A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

What would you do if you were Connor McDavid? Would you let other teams manhandle you – McDavid could easily draw two to three penalties a game – or would you stand up for yourself like he did last week?

Michigan State is no longer the No. 1-ranked NCAA men's hockey team in the country. The Spartans (19-3-2) dropped to No. 2 in the USCHO.com rankings, released on Monday. Boston College (16-4-1) moved ahead of Michigan State with a 3-1 win over Harvard and a series sweep over Providence by scores of 3-0 and 4-1.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Noah Cates scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from behind twice to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Monday night.

Connor McDavid continues to climb the ranks. In picking up a trio of points in Wednesday’s 5-3 road win over the Minnesota Wild, the Edmonton Oilers captain pushed his career point total to 1,044 and surpassed legendary forward Jari Kurri for second place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid continues to climb up the ranks in Oilers history. McDavid had two goals and an assist in the Oilers 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday ...

Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.

Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith has a three or more goals allowed in four of his seven career starts against the Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to ... and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as Pittsburgh beat Connor McDavid and Edmonton. The Penguins captain tied Hall of Famer Joe Sakic at 1,641 points with an ...

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. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to

John Tortorella and the Philadelphia Flyers will miss an important offensive weapon in the 2024/25 NHL season after an injury sustained in a rough action in last week's win over the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders have gone streaking in January – they lost three games in a row to start the month, then won three games on their road trip, then lost back-to-back games on Jan.