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Hagel, Vasilevskiy Lead Weary Lightning Over Kings

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.

Playing the Stanley Cup Champs

by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2025

LA Kings coach Jim Hiller, talking about what his team would do after a dispirited effort against the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday, said something to the effect that they would retreat and get ready to face the defending Stanley Cup champions. That’s Florida, and they arrive in LA on Thursday. Makes you wonder—do the Champs have to prove themselves anew each game?

NHL trade grades: Report cards for J.T. Miller to Rangers, Granlund to Stars, more

J.T. Miller is headed from Vancouver back to the N.Y. Rangers. Mikael Granlund is on his way to Dallas. Grades on all of the big NHL trades. [...]

NHL Power Rankings: Capitals hold No. 1 spot, plus January trends for all 32 teams

Can anyone topple Alex Ovechkin & Co. from No. 1? Here's a look at how every team did in the calendar's first month. [...]

Rangers' Quick becomes 1st U.S. goalie to win 400

Jonathan Quick had 13 saves in the first period, 14 in the second and seven in the third, becoming the first U.S.-born goaltender to win 400 NHL games, and the [...]

Canucks' Hughes sits out with undisclosed injury

Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes missed Sunday's game vs. Detroit after suffering an undisclosed injury against Dallas on Friday. [...]

Sabres' Thompson exits win after elbow to face

The Sabres' Tage Thompson left Sunday's game after taking an elbow to the face from the Devils' Stefan Noesen, who received a game misconduct penalty. [...]

Raptors, Canucks fans latest to boo U.S. anthem

Fans at a Raptors game and a Canucks game Sunday continued an emerging trend of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. [...]

Finland names two replacements for 4 Nations

Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. [...]

NHL offers in-person hearing to Wild's Hartman

Minnesota's Ryan Hartman has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety after driving the head of Ottawa's Tim Stützle into the ice. [...]