DENVER — Mackenzie Blackwood kept referring to his teammates as “they ... In his last game with San Jose, Blackwood faced 54 shots and let in three goals against the Florida Panthers. That was a month ago today. What a difference a month makes ...

Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper.

Utah sports a 5-7-4 record in its barn and has also lost its last three straight at home. Karel Vejmelka is tonight’s expected starter, and in his last five games, he possesses a 1-3-1 record with a .901 SV% and a 3.03 GAA.

Although Blackwood has been largely successful since joining the Avalanche, he was charged with a second consecutive loss Monday as he wasn't particularly sharp against Minnesota. The 28-year-old has allowed seven goals on 50 shots (.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

We're barely two weeks into the New Year. But some things are already becoming routine. The Washington Capitals are pretty good at hockey, and they

Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is momentous in Week 15.

With two of their top defensemen out, the Florida Panthers knew they were in for a challenge Monday night in Denver against the Avalanche. Sergei Bobrovsky — and the defensemen in for the Panthers — were up for the task.

But it’s also because five of my so-called sure things have been varying degrees of disappointments. Today, let’s run through those five teams I believed in back in October and rank them based on how close they are to reclaiming a spot in my top five.

David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla. Pastrnak,