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Utah NHL franchise to go by Utah Hockey Club in ’24-’25
The team formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes will be called the Utah Hockey Club for its first season in Salt Lake City.,The sale of the team closed Thursday, transferring ownership from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Smith Entertainment Group.,The franchise revealed its new look and drawings of...

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Vladimir Tarasenko to play in Game 3
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov and fellow forward Vladimir Tarasenko will play in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice made the announcement Thursday morning.,Barkov received a high hit from Oilers forward Leon Dr...

Sharks promote Ryan Warsofsky to head coach
The San Jose Sharks promoted Ryan Warsofsky to be their new head coach on Thursday.,Warsofsky, 36, spent the past two seasons as an assistant under David Quinn, who was fired in April.,"We're very excited to announce Ryan as the 11th head coach of the San Jose Sharks," general manager Mike Grier sai...

Panthers' plane to Edmonton delayed by storms
The Florida Panthers' routine was disrupted Wednesday in advance of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final because of storm-related travel delays as the team headed to Edmonton.,The Athletic reported heavy storms near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., forced the charter jet to take off three hours after their schedul...

Oilers unfazed down 2-0, look for offensive spark vs. Panthers
If the pressure is on the Edmonton Oilers, they are doing everything possible to alleviate those feelings in anticipation of Thursday's Stanley Cup Final home clash with the Florida Panthers.,Down 2-0 to the Panthers in the best-of-seven series, the Oilers are well aware Game 3 will swing their fort...

Panthers F Aleksander Barkov practices, will travel to Edmonton
Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov was a full participant at practice on Wednesday and will travel with the team to Edmonton.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice said a final decision on his captain's availability for Game 3 on Thursday night will happen after the team gets to Edmonton. They fly Wed...
NHL Stanley Cup Final Isn’t Over For Edmonton Oilers: Or Is It?
The Edmonton Oilers are desperately trying to crawl back in the Staley Cup Final. Can they do it? ...

Penguins hire David Quinn as assistant coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired former San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers head coach David Quinn as an assistant coach on Wednesday.,Quinn, 57, joins assistants Mike Vellucci and Ty Hennes on head coach Mike Sullivan's staff. Quinn will oversee the team's defensive group.,"David Quinn brings a wealt...

Status of Panthers' Aleksander Barkov in question for Game 3
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov's availability for Game 3 is in question after he received a high hit from Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl midway into the third period of Monday's game.,Barkov, a forward, sat out the final 9:28 of the Panthers' 4-1 victory in Sunrise, Fla. The Pant...

Evan Rodrigues, Panthers surge late, down Oilers in Game 2
Evan Rodrigues scored twice in the third period to break a deadlock as the Florida Panthers claimed a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Sunrise, Fla., in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.,Florida now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 is set for Thursday in Edmonton.,Niko Mikk...

Evan Rodrigues, Panthers have big third period, down Oilers in Game 2
Evan Rodrigues scored twice in the third period to break a deadlock and the Florida Panthers claimed a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Sunrise, Fla., in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. ,Florida now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 is set for Thursday in Edmonton. ,Niko M...

Stanley Cup: Oilers-Panthers Game 2 Preview, Props, Odds
The Edmonton Oilers take to the ice for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals searching for a way to break through against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.,After getting shut out in Saturday's 3-0 loss, Edmonton still has an opportunity to steal home-ice advantage with a win in Sunrise, Fla....

Stanley Cup Game 1 ratings up 43 percent
Canada's participation the Stanley Cup Final attracted plenty of interest as Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers on Saturday saw a 43 percent increase in ratings across North America over last season.,According to the NHL, the championship series opener drew an audience of 7.1 mi...

Oilers aim to cash in on chances in Game 2 vs. Panthers
The Edmonton Oilers are concentrating more on the process than the result as they prepare for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.,After being blanked 3-0 by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers in Saturday's best-of-seven series opener, despite outshooting and out-chan...

Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers stymie Oilers to take Game 1
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was unbeatable and so were the Florida Panthers as they claimed Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Bobrovsky made 32 saves to record his second shutout of the playoffs.,Game 2 of the best-of-seven series w...

Oilers' Warren Foegele to play in Game 1 vs. Panthers
Edmonton Oilers forward Warren Foegele will return to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed on Saturday morning that Foegele will return from a three-game absence for undisclosed reasons. H...

Oilers' stars meet redemption-minded Panthers in Stanley Cup Game 1
This is Leon Draisaitl's 10th NHL season and Connor McDavid's ninth. Reaching the Stanley Cup Final has been a long, arduous journey for the Edmonton Oilers' dynamic duo, but they have finally completed that quest.,McDavid, Draisaitl and company will kick off the best-of-seven championship series ag...

Ex-Islanders coach Lane Lambert hired by Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs named Lane Lambert as an associate coach on Wednesday.,He joins the staff of Craig Berube, hired May 17 to replace Sheldon Keefe. Toronto fired Keefe after the Maple Leafs lost their first-round playoff series to the Boston Bruins in seven games.,The New York Islanders fired ...

Stars F Joe Pavelski plans to retire after 18 NHL seasons
Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski told reporters Tuesday that he intends to retire.,"This was it for me. It was known for a while, probably," Pavelski said at the team's exit interview day. "The plan is not to play next year.",Pavelski clarified that his retirement was not yet official, but it's his...

Panthers zero in on Oilers' dynamic duo in Cup prep
Panthers coach Paul Maurice downplayed the record distance separating Florida and the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.,He's too focused on figuring out a plan to slow down Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who piloted the Oilers back to the Cup final for the first time since 2006.,"It...