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Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-2 to move to within a victory of winning the Stanley Cup.

Lightning star Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP for the second time, finishing 10 points ahead of Connor McDavid in the closest vote since 2001-02.

Colorado GM Joe Sakic said that Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar and his staff will return for the 2026-27 NHL season.

Darnell Nurse has provided the Oilers with a short list of teams he would be willing to be traded to, according to multiple reports.

Kings general manager Ken Holland confirmed the addition of the well-traveled Peter Laviolette is intended to kick-start Los Angeles' lagging offense.

The NHLPA expects a full NHL investigation of coach Mike Babcock's brief tenure in Columbus in 2023 before the Oilers can hire him, sources told ESPN.

The next wave of future NHL players descended on Buffalo for interviews and testing. Here's what we learned.

Nearly 15% of NHL players in 2025-26 were undrafted, including six playing in the Stanley Cup Final.

After allowing four goals in the second period, and rallying to tie Game 3 in the third, only to lose it in double overtime on a bad bounce Saturday, the deflated Carolina Hurricanes face a 2-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final with Game 4 set for Tuesday.

The Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy has won the Vezina Trophy, the second time he has been named the NHL's top goaltender.

Gerry Meehan, one of the Buffalo Sabres' first players who went on to an influential role as the franchise's general manager, died on Friday at the age of 79, the club announced.

Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki was the runaway winner for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the NHL's best two-way forward, while his teammate Cole Caufield won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.

Seth Jarvis scored on the power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to give up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to even the series.

The Golden Knights said they remain confident despite the Hurricanes' stunning rally to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, which was fueled by a critical failed coach's challenge in the third period.

Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb left Thursday's Stanley Cup Final game against the Hurricanes after a puck traveling 87 mph hit him around the visor.

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from Detroit, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The series is tied 1-1, heading to Vegas for Game 3. Here's what it means, with a look ahead to what's next.

After 14 seasons coaching the Lightning, including two Stanley Cups, Jon Cooper has won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year.

The Hurricanes acknowledged they need more scoring production out of their top line in order to win the Stanley Cup.

Seattle's Hilary Knight, Minnesota's Kendall Coyne Schofield, Boston's Alina Muller, and Ottawa's Brianne Jenner headline a group of stars eligible to be signed by the PWHL's four expansion teams, after the league released its protected player list on...