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Evgeni Malkin has a deep connection to his hometown team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he played for three seasons from 2003 ...

The second half of the NHL season begins Saturday with 14 games coming out of the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for not attending practice on ...

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The confidence-building moments for key players at the tournament could loom large for Minnesota as it shifts focus to winning the Cup.

In the first best-on-best matchup between Team USA and Canada in nine years, the United States pulled out a 3-1 win in the 4 ...

Sidney Crosby is again a champion in the Team Canada sweater, and Connor McDavid finally got that big moment on a big stage. Team Canada won the Four Nations Face-Off in overtime, and we’ll link to a ...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals resume their season with a rivalry game against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on ...

Finland followed by the much anticipated matchup between Canada-USA will be a day for the hockey community to embrace as it will keep us all on the edge of our seats, together.

Connor McDavid, taking a Mitch Marner pass, scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 8:18 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 ...

On Feb 17, Sidney Crosby's long-time Penguins ... Sullivan also praised Crosby for representing everything that's right about hockey, describing him as humble, graceful and hardworking.