Georgia McKay/DAILY. Buy this photo. On paper, the No. 2 Michigan hockey team’s top line scored the game-tying and game-winning goals. Undoubtedly, its performance was essential to the Wolverines’ 7-4 ...

When St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off, he said, “I feel like I missed something.” Binnington didn’t miss any Blues games, only a week of practice. But upon ...

EDMONTON — It is the matchup that most likely will decide this year’s Stanley Cup Final. In one corner of the ring, there’s the Florida Panthers and their aggressive forecheck, which produces ...

How the Vegas Golden Knights have corrected course and found success during their four-game winning streak goes back to a term from a former coach of Bruce Cassidy’s — defending and checking. Two ...

Ryan Huska knew what his Calgary Flames were facing. The head coach warned his team before their game about the Montreal Canadiens' aggressive style and their ability to establish a forecheck that ...

The Montreal Canadiens did not get off to the start they were looking for in Game 1 of their second round series against the ...

As the captain, Sean Couturier understands that his teammates look to him to define what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer.

There have been several attempts to explain what makes the Florida Panthers special as they preside over the NHL with back-to-back Stanley Cups. And through this run, there’s been a reductive tendency ...

Berube started the trio, whose minutes suggest they're more of a third line than fourth, in the first and third periods of Toronto's 4-0 loss to Ottawa in Game 5, which he's done with past groups. In ...

SAN JOSE – The day after the Sharks were blown out by the Utah Mammoth last month, coach Ryan Warsofsky said his team – desperate to get off to a fast start — was too focused on the result of winning, ...

Series momentum shift: Montreal’s 6-2 win in Game 3 gave them a 2-1 series lead, reversing early setbacks and putting Buffalo under pressure. Forecheck advantage: An aggressive two-man forecheck ...