Three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has been suspended three games for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland in the head. The Edmonton Oilers captain had a hearing with the league’s Department of Player Safety on Monday.

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First Period_1, Colorado, O'Connor 6 (Kiviranta, Rantanen), 5:17. 2, Colorado, MacKinnon 16 (de Haan, Drouin), 10:04. 3, Colorado, MacKinnon 17 (Toews), 11:48. 4, Edmonton, Arvidsson 6 (Podkolzin, Nurse), 19:18. Penalties_Rantanen, COL (Slashing), 7:20.

First Period_1, Vancouver, Hughes 11 (Miller), 14:38 (pp). 2, Vancouver, Heinen 6 (Myers, Di Giuseppe), 15:49. 3, Vancouver, Hughes 12 (Miller, Boeser), 18:00 (pp). Penalties_Bouchard, EDM (Slashing), 14:32; Ekholm, EDM (High Sticking), 17:19.

Here is why the Panthers should reunite with Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

SEATTLE KRAKEN — Sent D Gustav Olafsson to Coachella Valley (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Sent D Max Crozier to Syracuse (AHL).

Los Angeles Kings (25-13-5, 55 points, 3rd place Pacific Division) When: 10:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FDSNWin the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Having left snowy southwest Pennsylvania behind,

The biggest possible signing among Oilers prospects is Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin. I ranked him No. 3 on the winter edition of Edmonton’s top-20 prospect list based on size, skill and performance. He has scored 11-21-32 in 46 KHL games this season, and his free-agent window opens this spring.

Edmonton Oilers touched down in the Twin Cities on Tuesday night to kick off a quick three-game road trip against the Wild, Avalanche and Canucks. Edmonton Oilers crazy cross-continental tour took them back to the Central Division for the next installment of an eight-games-in-eight-cities-in-fourteen-nights marathon.

Gracyn Sawchyn was selected by the Florida Panthers in the second round (No. 63) of the 2023 NHL Draft in part because of his dynamic playmaking ability. But Sawchyn has elevated his game this season by focusing on making plays for himself by shooting the puck more.

The Penguins blew yet another third-period lead, falling to Seattle 4-2 to finish off a terrible 1-3-1 homestand.

T he Seattle Kraken are set for a crucial home stretch, with nine of their next ten games at Climate Pledge Arena. Their only road trip during this stretch will be on January 27 a