Hockey

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Aaron Ekblad drove to work on Friday morning in a golf cart. Some of his Florida Panthers teammates did the identical. And Panthers coach Paul Maurice skipped autos completely, strolling to the workplace earlier than dawn as an alternative. ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Nicholas Paul scored the profitable objective with 1:13 left within the third interval and added two assists because the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the injury-impacted and league-best Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday night time. ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights might be with out goalies Adin Hill and Logan Thompson for Thursday evening’s recreation on the Tampa Bay Lightning. ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Bunting had a objective and two assists, Brady Skjei added a objective and an help, and the Carolina Hurricanes matched their highest-scoring recreation of the season with a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening. ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the deciding objective within the shootout to steer the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday evening. ...

EDMONTON, Alberta — Steven Stamkos scored 4 targets, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday evening to finish the Oilers’ successful streak at eight. ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Connor Ingram made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season, Matias Maccelli scored and the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Friday night time to finish a four-game shedding streak. ...

LAS VEGAS — Casey Mittelstadt scored twice in Buffalo’s four-goal third interval, Devon Levi made 32 saves and the Sabres rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Friday night time. ...

PHILADELPHIA — Bobby Brink scored the deciding objective within the shootout and in addition tallied one in regulation to elevate the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night time. ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Brock Boeser scored a hat trick, Quinn Hughes had three assists and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night time. ...