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.

Andres Ambuhl scored the game-winning goal as Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday to stay perfect at the men’s world hockey championship in Riga, Lativa.

The core of past Stanley Cup wins, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, remain in Pittsburgh, making the Penguins job intriguing league-wide.

Brett Howden found the back of the net just 1:35 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 1-0 Western Conference Final lead over the Dallas Stars.

Let’s start with one change the Carolina Hurricanes won’t be making for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS).

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a new general manager after the team announced Friday that it had decided to part ways with Kyle Dubas.

Quenneville led the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups but was accused of covering up the sexual assault of Kyle Beach

Matthew Tkachuk scored with 12.7 seconds left in the 4th OT to give the Panthers a 3-2 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final over the Hurricanes.

Voters in Tempe, Arizona, rejected a ballot initiative for a $2.1 billion development that would have included a new Coyotes arena, leaving the team in a state of uncertainty.

Will the chaos continue in the conference finals?

These six cities make the most sense, but plenty will be interested.

Cross Mike Sullivan’s name off the list of potential candidates for the Rangers head coaching job.

Devils head coach Lindy Ruff will return next season, general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced.

Ken Holland said he is ‘devastated’ by the Edmonton Oilers loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Second Round.

Voters in Maricopa County, Arizona emphatically rejected three referendum proposals on Tuesday that would have built the NHL’s Coyotes a new arena as part of a new $2.3 billion entertainment complex in the Tempe area.

The NHL is about to stage a very non-traditional pair of conference finals. Every game will be played in the Sun Belt for the first time, with not an Original Six franchise in sight.