Hockey

NHL teams in states with no income tax have economic advantage, professor says

The hot-button topic of whether NHL teams based in states without income tax have an advantage is well and alive again.

Jun 5, 2025 2:57 PM Read more >

Kapanen making most of chance with Oilers in run to Cup final: 'Best days of my life'

EDMONTON — Kasperi Kapanen cut through the neutral zone, knifed past a pair of flat-footed defenders, avoided a desperate poke check — and then chimed the puck off Sergei Bobrovsky's left post.

Jun 5, 2025 2:20 PM Read more >

Triumph reunites to lay it on the line at Stanley Cup final in Edmonton

Gil Moore can barely go a day without hearing someone belt out the words to one of his biggest hits. “It's hard to get through a Tim Hortons lineup without people singing, 'Lay It on the Line,'” he said.

Jun 5, 2025 11:39 AM Read more >

Blue Jackets centre Monahan awarded Masterton Trophy for resilience and leadership

NEW YORK — Columbus Blue Jackets centre Sean Monahan has been awarded the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Thursday.

Jun 5, 2025 9:29 AM Read more >

Draisaitl scores in OT, Oilers beat Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — When the Stanley Cup was brought out onto the ice prior to Game 1 of the final, just as it was last year, everything the Edmonton Oilers expressed about this time being different came into focus.

Jun 5, 2025 7:46 AM Read more >

Full-strength Draisaitl steps up for Oilers in Game 1 of Cup final

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final.

Jun 5, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Draisaitl nets OT winner, Oilers top Panthers 4-3 to take Game 1 of Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are off to a good start on their road to redemption.

Jun 5, 2025 4:09 AM Read more >

Oilers fans find a home in Calgary bars as Edmonton takes another shot at the Cup

CALGARY — About an hour before every Edmonton Oilers game for the next few weeks, Ernie Tsu plans to stroll down the street in Calgary for a cup of sake.

Jun 5, 2025 2:00 AM Read more >

Florida Panthers-Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final by the numbers

The Edmonton Oilers suddenly have the edge following a 4-3 overtime win over the defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

Jun 5, 2025 12:48 AM Read more >

McDavid and Draisaitl put Oilers on their backs to beat Panthers and win Stanley Cup Final Game 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — When the Edmonton Oilers needed a spark to open the Stanley Cup Final , Leon Draisaitl scored just more than a minute in.

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