The Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Wednesday night to tie the best-of-seven Western Conference final at two games apiece. Connor McDavid had three assists for the hometown …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Evgeny Kuznetsov, in his inimitable, impish way, promised “hell” for the New York Rangers if they had to come back to North Carolina for a Game 6 in …
After starting the second round with three straight losses, the Carolina Hurricanes have officially made it a series with thrilling back-to-back wins in Games 4 and 5. That’s more akin …
RALEIGH, N.C. — This column won’t be fair. Not really. Not when a bounce here, a whistle there, a lucky break somewhere, anywhere, could have changed the entire complexion and …
The playoffs are almost here, and while we’re still waiting on a couple of matchups, we know the 16 teams. If you root for one of them, you’re not reading …
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon or Nikita Kucherov: Who’s the NHL’s best player? It’s gotta be McDavid, right? Not so fast, a surprising number of NHL players say. “McDavid’s going to …
WENDAKE, Quebec — The line reaches across the lobby to the glass door entrance 15 minutes before warmups for a hockey game in a low-level pro league just north of …
NEW YORK — Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was at the rink one day in November and Russian superstar Kirill Kaprizov surprised him with a question. “You ever have Russian food?” …
TORONTO — Standing in the shadows of plaques honoring the greatest players in hockey history, a pair of this year’s Hockey Hall of Fame inductees took a moment to reflect …
HENDERSON, Nev. — We all know how hard Jacob Trouba hits. Just ask Timo Meier or Nazem Kadri, Sidney Crosby or Corey Perry, Andreas Athanasiou or Jujhar Khaira. Even a …