Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta was back on the ice Thursday after Wednesday’s hit but isn’t 100%. The team isn’t sure of his Game 3 status.

Louis Domingue made 17 saves in relief of DeSmith (48 saves) and Pittsburgh got the win when Evgeni Malkin scored at 5:58 of the third overtime.

The two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning fell 5-0 in Toronto in Game 1. There was a third-period brawl and first-period ejection.

With about a week left in the 2022 NHL season, here’s a standings and schedule look on what still has to be decided and who could win awards races.

Mike Bossy holds the NHL record with nine consecutive 50-goal seasons and won four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders in the 1980s.

The March 21 NHL trade deadline is rapidly approaching. Analyzing the moves that have taken place before the final day.

Asked whether he supports Putin amidst the invasion, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin said, “He’s my president but … I’m not in politics.”

After having a penalty called on him, a United States Premier Hockey League player struck an official and knocked him to the ice.

Tom Wilson, who has been suspended five times by the NHL, was named an All-Star replacement for Washington Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Aaron Dell was suspended three games after hitting unsuspecting Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson.