given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team in the NHL as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Nathan MacKinnon is doing it again.

BOSTON — Nathan MacKinnon ... time in the NHL, but rarely of this magnitude. And rarely the night before a 1 p.m. start. It all made for a surreal experience, even for veteran players.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar praised teammate Nathan MacKinnon following ... Makar acknowledged that MacKinnon is a key player who consistently finds ways to keep the team competitive.

His $14 million cap hit next season will pass Matthews' $13.25 million as NHL teams take advantage of the rising salary cap. Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon was the top-paid player ($12.6 ...

NHL players are slated to return to the Olympics in 2026 and that is a tantalizing carrot at the end of the hockey stick ... join Avalanche teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar in the ...

Facing the prospect of Colorado's star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and ...

It's a great time for another look at NHL playoff and trophy predictions and odds with The Hockey News Cheat Sheet ... to win the Hart Trophy, could Nathan MacKinnon go back-to-back?

When 16-year-old Will Bent logged on to Instagram one day last June, the Boston-area native was tagged in a post that originated a country away.Bent, who wasn't familiar with Halifax or Nova Scotia, ...

The Colorado Avalanche surprised the hockey ... superstar players who are arguably two of the best in the world. Of course, we're talking about Hart Trophy-winning center Nathan MacKinnon and ...

Entering Wednesday night, Rantanen was tied for sixth in the NHL in scoring (65 points ... his new life in Raleigh. He knows players like Nathan MacKinnon have expressed their disappointment ...