Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for a dirty play on Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen last night. This season, the battle for playoff spots in the ...

Alex Newhook and Juraj Slafkovsky, Patrik Laine posted two assists and Sam Montembeault stopped 33 shots for the Canadiens. Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov tallied to move his points streak to 10 games, the longest active run in the NHL. Jake Guentzel also ...

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scored the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation, rookie Lane Hutson matched an NHL record and the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Rookie defenseman Lane Hutson extended his points streak to nine games. Patrik Laine added two assists. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday. Kucherov pushed his ...

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Trailing 1-0, the Penguins tied it at 4:34 of the second period as defenseman Kris Letang sent the puck to Rickard Rakell behind the Seattle net. Rakell spotted Crosby in the slot, and he put a low one-timer just inside the right post.

As of this moment, it’s conceivable that the Leafs could face 11 of the 15 other teams in the Eastern Conference in Round 1. But which opponent would give them the best chance at advancing to Round 2?

The Montreal Canadiens were thoroughly outplayed by the Red Wings Thursday night, leading to a 4-2 loss and thus no progress in the standings."As a group, we've grown and matured enough to turn the page on this,

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning ... Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers, LW8 37. Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens, RW8 38. Seth Jones, Chicago Blackhawks, D10 39. Clayton Keller, Utah Hockey ...