6:22 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Metropolitan Division captured the 2022 NHL All-Star Game championship on Saturday, defeating the Central Division, 5-3, in the final round of its 3-on-3 tournament. Philadelphia Flyers star Claude Giroux, the captain of the Metropolitan team, was named MVP and received a new Honda Passport for scoring three goals

Feb 4, 2022 LAS VEGAS — Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski stood 35 feet away from his target, staring into the cool air. He slapped the puck with his stick and took a shot. Not at a goalie. Not even at a goal. At a large playing card: the ace of diamonds, which the puck

9:41 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The NHL All-Star Game took over Las Vegas this weekend, producing memorable moments, incredible sights and, in the biggest surprise, some close, compelling 3-on-3 hockey games. Here are 10 takeaways from the Friday skills competitions and the Saturday All-Star Game, which the Metropolitan Division won with Philadelphia Flyers center

8:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The NHL’s stars have descended upon Las Vegas for the 2022 All-Star Weekend. The festivities began with the skills competition on Friday night, and included some epic performances. On Saturday, the four divisional squads square off in a tournament to determine bragging rights… and a $1 million payday split between

6:42 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The NHL All-Star Skills Competition has its traditional events like hardest shot and fastest skater. But on Friday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the oddest competitions in the event’s history was held for the first time since 2016: The Breakaway Challenge, a prop comedy trick shot event.

5:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday defended the comments made earlier this week by Chicago Blackhawks owner and chairman Rocky Wirtz on his organization’s response to the Kyle Beach lawsuit. Wirtz gave a confrontational answer to a reporter who asked about how the Blackhawks planned to avoid power imbalances in the future

5:10 PM ET Ah, the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, that incomparable showcase of breathtaking hockey talent, where reputations are built and legends are made. And where better to bring the event back to life after last season’s COVID-19 layoff than the gaudy, glamorous Las Vegas Strip? Hockey in the desert is very happening. Just ask

9:50 AM ET The NHL All-Star Game exists for three audiences. There are the fans in the city in which it’s held, who fill seats in the arena and jam the convention center Fan Fest for a glimpse at the Selke Trophy; the sponsors, who fill suites in the arena and get that photo op

7:53 PM ET Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. — Robin Herman, a gender barrier-breaking reporter for The New York Times who was the first female journalist to interview players in the locker room after an NHL game, has died. She was 70. Her husband, Paul Horvitz, told the newspaper Herman died Tuesday at their home in

3:35 PM ET Danielle Goyette will make history on Thursday as the first woman to act as an assistant coach in the ECHL. The two-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada and current Director of Player Development for the Toronto Maple Leafs will be filling in after Newfoundland Growlers’ head coach Eric Wellwood tested positive for