This is the coach the Florida Panthers needed and, according to Eric Staal, the coach who needed these players. Paul Maurice has rebooted his career in Florida, leading the Panthers all the way to the Stanley Cup Final.

The joy Paul Maurice felt on the morning of the start of the Stanley Cup Final was also tinged with sadness. The veteran coach knew there were only at most seven more games left to play.

Shea Theodore showed what he can do in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, scoring a spectacular goal in the Vegas Golden Knights’ 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Matthew Tkachuk was caught taking a cheap shot at Nicolas Hague late in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Speaking before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas on Saturday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that the league is bullish on finding a solution to keep the Coyotes in Arizona, saying he is “hopeful” it won’t lose the “terrific market.”

Stanley Cup winner Mike Babcock is expected to be formally named the next head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets when his contract with the Maple Leafs expires later this month.

The 2024 NHL Stadium Series will be held at MetLife Stadium in February as a two-day event featuring four rivals, the league announced Saturday. The Devils will host the Flyers to open it, followed by the Islanders hosting the Rangers a day later.

Vegas broke open a tie game with three goals in the third period of Game 1 on Saturday night, giving the Golden Knights their ninth comeback win of the postseason.

Connor Bedard won the CHL Top Prospect, Top Scorer, and David Branch Player of the Year awards Saturday. It’s the first time since the Top Scorer award was introduced in 1994 that a player has won all three in a single season.

Great Britain men suffer a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat to India in the FIH Pro League.

Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said taking out the Golden Knights in the Final would cap “the hardest road to the Stanley Cup in history.”

Sergei Bobrovsky singlehandedly altered the trajectory of Florida’s series against Boston, toppling the NHL’s greatest regular-season team. If the Panthers goalie continues to play like he did since Game 5 of Round 1, the Vegas Golden Knights almost certainly won’t win the Stanley Cup Final. For Game 1, the big play is the unders, to capitalize off the lack of goals.

Seattle police have released bodycam footage of their response to the 911 call regarding a “heavily intoxicated” woman in a Colorado Avalanche player’s hotel room in April.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan reacted Friday to the club hiring former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas as its new president of hockey operations. 

Jack Eichel didn’t know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April.

Patrick Kane said a lingering injury was preventing him from being his normal star self this past season, and now we know what it was as he underwent hip surgery Thursday.

Dubas parted ways with the Maple Leafs in the middle of May

This is where you can watch the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Drivers were directed to the overflow parking lot Thursday morning, and a line at least 30 deep waited and hoped to get into the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice.

The Capitals introduced former Maple Leafs assistant Spencer Carbery as their new head coach. Carbery spent the last two seasons on the Leafs’ bench after previously spending time as head coach of Washington’s minor league team.

Ahead of a pivotal summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a conservative hire by bringing in Brad Treliving as GM. But Justin Bourne writes why this decision puts the spotlight squarely on Brendan Shanahan and the “Shanaplan.”

The Rangers have been granted permission by the Predators to speak to John Hynes for their head coaching vacancy, The Post has learned.

Incoming general manager Barry Trotz announced the hiring Wednesday of Andrew Brunette, who scored Nashville’s first-ever goal, as the fourth head coach in franchise history.

In just two seasons, Francis has made the Kraken a force in the Western Conference. The team missed the playoffs in 2021-22 but finished fourth in the Pacific Division this year.

NHL Network’s Kevin Weekes confirmed the Predators are making a change behind the bench, firing John Hynes and replacing him with Andrew Brunette.

The Panthers and Golden Knights are the final two teams left standing

A few names have been wiped off the board of available Rangers coaching candidates, but one new one has emerged.

The Golden Knights are in the Cup Final for the second time in their six-year history. Here’s how they got there this postseason.

After winning the country’s first medal in International Ice Hockey Federation competition, Latvia government officials made Monday a national holiday.

Jason Robertson is frequently scoring goals again for the Dallas Stars, Jake Oettinger is stopping shots and captain Jamie Benn is about to return from a two-game suspension. The Western Conference Final isn’t over yet, and suddenly feels much different.

The Stanley Cup Final schedule is set pending the results of the Western Conference Finals.

The Blazers jumped on the Ontario Hockey League champion Petes early and often en route to a 10-2 victory that included four power-play goals, improving their record to 1-1 in the four-team, 10-day championship tournament at the Sandman Centre.

Dallas forward Ty Dellandrea scored two pivotal goals in the third period on Saturday night, as the Stars posted a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference final that forced a Game 6 back in Texas on Monday.

Canada will play for gold at the men’s world hockey championship after defeating host Latvia 4-2 during Saturday’s semifinals.

Matthew Tkachuk went to high school with Boston star Jayson Tatum in St. Louis. He now has Miami star Jimmy Butler wearing his Florida Panthers jersey for workouts.

The Stars now face the challenge of trying to become the first team in NHL history to rally from a 3-0 deficit to win the round before the Stanley Cup Final.

The Carolina Hurricanes may have gotten swept by the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final, but Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour wants people to know the series was closer than it seemed.

The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday.

Already on breakup day, some Islanders were bringing up the Panthers as an example of how they could find lightning in a bottle, should they stay the course.

This postseason, the Panthers have shocked the hockey world — except maybe themselves. Here’s how No. 8 seed Florida won the East.

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn won’t be able to play Game 4, or Game 5 if applicable, of the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights after being suspended.

The Dallas Stars apologized to the NHL and the Vegas Golden Knights after fans threw debris onto the ice during a 4-0 loss on Tuesday, putting Dallas in an 0-3 hole.

Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Jaccob Slavin will not return to Wednesday’s Game 4 against the Florida Panthers with an upper-body injury after absorbing a massive hit from forward Sam Bennett in the first period, the team announced.

The Dallas Stars defended captain Jamie Benn on Tuesday, after he was ejected in the first period of a devastating 4-0 loss in Game 3, which put the Vegas Golden Knights one win from a Western Conference title and a second berth in the Stanley Cup Final.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov left the Panthers’ win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night with a lower-body injury. There was no update on his status after the game.

Jonathan Marchessault and Chandler Stephenson doomed the Dallas Stars on Sunday with clutch goals to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 overtime win.

In what Dallas coach Pete DeBoer labeled “a game of mistakes,” the Stars’ miscues cost them Sunday, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory that gave them a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals.

TSN Hockey analyst Dave Poulin joins SC with Jay Onrait to share his reaction to the reports that the Flames will name Craig Conroy as their new general manager, and how different the Maple Leafs will approach their search for a new GM.

The Nittany Lions are advancing to the NCAA tournament semifinals for the second time in program history and will play Duke on Saturday.

Unlike Game 1, Matthew Tkachuk didn’t need four overtimes to score the winner in Game 2 as the winger posted a power-play tally in the first OT on Saturday, giving the Panthers a 2-1 win and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals over the Hurricanes.