Former poker player Sunny Mehta is not showing his cards as the Devils' new GM Former professional poker player-turned-hockey executive Sunny Mehta is not showing his hand when it comes to the moves he'll make as general manager of the New Jersey Devils.

Former poker player Sunny Mehta is betting the Devils can contend for the Stanley Cup short and long term. But he’s not showing his hand on how he’ll try to make that happen: apnews.com/article/devi...

Flyers winger Porter Martone stands out as youth is served early in the NHL playoffs Youth is being served early in the NHL playoffs. And even some older newcomers to this level of hockey are contributing, like Anaheim's Troy Terry.

Flyers' Porter Martone stands out as playoff newcomers thrive early in the first round: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Infection caused Rangers' Vincent Trocheck to miss time early in the season The injury that sidelined New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck for a month early in the season wasn’t actually an injury.

“I thought I was dying.”

Vincent Trocheck reveals his early season absence was caused by an infection in one of his lungs: apnews.com/article/rang...

Canadiens' Demidov, Flyers' Michkov-Martone duo headline young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs Even without Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, the NHL postseason has plenty of youthful talent to watch as the games begin this weekend.

Young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs: apnews.com/article/youn...

Good morning from Tarrytown, where the Rangers are doing their end-of-season interviews.

Giants have some potential franchise-altering options with 5th pick in NFL draft The New York Giants could go in a lot of franchise-altering directions with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft.

The first round of the NFL draft is a week away. What might the New York Football Giants do? apnews.com/article/ny-g...

Writing a book is the latest chapter in Chris Pronger's post-NHL career journey Writing a book is the latest chapter of Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger's winding journey since his NHL playing days came to an end.

Writing a book is the latest chapter in Chris Pronger's winding post-NHL career journey: apnews.com/article/chri...

Blue Jackets announce Rick Bowness has a new contract and is returning as coach next season.

NHL playoffs arrive with the West stacked with contenders like Colorado, Dallas and Vegas The Western Conference half of the NHL playoffs has the league-leading Colorado Avalanche and fellow Stanley Cup-contending Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild all on the same side of the bracket.

The Avalanche are the favorites, but the Western Conference half of the NHL playoffs is stacked with Stanley Cup contenders: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs Five of the eight first-round series in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are set. The matchups include the bitter cross-Pennsylvania rivalry between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Five of the NHL's eight first-round playoff series are set. Here's what we know about them: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Sabres ending their NHL-record playoff drought inspires joy beyond Buffalo When Taylor Hall signed with the Sabres several years ago, he said the NHL is better when Buffalo is good. It has been a while since that was the case.

Taylor Hall once said the NHL is better when Buffalo is competitive. He and others are feeling the joy from afar over the Sabres ending their record playoff drought. With John Wawrow, our story: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Montreal losing in regulation means Tampa Bay has home ice in the Canadiens-Lightning first-round series.

Boston winning means the Bruins are the first wild card and will face Buffalo.

Carolina against Ottawa.

Pittsburgh against Philadelphia.

The East is set.

Goalies are under siege as the NHL save percentage dips to its lowest point in three decades NHL goaltenders are stopping fewer shots than at any point this century. The average save percentage is under .900 for the first time since 1996 and at .896 would be the lowest since ’94.

The average save percentage in the NHL is .896, the lowest in three decades. A look at what's happening from shooters and to goalies to cause the dip: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

General manager Joe Schoen says the Giants are engaged in ongoing discussions with Dexter Lawrence’s camp after the veteran nose tackle requested a trade.

Explaining rules old and new that are part of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs Why is one of the NHL's top seven teams from the regular season guaranteed to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs?

Wrote about the ever-debated NHL playoff format and also about the new postseason salary cap and how it works: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Who's got Hart? AP picks the NHL MVP and other top awards as the playoffs arrive The Hart Trophy race for NHL MVP this season showcases the debate over how much stock goes into a player's value to his team.

Who should win the Hart Trophy? The Norris? The Jack Adams? John Wawrow and I debate and make our NHL award suggestions: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Dylan Strome moved out so Alex Ovechkin could take the faceoff against Crosby. It's just the 175th of Ovechkin the winger's NHL career, counting playoffs. It's Crosby the center's 32,131st.

The NHL playoffs have plenty of fresh blood, and a new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries.

Everything you need to know about the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin next weekend: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Pittsburgh Penguins clinch a playoff spot, ending their 3-year drought For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beating New Jersey, ending their postseason droug...

The Penguins are playoff-bound for the first time since 2022: apnews.com/article/peng...

Evgeni Malkin scores, Penguins up 4-2 with 13:10 left in regulation.

Cole Caufield becomes the 1st Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season since 1990 Cole Caufield is the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades.

Cole Caufield becomes the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades: apnews.com/article/cole...

kerfuffle is a perfectly cromulent word.

Chants of "STUUUU" from the Penguins fans in attendance after STUart Skinner stops former Oilers teammate Connor Brown on a semi-breakaway to keep Pittsburgh up 1-0 on New Jersey.

Penguins score on their first shot at the Devils, who had the game's first seven. Bryan Rust puts it into an empty net off a perfect pass from Egor Chinakov. Pittsburgh up 1-0 just under 5 minutes in.

Penguins-Devils pregame warmups underway. Stuart Skinner starts for Pittsburgh, which can clinch a playoff spot tonight a few different ways. Jake Allen for New Jersey.

Penguins-Devils pregame warmups underway. Stuart Skinner starts for Pittsburgh, which can clinch a playoff spot tonight a few different ways. Jake Allen for New Jersey.

Sid and Ovi through the years: A look at the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry as its final acts loom Is one of the NHL's best rivalries nearing an end? Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will meet for the 100th and 101st time during their Hall of Fame careers when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington ...

Before what could be the final two Sid-Ovi games, @willgravesap.bsky.social takes a look at some of the best Crosby-Ovechkin moments over their NHL careers: apnews.com/article/sidn...

Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight Jack Hughes became famous for scoring the Olympic gold-medal-winning goal in overtime for the United States against Canada.

If you ever wondered about how dentists operate in hockey, I spoke to three of them who work for NHL teams about the care for teeth and more in a sport where sticks and pucks to the mouth are the norm: apnews.com/article/jack...

Love this story on the NHL, teeth and dentists from @swhyno.bsky.social!

Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight: apnews.com/article/jack...