forward Blake Lizotte has skated in his 400th career NHL game. It marked his 80th game with the Penguins.

Congrats on 400 @NHL games, Lizzo! pic.twitter.com/vzW0zXnhkq

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 23, 2025

Lizotte, 27, went undrafted and signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings in 2019 after two seasons at St. Cloud State. He spent the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Kings before signing a two-year deal with the Penguins in the summer of 2024.

In his 400 games, the Penguins' fourth-line center has registered 51 goals and 130 points while being a solid defensive presence.

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The Colorado Avalanche received unwelcome news on Gavin Brindley, and it’s exactly what fans hoped to avoid. 

The 21-year-old phenom has been ruled out week-to-week with a lower-body injury and will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks.

 

Gavin Brindley is going to be a stud. Love the celly! #GoAvsGopic.twitter.com/rbfhKNyYxx

— Avs Sparky (@AvsSparky) November 10, 2025

Brindley Suffers Another Injury 

Brindley was roughed up Thursday during Colorado’s 6–3 victory over the New York Rangers at Ball Arena. He left in the first period after being driven into the boards and landing awkwardly, then went straight to the dressing room. He attempted a brief return during second-period warmups but quickly retreated down the tunnel. Moments later, the Avalanche announced he would not return. Brindley has recorded seven points (four goals, three assists) in 18 games this season. 

This is Brindley’s second significant setback of the year. He previously missed time after sustaining a concussion on October 31 against the Vegas Golden Knights. 

To fill the vacancy, Colorado recalled Jason Polin from the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. The 26-year-old made a strong impression during training camp and has produced a solid start in Loveland, notching six points (three goals, three assists) in 16 games. Given Brindley is expected to be out for an unknown amount time, we can expect more AHL players to fill the void. Tristen Nielsen is already doing that as the Avs are still without the services of Valerui Nichushkin, who is also rehabbing a lower body injury suffered against the Anaheim Ducks on November 11. 

The Avalanche (14-1-5) are in Nashville this evening to take on the Predators (6-10-4) at Bridgestone Arena. Coverage kicks off at 6 p.m. local time. 

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The NHL’s 2025-26 season is at the quarter mark, so it’s a great time to look at positive surprises and disappointments at this point in the year.

We began this process by examining the teams that have surprised positively. In this file, we’re focusing on teams that have been disappointments up to this point. Here are five teams in alphabetical order.

Edmonton Oilers

After falling short in back-to-back duels in the Stanley Cup finals, the Edmonton Oilers had sky-high expectations entering this season. To say they’ve failed to live up to them so far is a major understatement.

In 23 games, Edmonton has posted a thoroughly mediocre 9-9-5 record and sank to 12th place in the Western Conference.

Their offense hasn’t been terrific, but their defense has been a serious issue, as their goals-against average is fifth-worst in the league at 3.57 per game. Even for this offense-heavy Oilers team, that is a lot.

The Oilers don’t have much in the way of salary cap space, but they made multiple moves this past summer, and it feels like GM Stan Bowman is locked in with this current group.

It would still shock many if they failed to make the playoffs. However, their performance roughly 25 percent into the season suggests that’s not nearly as far-fetched a situation as once thought.  

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers re-jigged their defense corps and made some calculated changes up front in the off-season, but the Blueshirts came out of the gate poorly. To add to that, they own the worst home record in the NHL at 1-7-1.

It’s no wonder that the Rangers sit in 14th place in the Eastern Conference with a 10-10-2 record. Getting just one win at Madison Square Garden is certainly a factor.

Defense and goaltending have been relative bright spots for this Rangers team, but offense has been another story.

New York's 2.50 goals-per-game average is third-worst in the league, ahead of only the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators. When you compare where the Flames and Preds are in the standings to the Rangers, it makes sense that the Blueshirts are where they are in the standings.

St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues were an inspiration last year with a late-season charge and a memorable playoff appearance against the Winnipeg Jets in the first round. 

However, this season, they’ve been dreadful, owning the league’s worst goals-against average of 3.76 and currently sitting in 13th in the West with a 6-9-6 record.

Some believe the Blues will be selling off talent as they balance the need between staying competitive and shipping off some of their veteran players.

Blues Place Alexandre Texier On Waivers To Terminate ContractAlexandre Texier's time with the St. Louis Blues is officially coming to an end, and it looks like he already has options to sign with another team.

For the long haul, making some trades is the right thing to do for St. Louis. Better that than being a "mushy middle" team that comes close, but ultimately fails to make the playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs

When the Toronto Maple Leafs were winning a lot of the time – as they were last year, and many regular seasons before that – there was never any question they’d be a playoff team.

But suddenly, there are plenty of questions after 21 games. Only the Buffalo Sabres are lower in the Eastern Conference standings than Toronto, and its 9-9-3 record. That’s about as bad a start as anyone could have forecast for the Leafs.

The injury bug has bitten hard into the Maple Leafs' lineup, but their poor defense, among other inconsistencies, has resulted in their drop in the standings.

Do The Maple Leafs Have 'Too Much Vanilla' Or Not Enough Marner?Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving said the solution to dealing with the team's bad start is not to point fingers and dig in together. But they seriously need Marner's two-way play right now.

They’re going to get some of their injured players back soon enough, but it’s getting later and later to turn their season around, and before they know it, it will be too late. 

Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks had an all-around miserable season last year, and this season, the misery looks to be continuing. Vancouver has a 9-11-2 record, which puts them in 14th place in the West.

While it’s currently a close race where only four points separate the Canucks from the Winnipeg Jets in the second wild-card spot, there are a lot of hungry playoff contenders for Vancouver to leap over.

Thus, the Canucks need a reversal of fortune sooner rather than later. First-year coach Adam Foote has a tough task ahead of him, and who knows – Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin may supervise some roster changes.

“I’d Probably Say Wing Right Now”: Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote Speaks On What Position He Believes Best Fits Lukas ReichelLukas Reichel has reportedly been made available for trade; here's where Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote believes he fits into the lineup.

But two straight seasons without playoff hockey in Vancouver would be a disaster, so there’s real pressure to turn things around. Only time will tell whether this group responds well to the challenge.

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