Gabriel Vilardi scored the lone goal in a shootout to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves in regulation and overtime, then faced three shooters in the tiebreaker without allowing a goal before Vilardi ended it.

Saturday’s loss is Washington’s eighth in its last 10 games (2-6-2). An unfortunate start put the Caps behind the eight ball early and had them chasing the game, which they were able to do successfully enough to squeeze a point out of the game with a late and spirited comeback.

An NHL insider made an interesting point about encouraging the league to call more penalty shots, and he's right. Even though the very similar shootout has lost its shine, the penalty shot remains thrilling.

Gabriel Vilardi scored the only goal in the shootout on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3.

Drake Batherson netted the shootout winner to give the host Ottawa Senators a 4-3 comeback victory over the struggling Calgary Flames on Thursday. Lars Eller collected one goal and one assist while Artem Zub and Jake Sanderson also scored for Ottawa,

Most (including me) had the Penguins pegged as a non-playoff team angling for a top-five draft pick. But the Penguins currently have the fifth-most points in the Eastern Conference and two straight sellouts at PPG Paints Arena.

On Saturday night, on Hockey Night in Canada, the Calgary Flames traded goals with the Winnipeg Jets, losing 4-3 in a shootout at home after Gabriel Vilardi was the lone player to score in the skills competition.

Paul Cotter scored the shootout winner, Jake Allen stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 to take sole possession of first place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division.

When the NHL instituted the shootout in 2005 to decide games instead of ties, it came after the American Hockey League experimented with it the previous season. It was a new wrinkle in North America, but the shootout had been a big part of international ...

On most nights in the NHL, at least a couple of games sneak past regulation. This season, it feels like almost every one does. Through the early stretch, an inc

Luke Hughes had a goal and assist and Simon Nemec had the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.