MATTHEW TKACHUK

Aleksander Barkov set the Florida franchise record for most career points, Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals, and the streaking Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings for the ninth consecutive time, 5-2.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers were tied with 64 points just 25 days ago. The Panthers defeated the Red Wings 5-2 Monday at Little Caesars Arena, handing Detroit its third consecutive loss. The Red Wings (30-30-9) are 2-9-1 in their past 12, falling far out of playoff contention. The Red Wings had a few opportunities to even it before Eric Staal converted on a 2-on-0 break with 3:52 remaining. The Red Wings’ coaches challenge of goalie interference on Bennett was unsuccessful.

Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin scored five goals Saturday, including three in the championship game, to lead the Atlantic Division to victory at the NHL All-Star Game at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla.Larkin recorded his hat trick in a 7-5 victory over the Central Division. Earlier, Larkin tallied two goals and an assist in a 10-7 victory over the Metropolitan Division. Larkin became only the second player to score five goals since the three-on-three format was introduced in 2016. SemifinalsAtlantic 10, Metropolitan 7: Matthew Tkachuk scored three goals and picked up a pair of assists. Johnny Gaudreau (Columbus) led the Metropolitan Division with three goals.

The Central Division and the Atlantic Division have reached the final of the NHL All-Star Game.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Kiersted and Tkachuk scored within a 45-second span for the Panthers later in the period. Barkov missed the Panthers’ home game against the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 26 as well as the team’s five-game trip.

Johnny Gaudreau leaving Calgary for Columbus headlined a busy offseason of player movement around the NHL.

Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames.

The Calgary Flames and recently acquired forward Jonathan Huberdeau have agreed to an $84 million, eight-year contract extension.

The Atlantic Division was the NHL’s toughest in 2021-22, featuring Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida, two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay and two other teams with 107 or more points (Toronto, Boston). Stars Matthew Tkachuk (Florida), Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux (Ottawa) and 2022 first overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky (Montreal) joined the division in the offseason, as did three new head coaches in Paul Maurice (Florida), Jim Montgomery (Boston) and Derek Lalonde (Detroit).

The Florida Panthers could have maintained the status quo this summer after posting the NHL’s best record.

Matthew Tkachuk is being traded to the Florida Panthers, part of a blockbuster that sends Jonathan Huberdeau to the Calgary Flames in a swap of players who are each coming off the best season of their respective careers,.

After two vastly different outcomes on Wednesday night, the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, continue their second round series on Friday night. EASTERN CONFERENCEMetropolitan Division(2) New York Rangers vs. (1) Carolina Hurricanes (Hurricanes lead 1-0)The two divisional rivals met in an extremely tight opening game on Wednesday, with former Ranger goaltender Antti Raanta playing exceptional to keep the Hurricanes in the game, after giving up a first period goal to Filip Chytil. Watch the NHL Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCEPacific Division(2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (1) Calgary Flames (Flames lead 1-0)Similar to the first game of the night on Wednesday, the No. Unlike the first game, scoring was much more abundant, as The Battle of Alberta is showing that it might cease to disappoint. However, Calgary settled down, scoring thrice, two of which coming from Matthew Tkachuk, to pull out a wild 9-6 win.

Miro Heiskanen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat Calgary 4-2 to force a Game 7 in their first-round Western Conference series.

Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s first power-play goal since early in the playoff opener, Jacob Markstrom had 34 saves and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game 4 to even their first-round series.

The pressure is squarely on the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Calgary Flames down two games to one in their respective first-round series.

Joe Pavelski scored twice and got the game-winner on the first power-play goal in the series for Dallas as the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Elias Lindholm scored his 30th goal, a career high, and Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves for his league-leading ninth shutout to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Jacob Markstrom stopped all 33 shots Detroit took Thursday night in the Calgary Flames' 3-0 victory over the Red Wings.

The Buffalo Sabres have removed the interim tag from Don Granato and named him the team's full-time coach.