Hockey

The Lightning are the first team to win back to back Stanley Cup Championships since the 2016 and 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins.

The NHL announced this week that Target Field in Minneapolis will play host to the 2022 Winter Classic.

Pucks batted out of the air to score, winning face offs, as Nikita Kucherov joins exclusive club after 2-goal, 1-assist night.

John Buccigross of ESPN sent out a Tweet on Tuesday night, essentially breaking the news.

So much for the state of hockey being Minnesota at least according to a recent list of the top hockey cities for fans in the United States.

Mathew Barzal scored one power-play goal and assisted on another, to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.

The New York Islanders again did a masterful job shutting down Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and are now headed to the second round of the playoffs.

The Wild and Golden Knights will meet again in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Puck drop is set for 9:00 PM.

Minnesota finished its five-game West Coast road trip with a 4-1 record and will return home Friday night to take on the Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM.

The Wild will play at Colorado Wednesday night at 8:00 PM.