Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as Stanley Cup champion
It only took scoring once for the Tampa Bay Lightning to strike twice and repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie dies in Novi after fireworks malfunction
Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen tweeted: "Life is so precious and can be so fragile. Hug your loved ones today. RIP Matiss, you will be dearly missed" following reports of the 24-year-old's death.
Arizona Coyotes introduce Tourigny as next head coach
“I want players to see it as a fresh start,” Tourigny said. “I want players to know it’s not about what they did in the past. I want them to arrive here with the philosophy of improving themselves for a new coach and with a new culture.”
'You're on pal': Biden accepts 'friendly wager' with Trudeau on Stanley Cup winner
The President of the United States has accepted a bet with the Canadian Prime Minister on which country's team will win the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
NHL royalty vs Hockey Bay: Canadiens-Lightning in Cup Final
Tampa Bay is going for a third title since beginning play in 1993, the last year the Canadiens — or any team from Canada — won the Cup, making this a matchup of old-school winners against a modern-hockey model of success.
Defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning headed back to Stanley Cup Final after Game-7 win against Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning is headed back to the Stanley Cup Final. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gaurde scored a short-handed goal to help the defending Stanley Cup Champions beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series on Friday night.
Canadiens return to Stanley Cup Final after 3-2 OT win over Vegas
Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:39 into overtime, Carey Price stopped 37 shots and the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 28 years following a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
An NHL rarity: Tampa Bay Lightning start all-Black forward line
The reigning Stanley Cup champs started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first.
Rick Tocchet won’t return as coach of Arizona Coyotes after 4 seasons
After four seasons as coach, Rick Tocchet and the Arizona Coyotes have agreed to part ways, after the NHL team missed the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons.
Kessel’s OT goal leads Coyotes past Sharks 5-4
The Arizona Coyotes ended their regular season with a 5-4 win over the Sharks on Saturday night.
Kessel, Soderstrom lead Coyotes past Sharks 5-2
The Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on May 7.
Kopitar hits 1,000 points, Kings knock off Coyotes 4-2
The Kings ended Arizona’s playoff hopes and bolstered their own longshot chances in the Coyotes’ home season finale.
Kopitar reaches 999 career points, Kings beat Coyotes 3-2
Jakob Chychrun scored his 17th goal, which leads all NHL defensemen, and Christian Dvorak scored for the Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper had 22 saves.
Kane’s 20th goal leads Sharks past Coyotes 4-2
With the back-to-back losses, the Coyotes fell three points behind St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the West Division with the Blues holding three games in hand. Arizona has lost nine of 11 games overall.
Sharks beat Coyotes 6-4 to snap eight-game losing streak
Arizona fought back from a 4-0 deficit on goals from Michael Bunting, Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun to pull within one.
Kiprizov sets rookie goal mark, Wild beat Coyotes 4-1
The Coyotes dominated early, but couldn’t get anything else past the Wild's Cam Talbot in losing for the seventh time in eight games.
Talbot stops 22 shots, Wild beat Coyotes 5-2
The Coyotes had numerous neutral-zone breakdowns and missed an opportunity after pulling within a goal early in the third period. They lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Kuemper sharp in return, Coyotes rally to beat Blues 3-2
"I don’t want to be cheesy, but I will say there was something there," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "We went down 2-0, but I thought we were still playing good hockey and guys had some juice from the night. I think there was something there with Leighton."
Coyotes to induct inspirational girl into ring of honor
Her name will join Wayne Gretzky, Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick, Teppo Numminen, Dale Hawerchuk, Thomas Steen, and Bobby Hull inside Gila River Arena.
Zuccarello scores twice as Wild top Coyotes 5-2
It was the Wild’s first game since the death on Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.