Lehkonen responded by suiting up in 69 games – the most he’s appeared in since 2021-22. He also scored a career-high 27 goals, finishing with 45 points for the second-most of his career.

Since being traded to Colorado, Lehkonen has put up 139 points in 194 games for 0.72 points per game. In six seasons with the Canadiens, he had put up 149 points in 396 games, averaging 0.38 ...

Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won both of the awards. Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson finished sixth in Vezina trophy voting with two third place votes. The trophy is voting ...

Gustavsson, 27, went 31-19-6 during the season with a 2.56 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. He started a career-high 58 games and posted a career-high five shutouts.

The 2024-25 NHL calendar hasn’t even ended yet, but the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin in less than eight months, believe it or not. The Games open Feb.

Valeri Nichuhskin continued to be a difference-maker for the Avalanche in 2024-25. In 43 regular-season games, he posted 34 points (21g/13a) in addition to four points (3g/1a) in seven playoff ...

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Other players receiving votes included Nico Hischier, Dustin Wolf, Kirill Kaprizov, Kyle Connor, Jesper Bratt, Sidney Crosby, Filip Gustavsson, Jack Hughes, Darcy Kuemper, William Nylander, Robert ...

Canada's Connor McDavid (97) and Sweden goaltender Filip Gustavsson, Mattias Ekholm (14) and Joel Eriksson Ek (20) watch the puck during 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Wednesday ...

Some comps from an earlier story I did about the cap situation: Dan Vladar might be the closest comparison, and he signed a two-year contract that began at age 25 in 2023 worth $2.2 million ...