A Glimpse at the Future Excites the Rangers

At a prospect camp this week, the team saw their recent draft strategy coming to fruition.

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Devils Acquire P.K. Subban on a Busy Second Day of the N.H.L. Draft

A day after taking the American center Jack Hughes with the No. 1 pick of the N.H.L. draft, the Devils landed Subban, a star defenseman, and also right wing John Hayden, from Chicago.

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American Players Rise to the Top in the N.H.L. Draft

The first round of the N.H.L. draft on Friday was one of the strongest showings ever by American-born players — and not just because of the No. 1 pick, Jack Hughes.

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2019 N.H.L. Draft: Devils Take Jack Hughes at No. 1, and the Rangers Pick Kaapo Kakko

The first pick was no surprise. Hughes, 18, has topped draft lists all year and was named the top North American prospect by N.H.L. Central Scouting.

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N.H.L. Draft: The Devils, Sooner Than Expected, Have the No. 1 Pick Again

The team is expected to select Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old American center, or Kaapo Kakko, an 18-year-old right wing from Finland.

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Rangers Get Jacob Trouba in a Major Deal, Hastening Their Rebuild

To get Trouba, the Rangers traded defenseman Neal Pionk plus the 20th choice in Friday night’s first round of the N.H.L. draft.

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Erik Karlsson Stays With the Sharks, Taking a Top Free Agent Off the Market

San Jose re-signed one of the N.H.L.’s most dynamic defensemen to a $92 million, eight-year deal, turning a one-year rental into a long-term commitment.

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Blues Defeat the Bruins in Game 7 to Win Their First Stanley Cup

St. Louis sat in last place in the N.H.L. standings in early January and then soared to the first championship in the franchise’s 52-year history.

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Suiting Up Hockey’s Stars, One Stitch At a Time

A diminutive 86-year-old Italian immigrant in Montreal stands tall among the many hockey players he’s dressed.

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Stanley Cup Finals Headed to Game 7 After Bruins Wallop Blues

Needing to survive an elimination game on the road in St. Louis, Boston led for most of the game and ended up with a blowout.

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Blues Beat Bruins, but Officiating Takes Center Stage at Stanley Cup Finals

An official appeared to miss a penalty by a St. Louis Blues player, setting off a sequence that allowed them to score the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.

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Blues Beat the Bruins in Game 5 and Sit a Win Away From the Stanley Cup

The Blues’ 2-1 victory in Boston gave them a 3-2 lead in the finals.

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With or Without a Stanley Cup, the Blues Will Lose Their Voice

After 19 years of singing the national anthem at Blues games, Charles Glenn is retiring because his multiple sclerosis demands his full attention.

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Stanley Cup Finals: Blues Navigate a Messy Thriller and Defeat the Bruins

“It’s anyone’s game now,” Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist said after St. Louis tied the series at two games apiece.

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Boston’s Latest Would-Be Champs Are Truly Boston’s

The Bruins have won several championships in the 21st century, but unlike the others, a title this year would mean a duck boat parade with some hometown heroes.

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