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🏒 Free agency tiers: The best players available
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.[read more]

Sources: NHLPA eyes Babcock inquiry on '23 case
The NHLPA expects a full NHL investigation of coach Mike Babcock's brief tenure in Columbus in 2023 before the Oilers can hire him, sources told ESPN.[read more]

Avs' Landeskog wins Messier, Masterton awards
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on Tuesday won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.[read more]

Kings look to bolster offense with Laviolette hire...
Kings general manager Ken Holland confirmed the addition of the well-traveled Peter Laviolette is intended to kick-start Los Angeles' lagging offense.[read more]

Staal nets wild winner as Hurricanes even series
Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach to put the Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory over the Golden Knights, evening the Stanley Cup Final at 2-2.[read more]

Reports: Nurse gives Oilers list of trade options
Darnell Nurse has provided the Oilers with a short list of teams he would be willing to be traded to, according to multiple reports.[read more]

Avs bringing back coach Bednar, staff next season
Colorado GM Joe Sakic said that Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar and his staff will return for the 2026-27 NHL season.[read more]

Lightning strikes twice: Kucherov wins 2nd MVP
Lightning star Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP for the second time, finishing 10 points ahead of Connor McDavid in the closest vote since 2001-02.[read more]

Larkin, Kyrou ... Matthews? Ranking NHL trade cand...
Which difference-makers could be swapping franchises this summer?[read more]

Overheard at the NHL scouting combine: Most impres...
The next wave of future NHL players descended on Buffalo for interviews and testing. Here's what we learned.[read more]