World, Sports: Ovechkin, who has been vocal about his admiration for Putin, passed Gretzky's 894-goal mark with the same franchise. Putin praised Alex for his dedication

NHL: Russian President Vladmir Putin congratulates Alex Ovechkin on becoming all time top goal-scorer

Colorado Avalanche player Valeri Nichushkin has been suspended six months without pay and has been placed in stage 3 of the league's player assistance programme.

NHL: Colorado Avalanche player Valeri Nichushkin suspended for six months without pay

Canadian police confirmed Monday charges against five current and former NHL players over an alleged 2018 gang rape, and apologized for the six years it took to investigate the accusations.

Canada police charge five NHL players in 2018 rape case, apologise for delay

Justin Bieber was one of the big stars of NHL All-Star Weekend, performing at a party he threw early in the week and actually getting on the ice prior to the 3-on-3 tournament Saturday.

Justin Bieber takes the ice, grabs the spotlight at NHL All-Star Weekend

Four NHL players have been charged over their involvement in an alleged 2018 gang rape when they were part of Canada's junior national ice hockey team, local media and lawyers for the players said Tuesday.

Four NHL players including New Jersey Devils duo Michael McLeod, Cal Foote charged over alleged 2018 gang rape

Mark Stone grabbed a brilliant hat-trick as the Vegas Golden Knights thrashed the Florida Panthers 9-3 on Tuesday to clinch the NHL Stanley Cup for the first time in the franchise's six-year history.

NHL: Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers to clinch maiden Stanley Cup title

The National Hockey League said on Wednesday it will not send its players to compete in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics after the regular season schedule was disrupted due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

NHL says won't send players for Beijing Games after regular season disrupted due to surge in COVID-19 cases

The National Hockey League announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and proceed directly to a 24-team playoff staged in two hub cities. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the revised schedule would "produce a worthy Stanley Cup champion" after a season that has been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic.

NHL to restart with 24-team playoff in two hub cities

Why does this sport allow fist fighting? It's savage, and it may be gone soon, but fighting isn't without its own kind of logic

A Canadian explains fighting in ice hockey for Indians

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