Matthew Schaefer won’t soon forget his first NHL goal. The 18-year-old defenseman and top overall pick in this year’s NHL Draft dove headfirst into the moment, literally.

Leon Draisaitl scored his 400th NHL goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night in the regular-season opener for both team.

Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov scored for the Flyers, and Sam Ersson finished with 10 saves as Philadelphia lost to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2.

Matthew Schaefer received multiple ovations Saturday at decibels that perhaps hadn’t been reached at UBS Arena since the New York Islanders arrived for their first game here four years ago. The first cheer for their new defenseman was expected -- when he hit the ice during pregame introductions for the Islanders’ home opener.

The 2025 No. 1 overall NHL Entry Draft selection from June has netted his first. New York Islanders' defenseman Matthew Schaefer set his sights on a loose puck

Bo Horvat tied it short-handed in the second period, scored the go-ahead goal on the power play and finished off the hat trick with an empty-netter with 8.1 seconds left to help the New York Islanders pick up their first win of the season by rallying to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0) and Los Angeles Kings (1-2-1) look to stop two-game skids as they square off on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.

We have a full slate of hockey action on Thursday night with 11 NHL games on the docket. Every team has now played at least three games, and the New Jersey Devi