SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Known for their shot volume of putting the puck on net from just about every angle, the Carolina Hurricanes moved on to the Eastern Conference final by keeping the Washington Capital...

This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights, and he has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas. It’s similar i...

DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars, a run he had extended Sunday before they scored another goal when he was on...

Bryan Rust was far from satisfied. But he could laugh. The season was over. Nothing was going to change the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs. So, the industrious winger was glib w...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes hung in the balance, the Washington Capitals flipped the script from t...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned for h...

For Mike Sullivan, the latest coach of the New York Rangers, there will be many priorities in taking over a team that missed the playoffs a season after winning the Presidents’ Trophy. Foremost will b...

After a mammoth undertaking of buying an NHL team, moving players, coaches and a full staff more than 600 miles and getting it all together in a matter of months before the puck dropped on a new seaso...

When the Utah Hockey Club selected Tij Iginla with the sixth pick and took 10 other players in the first draft since the team moved to Salt Lake City, fans were excited, thinking they would be in the ...

The pick will be the team’s highest since 2012 when they picked 8th overall. The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to have the 11th overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft. On Monday, the league de...

Sidney Crosby will play postseason hockey, after all. On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced via social media that the Pittsburgh Penguins forward was added to that country’s roster for the upcoming Inter...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn’t mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying. His “lit...

The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point. Dallas emerged from a seven- game series against Colorado, and Edmonto...

Sometime during Round 1 of the Toronto-Ottawa series, Maple Leafs fans joined in unison and began chanting. “We want Florida!” They used the same chant in 2023, and even though that series didn’t go t...

The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to part ways. General manager Chris Drury announced the move Friday, bringing in the organizati...

The first five games of the Winnipeg-St. Louis series have all had the same result. The home team won. The Blues need that trend to continue Friday — or else. Game 6 of the Jets-Blues matchup awaits i...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal with less than six minutes remaining, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a series-clinching 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Th...

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art. It’s something that has to be learned. Turns ...

Family, friends and the hockey community continue to grieve after the death of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The family called him John. It wasn’t until John Gaudreau played for ...