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Sidney Crosby will be suiting up for Canada at this month’s IIHF World Championship. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that the Pittsburgh Penguins captain and national program legend will be joining the team. But New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is out with an undisclosed injury.
The Avalanche can wrap up their first postseason series win at home since 2008, when a team featuring Hall of Famers Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg beat the Wild — who had a youthful Brent Burns — in six games during the conference quarterfinals.
Colorado Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson has been fined $5,000, the maximum under the collective bargaining agreement, by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety, for butt-ending Minnesota Wild forward Michael McCarron.
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas would like to see veteran Evgeni Malkin back with the team next season.
Bill Guerin of the Minnesota Wild, the Colorado Avalanche’s Chris MacFarland and Pat Verbeek of the Anaheim Ducks have been named as the three finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award.
The Buffalo Sabres are making a change in the crease after back-to-back lopsided losses in their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens will host the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night at the Bell Centre with a chance to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round series.
Charlie Coyle isn’t going anywhere. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced a six-year, $36 million extension for the impending free agent on Tuesday.
Forward Owen Tippett was forced to miss the Philadelphia Flyers’ second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes due to internal bleeding, the team announced on Tuesday.
Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored in the third period for Colorado, an opportune time for their first goals of the postseason as the Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the second round of the NHL playoffs.
After the Toronto Marlies eliminated the Laval Rocket on Saturday, some fans at Place Bell tossed beer cans on the ice. Marlies defenceman Dakota Mermis picked one up and pretended to chug, Mark Masters writes.
St. Louis has guided the Canadiens out of a rebuild and into the hunt for the Stanley Cup in Montreal, where hockey madness has taken on a new dimension this spring.
Buffalo Sabres forward Beck Malenstyn and Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj were both fined following infractions made during Montreal’s 6-2 win over Buffalo in Sunday’s Game 3, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Monday.
Shane Doan’s time with the Toronto Maple Leafs is over. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports the two sides are mutually parting ways with Doan’s contract set to expire on June 30.
The Montreal Canadiens are getting some reinforcements for the remainder of their postseason run.
Carolina has brought opposing offences to a screeching halt over the first two rounds of the playoffs, Travis Yost writes.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced a two-year extension for Mark Jankowski on Monday. The 31-year-old forward will earn $1.85 million per season on a deal that takes him through 2027-2028.
The New York Islanders will donate $150,000 to create a child support center in honor of Matthew Schaefer’s late mother, Jennifer, who died of breast cancer in February 2024, the team said Monday.
Goaltender Jakub Dobes turned in another stellar performance for the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night in Game 3, stopping 26 of 28 shots en route to a 6-2 win. When asked what it’s been like to be a cult hero in a hockey-loving city, Dobes countered with some perspective.
Before their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens started, Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff cautioned his players — and anyone else willing to listen — about the importance of not underestimating their opponent.
Alex Killorn and rookie Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist apiece, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 4 on Sunday night to even their second-round series at two games apiece.
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