First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL’s 2023-24 coach of the year. The trophy honors the head coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success,” voted on
After the calendar flipped to 2024, the Dallas Stars collected 65 points in the regular season. The only Western Conference squad that racked up more was Edmonton with 67, and the Oilers played one more game. It should come as
Sheldon Keefe was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports. Keefe was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 9, five days after an overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in
The Los Angeles Kings removed the interim tag and named Jim Hiller as the club’s 30th head coach in franchise history on Wednesday. Multiple media outlets reported Hiller agreed to a multi-year contract. The Kings fired Todd McLellan on Feb.
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday for a seventh-round selection in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade represents a return
Three wins and four points separated the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers during a competitive regular season in which four Eastern Conference teams finished within five points of each other, so it is hardly surprising both teams survived the
Ryan Nugent Hopkins collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Edmonton Oilers rode a three-goal second period to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday to win Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Cody
The Vancouver Canucks play host to Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, two days after failing to close out the Oilers in a 5-1 loss in Edmonton. THE ODDS The Oilers are consensus 1.5-goal favorites despite
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will miss the rest of the postseason after developing a blood clot in his leg, Sportsnet reported Monday. The Canucks’ leading goal-scorer is unavailable for Game 7 of their second-round series against the visiting Edmonton