It was the league’s 57th. This was the new "Russian Five". It wasn’t the original cast, it was Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Alexei Kovalev, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Andrei Markov.

In 2003, things were looking pretty bleak for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. The team had just missed the playoffs for the second-straight season. Jaromir Jagr had been gone for two seasons ...

Internationally, at the helm of Russia’s national team, Krikunov has coached some of the names above, as well as Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Semin, Alexei Kovalev, and Nikolay ...

Lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan Lucie Lachance chose kindness. Brendan Gallagher lost his mother, Della, after a brave three-year battle with Stage 4 brain cancer on March 8. As fans learned of ...

For more than three years, Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher had honored his mother, Della, in her fight against brain cancer, especially during the NHL's annual Hockey Fights Cancer ...

Meanwhile, since Logan Mailloux wasn't ready for the NHL and David Reinbacher suffered a serious knee injury, forcing Hughes to go out and get another right-shot defenseman in Alexandre Carrier ...

Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans took to Instagram to celebrate signing a contract extension with the franchise. On Tuesday, despite speculation about various possible destinations across the ...

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. For more than three years, Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher had honored his mother, Della, in her fight against brain cancer, especially ...

A trade between the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens has officially been finalized now that one condition was reached. In recent years, the New Jersey Devils have struggled mightily in net.