Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended for four years by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine during a random drug test while playing for [ … ]

July 1 is like a second Christmas for NHL fans. The offseason is always about inducing hope, and no day on the calendar injects hopefulness into the soul of an [ … ]

Who’s number one? It can be a question. It can also be an exultation of joy from a recently-crowned champion. In this instance, we’re talking about the NHL entry draft. [ … ]

It’s got to be rough to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan these days. The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions. That means every major-league MLSE property except the Leafs has [ … ]

The NHL season could finish on Sunday. The St. Louis Blues own a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup final series over the Boston Bruins. But yet again, thanks to [ … ]

The Stanley Cup was contested for decades before there was a Conn Smythe Trophy. In fact, the Stanley Cup was born in 1893, the NHL came to be in 1917 [ … ]

Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks have something in common. Neither has won the Stanley Cup. The Sharks have been trying since 1991. Thornton has been trying since 1997. [ … ]

It wasn’t No. 1 of all-time but the stunning sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning by the Columbus Blue Jackets rates right up there with the most astonishing [ … ]

It’s deja vu all over again in the Stanley Cup playoffs for Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri. The oft-disciplined center figures to earn another NHL sitdown after he cross-checked [ … ]

Eight series. Eight chances to be right or wrong. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday. Let’s break down all eight series and then you tell us which series are most [ … ]