PITTSBURGH — How long are we going to do this?

I'm talking, of course, about Penguins coach Mike Sullivan, his job status and why Fenway Sports Group seems allergic to change.

It's hard to imagine how this situation in another city or sport doesn't result in a coach getting fired or substantive changes.

Instead, it's become our own version ...Read more

The Golden Knights were shut out for the first time this season in a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

Goaltender Adin Hill made 24 saves for the Knights (11-6-2), as they dropped the first leg of their five-game road trip. They play at Ottawa on Thursday.

Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll made 31 saves, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Tristan Jarry was oh-so close to taking a step in the right direction Tuesday. But he was again on the losing end as the Penguins blew their latest multi-goal lead.

Jarry stopped the first 26 shots he faced against the Tampa Bay Lightning. But the Penguins couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead and lost, 3-2, in overtime at PPG Paints Arena....Read more

BOSTON — With the team not just failing to meet expectations but utterly flailing in every category, Bruins’ management decided to go with the tried and true NHL remedy.

They fired the coach.

Mired with an 8-9-3 record after Monday’s 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, just the latest in a string of head-scratching defeats, GM Don ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Cale Makar is the ultimate weapon when another team tries to park the bus.

It took the Colorado Avalanche a while to find a way through against the Philadelphia Flyers, but eventually, Makar scored twice in a 3-2 win Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.

For much of the game, the Flyers tried to defend the Avalanche with a plan ...Read more

BOSTON — Whatever is ailing the Bruins, it certainly feels like we are past the point where “hard work” and grinding through” is going to get them past it.

Facing another eminently eatable team in the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday at TD Garden, the B’s spotted their guests three first period goals and could never recover, taking a 5...Read more

Rangers 2, Kraken 0, at Climate Pledge Arena

Notable: The Kraken played the game they needed to for the first 22 and a half minutes to keep the talented, 11-4-1 Rangers at arm’s length. They didn’t take a single penalty and kept the dangerous chances to a minimum.

Then the game trickled away from them, and a four-game win streak ended in ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights lost 5-2 to the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

Left wing Brett Howden and right wing Keegan Kolesar scored, and Ilya Samsonov made 20 saves in his first start since Oct. 30 for the Knights (11-5-2), who have lost two straight at home after winning their first eight games.

Capitals goaltender ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Necas says he’s not superstitious, and that his hair may not always remain blond.

But the Carolina Hurricanes forward won’t be changing his look anytime soon — not the way he’s looking on the ice.

Necas continued to pile up points, now a game-to-game thing, on Sunday as the Hurricanes took a 4-1 victory over ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — What was supposed to be a test to certify the Wild was downgraded to a quality control check.

With three of their best players injured, the Wild could never get a proper read on their potential, especially against a pesky Central Division rival that is expected to contend for the Stanley Cup.

Instead, it was more important ...Read more

This road trip through California has suddenly turned ugly for the Red Wings.

The news didn't get any better Saturday for the Wings, who barely got anything going offensively in a 4-1 loss to Los Angeles.

One night after the Wings blew a two-goal lead in Anaheim and allowed a season-high six goals to the low-scoring Ducks, the Wings were ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — There was nothing left to say after the Flyers' overtime win on Thursday night in Ottawa. It was a game they didn’t deserve to win — but they did.

Even riding a four-game point streak heading into Saturday’s matchup with the Buffalo Sabres, they could have had their heads filled with doubt but as Travis Konecny said in ...Read more

This was two games in one, but in the end Friday, the Red Wings' poor part of the game was costly.

Anaheim scored four straight goals, including two in a span of 38 seconds midway in the third period, leading the Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Wings.

The Wings (7-8-1) led 3-1 early in the second period after Lucas Raymond's goal, but Anaheim ...Read more

DENVER — The much-needed reinforcements arrived Friday night for the Colorado Avalanche, but another early-season headache also returned.

The Ball Arena crowd seemed primed for a party, but the Avs’ goaltending issues snuffed that out early in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Justus Annunen, starting for the first time in five games ...Read more