Kucherov picked up an assist Thursday in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles.

Taylor Heise, Natalie Spooner, Marie-Philip Poulin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Nikita Kucherov are the Team of the Year forwards

The National Hockey League will hold its hearing into Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ crosschecking incidents on Monday. Both hearing are in-person so the most either player can get is a four game suspension.

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized ... especially after Connor McDavid's three-game suspension.

Connor McDavid has served his three-game suspension for cross-checking Conor Garland in the head on Jan. 18. After plenty of debate and complaints that the punishment for McDavid was too steep, the Oilers captain is back and ready to roll.

The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl earned No. 1 status on the strength of an outstanding first four months of the season after signing an eight-year, $14-million AAV extension that will almost certainly make him the highest-paid player in 2025-26.

Missing this many games all but eliminates him from contention no matter how well he has played or how much he has produced this season.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is significant in Week 17.

Enter Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall. Rantanen, described as a "fantastic fit" by Canes General Manager Eric Tulsky on Saturday afternoon as he met with the media for the first time since the three-team trade was finalized, brings a proven track record of scoring.

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Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.