At the midway point of the Stanley Cup final, three players have pulled away from the pack in the race for the MVP of the National Hockey League playoffs.

Victor Hedman had a three-point night in the Lightning’s Game 3 win over the Stars, but he wasn’t the headline -- that honour was given to the captain.

"Anything that anybody suggests — or reads, or writes, or commentates — about next season is nothing more than speculation," said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

“I’ve never had a chance to be in a Stanley Cup. Before I got to Dallas, I hadn’t even been past the first round of the playoffs.”

Stanley — that squat, barrel-bodied, bowl-topped polished silver mug — is officially back in Edmonton, a place he knew well back in the day.

A win Thursday and the Tampa Bay Lightning can bolt into the Stanley Cup final. So why is an incident from the past leaving Hextall on Hockey so heartbroken over Tampa’s success?

The Tampa Bay Lightning were leading the series 3-1 heading into Tuesday's game in Edmonton, and were looking to secure a slot in the finals to face the Dallas Stars.

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says interim head coach Rick Bowness has "earned the right'' to come back behind the bench, but says the decision will come after the Stanley Cup final.

Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has found himself in the middle of a controversy during the Stanley Cup playoffs after his agent posted a disturbing image on Twitter.

The Golden Knights were the first team to advance to the second round in the Stanley Cup playoffs and Hextall on Hockey explains why they’re the odds-on favourite to win it all.