The race to finish first in the Pacific Division is heating up. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights hold onto first in the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-12-3 record with 61 points.

As the KING 5 TV Kraken Home Ice show found, life for an Emergency Backup Goalie, or EBUG, is almost always limited to watching from the stands -- and wondering about that lottery-odds chance of actually getting into an NHL game.

After a strong showing against the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh struggled defensively ... He has been fantastic in spite of the team’s struggles. Philipp Grubauer meanwhile, has numbers far more in line with the teams record. He is 5-14-1 with an

Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins’ first win over the Oilers in more than five years.

Crosby then moved past Sakic with an assist on Drew O'Connor's sixth goal of the season later in the period as the Penguins raced to a 4-1 advantage. Rust also had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh,

Denton Mateychuk and Luca Del Bel Belluz, both recent callups from the AHL, each had a goal and an assist to help lift the Blue Jackets over the Kraken 6-2.

We’re nearly midway through the 2024-25 season, and there is a clear line between playoff contenders and non-playoff contenders in the Pacific Division.

New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom the difference with several spectacular saves, including two at the doorstep in the final period

New Jersey's scored the deciding goal in the third period to have the Seattle Kraken their eighth loss in the past 10 games.

SEATTLE (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes and the Edmonton Oilers beat ... after the Kraken pulled goalie Philipp Grubauer for an extra attacker.

The NHL power rankings see the Maple Leafs and Canucks falling, the Capitals, Senators, Canadiens and Red Wings rising and much more.

This is the seventh in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2024-25 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we select every team's MVP at the halfway point.