From the Stanley Cup champion Panthers and beyond, the NHL is shooting for another best season ever

Aleksander Barkov lifted the Stanley Cup over his head, passed it around to his Panthers teammates and hockey's holy grail got a new home in South Florida. The next morning, Matthew Tkachuk gave it a saltwater bath in the Atlantic Ocean. Commissioner Gary Bettman woke up after what...

NHL training camps open with Swayman's status with the Bruins among the many questions

Sidney Crosby and Leon Draisaitl have their contract extensions, Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers have the Stanley Cup and a brief but busy summer of moving and shaking is over. Now, back to hockey. Less than 90 days since the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in...

Oilers sign Leon Draisaitl to an 8-year extension worth $112 million

Leon Draisaitl had a hard time picturing himself playing in the NHL wearing anything but an Edmonton Oilers jersey, and the result of that is a long-term commitment to the organization's pursuit of the Stanley Cup as the highest-paid player in hockey. Draisaitl on Tuesday signed an...

Leon Draisaitl signs a $112M extension with the Oilers to give him the highest cap hit in NHL history at $14 million

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl signs a $112M extension with the Oilers to give him the highest cap hit in NHL history at $14 million.