The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins leads the list of top MVP candidates at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Rantanen notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blues. Rantanen set up Matt Duchene on the opening goal. It's been a bit of a quiet stretch for Rantanen -- he had gone without a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It just sort of hit Jack Drury last week. Saturday is the one-year anniversary of the day that changed his life, stunned people across the NHL and, ...

Rantanen (illness) is slated to play versus the Blues on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports. Rantanen was a true game-time decision and didn't take line rushes during warmups, but he'll ...

K'Andre Miller scored twice while Andrei Svechnikov had four assists as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Tuesday, on a night when the hometown fans had a chance to serenade ...

FRISCO, Texas — Mikko Rantanen never settled in with the Carolina Hurricanes while playing only 13 games for them between being traded twice in six weeks last season, and during a stretch when the ...

Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1, improving on their strong campaign to date. Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper left early after accidental collision with Mikko Rantanen. No penalty called; ...

The Associated Press Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is defended by Penguins center Tommy Novak on Sunday. DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake ...

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy had issued an on ice threat to Mikko Rantanen after the Dallas winger’s hit on Alexander Romanov during a Nov. 18 game. Mikko Rantanen has faced plenty of ...

NEW YORK -- After 11 seasons as one of the NHL's leading scorers, Mikko Rantanen has become accustomed to fame. But infamy? Not so much, although he has experienced plenty of that this season.

The Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen has been automatically suspended by the NHL Department of Player Safety. "Dallas’ Mikko Rantanen has been automatically suspended for one game under Rule 23.6, ...