What really happened between the Rangers and Canucks? How will Frank Vatrano's contract deferrals work? Elliotte Friedman covers that and more in a new 32 Thoughts blog.

Even when you mix in all the goal-scorers, gold medallists and Stanley Cup champs, a few players stand alone as the best of the 2000s. Ryan Dixon somehow narrows it down to a top 25.

Nikita Kucherov, who made the top three last month ... and he's on the ice a lot," one voter noted. "It's Hughes by a hair over Makar, and something tells me this is going to the wire," another ...

Nikita Kucherov, who made the top three last month ... and he's on the ice a lot," one voter noted. "It's Hughes by a hair over Makar, and something tells me this is going to the wire," another said.

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was ejected during Monday’s game against the Florida Panthers following a ...

Kucherov scored a goal on two shots and had two PIM in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Montreal. Sam Montembeault appeared to swallow a shot by Brayden Point, but the puck squeezed through his pads and lay ...

Kucherov scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two assists, including one with the man advantage, in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Rangers. Kucherov has scored in back-to-back games, and ...

It has lingered since training camp and may even date back to last season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Matthews re-aggravated the injury against the Buffalo Sabres and missed the Maple Leafs’ final two ...

Tonight fireworks have surfaced in the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning game as Nikita Kucherov has been ejected for injuring Matthew Tkachuk. The battle of Florida is a rivalry that has ...

NHL insider Jeff Marek has revealed that Leon Draisaitl and Nikita Kucherov were involved in serious trade discussions between the Edmonton Oilers and the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019. On his ...