Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan is sending a strong message to his players after suffering two straight losses. McLellan took over as head coach on Dec. 26, 2024.

Sammi Silber of The Hockey News: Washington Capitals defenseman Jakub Chychrun is on pace for 60 points and has really worked out since coming over from the Ottawa Senators. Last month Chychrun said the sees himself re-signing with the Capitals.

The Canadiens face a series of obstacles in the way of a 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs spot, their own set of "Labours of Hercules" if you will.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

It's not too early to think about playoff implications for the Bruins, who have an important game coming on Saturday.

The Daily is chock full of news and note son the New York Rangers and how they flipped the script on early-season failures, as well as taking a spin around the NHL, including another NHL record for Alex Ovechkin.

Filling in for injured defenseman Thomas Chabot, Donovan Sebrango played more like a veteran instead of a young, nervous rookie making his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators Thursday.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

Lee Giobbie is one of several defendants who requested court permission to see Trump sworn in on a day when the president-elect has said he'll issue widespread pardons to Jan. 6 offenders.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

It seemed like an innocuous comment at the moment. But with the benefit of almost nine years, it proved to be insightful. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect development camp in Cranberry in June 2016,

The NHL power rankings see the Maple Leafs and Canucks falling, the Capitals, Senators, Canadiens and Red Wings rising and much more.