Hockey News

Happy to say Florida 'didn't listen' to the critics before the season, forward Frank Vatrano and the Panthers clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night with a win over the Nashville Predators.

Turner Sports will broadcast half of each year's playoffs and three Stanley Cup finals, and plans to bring games to the HBO Max streaming service.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin practiced on Wednesday, indicating he is near a return from a lower-body injury that's kept him out since mid-March.

The NWHL announced Wednesday that it is doubling its salary cap to $300,000 for each of its six teams and will put off adding an expansion franchise in Montreal until the 2022-23 season.

A franchise that had faltered after showing early promise is in a tight playoff race, and has committed to growing youth hockey in an untraditional market for the sport.