KEITH YANDLE

Vegas Golden Knights right winter Phil Kessel broke a record and hit a milestone goal during the team's 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — (AP) — Phil Kessel celebrated his NHL Ironman record by scoring his 400th career goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Tuesday night. Kessel nearly reached that mark on Monday before an offsides challenge wiped off his goal against Toronto. Adin Hill made 29 saves in his first game against San Jose since being traded to Vegas this summer. Reimer made 27 saves for San Jose. There is no timeline for the return of San Jose D Markus Nutivaara, who has been out since training camp with a lower-body injury.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel isn’t a fan of attention. After matching defenseman Keith Yandle’s record for consecutive games played on Monday against Toronto, Kessel broke the mark Tuesday night when he appeared in the Knights' game at San Jose for his 990th consecutive game played. “It’s a cool thing, it means I’ve played a lot of games, right?” Kessel said Monday. The goal came after the Sharks honored Kessel's Ironman record by playing a video from Yandle congratulating Kessel during a break in the first period. I’ve loved playing in the NHL for these 17 years and hopefully, I can continue.”___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel isn’t a fan of attention. After matching defenseman Keith Yandle’s record for consecutive games played on Monday against Toronto, Kessel broke the mark Tuesday night when he appeared in the Knights' game at San Jose for his 990th consecutive game played. “It’s a cool thing, it means I’ve played a lot of games, right?” Kessel said Monday. Kessel, who has 399 goals and 559 assists, has played in 1,211 career games with Boston, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Las Vegas. I’ve loved playing in the NHL for these 17 years and hopefully, I can continue.”___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel has broken the NHL record for consecutive games played.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Phil Kessel matched the NHL record for consecutive games played, Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Monday night. Logan Thompson made 23 saves for the Golden Knights. Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio each scored their first of the season for the Golden Knights. UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Play at San Jose on Thursday. Golden Knights: Play the second leg of a back-to-back at San Jose on Tuesday.

Phil Kessel matched the NHL record for consecutive games played, Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.

Scott Laughton scored 2:22 into overtime, Cam Atkinson had a pair of goals in regulation and assisted on the winner, and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a franchise-record 13-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Stars Flyers Hockey Philadelphia Flyers' Keith Yandle looks on during a stoppage in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) (Derik Hamilton)NEW YORK — (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle has broken the NHL record by playing in his 965th consecutive game. The 35-year-old Yandle passed the previous mark set by Doug Jarvis, who played 964 straight games over his entire career from Oct. 8, 1975, to Oct. 10, 1987. Arizona’s Phil Kessel is third on the list at 940 straight games and could also pass Jarvis before the end of the season. ___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle has broken the NHL record by playing in his 965th consecutive game.

Flyers Yandle Streak Hockey Philadelphia Flyers' Keith Yandle skates during an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Philadelphia. Yandle will tie the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964 on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Matt Slocum)PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle tied retired center Doug Jarvis on Monday night for the NHL record of 964 consecutive games played. Jarvis played 964 straight games over his entire career from Oct. 8, 1975, to Oct. 10, 1987, with Montreal, Washington and Hartford. Yandle can become the NHL Iron Man on the road Tuesday against the New York Islanders.

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle tied retired center Doug Jarvis for the NHL record of 964 consecutive games played.

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop has waived his no-movement clause to be exposed in the Seattle expansion draft after approaching the team with the idea.

Panthers Lightning Hockey Florida Panthers right wing Patric Hornqvist (70) leads the team to congratulate the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Lightning defeated the Florida Panthers during Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara)TAMPA, Fla. — (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy wrapped up a series with a Game 6 shutout for the second straight time, stopping 29 shots in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay advanced to the second round for the fifth time in the past seven years. The Panthers have not won a playoff series since the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals. The roughing penalty led to Tampa Bay’s second power-play chance of the game and second goal.

Andrei Vasilevskiy wrapped up a series with a Game 6 shutout for the second straight time, stopping 29 shots in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

The Florida Panthers entrusted their season to a rookie goalie making his playoff debut.

Alex Killorn scored a pair of second-period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from its first postseason loss to rout the Florida Panthers 6-2 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in the first-round Central Division playoff matchup.

Brayden Point scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:14 left in the third period, to lift the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning over the Florida Panthers 5-4 to take Game 1 of their playoff series.

The Lightning opened the game with the first all-Black line in NHL history -- Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott. The Panthers had the best point percentage in team history, best home record and best road record. COOPER’S MARKThis was the eighth full season on the Tampa Bay bench for Lightning coach Jon Cooper. He is 42 games shy of tying Doug Jarvis’ NHL record. Tampa Bay had five players appear in all 56 games -- Joseph, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev, Yanni Gourde and Alex Killorn.

Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season, Juho Lammikko scored a short-handed goal, and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs.