Colorado's MacKinnon wins Hart and Lindsay awards as the NHL's top player
Read full article: Colorado's MacKinnon wins Hart and Lindsay awards as the NHL's top playerColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon was the big winner at Thursday’s NHL awards show, taking home the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s MVP as the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player as decided by the NHL Players Association.
Panthers, Rangers, Jets and Canucks back home for Game 2s, all seeking 2-0 NHL playoff series leads
Read full article: Panthers, Rangers, Jets and Canucks back home for Game 2s, all seeking 2-0 NHL playoff series leadsA slew of big NHL names will be heading back onto NHL playoff ice on Tuesday night with 1-0 series leads.
Knights top Winnipeg 4-1 in Game 5, advance to second round
Read full article: Knights top Winnipeg 4-1 in Game 5, advance to second roundChandler Stephenson scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Winnipeg Jets from their Western Conference opening-round series with a 4-1 victory in Game 5.
NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between U.S. and Canada
Read full article: NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between U.S. and CanadaThe NHL is in the most difficult position among the four major North American professional sports leagues on vaccinations because seven of its teams are based in Canada.
Oilers' Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVP
Read full article: Oilers' Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVPDraisaitl has won the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the NHL in scoring. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)EDMONTON, AB – The Stanley Cup Final is in Edmonton, and Oilers star Leon Draisaitl made history Monday night. Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the league in scoring with 110 points in 71 games. Draisaitl is the second Oilers player to win the Hart in the past four years following Connor McDavid, who is widely considered the best hockey player in the world. “But there’s nothing that comes ahead of the Stanley Cup.