The final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers showed the benefits of street hockey in many U.S. markets, where ice is hard to come by.

The Penguins have hired two-time NHL All-Star Jason Spezza as assistant general manager.

The New Jersey Devils locked up one of their talented young players on Thursday, signing Swedish forward Jesper Bratt to an eight-year, $63 million contract extension.

Massive cheers rather than the usual boos rained down on Gary Bettman on Tuesday night because nothing could keep Vegas Golden Knights fans from enjoying what the NHL commissioner was about to do.

Henri Richard’s family says the late Hockey Hall of Famer has been diagnosed with CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to concussions.

In what would be the Stanley Cup-clinching game for Vegas, Cassidy started five of the original Golden Knights and sent the sixth in for the second shift.

Dan Patrick recaps the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup victory over the Florida Panthers, which marks the team's first Stanley Cup in its six-year existence.

Jonathan Marchessault won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, a fitting honor for one of the franchise's original players.

The Golden Knights captured the young organization's first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

The New York Rangers have hired Peter Laviolette as their next coach, bringing in a seasoned veteran with Stanley Cup-winning experience to replace Gerard Gallant.

The Calgary Flames have promoted from within for their next head coach.

A group led by Canadian businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators.

Matthew Tkachuk disappeared from Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final for more than 10 minutes. He didn't want to say what caused the absence or what it would take to sit out.

The Golden Knights are on the verge of winning their first Stanley Cup title after holding on to beat the Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 of the final.

For everything two-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has accomplished since being selected No. 1 in the 2015 draft, Connor Bedard is on the same trajectory.

The Blue Jackets acquired Damon Severson from the Devils after the veteran defenseman and soon-to-be free agent signed an eight-year, $50 million contract.

Matthew Tkachuk was down, out briefly and then back with plenty of time to make a difference. The Florida Panthers star left early in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after a big hit from Vegas Golden...

Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou.

The Panthers need a miracle. Again. And it makes all the sense in the world that the plot has reappeared in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Philadelphia Flyers have traded Ivan Provorov as part of a three-team trade that included the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings.

The Golden Knights blitzed the Panthers to extend their series lead.

The Ducks hired veteran NHL assistant and AHL head coach Greg Cronin to be their new head coach.

The Canadiens signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension.

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick break down Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and provide thoughts on which players they like at current value to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message.

Kyle Dubas didn't stay out of work for long.

Ron Francis was initially approached about extending his stay as the general manager of the Seattle Kraken back in the winter, but putting finality to the decision took longer than expected.

Brad Treliving was hired as Toronto’s general manager less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas.

The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach a little over 12 hours after the team announced that John Hynes was fired.

The Capitals hired Spencer Carbery as their next coach, bringing back a favorite of the organization to fill the job he envisioned getting years ago.

William Karlsson, William Carrier and Jonathan Marchessault are finally getting another chance in the Stanley Cup Final.

With Dallas' season on the line, the Stars got two critical goals from a player who was a healthy scratch the first two games of the Western Conference Final.

The Sabres ended a lengthy wait by signing Ryan Johnston to a two-year, entry level contract more than a month after the defenseman completed his senior college season at Minnesota.

Joe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime and the Stars avoided a sweep in the Western Conference Final.

The Panthers advance to the Stanley Cup Final, sweeping the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.

Stars captain Jamie Benn was suspended two games by the NHL after an ugly hit on Vegas captain Mark Stone in a Game 3 loss that left Dallas on the brink of being swept.

The young, retooled Sabres can rely on Kyle Okposo’s veteran presence for at least one more season after the team captain signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract.

The Flames promoted Craig Conroy to general manager.

Jonathan Marchessault scored the first of three quick goals for Vegas as the the Golden Knights went on for a 4-0 win in Game 3 against the Dallas Stars.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most...

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov left Game 3 of the Panthers' Eastern Conference finals matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night with a lower body injury.

Chandler Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a rally and give the Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the...

Matthew Tkachuk finished a feed from Sam Reinhart at the 1:51 mark of overtime to help the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference...

Brett Howden scored from behind the net off Stars goalie Jake Oettinger 1:35 into overtime to give the Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference final.

The Maple Leafs are looking for a new general manager after the team announced that it had decided to part ways with Kyle Dubas.

Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final.

Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said that forward Teuvo Teravainen is set to return from injury for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Panthers.

The Coyotes were confident more than two decades of instability were coming to a close. When Tempe voters said no, the team was left in shock and with no clear path to the future.

The NHL is about to stage a very non-traditional pair of conference finals. Every game will be played in the Sun Belt for the first time, with not an Original Six franchise in sight.