PITTSBURGH — If the Penguins' bar gets any lower, Valtteri Puustinen will be able to hop it from a standing position. We've seen it go from winning Cups to making the playoffs to trying real hard at the end of the season...Read More

TORONTO — If you’re carrying around a sense of impending doom right now, you must be a Bruins fan.

After blowing a chance to close out the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on Tuesday, they failed on their second chance to ...Read More

EDMONTON, Canada — The Kings’ season expired Wednesday at 10:52 p.m. Mountain Time. Cause of death was the Edmonton Oilers.

Again.

For the Kings, these Oilers have become serial killers, snuffing out their NHL ...Read More

SEATTLE — Kraken general manager Ron Francis on Wednesday disputed an ESPN report that multiple players came to him in exit interviews demanding coach Dave Hakstol be fired.

Francis said “not a single player” made ...Read More

TAMPA, Fla. — Even more than losing the first-round series to the Panthers, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Wednesday, the inadvertent swipe he took at women after Monday’s Game 5 loss was what pained him most.

Cooper...Read More

TAMPA, Fla. — Every discussion about Steven Stamkos seems to revolve around the same inquiry:

How much can the Lightning afford to pay him?

It’s the obvious question. The team has salary cap problems, Stamkos gave ...Read More