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Drew Doughty Makes Home Debut

You want news? About hockey? The LA Kings finally started to score some goals on the weekend, dumping the Hurricanes in Carolina 4-2. They backed up that performance Wednesday night at the start of a three-home-games-in-four-nights string with Montreal in town. Against Montreal, the Kings doubled up the numbers with a 6-3 win, prompting their coach, Jim Hiller, to offer a simple answer as to what’s changed: “We can score.”

Hagel, Vasilevskiy Lead Weary Lightning Over Kings

by Kenneth Cross | Jan 31, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel scored two goals and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Bolts ascended the throne in a 3-0 win over the LA Kings at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The Lightning stepped up on defense and played...

Playoffs? The Ducks? What?

by Brian Kennedy | Jan 29, 2025

No matter how much they might hope otherwise, the Anaheim Ducks are not in the “mushy middle” in the NHL with nearly two-thirds of the season gone. To say they are, and be sincere about it, you would have to believe that they have a chance to make the playoffs.

'Everything you want in a hockey player': How Brady Tkachuk is leading Senators' playoff charge

Highly skilled with blunt physicality and a win-at-all-costs attitude. The 25-year-old is ready to have his definitive moment. [...]

4 Nations Face-Off preview: Keys to victory, X factors, full rosters, game schedule

Best-on-best international hockey returns this week. Explore the full schedule, rosters, and coverage on the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden. [...]

Ranking every player in the 4 Nations Face-Off

How many Canadian players cracked the top 10 for the 4 Nations? Who is the highest-ranked U.S. player? We rank all the players taking part in the 4 Nations Face-Off. [...]

Caps prospect Hutson, BU upset BC, win Beanpot

Cole Hutson was one of four Boston University goal scorers, netting the winner in the second period of the Terriers' 4-1 victory over rival and top-ranked Boston College in the [...]

'Productive' recovery has Sweden's Ullmark ready

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark, the 2023 Vezina Trophy winner who has nursed back problems this season, is ready to go for Team Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off, telling [...]

Crosby 'good to go' for Canada's 4 Nations opener

Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby, 37, injured last week in a loss to the New Jersey Devils, told reporters on Monday that he's "good to go" for Team Canada's [...]

Canucks confirm Hughes out of 4 Nations Face-Off

Quinn Hughes, who has missed four straight games for the Canucks with what is speculated to be a lower-body injury, will not play for the U.S. in the 4 Nations [...]

Doughty replaces Pietrangelo on Canada blue line

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, 35, was named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the club announced Saturday night, and the veteran will replace Alex Pietrangelo of [...]