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PHILADELPHIA — Just as they did in their game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, the Flyers made a mistake in the third period, paid the price, and couldn’t overcome the resulting deficit.

SEATTLE — There was a clear Kraken focus throughout this homestand opener of avoiding the barrage of goals and quality chances against they’d yielded their previous road contest.

Melbourne trio Cayla George, Tiffany Mitchell and Kristy Wallace combined for the Boomers' third win of the WNBL season with a 35-point victory over Canberra.

WASHINGTON — Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Darcy Kuemper know better than anyone else living in the nation’s capital what Nathan MacKinnon can do with a puck. They were witnesses to his brilliance for one season, the longest season of his career at that. The season he went coast-to-coast for a playoff…

ST. LOUIS — In the history of the NHL, there had never been a team win five straight games on the heels of a losing streak of eight games or more.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers did not have much trouble with the Washington Capitals for the first two periods of their 5-2 win Tuesday in Sunrise. They were well on their way to 50 shots on goal, converted on a power play and every one of the Capitals’. Even…

TAMPA, Fla. — Games carrying the promise of hot tempers from the previous meeting carrying into the next one seldom live up to the expectations.

The Lightning made some personnel changes to their power play before Friday’s game at Washington, hoping a new look would give the team a spark on the man-advantage.

WASHINGTON — The Penguins picked one heck of a time to finally protect a lead and salt away a victory, their efforts against a longtime nemesis enough to snap a seven-game losing skid that called into question nothing short of this group’s long-term viability.