The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for ... with teams starting to reach the 50-games mark. Yesterday's clash between the Atlantic Division rivals Detroit Red ...

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 CHICAGO -- Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had ...

TAMPA — As Nikita ... for Kucherov in the slot, and he rifled a shot top shelf that beat Detroit goaltender Cam Talbot over his glove side to put the Lightning up 3-0 at the 1:50 mark in the ...

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl earned No. 1 status on the strength of an outstanding first four months of the season after signing an eight-year, $14-million AAV extension that will almost certainly make him the highest-paid player in 2025-26.

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.

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In an exclusive interview with The Hockey News, NHL on TNT analyst Darren Pang spoke about players of Hughes caliber and the giveaways those players will commit.

Jan. 29, 2025

The Calgary Flames continue to search for offense, which explains why Jonathan Huberdeau is the NHL's lowest-ranked top scorer of a team.

Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Brandon, and I'll be writing both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer. It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake in NHL DFS!

Scheifele scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Flames. Scheifele snapped a quiet stretch in which he logged just one assist over a four-game span.

Connor Hellebuyck turned away 24 shots, and both Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored their 29th goals of the season to put them into second place in the goal-scoring race during the Winnipeg ...